BEADS’N MORE
1809 LincolnWay, E
Massillon, OH 44646
Phone: 330/834-1981; Fax: 330/834-1982
e-mail: beadsnmore@sbcglobal.net
website: www.beadsnmore.biz
January - April, 2006
Hi Everyone,
Happy New Year to everyone!!! I still don’t know where 2005 went. It seemed like in just a blink of an eye here’s 2006 already. Do you remember when we were kids and time just seemed to drag by? We couldn’t wait to be 10, then 15 and 20. Those ages have come and gone for many of us and now that we’re older, why does time feel like we’re on a merry-go-round that the operator pushed up to “fast” so that time just keeps speeding up, and up and up? We hope this New Year fulfills all of your hopes and dreams; that it brings you good health, much love and joy in your life, and peace in our world.
The Swarovski Crystal Club has really taken off. This month’s colors are Siam, Rose and Lt. Rose. The pattern for this month’s Club members is a lovely little crystal heart that can be worn as earrings or a necklace. Please remember that the third Saturday of every month between noon and 4:00 pm is open studio time for Club members who have questions or might be having a problem with any of the patterns-of-the-month.
We have added several new classes over the next three months and hope you enjoy them and just let your imagination and creativity run wild.
We want you to know how much we appreciate your support over the last two years. We feel you are not only customers but friends who we always look forward to seeing. We love teaching you new beading techniques and are thrilled when you come in and share with us the beautiful things you have made.
In peace always,
Beads’N More
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JANUARY - APRIL, 2006 CLASS SCHEDULE
INSTRUCTORS: Alyson Allen, Lizbeth Gladwell, Estelle Goodnight,
Sharon Hessoun, Christina Moretti, and Vicki Star
| Please note that the basic bead stringing, “The Bracelet” and the Spiral Rope CLASSES (description and cost at the end of this class schedule) can be taught at any time for one or more people. All you need to do is arrange a day and a time. |
FOR THOSE TAKING CLASSES, BEADS WILL BE 10% OFF THE DAY OF CLASS!!
Three Dimensional Crystal Heart – Saturday, January 28, and Saturday, February 11, 10:30 am – 3:30 p.m. - $30.00 plus supplies (Christina). This exquisite 3-dimensional crystal heart is made with Swarovski crystals and a bail. All you have to do when you’ve completed it is put it on a silver (or gold) chain and be ready for all the ooohs and aaahs! Supply list: 75 - 4mm Swarovski crystals; 2 – 6mm round plastic beads; 3-4 feet of 6 or 8 lb. Fireline, needles, bead mat and Ott light if you need one.
Scalloped Bracelet – Saturday, February 4, and Saturday, April 1, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm; $30.00 plus supplies (Lizbeth). This is another beautiful addition to our list of classes and we guarantee you’ll love it! It is a variation on the two-needle right angle weave. Supplies: approx. 40 4mm bicones; size 11/0 seed beads in a coordinating color; Fireline, Power Pro, or Nymo; 2 size 12 beading needles; clasp; scissors, beading surface, etc. (Note: this can also be made with 6mm bicones or rounds and size 8/0 seed beads.)
Beaded Elegance - Thursday, February 9, 6:00-8:00 pm; Thursday, March 16, 6:00-8:00 pm; $20.00 plus supplies (Alyson) This bracelet far exceeds its name as it is truly elegant and you’ll want to make it in several color combinations. Supply list: 46-52 6mm Swarovski pearls; 15-17 6mm Swarovski bicone crystals in matching or contrasting color; 11 4mm Swarovski bicone crystals in same color as 6mm; 11/0 seed beads in coordinating color; toggle clasp; 1 2x2 crimp bead; 3’ Soft Touch .010; 3’ Fireline for dark colors OR 3’ Power Pro for light colors; size 12 beading needle, crimping pliers, wire cutters, scissors and bead mat. (Ott light if you use one)
Wire and Crystal Knit Bracelet – Sunday, February 12, 1:00-4:00 pm - $30.00 plus supplies (Sharon). Sharon will teach the old but new technique of knitting with a wooden spool. Supply list: 28 gauge Artistic Wire, 100 4mm bicone fire polish or Swarovski crystals, 3-pin wooden spool, 2 figure-8 connectors, clasp, beading surface. Warning: This is an addictive bracelet!
Coiled Bead – Thursday, February 16, 6:00 – 8:00 pm. - $20.00 plus supplies (Sharon). Learn to make a coiled bead of wire, crystal and seed beads to embellish bracelets and necklaces. It is truly beautiful and you’ll want to make many more. Supply list: 100 4mm fire polish or Swarovski crystal, seed beads of your choice, 24g wire, 20g wire, and beading surface.
Woven Bead Bracelet – Sunday, February 19, 1:00-5:00 pm - $50.00 (includes class fee and your choice of kit color) (Alyson) -- This class in an introduction to Basic Flat Even Count Peyote. The project will have you weaving three pieces of peyote and then sewing them up into tube beads to be strung with other beads to make a beautiful bracelet. We will cover basic stringing techniques as well before the class is through. There are many color options available in the kit selection.
Charms & Findings – Saturday, February 25, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm - $35.00 plus supplies (Vicki) This is truly fun and exciting class. Find out all about how the professional jewelry artists wrap, hammer, and manipulate wire to make your own ear wires, headpins, charms, clasps, bracelets, pins, and much more. Supply list: kits are available in Sterling Silver and Gold Filled Wire, or: 16, 18, 20 and 22 gauge round wire in Sterling and/or Gold Filled. About 3 feet will get you started. A small assortment of crystals, a focal bead or two, 2mm and 4mm SS or GF beads, spacers, etc. Pliers: round nose, chain nose, wire cutters, chasing hammer, steel bench block, small file (nail file is fine), polishing cloth.
Cabachon – Saturday, March 4, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm and Sunday, April 30, 1:00-5:00 pm - $35.00 plus supplies (Sharon). Learning to do a cabachon has endless possibilities -- a brooch or necklace just to name two. Supply list: flat back stone or glass cabachon; Delicas in at least two colors, Lacey's Stiff Stuff; backing for cabachon; beading needles, 6# Fireline (or Nymo), bead mat and Ott light (if iyou use one).
Hexy Herringbone – Thursday, March 9, 6:00-9:00 pm - $30.00 plus supplies (Sharon) -- This is a darling bracelet with endless color coordination possibilities. Supply list: approx. 9-10 grams of size 8 Hex beads for an 8” bracelet; approx. 82 3mm firepolish for the bracelet and loop (depending on the size button used for the clasp); button for the clasp.
Crystal Bead Ring – Saturday, March 11, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm - $20.00 plus supplies (Vicki) – Vicki will show you how to make one of those popular sparkly beaded rings out of a few seed beads, crystals, and a special focal bead. You’ll be learning variations on the Right Angle Weave stitch. Skill level: Beginner/Intermediate. Supply list: 1 large focal crystal; 16 4mm bicone crystals; 11/0 seed beads; 1 yard of Fireline 6#; size 10 beading needle. You will also need a pair of scissors, a beading mat and an Ott light (if you use one).
Knotting Techniques –Saturday, March 11, 2:00 – 4:00 pm - $20.00 plus supplies (Vicki) Vicki will show you how fun and easy it is to knot your pearls like the professionals do! Add value and security to any necklace, and enjoy the beautiful drape of a knotted necklace. Thread selection and different ways to end your necklace or bracelet will be covered. We’ll make a bracelet in class, but you will use this same knot lots of times in your other stringing projects. Supply list: About 6” of pearls or semiprecious beads of 4mm to 6mm; clasp with soldered jump rings; 2 bead tips; GS Hypo-tube cement; twisted flexible wire needles; 1 yard of silk thread to match your beads (appropriate size for the holes in your beads – Vicki will help you pick it out); scissors, knotting tweezers; a bead board with several grooves is helpful but not necessary.
Tennis Bracelet – Sunday, March 12, 1:00-4:00 pm - $30.00 plus supplies (Sharon) -- A Beads’N More customer favorite! A gorgeous bracelet that only a jeweler would know was not made of diamonds! Supply list: 42-45 4mm bicones, 2.5grams Delicas, 100 15/0 seed beads in silver or gold, clasp, needles, 6# Fireline or Power Pro, bead mat (and Ott light if you have one). A kit will be available for $20.00.
Chevron Cuff – Sunday, March 19, 1:00-5:00 pm - $35.00 plus supplies (Alyson) – This chevron cuff is made of 4mm fire polish and seed beads. This is a serpentine weave with lots of variation potential. Supply list: 125 4m fire polish; 1 tube each of coordinating or contrasting triangular seed beads (size 10), and 11/0 seed beads; 1 Swarovski margarita; Fireline 6#; beading needles, bead mat and Ott light (if you need one).
Victorian Lace – Saturday, March 25, 10:30am – 3:30pm - $35.00 – Vicki
This necklace is made with a modified chevron stitch and you’ll also learn how to make twisted fringe. You can join the ends for an over-the-head necklace, or leave them free for a flapper style lariat. Supply list: 9/0 3-cut seed beads make a sparkly necklace, but plain 11/0 will work too. You’ll need 40-60 grams, depending on how long you want your necklace; beading needles, Nymo, Silamide or Fireline, scissors; beading surface.
Flower Fields Bracelet – Saturday, April 8, 10:30 am – 3:30 pm- $35.00 plus supplies (Vicki) -- The Flower Fields bracelet is another one of Vicki’s wonderfully creative originals. This most unusual bracelet looks just like a wrist lei with all its beautiful leaves, flowers, teardrops, fringe etc. This is truly a one-of-a-kind piece. You don’t want to miss out on this. Supply list: Large flower bead or button for clasp; Size 6/0 green seed beads; LOTS of flower and leaf beads (at least 200), teardrop beads and size 11/0 seed beads for flower centers; 12” Soft Flex wire, Fireline or Nymo D, and 2 crimp beads; Size 10 or 12 beading needles, beeswax or Thread Heaven (if using Nymo), scissors, work surface (and Ott light if you have one). Special teardrop, flower and leaf beads are available at Beads’N More.
X’s and O’s Bracelet –Thursday, April 13, 6:00-9:00 pm - $30.00 plus supplies (Sharon) – This is a darling bracelet and has so many color possibilities. Supplies: 56-70 4mm bicones; 190-225 size 11/0 Japanese seed beads; Fireline; Clasp, beading surface.
Caterpillar Bracelet – Saturday, April 29, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm - $30.00 (Sharon). This is an easy, fun and very expensive-looking bracelet and you’ll love it! Supply list: 3x3 cubes (color of your choice); 1 or 2 colors of size 11/0 or 8/0 to correspond with color of cubes; size 4m or 6m crystals or pearls (your choice) to coordinate with color of cubes and seed beads; toggle or button for closure; #10 beading needles; Nymo D, Power Pro, OR 6# or 10# Fireline (your preference), beading surface.
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Basic Bead Stringing – $10.00 plus supplies (Estelle). Learn all the basics of bead stringing and make a bracelet, necklace or ankle bracelet in class. Any of these make wonderful gifts. Supply list: A variety of beads in the sizes, colors, and finishes you prefer, 2 crimp beads, and a clasp. (Tools, bead board, and stringing material will be furnished for this class.)
Spiral Rope Bracelet – $20.00 plus supplies (Estelle) The spiral stitch will enable you to make a beautiful bracelet, earrings, or necklace. The necklace can be worn alone or, if you have a favorite focal bead you would like to display, the necklace will enhance it. Supply list: 8/0 or 11/0 seed beads in 2 contrasting colors, Nymo, Power Pro or Fireline, needle, toggle or button, beading surface.
“The Bracelet” – $20.00 plus supplies (Estelle) This class will teach you an easy basic design for a woven bracelet. This is one of the most versatile bracelets you will learn how to make, as it looks totally different when you use different beads. You will be furnished SoftTouch to weave the bracelet. Supply list: Approximately 20-25 6mm round or bicone fire polish, Swarovski crystals, or pearls in the color you prefer; approximately 88-100 4mm Bali silver spacers, approximately 40-50 4mm bicone or round fire polish or Swarovski in a complementary color to your 6mm color, and a clasp.
