Updated Class! Pop-up Card with a Twist
$68.00Date and Time: 03/23/2024 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn the art of folding paper to create an unusual pop-up card that twists upon opening. Choose from lovely and fun paper. Create a matching envelope. Get ready for Mother’s Day.
Click on the video below and watch it in fullscreen to see how cool the card is when it moves.
New Class! Twisted Wire Jewelry – this class is full, please call to get on a waiting list!
Date and Time: 03/24/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Twist 10-gauge wire into a thick and beautiful cane. Manipulate the wire into shapes and cut it to create a bracelet, earrings, pendant, and/or charm. Oxidize the wire to magnify the twist.
To get on the waiting list, please call 319 338-1566. When two people are on the list, we will schedule another session. Registration is $88 and includes all instruction, materials, supplies, and use of tools during class.
Blooming Flower Pendant–only 1 seat left!
$78.00Date and Time: 03/29/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any seed bead weaving experience.
Using a pattern by Justyna Szlezak, create this lovely and light weight floral pendant. Participants will be guided in the use of her instructions. Use herringbone and peyote stitch to build this form that will twist and turn its way into a lovely flower at the last minute.
CRAW Starburst Pendant
$78.00Date and Time: 03/30/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Cubed Right-Angle Weave skills
Use Cubed Right Angle Weave (CRAW) and Toho seed beads to create a curved armature as the base of the pendant. Then embellish with layers of Swarovski crystals. This project can easily be made bigger for a larger pendant and done twice to create a pair of earrings.
Wire Wrapped Earrings
$68.00Date and Time: 04/05/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Alyssa Jakowchuk
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Take sterling wire, Swarovski crystals, and a hammered silver ring to make a pair of earrings. Learn wire wrapping techniques to create this contemporary style of earring. Fast and fun.
Diamonds & Bell Pendant
$78.00Date and Time: 04/06/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Any brick stitch experience. Call for a private tutorial.
Use Delica beads to make 6 diamonds sewn together. 3 for the top and 3 for the bottom. Insert a bell and sew your halves together. This is a great project to hone your patterned brick stitch skills.
Wire Wrapped Rings through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 04/11/2024 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use wire to capture beads by wrapping them strategically. Learn to fit your ring to size. Participants will make up to 3 rings. Great for gifts!
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
kirkwood.edu On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$30 instructor fee/$30 materials fee.
Dragonfly Pendant
$68.00Date and Time: 04/12/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Get creative with right angle weave (RAW) to make the upper body of a dragonfly using Swarovski crystals, Toho seed beads, and pressed glass. The upper body is a beaded bead. String this bead on a headpin with other beads to make the segmented lower body of the dragonfly.
New Class! Felting with Victor: Mermaid Tail
$68.00Date and Time: 04/13/2024 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Victor Schmidt
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Make a whimsical needle felted mermaid tail from a variety of colorful wool choices. Needle felting is a process of using barbed needles to turn wool fibers into a more concentrated material. Decorate your pendant and make a bail.
Effects on Glass
$120.00Date and Time: 04/13/2024 from 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Capacity: 5
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Make Glass Beads or equivalent skills.
This is a fun next steps glass class. Use enamel powders, frit, and baking soda on top of glass beads to create additional effects.
Make Your Own Ear Wires
$72.00Date and Time: 04/14/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford
Prerequisites: Any wire work experience.
Use commons household objects to make templates for three different styles of ear wires in copper. Then chose one to make one again with Argentium sterling wire. You’ll be able to custom make ear wires to match the materials used in your other handmade jewelry.
New Class! 2-hole Bead Oval Component Bracelet
$78.00Date and Time: 04/20/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 8
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Using 2-hole cabochon beads and SuperDuos, learn to create an oval component. The components include Toho round seed beads and Czech fire polish beads. Sew components together to form a beautiful bracelet.
Metal Bezel Pendant
$88.00Date and Time: 04/21/2024 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Maggie Joynt
Prerequisites: Basic soldering skills.
Hone your soldering skills by capturing and securing a stone cabochon with a metal bezel. Learn how to size your bezel, solder it into position, and make sure that cab stays in place! Clean everything up and complete your pendant.
Papillion Beaded Beads through Kirkwood Community College
Date and Time: 04/23/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Use SuperDuo and Toho round beads to create a beaded bead. The beading is done around a wooden bead to create a firm structure. Make multiple beads.
Registration is through Kirkwood Community College. Register at:
kirkwood.edu On site registrations will be taken if registration through Kirkwood meets minimum requirements of two participants.
$30 instructor fee to Kirkwood/$35 materials fee to Beadology Iowa
New Class!! Woven Ring with Stone
$72.00Date and Time: 04/26/2024 from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Capacity:
Instructor: Zanetta Hoehle
Prerequisites: Any wire working experience.
Learn to create a woven wire bail to secure a stone in place. Then weave a band to size and connect your stone. Each ring is one of a kind.
New Class! Swallow Earrings
$72.00Date and Time: 04/27/2024 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 7
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic brick stitch skills. Call for a tutorial.
Use and expand your brick stitch skills to make a pictorial swallow. Learn to increase and decrease at the beginning and end of a row. This will step up your brick stitch game. A lovely pair of earrings will be the result.
Fundamentals of Borosilicate Glass–only 1 seat left!
$120.00Date and Time: 04/28/2024 from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Capacity: 3
Instructor: Tyson Whitehill
Prerequisites: No experience needed.
Learn how to manipulate solid borosilicate glass.Participants will make a pawn, basic marble, and an icicle pendant.
This class serves as the prerequisite for other Boro classes.
Class Cancellation Policy
Class fees are due at time of registration. Cancellations must be made at least 5 days in advance of class in order to receive store credit. There are no cash refunds for cancellations issued by the student.
If Beadology Iowa cancels a class, the student can choose to transfer registration to another class, receive store credit, or receive a refund.
Next Steps in Lampworking: Hollow Beads
$120.00Date and Time: 03/23/2024 from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Capacity: 6
Instructor: Karen Kubby
Prerequisites: Basic lampworking skills.
Hollow beads are a challenge as you need heat to melt the glass, yet too much heat contracts the glass and you lose the hollow nature of your bead. Learn tips and tricks to making hollow beads. Try making a bead inside your hollow bead.