Classes & Events

April 2018

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1 Easter – CLOSED Easter – CLOSED @ A Place to Bead Apr 1 all-day Tickets	2	3 Fern Grotto Ring 5:30 pm Fern Grotto Ring @ A Place to Bead Apr 3 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets *Prerequisite: Intro to Art Clay + 4 additional hours experience, or instructor approval. Please call us at 626-529-2863 to register. Learn a new way to construct an unconventional ring. You will be texturing your main[...]	4 Wire Linking Basics 6:00 pm Wire Linking Basics @ A Place to Bead Apr 4 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Learn the classic and versatile techniques for joining beads together using wire. You’ll be able to apply your new skills to many of your jewelry projects – the possibilities are endless! In this special version[...]	5 Bead Stringing Basics 5:30 pm Bead Stringing Basics @ A Place to Bead Apr 5 @ 5:30 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join Liz for this introductory class, where you will learn all you need to know to make your first necklace or bracelet. You will be learning techniques to use with cable wire and crimp beads,[...]	6	7 Trunk Show & Workshops with the Freckled Pear 10:00 am Trunk Show & Workshops with the Freckled Pear @ A Place to Bead Apr 7 @ 10:00 am – Apr 8 @ 4:00 pm Tickets Join us today for a trunk show featuring Kelly and Melissa’s beautiful beaded project kits! Will you be able to pick just one?? Sand Dollar Pendant 11:00 am Sand Dollar Pendant @ A Place to Bead Apr 7 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Tickets The sand dollar is that unexpected treasure found on the shore – the perfect sized talisman to fit in the palm of your hand and live in your pocket – a reminder of a moment[...] Rolling Reef Bracelet 2:00 pm Rolling Reef Bracelet @ A Place to Bead Apr 7 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets This bracelet naturally curves around your wrist and embodies the rhythmic undulations of ocean waves as well as the cyclical nature of the sea life within. It is a portal to all that lies beneath[...]
8 Light of Lyra Bracelet 12:00 pm Light of Lyra Bracelet @ A Place to Bead Apr 8 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets If the stars sang and we were able to capture a freeze framed moment – a musical burst of the cosmos – we would like to think it would look like this – an art[...]	9	10	11 Double Spiral Chain Maille Bracelet 6:00 pm Double Spiral Chain Maille Bracelet @ A Place to Bead Apr 11 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets You’ll learn to weave an intricate pattern of chain maille using pre-made jump rings in this class. You’ll master the art of opening and closing jump rings while creating a beautiful bracelet!	12 Pattern of the Month 6:00 pm Pattern of the Month @ A Place to Bead Apr 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Join us for our evening session working on our Pattern of the Month! You’ll get individual attention, working to complete this month’s beading project.	13	14 Pattern of the Month 1:00 pm Pattern of the Month @ A Place to Bead Apr 14 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Join us for our weekend session working on our Pattern of the Month! You’ll get individual attention, working to complete this month’s beading project.
15 Galaxy Beaded Bead 10:00 am Galaxy Beaded Bead @ A Place to Bead Apr 15 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Learn to combine beads and stitches with this fun, wearable, adaptable project. Play with color as you strengthen your beading skills and develop new ones. These beaded beads can be worked in any color palette[...]	16	17 Wrap & Roll Ring 5:30 pm Wrap & Roll Ring @ A Place to Bead Apr 17 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets *Prerequisite: Let’s Play with Metal Clay + 4 hours additional experience, or instructor approval. Please call 626-529-2863 to register. Join in on the fun in creating this stylish ring. You will be texturing, cutting a[...]	18 Bead Knotting Basics 6:00 pm Bead Knotting Basics @ A Place to Bead Apr 18 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Learn the timeless technique of knotting thread to keep your precious beads and pearls secure. Add a look of elegance to even the simplest of beads!	19 Draw It Up in Scratch Foam Fine Silver Pendant 5:30 pm Draw It Up in Scratch Foam Fine Silver Pendant @ A Place to Bead Apr 19 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets *Prerequisite: Intro to Art Clay – Let’s Play with Metal Clay. Please call to register 626-529-2863. There are several ways to transfer a design to metal clay. Today you will learn how to use a[...]	20	21 Intro To Art Clay – Let’s Play With Metal Clay! 10:00 am Intro To Art Clay – Let’s Play With Metal Clay! @ A Place to Bead Apr 21 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets 2 spots left! Have you ever wondered what Metal Clay is? Come join us for a day of learning and creating with Art Clay Silver. This is an introductory class where you will learn the[...]
22	23	24 Cold Connections Freeform Copper & Brass Wire Pendant 5:30 pm Cold Connections Freeform Copper & Brass Wire Pendant @ A Place to Bead Apr 24 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets Learn how to manipulate copper and brass wire to create beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces! The possibilities are endless in this class! We will first sketch out a design then cut copper wire to the designated lengths,[...]	25 Private Party – classroom booked 6:00 pm Private Party – classroom booked @ A Place to Bead Apr 25 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets	26 Cute As A Button Earrings 5:30 pm Cute As A Button Earrings @ A Place to Bead Apr 26 @ 5:30 pm – 9:30 pm Tickets *Prerequisite: Let’s Play with Metal Clay. Please call 626-529-2863 to register. Learn how to make a cute set of post earrings out of fine silver metal clay. Then learn how to solder sterling silver posts[...]	27	28 Come Play with Copper Clay! 10:00 am Come Play with Copper Clay! @ A Place to Bead Apr 28 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Tickets Prerequisite: Let’s Play with Metal Clay. Please call 626-529-2863 to register. Space is limited to 4 students. Come join us for an introductory class using Copper Clay, the only copper clay that can be torch[...]
29 Beaded Ruffles 11:00 am Beaded Ruffles @ A Place to Bead Apr 29 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Tickets In this class, you’ll begin a beautiful ruffled bracelet or necklace, created by using various sizes of seed beads as you learn the flat Cellini spiral stitch. Enhance your skills, learn a new stitch, and[...]	30