Planting Spring Seeds of Creativity with more May Classes

This is the time of year when garden centres get busy - rich topsoil, lots of gardening tools and, best of all, plenty of seeds that promise full blooms and delicious vegetables. Classes are like that too! Our instructors plant seeds of know-how with a promise of beautiful jewellery. Yes, we need to cultivate and give ourselves some practice in new techniques but, when you have a wonderful finished piece that you're proud of, you know know the effort was worth it!

May classes continue with Liz Reynolds who will show you how to add colour to metal clay without heat. Cindy Goldrick has a new leather class and Anne Marie Desaulniers will take seedbeaders on a new free-form journey. Marilyn Gardiner brings us a new chainmaille design. Pamela Kearns, who might be pushing the Christmas season a bit, is teaching a new ornament project using triangular peyote.

And, of course, we have lots of encore classes with Kelly Garland, Jenn Jevons, Iris Rogers Melamed and Amy Waldman that you will love.

Here are the classes scheduled April 15 - 30:

Wednesday, May 18
Lampwork: Just a Taste!
Instructor: Deb Muss
6:30 - 8:30pm

Thursday, May 19
Introduction to Art Clay Silver
Instructor: Jenn Jevons
12:00 - 7:00pm

Friday, May 20
NEW Faux-namel on Metal Clay
Instructor: Liz Reynolds
12:00 - 5:00pm
(Class continues on Saturday, May 21; 12:00 - 5:00pm)

Open Metal Studio: Metalwork

Facilitator: Cindy Goldrick

5:00 - 8:00pm

Saturday, May 21
Exploring Formfolding
Instructor: Cindy Goldrick
10:00am - 1:00pm

NEW The Leather Look

Instructor: Cindy Goldrick

2:00 - 5:00pm

Thursday, May 26
Jewellery Making 101
Instructor: Pamela Kearns
5:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, May 27
NEW Funky Freeform Peyote Rings
Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers
5:00 - 9:00pm

The Art of Jewellery Maintenance

Instructor: Kelly Garland

6:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, May 28
NEW Celtic Wings Bracelet
Instructor: Marilyn Gardiner
10:00am - 1:00pm

Intro Weekend to Lampworking

Instructor: Amy Waldman

10:00am - 2:30pm

(Class continues Sunday, May 29; 11:30am - 4:00pm)

Hot Connections 1: Intro to Soldering
Instructor: Iris Rogers Melamed
10:30am - 4:30pm

Sweetpea Necklace or Bracelet

Instructor: Marilyn Gardiner

2:00 - 5:00pm

Sunday, May 29
NEW Caldera Christmas Tree
Instructor: Pamela Kearns
10:00am - 5:00pm

Wire Wrapping: Arrowhead Pendant

Instructor: Jen Rosen

12:00 - 3:00pm

Complete information about each class and open session, including course descriptions and fees, is on our website. Click on 'Classes' and follow the links to the May calendar.

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

Wednesday, May 18
Wednesday, May 25
Open Bead Night
Facilitators: Bonnie Cottingham, Pamela Kearns or Malliga Nathan
6:00 - 8:00pm

Thursday, May 19

Thursday, May 26

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.

March into Spring withTerrific Classes

The coming of March it means that Spring is finally just around the corner! If you've been suffering from cabin fever, then break the monotony and come on out for a class or two and get those creative juices flowing again.

We have a number of NEW classes in the first half of March. Pauline Peskoff, a new instructor with BeadFX, is teaching a bracelet and earring set that is perfect for daytime wear or glammed up for evening wear. Metal enthusiasts will love Iris Rogers Melamed's updated spinner ring. Liz Reynolds is teaching a 2-day metal clay class using Hadar's Clay to create a new slider bracelet design. Cindy Goldrick is combining leather and rivets for a bracelet. Deborah Beesley is bringing us a new wire twisting project for an exciting and beautiful necklace! Last, but definitely not least, Chistine Woollacott is teaching a new cloisonne project.

Of course, we have lots of encore classes happening too in case you missed a chance to take them before.

Here are the classes scheduled March 1 - 15:

Thursday, March 4
Open Metal Studio: Hot and Cold Connections
Facilitator: Iris Rogers Melamed
6:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, March 4
NEW "Elizabeth" Bracelet/Earrings Set
Instructor: Pauline Peskoff
6:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, March 5
From Junk to Beads: Making Paper Beads
Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers
10:00am - 5:00pm

UPDATED DESIGN Hot Connections: Spinner Ring

Instructor: Iris Rogers Melamed

10:30am - 4:30pm

Sunday, March 6
Wire Wrapping: Simple Bangle
Instructor: Jen Rosen
12:00 - 3:00pm

Wire Wrapped Stone Bracelet

Instructor: Bonni Poch

12:30 - 3:30pm

Thursday, March 10
Open Metal Studio: Kiln Enamelling
Facilitator: Christine Woollacott
5:00 - 9:00pm

Wire Macrame on Flat Leather

Instructor: Pamela Kearns

6:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, March 11
NEW Metal Clay Medallion Slider Bracelet
Instructor: Liz Reynolds
11:00am - 5:00pm
(continues Friday, March 18; 11:00am - 5:00pm)

Open Metal Studio: Metalwork

Facilitator: Cindy Goldrick

5:00 - 8:00pm

Saturday, March 12
Viking Knit
Instructor: Cindy Goldrick
10:00am - 1:00pm

NEW Moto Chic Leather Riveted Bracelet

Instructor: Cindy Goldrick

2:00 - 5:00pm

Sunday, March 13
NEW Cloisonne on Sheet Metal
Instructor: Christine Woollacott
11:00am - 4:00pm

NEW Romancing the Pearl Necklace

Instructor: Deborah Beesley

11:30am - 4:30pm

Complete information about all classes and open sessions is on our website. Click on 'Classes' and follow the link to the March calendar.

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

Wednesday, March 2
Open Bead Night
Facilitator: BeadFX staff members Bonnie Cottingham, Pamela Kearns or Malliga Nathan
6:00 - 8:00pm  

Thursday, March 3

Thursday, March 10

Afternoon Bead Tea

Facilitator: Pamela Kearns

1:00 - 3:00pm

BeadFX is proud to offer these FREE open sessions; however please use our merchandise in our facility. Thank you. 

Keep your Creative Resolutions with a January Class

Woo hoo, we made through the holidays! Depending where in Canada (or the rest of the world) you are, the winter snows are blowing and we don't want to go out unless we really have to. Let's do something about that cabin fever and come on out for a class or two at BeadFX!

Our imaginative and inspirational instructors have created a wide and varied palette of jewellery projects and techniques to share with you. Bonni Poch has a new wire wrapped pendant and a new cubic right-angle weave pendant! Christine Woollacott will be teaching how to add a gem stone setting to an enamelled piece. Anne Marie Desaulniers will be leading our first new Tuesday Taster mini-class! Metal enthusiasts will love Kelly Garland's new project using Labradorite. Cindy Goldrick is bringing us two projects using resin. You'll also love the projects that are coming back and being taught by Jen Rosen, Amy Waldman, Maria Rypan, Pamela Kearns and many more!

Here are the classes scheduled January 16 - 31:

Saturday, January 16
Intuitive Bead Embroidery
Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers
11:30am - 2:30pm
(continues Sunday, January 23; 10:00am - 5:00pm)

Sunday, January 17
NEW Lotus Flower Pendant with Labradorite
Instructor: Kelly Garland
10:00am - 5:00pm

Wire Wrapped Pendant

Instructor: Bonni Poch

12:00 - 3:00pm

Tuesday, January 19
NEW Tuesday Taster Mini-Class: Fanfare Pendant 
Instructor: Anne Marie Desaulniers
2:00 - 3:00pm









Wednesday, January 20
Lampwork: Just a Taste!
Instructor: Deb Muss
6:30 - 8:30pm







Thursday, January 21
Spiral It Up Bracelet
Instructor: Pamela Kearns
6:00 - 9:00pm

Open Studio: Mixed Media Evening

Facilitator: Anne Marie Desaulniers

6:00 - 8:00pm

Friday, January 22
Open Metal Studio: Metalwork
Facilitator: Cindy Goldrick
5:00 - 8:00pm

Wire Weaving Collar or Bracelet

Instructor: Jane Doidge

6:00 - 9:00pm

Saturday, January 23
NEW Pretty Paper Pendants
Instructor: Cindy Goldrick
10:00am - 1:00pm

Intro Weekend to Lampworking

Instructor: Amy Waldman

10:00am - 2:30pm

(continues Sunday, January 24; 11:30am - 4:00pm)

NEW Bronze Your Resin: Peek-a-Boo Pendants
Instructor: Cindy Goldrick
2:00 - 5:00pm

Sunday, January 24
Jewellery Making 101
Instructor: Pamela Kearns
12:00 - 4:00pm

Wire Wrapping: Lover's Embrace Pendant

Instructor: Jen Rosen

12:30 - 3:30pm

Tuesday, January 26
Czech It Out! Bracelet
Instructor: Maria Rypan
2:00 - 5:00pm

Thursday, January 28
NEW 3-in-1 Cubic Right Angle Weave Pendant
Instructor: Bonni Poch
6:00 - 9:00pm

Friday, January 29
NEW Adding Gemstone Accents to Enamel
Instructor: Christine Woollacott
5:00 - 8:00pm
(continues Saturday, January 30, 10:00am - 6:00pm; and Sunday, January 31, 10:00am - 5:00pm)

Complete information about each class or session, including class and kit fees, is on the website. Click on 'Classes' and follow the links to the January calendar.

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

Wednesday, January 20
Wednesday, January 27   
Open Bead Night 
Facilitator: BeadFX staff members Bonnie Cottingham, Pamela Kearns or Malliga Nathan
6:00 - 8:00pm

Thursday, January 21

Thursday, January 28

Afternoon Bead Tea

Facilitator: Pamela Kearns

1:00 - 3:00pm

BeadFX is proud to offer these FREE open sessions; however please use our merchandise in our facility. Thank you.