Mid-July Classes are Cool!

Rest your feet and raise a glass of lemonade - it's summer! Summer is also a great time to take a class or two and learn a new jewellery-making technique with like-minded people.

Our inspiring instructors have lots of classes in mid-July that will get your creative juices flowing, whether you are into knotting, beads, lampworking or metalwork. Note: our classroom's air conditioning is very refreshing; you may wish to bring a sweater or wrap!

Here are the classes scheduled July 11 - 20:
(For complete information about any of the activities, click on the title; the class or session information will open in a new window).

Wednesday, July 13
Open Bead Night
Facilitator: Pamela Kearns
(Pam specializes in seed beading and general jewellery-making techniques. Feel free to bring your questions!)

Thursday, July 14
Afternoon Bead Tea
Facilitator: Pamela Kearns
1:00 - 3:00pm
(Pam specializes in seed beading and general jewellery-making techniques. Feel free to bring your questions!)

Micro-Knotted Earrings

Instructor: Angela Peace

5:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, July 15
Bead Crochet 101
Instructor: Bonni Poch
6:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, July 16
Intro Weekend to Lampworking
Instructor: Amy Waldman
10:00am - 2:30pm
(Class continues Sunday, July 17; 11:30am - 4:00pm)

NEW Spiral It Higher! Spiral Rope Using 2-Hole Beads

Instructor: Pamela Kearns

10:30am - 3:30pm

Sunday, July 17
Sun Pendant: Cavandoli Knotting with an Armature
Instructor: Angela Peace
10:30am - 5:00pm

Cloisonne Enamel on Sheet Metal

Instructor: Christine Woollacott

11:00am - 4:00pm
(Class continues Sunday, July 24; 11:00am - 4:00pm)

Wednesday, July 20
Open Bead Night
Facilitator: Malliga Nathan
6:00 - 8:00pm
(Malliga is a lampworker, does seed beading and works with resin. Feel free to bring your questions!)

Complete information about each activity is available by clicking on the title. You can also go to www.beadfx.com and click on 'Classes'. Follow the links to the July class calendar and click on the individual classes and sessions.

Let's Celebrate July Classes!

We have a lot to celebrate in July starting with our national holiday Canada Day and helping our American neighbours celebrate Independence Day!

Early-month classes include several new projects including Daydreamer Rope, being taught by Pamela Kearns with permission from designer Jill Wiseman. Liz Reynolds is teaching a new introduction to base metal clay and Anne Marie Desaulniers will take you into the bead embroidery world with a new pendant project. Jen Rosen will treat wire-workers with a new brooch project (brooches are so popular now!). As always, we have encore classes you'll love too! Find out more about the class by clicking on the class title; details will open in a new window.

Here are the classes scheduled July 1 - 10:

Friday, July 1
BeadFX will be closed to celebrate our nation's 149th Birthday. We will reopen at 9:00am sharp on Saturday, July 2.

Wednesday, July 6
NEW Introduction to Metal Clay: Red Bronze, White Bronze, Copper
Instructor: Liz Reynolds
11:00am - 5:00pm

Open Bead Night

Facilitator: Bonnie Cottingham

6:00 - 8:00pm

(Bonnie specializes in bead crochet and various seed beading techniques. Feel free to bring your questions!)

Thursday, July 7
Afternoon Bead Tea

Facilitator: Pamela Kearns

1:00 - 3:00pm

(Pam specializes in seed beading and general jewellery-making techniques. Feel free to bring your questions!)

NEW Jill Wiseman's Daydreamer Rope

Instructor: Pamela Kearns

6:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, July 8
NEW Nature's Mood - Bead Embroidered Pendant
Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers
5:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, July 9
NEW Wire-Wrapping: Intermediate Brooch
Instructor: Jen Rosen
11:00am - 3:00pm

Sunday, July 10
Resin: A Mixed Up Media Approach
Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers
11:00am - 5:00pm

Jewellery Making 101

Instructor: Pamela Kearns

12:00 - 4:00pm

Click on the class or open session title to see the complete descriptions, including applicable class fees, or go to www.beadfx.com and click on 'Classes'. Follow the links to the July class calendar. Preregistration is required for all classes and open sessions.

It's Summer! A Great Time to Relax and take a July Class!

Finally, we've hit summer! School is out, vacations have begun and it's time to relax. No need to stop learning - come on out and take a class with us. Comfort alert - our classroom tends to be a little cold at times, so it's always a good idea to bring a sweater or a light pashmina to put around your shoulders.

We have some new classes during the first half of July - Tracey Neidhardt is sharing how to make a beaded ring using brick stitch; Malliga Nathan is bringing us a necklace using hammered wire and Boro Swoop drops; and Anne Marie Desaulniers is teaching another mixed media project to create tiny Treasure Boxes (they are beautiful!). Cindy Goldrick is bringing us two new classes - Mold Making for Resin and Paper Clay Components and Playing with Fire: Enameling Fold Formed Components.

We also have a new instructor - Ian Akiwenzie is teaching us a traditional First Nations design with Ojibway Floral Earrings using bead embroidery. Ian is a traditional dancer is creates his own beaded costumes - they are truly amazing! I'm very glad to have Ian joining us.

Also, Open Beading Night and Afternoon Bead Tea will continue through the summer and all are always welcome.

Here are the classes scheduled July 2 - July 15:
(Note, we are closed July 1 for Canada Day).

Friday, July 5
Soutache Foundations
Instructor: Angela Peace
9:30am - 3:00pm


 

Sunday, July 6
NEW Brick Stitch Ring
Instructor: Tracey Neidhardt
12:00 - 3:00pm

NEW Mold Making for Resin and Paper Clay Components

Instructor: Cindy Goldrick

1:00 - 4:00pm

Thursday, July 10
Fire and Ice Necklace
Instructor: Pamela Kearns
6:00 - 9:00pm

  



Friday, July 11
NEW Boho Boro Swoops Necklace
Instructor: Malliga Nathan
6:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, July 12
NEW Playing with Fire: Enameling with Fold Formed Components
Instructor: Cindy Goldrick
10:00am - 4:00pm

Saturday, July 12
NEW Treasure Boxes: Mixed Media Boxes with a Beaded Flair
Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers
10:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday, July 13
NEW Ojibway Floral Earrings
Instructor: Ian Akiwenzie
11:00am - 3:00pm

Details about all classes, including class and kit fees and course descriptions are on our website. Click on 'Classes' and follow the link to the July class calendar.





Bring your projects and join us at our FREE open beading sessions.

Wednesday, July 2
Wednesday, July 9
Open Beading Night
Facilitator: Stephanie Dixon
6:00 - 8:00pm

Thursday, July 3

Thursday, July 10

Afternoon Bead Tea

Facilitator: Pamela Kearns

1:00 - 3:00pm

BeadFX is proud to provide these FREE sessions. In return, we ask that you please use our merchandise in our facility.

July will be 'Hot' with Classes

Can't stand the heat? Come into the air conditioning for some great classes during July! And, yes, you may want to bring a sweater - our air conditioning works very well.

July has some amazing classes, including our new Summer Arts Camp classes for youth. We also welcome three new instructors!

What's new July 1st - 14th: (these are in addition to other repeating classes!)

Tuesday, July 2
Netted V's
6:00 - 9:00pm
Instructor: Maria Rypan

Thursday, July 4
Sprinkled Diamonds (left)
1:00 - 4:00pm
Instructor: Sureka Sriharan

Intro to Bead Embroidery (right)
6:00 - 9:00pm
Instructor: Stephanie Dixon

Friday, July 5
Peruvian Wire Crochet Chain Earrings
4:30 - 8:00pm
Instructor: Gio Paz

Tuesday, July 9
Diamonds, X's and Zigzagging Motifs
6:00 - 9:00pm
Instructor: Maria Rypan

Friday, July 12
Wire Crochet Pendant
4:30 - 8:00pm
Instructor: Gio Paz

Saturday, July 13
Peyote Bootcamp Part A - Flat Peyote
10:00am - 5:00pm
Instructor: Pamela Kearns

Sunday, July 14
Tree of Life
11:30am - 12:30pm
Instructor: Bonni Poch

For complete information about all classes including descriptions, class and kit fees, please consult the website.

Next week: Summer Art Camp classes for youth!