Up and Coming Classes and Events...

• Classes will be cancelled on the day they are scheduled for if there are no registrants

• 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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