Summertime and the Living is Creative!

One benefit of summer was that each day we had more light to read by.
~Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle

Not only do we have more light to read by, but think of all the other creative things we can do with the longer days! We have lots of new classes in the latter-half of June that you'll love to try. Pamela Kearns has a new way to bust your bead stash by beading round a cord. Iris Rogers Melamed has a new metalsmithing class for metalwork lovers. Wireworkers will enjoy learning a new wire wrapping project with Jen Rosen and Marilyn Gardiner has two new chainmaille projects for you. If you've taken Jewellery Making 101 or know the very basics of jewellery making, then Pamela Kearns will help you add some design options in Jewellery Making 201. Christine Woollacott is teaching granulation - a new and (she says) easy technique you'll be amazed at. Cavandoli students will step their skills with a new pendant design from Angela Peace and seed beader Sureka Sriharan has a new beaded bead design that features SuperDuos. Of course, there are lots of returning and encore classes for your enjoyment too!

I'm trying something new with this posting. Clicking on the title of the class will link you to the specific class page on our website (it will open in a new window) so you can quickly see more about the class. Let me know what you think. Is it helpful? It is a nuisance? Does it make a difference? Thanks!

Please note: our air conditioning is now on and we strongly recommend that you bring a sweater or wrap for classes and open sessions in the classroom.

Here are the classes scheduled June 16 - 30:

Thursday, June 16
NEW That's a Wrap! Beading Around a Core
Instructor: Pamela Kearns
5:00 - 9:00pm

Open Studio: Mixed Media Evening

Facilitator: Anne Marie Desaulniers

6:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, June 17
Cavandoli Knotting Jumpstart
Instructor: Angela Peace
6:00 - 9:00pm

Stamp! Stamp! Stamp!

Instructor: Kelly Garland

6:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, June 18
NEW Metalsmith Essentials: Introduction to Foldforming
Instructor: Iris Rogers Melamed
10:00am - 4:30pm

NEW Wire Wrapping: Waves Ring

Instructor: Jen Rosen

11:00am - 2:00pm

Sunday, May 19
NEW Butterfly Necklace
Instructor: Marilyn Gardiner
9:30am - 4:30pm

Moving Metal: Creating Multi-Dimensional Forms

Instructor: Kelly Garland

11:00am - 5:00pm

NEW Celtic Maze Bracelet
Instructor: Marilyn Gardiner
1:30 - 4:30pm

Thursday, June 23
NEW Jewellery Making 201
Instructor: Pamela Kearns
6:00 - 9:00pm

Open Metal Studio: Hot and Cold Connections

Facilitator: Iris Rogers Melamed

6:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, June 24
Open Metal Studio: Metalwork
Facilitator: Cindy Goldrick
5:00 - 8:00pm

Crystal Intelligence 101

Instructor: Sylvia Diveky

6:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, June 25
Etched Pendant
Instructor: Cindy Goldrick
10:00am - 1:00pm

Introduction to Lampworking, Part B

Instructor: Amy Waldman

10:00am - 2:30pm

(class continues Sunday, June 26; 11:30am - 4:00pm)

Hot Forged Bronze Bracelet
Instructor: Cindy Goldrick
2:00 - 5:00pm

Sunday, June 26
NEW Introduction to Granulation
Instructor: Christine Woollacott
11:00am - 5:00pm

NEW Double Leaf Pendant

Instructor: Angela Peace

11:30am - 4:30pm

Thursday, June 30
NEW Kiss Me Beaded Bead
Instructor: Sureka Sriharan
6:00 - 9:00pm

For complete information on all classes and open sessions, please go to our website. Click on 'Classes' and follow the links to the June class calendar.

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

Wednesday, June 22
Wednesday, June 29
Open Bead Night
Facilitators: Bonnie Cottingham, Pamela Kearns or Malliga Nathan
6:00 - 8:00pm

Thursday, June 16

Thursday, June 23

Thursday, June 30

Afternoon Bead Tea

Facilitator: Pamela Kearns

1:00 - 3:00pm

We are pleased to offer these FREE sessions; however we request that you use our merchandise in our facility. Thank you.

Step into Summer Classes

Ahhh...the month of June. The end of a school year. Graduations. Finalizing summer vacations.

Before we get our summer in gear, let's have some fun now and take a class or two! You'll notice that we have lots of new classes including a new wire brooch project with Jen Rosen. Jenn Jevons and Liz Reynolds will be teaching separate classes to metal clay enthusiasts how to use this amazing medium for more constructed shapes and designs. Genevieve Habib is sharing her love of hubble stitch with a new design that combines hubble with ndebelle (aka herringbone). Pauline Peskoff brings four new projects that incorporates various techniques to create beautiful jewellery. We also have more encore classes and open session to whet your creative appetite!

Here are the classes scheduled June 1 - 15:

Thursday, June 2
Tic Tac Tila Bracelet
Instructor: Pamela Kearns
5:00 - 9:00pm

Open Metal Studio: Kiln Enamelling

Facilitator: Christine Woollacott

5:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, June 4
NEW Wire Wrapping: Beginner Brooch
Instructor: Jen Rosen
10:00am - 1:00pm

NEW Construction and Hollow Forms in Art Clay Silver

Instructor: Jenn Jevons

10:00am - 4:30pm

(Class continues Sunday, June 5; 10:00am - 4:30pm)

Bead Stringing 101
Instructor: Nadine Foskin
2:30 - 4:30pm

Sunday, June 5
NEW Basic Ndebelle Hubble Bracelet: Circles in the Sky
Instructor: Genevieve Habib
12:00 - 3:00pm

Thursday, June 9
NEW Hunter's Pendant
Instructor: Pauline Peskoff
6:00 - 9:00pm

Wire Wrapped Stone Bracelet

Instructor: Bonni Poch

6:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, June 10
NEW Honeycomb Statement Necklace
Instructor: Pauline Peskoff
2:00 - 5:00pm

NEW Desert Rose Bracelet and Ring Set

Instructor: Pauline Peskoff

6:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, June 11
NEW Linear Design in Metal Clay
Instructor: Liz Reynolds
11:00am - 5:00pm
(Class continues Sunday, June 12; 11:00am - 5:00pm)

Beading Without a Net: Intuitive Bead Embroidery

Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers

11:30am - 2:30pm

(Class continues Saturday, June 25; 10:00am - 5:00pm)

Sunday, June 12
NEW Lantern Earrings
Instructor: Pauline Peskoff
10:00am - 5:00pm

Complete information about each class and open session is on our website. Click on 'Classes' and follow the links to the June class calendar.

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

Wednesday, June 8
Wednesday, June 15
Open Bead Night
Facilitators: Bonnie Cottingham, Pamela Kearns or Malliga Nathan
6:00 - 8:00pm

Thursday, June 2

Thursday, June 9

Afternoon Bead Tea

Facilitator: Pamela Kearns

1:00 - 3:00pm

We are pleased to offer these FREE sessions; however we request that you use our merchandise in our facility. Thank you.

Slip into Summer with June Classes

June? Wasn't it just a couple of weeks ago we were shoveling snow?

Yes, June is just around the corner. School wrap-ups, graduations, and getting ready for vacations. At BeadFX, we not winding down. In fact, we're gearing up for the best summer of classes yet!

June kicks off with classes in a variety of mediums including classes in three types of metal clays. Dwyn covered in a previous blog the differences between the three types of clay:

"All three types - Art Clay Silver, Prometheus, and Hadar's Clay - are "metal" clays - they are a very finely ground powdered metal, mixed with an organic binder. You work it and shape it like a pottery clay, rolling, wetting, drying, carving, etc. It is then fired to burn off the binders and leaves you with a solid-metal, finished piece. The metal powder doesn't melt, the metal powder joins to itself in a process called "sintering". 

"These are 3 different brands, from 3 different manufacturers: Art Clay Silver is pure, precious silver clay - so that your finished piece is made of fine silver. Hadar's Clay comes as a powder; you add water and mix it yourself. Prometheus is newish to market, and new to us, although not new to our instructor. It is a pre-mixed clay, and comes in two colours: copper and bronze."

Here are the scheduled classes for June 1 - 15:

Friday, June 5
Introduction to Art Clay Silver
Instructor: Jenn Jevons
11:00am - 7:00pm






 

Saturday, June 6
Mold Making for Art Clay Silver
Instructor: Jenn Jevons
11:00am - 5:00pm

NEW Wire Wrapping: Dragon's Eye Bracelet

Instructor: Jen Rosen

11:00am - 4:00pm

Sunday, June 7

NEW Toggle Basics in Art Clay Silver
Instructor: Jenn Jevons
11:00am - 5:00pm
 

Pebbledash Polymer Clay Pendant and Bead

Instructor: Barbara Colautti

11:30am - 4:30pm

Thursday, June 11
Hot Connections: Bangles Afternoon Class
Instructor: Iris Rogers Melamed
10:30am - 4:30pm

Spiral It Up Bracelet

Instructor: Pamela Kearns

6:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, June 12
Intuitive Bead Embroidery
Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers
11:30am - 2:30pm
(continues Friday, June 19; 10:00am - 5:00pm)

NEW Copper Charm Bracelet using Prometheus Clay

Instructor: Sue Henry

5:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, June 13
Cold Connections 1: Rivets
Instructor: Iris Rogers Melamed
10:00am - 5:00pm

NEW Mixed Up Media: Bezels with Ice Resin

Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers

11:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday, June 14
NEW Watercolour Dreams - Mixed Media Cuff using Ice Resin
Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers
10:00am - 5:00pm

Getting Started with Hadar's Clay, Part 1

Instructor: Liz Reynolds

11:00am - 4:30pm

Complete information about each class, including course descriptions and applicable fees, can be found on our website. Click on 'Classes' and follow the links to the June calendar. 

Bring your projects and join us at our FREE open bead opportunities:

Wednesday, June 3
Wednesday, June 10
Open Bead Night
Facilitator: BeadFX staff members Bonnie Cottingham, Pamela Kearns or Malliga Nathan
6:00 - 8:00pm

Thursday, June 4

Thursday, June 11

Afternoon Bead Tea

Facilitator: Pamela Kearns

1:00 - 3:00pm

BeadFX is proud to offer these FREE sessions. In return we ask that you use our merchandise in our facility. Thank you.