Fredericksburg Wire Classes and Magpie Trunk show! (revised 12-9)

Are You any where near Fredericksburg, Texas? Or will you be, on Friday Dec 12? Drop by J's Kreations at 215 W Main and say howdy! Shop a little and take a class. The first class starts at noon.

Szarka will be bringing her magnificent beads (maybe something from the Private Stash?) and other lovelies for a giant trunk show, and I'll be bending wire all day long.

I'll add more details and schedule in a bit, so bookmark this message and check back often, but here are some teasers -

We'll spend the day in one hour classes making links, all sorts of links. In class, we'll turn them into earrings, (Learn to make your own earwires!) and if you work fast, or later at home, you can make more and fashion them into lovely bracelets, anklets and necklaces. And more earrings!

In the evening, we'll play with either a Toodles Ring or Tree of Life, majority chooses, so sign up and have a voice!
[[[Update 12/3 - the Tree is winning! If you want to learn the Toodles Weave Ring, looks like you'll just have to travel to Pearland maybe, that jury is still out, or Bracken in Feb. The Bracken sched for next quarter is shaping up. Have a preference? Holler!]]

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UPDATE 12/9 - The timing of classes -

Starting at 12 - Flutterby/S-links
Next - 1 pm - String of Hearts
Then - 2 pm - Bead Cages and Clover Links
And then - 3 pm - String of Hearts
Finally - 4-6 - Tree of Life
The 1 hour class will be $25.00 includes materials.
The 2 hour class will be $35.00 includes materials.

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The Flutterbye and S-Links

Bead Cages and Clover Links

String of Hearts - How many can we fit into one hour?

Tree of Life

So, mark your calendar and come play with us!

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Rejected classes. Y'all will just have to catch these another time, in Bracken Village perhaps....

Diamond Links and Danish Love Knots

A bonus link, thrown in where ever it will fit - Springs!

Heart Toodles Ring

Class Schedule from July thru Sept

*** All classes are 3 hours - 12-3pm - OR - 6-9pm -- EXCEPT Toodles Pendant - 4 hours - 11-3pm OR 6-8/two consecutive Fri nights ***

All projects will be done in copper unless noted in their description or you make prior arrangements.

Classes are held at And The Bead Goes On, in Bracken Village. More details, map, calendar and link to sign up are here .
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July 4 - If the store is open, we'll have a daytime class only - Scallops Bracelet - Beginner
A fun little project for a holiday class. Suitable for beginners, fun for pros. Lovely little scallops all around your wrist.

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7/11 - Intro to Wire/Serpentine Bracelet - bootcamp #1 - Beginner
Learn the basics of wire and how to handle the tools by making various components to assemble a unique bracelet. Learn the straight up noose, serpent link, jump rings, dangle charms, S-hook, hammering and oxidizing. There are at least 6 earring combinations resulting from the skills gleaned in these techniques. Never handled wire before? Come join the addiction!

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7/18 - Cube Classic Cuff - Beginner
Learn to make the basic cuff bracelet. Suitable for cubes, rounds, large or small beads, or no beads at all. In class we will be using cube beads and heavy wire. Tips, hints and many samples of other possibilities.

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7/25 - Spiral Heart earrings - Beginner
Whimsical hearts in mixed metals. Spiral and curve and hammer, add some sterling for flash. Perhaps add dangling sparklies?

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Aug 1 - Flutterbye and S-Links bracelet - beginner
Learn to make a 16g sterling S-link chain, with the focal center a version of the Twin Spiral, which reminds me of a butterfly, popularized by Sharilyn Miller who learned at the feet of Lynn Merchant, wire goddess.
In class, we'll make various dangly wire charms to decorate your new creation. If you want to do this bracelet in sterling, be sure to specify when you sign up. Otherwise we'll have copper cut and ready for you.

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8/8 - Spiral Rings - Beginner
Make 2 fully adjustable heavy gauge rings! One technique, two different results - one with piles of spirals and the other reminiscent of ancient fork rings, with many more styles possible. Learn to bind wire, make spirals, hammer and oxidize.

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8/15 - Tree of Life - Beginner
Metaphor, mystical, symbolic - found in every ancient culture in one form or another. The roots reaching into the earth, into the underworld, the branches reaching high above, into the heavens. Design your own special tree. Use tiny stone bits for a leafy tree, or fill the branches with your family birthstones.

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8/22 - Jellyroll - bootcamp #2 - Beginner
Coiled and Beaded Cuff Bracelet - 8mm beads and a bit of wire, viola! Your very own wearable art! Change the beads, change the look entirely! Positively stunning with Swarovski crystals!

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8/29 - Intro to Wire/Serpentine Bracelet - bootcamp #1 - Beginner
Photo above
Learn the basics of wire and how to handle the tools by making various components to assemble a unique bracelet. Learn the straight up noose, serpent link, jump rings, dangle charms, S-hook, hammering and oxidizing. There are at least 6 earring combinations resulting from the skills gleaned in these techniques. Never handled wire before? Come join the addiction!

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Sept 5 - This class has been canceled. My store ladies get to go play in Tuscon, so I get a day off, too.
Toodles Ring - Bootcamp #3 - Intermediate -
MUST have taken one (any) of my other classes prior so I know you are wire proficient.
Learn the Toodles Weave, previously published in Step by Step Wire Jewelry, Summer Preview 2007, by creating an adjustable ring with charming dangly beads.

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9/12 - 12-3 (4 hours) OR 6-8pm - Part 1 - Toodles Pendant bootcamp #4 - Advanced -
All students MUST have taken the Toodles Ring or The Tree of Life with the Toodles bail.
Expand the Toodles Weave to capture a cabochon or cameo. Learn to weave fine wire around a heavier frame, a little or a lot, all around or as a highlight. This is the tutorial featured in the Summer *Preview* edition of Step By Step Wire Jewelry magazine 2007, which is out of print. Now available directly from the author, Sherry, and taught exclusively at And the Bead Goes On! in Garden Ridge, Texas.

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9/19 - (12-3pm only) - Hammered Heart - Beginner
Hearts and sparkles, won't you be mine? Hammer some copper, wrap some sterling for detail, make a few jumprings, dangle a whole assortment of sparklies, then turn a bit of wire and some cord into a necklace to show off your lovely new creation. This cute heart makes a great Mother gift - use birthstone colors for all the family!

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9/19 - (6-8pm part 2) - Toodles Pendant part 2- Advanced -
MUST have taken Part one last week

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9/26 - Border wrap - Beginner
A classic, ancient and most versatile setting for jewelry making, with unlimited possibilities from simple to extraordinarily ornate. Learn to measure your stone, choose the appropriate placement for your bundle wires, bind several wires together to form a bezel to frame your stone, then set your muse free to embellish the details.

S-link bracelet with a Butterfly center

Here's my personal version of a 16g sterling S-link chain. For the center, I used a version of the Twin Spiral, which reminds me of a butterfly, also dubbed Flutterbye. I added a silver Grace charm in the center, and some danglies at the clasp, amethyst, Bali beads and feather/leaf, and my name-sake feather in copper.
It rarely comes off my wrist, I love it so.