Up and Coming Classes and Events...
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Classes will be cancelled on the day they are scheduled for if there are no registrants
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We also have FLEX classes, if you do not see the class you want to take on our schedule, please call us and we can book it on a day and time that works for you, with a little notice.
10% discount on materials offered with class registration.
Pictures of Workshop Projects are on our Gallery Page
March 2020 Classes
Tuesday March 3rd – Hammered Pendant
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class Fee: $25 + materials
Learn how to texture and distress metal with hammers and stamps, turn it into a pendant or make a pair for earrings. Ages: 14+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 4
Wednesday March 4th – Beaded Bezel
Afternoon: 3 - 5 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
Bring your favourite stone and learn to encase it in a beaded bezel. Turn it into a beautiful pendant or the focal for a bracelet. Ages: 12+
Instructor: Dana or Susie Available spaces: 6
Thursday March 5th Silver Leaf Earrings
Afternoon: 3:30 to 5:30 pm
Class Fee: $25 + materials
Make some beautifully simple earrings, choose between cut out forms and soldered wire forms. Copper materials also available. Ages 12+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces:4
Friday March 6th Repurpose and Repair
Afternoon: 4 – 6 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
Learn the tools and techniques to fix your broken jewellery. Repurpose old jewellery into new pieces to suit your style. Bring it in and we well help you. Ages: 12+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 6
Saturday March 7th – Earrings 101
Afternoon: 1 – 3 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Learn how to wrap your own ear wires. Make two pairs of earrings with two different wrapping styles. Earrings make great gifts, especially handmade ones. Ages:12+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 6
Monday March 9th – Hemp Bracelets
Afternoon: 1 - 3pm
Class Fee: $17.50 + materials
Learn how to twist, twine and knot hemp with beads to create a fun and casual style bracelet. Perfect for adults and kids alike. Be daring, make it multi stranded or add charms!
Ages 8+
Instructor: Sandie Available Spaces: 6
Tuesday March 10th – Bird`s Nest Earrings
Afternoon: 3:30 to 5:30pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
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Learn to make wire wrapped nests with your choice of beads. Use patina to darken up your nests.
Ages 10+
Instructor: Sandie Available spaces: 6
Wednesday March 11th – Super Duo Earrings
Afternoon: 3 - 5 pm
Class fee: $25 + materials
Oh the fun you can have with super duo beads. Join Susie and learn to make these colourful and stylish earrings. Ages: 10+
Instructor: Susie Available spaces: 6
Thursday March 12th – Boho Stamped Earrings
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class fee: $25 + materials
We will teach you the tools and techniques to form various sizes of rings, solder and stamp them with texture.
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 4
Thursday March 12th – Beaded Ladder Bracelet
Afternoon: 6 - 8 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Take your ladder bracelet to the next level, using 8/0 seed beads and superduos create fun patterns for this wrap bracelet and finish it with a button and loop clasp.
Instructor: Sandie Available spaces: 6
Friday March 13th – Peyote Braid Beads
Afternoon: 4 - 6 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
These wonderful beaded tube beads are flexible and fun. Learn the peyote stitch and create braid beads for every occasion Ages:12+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 6
Saturday March 14th – St Paddy’s Day
Morse Code
Afternoon: 1 – 3 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
Get ready for St paddy’s day with a fun necklace. Follow the dots and dashes using beads and create hidden messages in your jewellery.
Instructor: Belinda Available Spaces: 6
Monday March 16th – Simple Bracelet with clasp
Afternoon: 1 - 3pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
String the beads of your choice and learn the tools and techniques to crimp and finish it with a clasp.
Ages 8+
Instructor: Sandie Available Spaces: 6
Tuesday March 17th – Beaded Bracelet
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Learn this fun pattern and create beautiful bands with seed bead and gemstones or bicones.
Ages 12+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 6
Wednesday March 18th – Knotwork Earrings
Afternoon: 3 - 5 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
The pattern is so easy. Learn the tools and techniques, add a little texturing and customize by adding a focal bead.
Ages 12+
Instructor: Susie Available spaces: 6
Thursday March 19th – Wire Wrapped Hair Fork
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Make your own hair fork out of wire and embellish it with beads. Ages:12+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 6
Thursday March 19th – Tree of Life
Evening: 6 – 8 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Learn how to make this pendant in your choice of sterling, copper or brass. Explore the different styles using gemstone beads or chips. Ages 12+
Instructor: Sandie Available spaces: 6
Friday February 20th – Super Duo Bracelet
Afternoon: 4 - 6 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Explore the wonders of these two holed beads. Create beautiful and unique bracelets by using different beads.
Ages 12+
Instructor: Susie Available spaces: 6
Saturday March 21st – Beaded Kumihimo
Afternoon: 1 – 4 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Take the art of braiding to the next level with adding beads. Create the pattern with seed beads or gemstone chips.
Ages 12+
Instructor: Sandie Available Spaces: 6
Tuesday March 24th – Wire Wrapped Hoops
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
We will teach you some simple wrapping techniques to create these beautifully textures hoop style earrings
Ages:12+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 6
Wednesday March 25th – Wire Wrapped Stone
Afternoon: 3 - 5 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
For all you rock and pebble collectors, bring in your favorite stone or sea glass and we will teach you how to wrap it in wire.
The possibilities are endless. Ages:12+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 6
Thursday March 26th – Cut out Ring
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class fee: $25 + materials
Make a beautiful band using negative space. Learn to drill, saw, texture and form, Create a one of a kind family heirloom. Ages 14+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 4
Saturday March 28th Chakra Bracelet
Afternoon: 1 – 4 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Delve into the chakras, and learn about their corresponding colours and gemstones. Pick your beads, string your beads, crimp and clasp to make a beautiful bracelet with healing intention. Ages 12+
Instructor: Dana or Belinda Available spaces: 6
April 2020 Classes
Wednesday April 1st – Brick Stitch Easter Eggs
Afternoon: 3 - 5 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
Have fun with Easter, learn how to make Easter egg charms, earrings or pendants.
Ages: 12+
Instructor: Dana or Susie, Available spaces: 6
Thursday April 2nd - Cut Out Pendant
Afternoon: 3:30 to 5:30 pm
Class Fee: $25 + materials
Bring in an idea and let us help you run with it. With a simple design, learn to drill, saw and make a metal pendant that you can be proud of. Ages: 14+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 4
Thursday April 2nd - Bird Nest Earrings
Afternoon: 6 - 8 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
Make some fun Spring inspired fashion accessories. learn to make wire wrapped nests with your choice of beads. Use patina to darken up your nests.
Ages 10+
Instructor: Sandie Available spaces: 6
Friday April 3rd - Stamped Pendant
Afternoon: 4 – 6 pm
Class Fee: $25 + materials
Choose from copper, brass or sterling, texture and stamp and turn it into earrings and/or a pendant. This is so much fun! Wear or share Ages: 14+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 4
Saturday April 4th – Beaded Bracelet
Afternoon: 1 – 3 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Learn this fun pattern and create beautiful bands with seed beads and gemstones or bicones.
Ages 12+
Instructor: Belinda Available spaces: 6
Tuesday April 7th – Bicone Link Bracelet
Afternoon: 3:30 to 5:30pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
Join Sandie on this fun adventure! She is so excited!
Make a chain link bracelet using sparkly bicone beads and seed beads.
Ages 10+
Instructor: Sandie Available spaces: 6
Wednesday April 8th –Brick Stitch Bunny
Afternoon: 3 - 5 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Have fun with Easter, learn how to make Easter bunny charms, earrings or pendants. Ages: 12+
Instructor: Dana or Susie, Available spaces: 6
Thursday April 9th - Earrings 2.0
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Take your earring making skills to the next level! Join us and make some incredible new accessories.
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 6
Thursday April 9th – Tree of Life Cabochon
Afternoon: 6 - 8 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Wrap your tree of life out of copper, brass or sterling silver wire using a large cabochon as the background for a truly unique look. Ages:12+
Instructor: Sandie Available spaces: 6
Friday April 10th – Hammered Bangle Bracelet
Afternoon: 4 - 6 pm
Class Fee: $25 + materials
Welcome to another adventure into texturing and forming metal. Choose from a couple of different sizes of wire to get the effect you want. Size your hand, cut to size, hammer and form with soldering to close. Usually one foot of wire or strip will make one bangle and a ring as well. Waste not, want not.
Ages: 14+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 4
Saturday April 11th – Crystal Montee Bracelet
Afternoon: 1 – 3 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
We now have montees, these are facetted crystals in a setting used to sew onto fabric, We will teach you how to use them in beaded jewellery.
Instructor: Belinda Available Spaces: 6
Wednesday April 15th – Wire Wrapped Bead Ring
Afternoon: 3 - 5 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
You will have fun making this ring at a fraction of the price. Choose your beads and your wire and make yourself a new ring.
Ages 12+
Instructor: Susie Available spaces: 6
Thursday April 16th –Stackable Rings
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class fee: $25 + materials
One of our most popular classes!
A foray on how to solder and texture wire to create simple stackable rings.
One foot of 14-gauge wire makes up to four rings. Ages: 14+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 4
PLENTY OF SPACES AVAILABLE FOR FLEX CLASSES – CALL US TO FIND OUT MORE!
Friday April 17th – Wire Wrapped Stone
Afternoon: 4 - 6 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
For all you rock and pebble collectors, bring in your favorite stone or sea glass and we will teach you how to wrap it in wire.
The possibilities are endless. Ages:12+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 6
Saturday April 18th – Hammered Hoops
Afternoon: 1 – 3 pm
Class fee: $25 + materials
We will teach you the tools and techniques to cut strips on metal. Texture them with hammers, solder posts onto then and form then into hoops. Last step is sanding and polishing and Voila, beautiful earrings!
Ages 14+
Instructor: Dana Available Spaces: 4
Tuesday April 21st – Earrings 101
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
Learn how to wrap your own ear wires. Make two pairs of earrings with two different wrapping styles. Earrings make great gifts, especially handmade ones. Ages:12+
Instructor: Dana Available spaces: 6
Wednesday April 22nd – Beaded Ring With Montees
Afternoon: 3 - 5 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
Fun, fashionable and ooh sparkly. Using seed beads and montees learn to make some fun finger bling.
The possibilities are endless. Ages:12+
Instructor: Susie Available spaces: 6
Thursday April 23rd – Ladder Bracelet
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
A Chan Luu style wrap bracelet. Learn a simple ladder technique with your choice of cord and beads and prepare to explore the possibilities.
*** Bring a button with you to make your clasp or ask for one of our handmade metal ones.
Instructor: Sandie Available Spaces: 6
Saturday April 25th - All Zipped Up Bracelet
Afternoon: 1 – 3 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Create a beautiful, zipper inspired bracelet, using beads of various shapes and sizes. Once you learn the pattern you will find it excitingly easy.
Instructor: Belinda
Available spaces: 6
Tuesday April 28th – Bead and Chain Bracelet
(3 strand)
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
We will teach you the tools and techniques needed to make this bracelet using chain, beads and basic wire wrapping, It is so much fun you will want to make more than one! Ages: 10+
Instructor: Sandie, Available spaces: 6
Wednesday April 29th – Beaded Superduo Ring
Afternoon: 3 - 5 pm
Class Fee: $15 + materials
Make beautiful and colourful sparklies to adorn your digits with seed beads and superduos. This is a fun design, you’ll want to make more than one.
Ages: 12+
Instructor: Dana or Susie, Available spaces: 6
Thursday April 30th – Superduo Chevron Bracelet
Afternoon: 3:30 – 5:30 pm
Class fee: $15 + materials
Beautifully simple, colourful and fun, come and join us in learning how to make this pretty bracelet.
Ages: 12+
Instructor: Dana, Available spaces: 6

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