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Happy Beading!!!



Thistle Beads


WRAPPED CORD BRACELET $35 (Hurry only 3 seats left)

August 31st- Wednesday

6:30-9:00pm

The class will be taught by guest instructor Sally from Sally Bead Jewelry-check her out on facebook at SallyBeads@facebook.com.
This project is for beginners and beyond.
A material list will be provided for you when you sign up for the class.

KUMIHIMO PROJECT $40

September 7th-Wednesday

6:30-9:30pm
This class will also be taught by guest instructor Sally from Sally Bead Jewelry. Kumihimo is a japanese art of braiding often combined with beads. Kumihimo means "the gathering of threads" in the japanese language. This project is for beginners and beyond.
Although a kumihimo disk will be provided, a few other items are needed and you will receive a materials list when you sign up.


TEXTURES POLYMER CLAY BOOK WITH BEADED BINDING $50

September 10th- Saturday
1:00-5:00pm
This class will be taught by guest instructor Terrie Lightfoot from Lost Art Creations. Check her out at lostartcreations.etsy.com
This project is for beginners and beyond.
Materials are included in the class price but you will be provided with a list of tools you will need to bring.

STRINGING BASICS $30

September 11th- Sunday

1:00pm-3:00pm

This class will be taught by our own talented Brenda Coogan.
This class is designed for the beginning beader.
A material list will be provided when you sign up. STRINGING BASICS $30
September 20th-Tuesday
10:00am-12:00pm (for all you school aged Mom's and 2nd shifters)
Again, this class will be taught by our own talented Brenda Coogan.
This class is designed for the beginning beader.
A material list will be provided when you sign up.

KUMIHIMO PROJECT $40
September 21st-Wednesday
6:30-9:30pm

This class will also be taught by guest instructor Sally from Sally Bead Jewelry. Kumihimo is a japanese art of braiding often combined with beads. Kumihimo means "the gathering of threads" in the japanese language. This project is for beginners and beyond.
Although a kumihimo disk will be provided, a few other items are needed and you will receive a materials list when you sign up.


BEADED CHAIN $35
September 24th-Saturday
10:00am-12:30pm
This class will be taught by guest instructor Terrie Lightfoot from Lost Art Creations.
If you always wanted to learn how to make that perfect loop in your wire while connecting it to others, this is your class. This class is for beginners and beyond. You will be provided a materials list when you sign up. A picture is not provided but you have to see the class example at the store, it is a beauty!


BEADED HANGER $55

September 25th- Sunday

1:00pm to 5:00pm
There has been much interest in our store front beaded hanger so we are offering a class taught by the artist, Melody.
The project is a smaller scale version of the one in the window. The class is for beginners and beyond and all materials are included in the fee. We must warn you though, you may not want to tell anyone you made it because the requests will start pouring in from friends & family!



ST. PETERSBURG CHAIN $35.00

September 28th- Wednesday

10:00am-12:00pm

This class will be taught by guest instructor Linda Sistare.

It is not made of metal but of seed beads. A class example is available for viewing at the store. If you have never worked with seedbeads this is a good place to start. Of course it is always fun to learn a new technique as well!
A materials list will be provided when you sign up.

Our First Dollar

I will never forget how we got our first dollar because it wasnt a typical customer wanting beads for jewelry or as a gift. My mom and I had gotten a booth at a craft fair in my hometown. This was a small craft fair but it was when we had first decided this is what we wanted to do. A gentleman was the first to stop at the booth, the two of us thinking he is looking for jewelry for his wife. But no this man was looking through our selection of beads. Glass beads to be exact. He picked out a few, then came up to us asking to ring him out. Both my mom and I were a little perplexed thinking what does this guy want with 10 glass beads. So we asked him if he was making anything in particular. The gentleman had laughed and little and said "you'll kill me if you knew what I'm going to use them for." So we laughed and said "we'll now you have to tell us because were framing the $1 you gave us because its our first." The man told us how he uses them for fishing and that glass beads are the best because of the sound they make underwater, it attracts more fish. We all laughed and thought how great of a story will this be when we one day have a store with our fist dollar framed and this story to go along with it. Only furthering our dream of one day having a bead and jewelry store.