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| Best Bead Show - Tucson Spring |
| Wednesday, February 04, 2015 |
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Wrangle you a minimally awesome showcase necklace for a great art-glass focal on the Now That’s a Jig!! The system’s ArcMakr accessory is new and a must-have for creating these larger smooth curves! [more] |
| Taught by Tracy Bell for All Levels | Total Cost: $54.00 |
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Create beaded chain links and work copper sheet on the Now That’s a Jig! to make this fabulous bracelet! The NTaJ! stationary jig takes the measuring and drudgery out of multiples! [more] |
| Taught by Tracy Bell for All Levels | Total Cost: $59.00 |
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Create twisted wire forms on Now That’s a Jig! then embellish with Swarovski crystals and handmade lampwork beads. Finish into a pendant or pair of earrings with findings you also create on Now That’s a Jig! [more] |
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| Best Bead Show - Tucson Spring |
| Thursday, February 05, 2015 |
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Organic designs are a snap on the Now That’s a Jig! Twist your own patterned wire, then form it into a general shape on the NTaJ!. Accent with structural wire lacing and use the BangleSizr pucks to form your mini sculpture into a cuff! (Optional: Pat... [more] |
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This class covers the techniques needed to make a beaded crocheted lariat, bracelet or other piece. Students will string beads using a bead spinner, and begin a crocheted lariat which will be suitable for a bracelet. [more] |
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Beaded leather bracelet. [more] |
| Taught by Kelly Ladas for All Levels | Total Cost: $89.00 |
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Niobium is a hypoallergenic metal that can be colored using personal color choices. If you want to learn how to work niobium into your jewelry designs this is the class for you. Learn to apply basic metalworking techniques to niobium sheet and wire; ... [more] |
| Taught by Marti Brown for All Levels | Total Cost: $155.00 |
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Find out what MandrelMork, NeckAdjustments, and GrubConnectors are all about, and why they help you make beautiful jewelry quicker and easier! If you've never wrangled wire on a jig before, or if you need a refresher or reorientation, the Now That's ... [more] |
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This class offers everything from the proper use of tools (letting your tools do most of the work) to discussions about wire gauges and wire properties. You will learn how to cap beads and how to make ear wires, eye pins, and head pins and many more ... [more] |
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Students will complete a bracelet in this project class. Various media will be used in the construction: soft leather, metal filigree, patina, polymer clay, waxed linen and ribbon. Students will learn the basics of working with polymer clay: conditio... [more] |
| Taught by Toni Pullen for All Levels | Total Cost: $79.00 |
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The express version of Brenda’s FindYourOwnFindings workshop, learn how to make your own custom findings on the Now That’s a Jig! From jump rings to ear wires to eye- and headpins to coils and connectors and toggle clasps, get your findings on! [more] |
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| Best Bead Show - Tucson Spring |
| Friday, February 06, 2015 |
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What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas! Let me introduce you to your new favorite bracelet! The only decision you need to make is what color you are going to choose. Great class for anyone who wants to learn RAW. [more] |
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What’s better than a Phlox motif? Three nestled together to form this super trendy cuff! Wrangle all three sizes of this versatile motif on the Now That’s a Jig!, nest ‘em and punctuate it with a lovely Swarovski pearl. Attach the element to a pre-ma... [more] |
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***Includes 60-minute lunch/shopping break***
This class focuses on assembly of a necklace comprised of handmade glass flowers, buds, and leaves on a disk base. Students will leave class with a finished product that is a unique and wearable one-of-a... [more] |
| Taught by Terry Henry for All Levels | Total Cost: $159.00 |
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Classic pearl knotting simplified. [more] |
| Taught by Kelly Ladas for All Levels | Total Cost: $95.00 |
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Enjoy how easy-peazy this bracelet is to create! You'll learn to make "Wire Mania" beads that can be used in many of your other designs. Other techniques you'll learn are making eye pins, chaining, & re-purposing materials in frames. Get creative & m... [more] |
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We will explore embossing metal blanks with the rolling mill and the Sizzex embossing machine. Students will explore creating raised forms on metal blanks using a variety of embossing mediums including found items, metal embossing dyes and other mate... [more] |
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Find out what MandrelMork, NeckAdjustments, and GrubConnectors are all about, and why they help you make beautiful jewelry quicker and easier! If you've never wrangled wire on a jig before, or if you need a refresher or reorientation, the Now That's ... [more] |
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Niobium combines well with many other materials. In this class you will combine leather with niobium. It's all about you as you cut, file and sand a niobium plate to stamp your personal message on. You will anodize the plate to colors of your choice ... [more] |
| Taught by Marti Brown for All Levels | Total Cost: $80.00 |
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This class will teach you about the fundamentals of beading and about materials and findings used in many beading designs. Do you know how to tell if semi-precious stones are real or fake? Are the crystals you’re buying what you think they are? Get t... [more] |
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The Now That’s a Jig! is your go-to tool for creating wire armatures, frames and captures! Create a fun mini-frame on the NTaJ! and work in your needle felted micro-masterpiece with fibers and Swarovski rivoli pendants for an eclectic ring (or pendan... [more] |
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| Best Bead Show - Tucson Spring |
| Saturday, February 07, 2015 |
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Get the express version of this popular workshop making chain links on the Now That’s a Jig! From the simplest link - the jump ring - up to the OpenHeart link, you’ll have a good start to your chainmaking technique arsenal! [more] |
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This is a learning experience for students who have completed beaded pieces and who are at a loss for a way to finish the piece. Students should bring the UFO to class and we will explore ways to finish. Clasps, wraps, endless chains, and other appro... [more] |
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Explore the different methods of riveting and cold connections while learning the many techniques of texturing metals. You will layer these pieces of metals with different shapes of other metals to form your choice of a unique bracelet or necklace. T... [more] |
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Find out what MandrelMork, NeckAdjustments, and GrubConnectors are all about, and why they help you make beautiful jewelry quicker and easier! If you've never wrangled wire on a jig before, or if you need a refresher or reorientation, the Now That's ... [more] |
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Apply the T-fold technique of fold forming to niobium without using a torch. You will texture it with hammers and then shape it to fit your wrist. Once the cuff has been created and textured you can anodize it choosing the colors that mean the most t... [more] |
| Taught by Marti Brown for All Levels | Total Cost: $105.00 |
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The Now That’s a Jig! Phlox pattern template is SO versatile! Use the NTaJ! stationary jig to create a fun frame and use a layer of petals to capture our favorite blingthing--a brilliant Swarovski crystal. Your choice: create a pendant, ring or charm... [more] |
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| Best Bead Show - Tucson Spring |
| Sunday, February 08, 2015 |
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The Now That’s a Jig! is your go-to tool for creating wire armatures, frames and captures! Create a fun mini-frame on the NTaJ! and work in your needle felted micro-masterpiece with fibers and Swarovski rivoli pendants for an eclectic ring (or pendan... [more] |
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This cuff is a double-sided bling with three rows of pearls and three rows of crystals, all captured in two different sizes of seed beads! And oh, look at the finish! Learn the Ladder & Herringbone techniques as you make both sides of this bracelet a... [more] |
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Find out what MandrelMork, NeckAdjustments, and GrubConnectors are all about, and why they help you make beautiful jewelry quicker and easier! If you've never wrangled wire on a jig before, or if you need a refresher or reorientation, the Now That's ... [more] |
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Using niobium and fold-forming you will create your talisman earrings. You will learn to cut niobium sheet in the shapes of your choice. Finishing with files and sanding pads will ready your pieces for anodizing with electricity. Your earrings will b... [more] |
| Taught by Marti Brown for All Levels | Total Cost: $80.00 |
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| Best Bead Show - MiamiSpring |
| Thursday, March 12, 2015 |
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Explore the different methods of riveting and cold connections while learning the many techniques of texturing metals. You will layer these pieces of metals with different shapes of other metals to form your choice of a unique bracelet or necklace. T... [more] |
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| Best Bead Show - MiamiSpring |
| Friday, March 13, 2015 |
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What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas! Let me introduce you to your new favorite bracelet! The only decision you need to make is what color you are going to choose. Great class for anyone who wants to learn RAW. [more] |
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Always wanted to learn to etch on metal, but didn't know where to start? This class will teach you all you want to know to get started, and even more. You will design your necklace, etch, and learn how to add "personal touches" with a torch! [more] |
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| Best Bead Show - MiamiSpring |
| Saturday, March 14, 2015 |
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In this class you will learn the basics of making wire shapes, crating a frame for your design, hard working wire to preserved the shape and many decorative weaving designs and way to embellish your creation. [more] |
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Enjoy how easy-peazy this bracelet is to create! You'll learn to make "Wire Mania" beads that can be used in many of your other designs. Other techniques you'll learn are making eye pins, chaining, & re-purposing materials in frames. Get creative & m... [more] |
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This class offers everything from the proper use of tools (letting your tools do most of the work) to discussions about wire gauges and wire properties. You will learn how to cap beads and how to make ear wires, eye pins, and head pins and many more ... [more] |
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| Best Bead Show - MiamiSpring |
| Sunday, March 15, 2015 |
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This cuff is a double-sided bling with three rows of pearls and three rows of crystals, all captured in two different sizes of seed beads! And oh, look at the finish! Learn the Ladder & Herringbone techniques as you make both sides of this bracelet a... [more] |
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