
All classes require a $10 deposit to reserve your space. Please reserve at least one week in advance to assure that the class will run. Deposits are non-refundable, but may be applied to a future class in case of an unforeseen cancellation. Please call 516-612-3595 to reserve your space.
Adult Classes

SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2010 2-4PM
Join us for our new, once a month “Saturday Tutorials” series. This is the best opportunity to learn a new finishing skill or brush up your techniques. For one hour we will practice crimping and for the second hour we will practice wrapping pins. Join us for one or both. Remember that practice makes perfect! Please note that there is no project associated with tutorials. If you have a started project that you want to finish, please do so after the scheduled tutorial time. Cost is $5 per tutorial plus materials.
MATERIALS LIST:
Beading Wire
Crimp Tubes
Crimping Plier
Flat Nose Pliers
Round Nose Pliers
Head Pins
Optional: Wire (26g)

SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2010 2-4pm
Join Pattie as you show off your bohemian side with this fun and flirty creation. Working with silk knotting cord and some basic macramé stitches, create a multi-strand bracelet a la the Sundance catalog! $25 class fee plus materials.
MATERIALS LIST:
Size 8 Griffin Silk Bead Cord
6 or 8mm Beads
Gemstone Chips
Mixed Charms and Spacer Beads
Closed and Open Jump Rings
Cone Ends
Clasp of your Choice

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010 7-9PM
Join us as we celebrate the luck of the Irish. We promise you a night of good times and good friends!! This month’s project will be playing with gold (fools gold, that is). String up a chunky, pyrite and antiqued brass bracelet sure to bring some luck your way. Prior knowledge o f crimping is helpful. Project cost is $20. Reservations required. Please let us know in advance if you are planning on doing the project so that we and adequately prep supplies for the evening. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. BYOB.

SUNDAY, MARCH 21, 2010 2-4PM
Help us to usher in Spring with a few flowers and some sparkles! Cut, layer, arrange and fuse beautiful glass pendants. Basic glass cutting will be demonstrated. Enough materials will be provided to make up to three pendants. Pendants must be kiln fired so please allow one week from class date to pick up finished items. Cost is $45 and includes all materials.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010 2-4pm
Does this look familiar? This class has been rescheduled from January 20. Create your own, unique focal piece out of colorful polymer clay. After baking, we will collage the interior and add a layer of resin to preserve your design. Due to time restrictions the resin will be applied by staff following the class session. Pendants will need to dry, so plan to pick yours up the following week. Cost is $35 and includes all materials.

SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2010 2-4pm
This is an advanced wire wrapping class. Bend and wrap wire to make a unique pair of earrings. Add seed beads to further embellish your creation. If earrings aren’t your thing, this lesson could be applied to a focal pendant. You choose what you would like. Cost $25 plus materials.
MATERIALS LIST:
Seed Beads of choice
18G and 26G Wire of Choice
Earring Findings
Round Nosed Pliers
Flat Nosed Pliers
Chasing Hammer
Bench Block
Optional: Decorative Chain

SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010 2-4PM
Join us for our new, once a month “Saturday Tutorials” series. This is the best opportunity to learn a new finishing skill or brush up your techniques. For one hour we will practice opening and closing jump rings and for the second hour we will practice linking wire wraps. Join us for one or both. Remember that practice makes perfect! Please note that there is no project associated with tutorials. If you have a started project that you want to finish, please do so after the scheduled tutorial time. Cost is $5 per tutorial plus materials.
MATERIALS LIST:
Open Jump Rings
Flat Nose Pliers (2 pairs)
Round Nose Pliers
24 or 26g Wire
Optional: Beads

SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2010 2-4pm
This is one of our most requested lessons. Learn how to make this elegant necklace using a modified right angle weave. Even if right angle weave has you baffled, you will be able to create this stunning piece! As with all of our stitching classes, this class will require extra time to complete. Homework will be necessary, but all instructions for completion will be provided during class time. $25 class fee plus materials.
MATERIALS LIST
4mm Bicone Crystals
4mm Fire Polished Round Crystals
11/0 Delicas or Seed Beads
#12 Beading Needle
6lb Fireline or Nymo Thread
Clasp of Choice

THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2010 7-9PM
It is Earth Day! Come and celebrate with us. Bring in something old to recycle and we will teach you how to make a simple wire wrapped bird’s nest filled with some little “eggs” to remind us just how precious our earth is. Project cost is $20. Reservations required. Please let us know in advance if you are planning on doing the project so that we and adequately prep supplies for the evening. Please bring an appetizer or dessert to share. BYOB.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 2010, 2-4PM
Learn how to create those beautiful, “old world” style pieces you see advertised. Working with antiques brass components, we will learn to use rivets to make cold connections to create your own, unique pendant. Hammer, patina and distress to further enhance the aged look. Cost is $25 plus materials.
MATERIALS LIST
Vintaj Beading Components of Choice
Vintaj Rivets
Screw Hole Punch
Chasing Hammer
Bench Block
Optional: Patina
Private Instructions
PRIVATE LESSONS ALWAYS AVAILABLE
COST IS $35 PER HOUR
PLEASE CALL TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT