Tools required for all beading classes: round nose pliers, pointy chain nose pliers and good cutters. We have a pretty good selection at the shop.  Classes must be paid for in advance unless other arrangements are made.

PAST CLASS:  Earrings:  make a pair of chandelier earrings using glass teardrops AND a pair of multi-chain earrings using Swarovski crystal beads. Suggested pre-requisite: the free Saturday morning wire-working class. Class and materials:  $25.

PAST CLASS: Make a 27"chain necklace with Swarovski crystals and Murano-style lampwork beads. Suggested pre-requisite: the free Saturday morning wire-working class. Cost of class including materials: $25. Kits also available from $15 (take one home if you want).

PAST CLASS:  Make a dainty 16-18" 'illusion' necklace using little pearls, gemstones and beading thread. Learn how to use beading thread to knot beads. No prerequisite for this class. Cost of class, including materials: $25. Kits also available from $15.

PAST CLASS: Bracelet and earrings: We'll be making a Carmen Miranda tutti-frutti charm bracelet using seed beads, crystals or leaf beads, and awesome Czech pressed glass fruit beads. This class involves stringing on cable and making briolette wraps on each fruit bead - excellent for practice if you aren't used to the technique. Taking the freebie wire-wrap class on Saturday morning would be helpful. Class and materials:  $25. Kits available for $20 (lots of parts in this one, the class is a swell value!). PAST CLASS: Chain and pearl necklace with earrings. This project will feature making and using open and wrapped links for earrings, and crimping beading cable to a chain. This basic design can easily be adapted for use with gemstones and other beads - a wonderful way to create pieces using large, stunning stones without making them too heavy. This one is a real staple for the design toolbox. PAST CLASS: Asymmetric necklace using 'trash' pearls, seed beads, and assorted glass beads. We'll be using a glass window pendant to finish off this great piece. This class involves plenty of guided design work and will get you familiar with detailed patterned stringing. PAST CLASS: Knotting with Cord, with Jake and Ben. The guys are calling this one the 'Add-a-Bead Change-a-Bead' knotting project. This is an adjustable necklace on cord with a skeleton key (the real thing, and new to us) and the option to change out the bead whenever you wish. Instructions will cover the creation and use of sliding barrel knot closures - a tricky but incredibly versatile technique.

PAST CLASS: Earring workshop: Three different, fabulous pairs of earrings. This is an opportunity to refresh your understanding of closed ring, wrapped loop and briolette wrap techniques. Materials include 'Pringles' metal disk beads, blister pearls, bead caps and an assortment of stone and glass beads. Saturday, March 26, 2-4: Using our new brass elements and chain, make a necklace and earrings. A chance to practice integrating wire and beads into chain to create a stylish set! Saturday April 2, 2-4:  Taught by Ben, assisted by Jake. We will be creating a button-closure necklace around a pewter replica of an antique pendant featuring Durga, a wonderful deity from the Hindu pantheon who is commonly invoked for protection. This class will introduce a technique which is a Nomad specialty, called the wire knot. We will be using these versatile, sleek, and very secure knots to finish the necklace and add a button closure, as well as isolate the pendant in the center. This is a great opportunity to learn a very uncommon and special method of finishing pieces strung on cord.