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October Newsletter

2013

October is

You don't want to miss these great Guest Teachers and classes

Normal Hours of Operation

Sun. 1:30-5:30 pm

Mondays Closed

Tues. 11am-6pm

Wed. 11am-6pm

Thurs. 11am-6pm

Fri. 11am-6pm

Sat. 10am-6pm

These are our Business selling hours unless you are scheduled for a class earlier or later than our normal hours above.

"By Appointment time" with Lora $25.00 and hour. Schedule time with Lora and get her undivided attention to help you with projects. Call to set up appointment with her during closed hours.

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Cosmic Folklore Web site

Bead Smith Counter top Catalog
Do you have a special tool, Book or bead item you are looking for?
We now can order it for you from BeadSmith with a 50% deposit.
Only 2 weeks to get it in.
Stop by and take a look at it

October
Rainy
Day discount color for the month

Pink

If you are at the Bead Biz and it is raining in the parking lot you can get 20% off anything Pink.
excludes consignment and trunkshow
Cannot be used with other discounts.

Help us WIN

A

Bead Shop Shopping Spree

Go to www.BeadAndButton.com/CJS during September and October and tell us the name and location of your favorite bead shop. At the end of October, we will randomly select one store from all the entries to win a $5000 shopping spree at CJS Sales: Craft, Jewelry, Supplies (Vintage Warehouse) in New York City! The winning store will also receive a travel voucher from Kalmbach Publishing for up to $500 to defray the cost of transportation.

It would be great to win this and bring back a lot of fabulous vintage merchandise for you from New York City.

Click here to Vote for The Bead Biz

Look at the goodies I could bring home to you if we win!

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We have the new
Little Knotty-Do-It-All
in Stock !!!

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We have both size board in stock.
The Little Knotty do it all is $60.00

it includes pegs, pins and tools
New DVD and PDF E-book

Introduction to Knotty Do-It-All by Sandra Younger

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Now in Stock the new Macrame Board from Beadsmith $12.00

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Ricks Beading Loom can be ordered for $75.00

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1-Step Looper

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Now in stock the
Vintaj Dapping
Tool

Vintaj Natural Brass: Dapping

Various Metal Stamps in stock now or speciality Stamps can be ordered

New shipment of

$5.00 and $6.00 metal bead bags

now in stock

Tons of New stock of S-lon Cord

Great new magnetic clasp for our fabulous selection of Leather.

Also new shipment of 1.5mm and 2mm leather in Natural Brown and Blacks.

And soooo
much more!!!!

2013 Fall Fashion Color Trends and color combos

PANTONE Fashion Color Report Fall 2013: Women's Color Combos

click on the video above and learn more about color, balance and 2013 colors from Pantone

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October is Visit Your Local Bead Shop Month and we are so excited to have 3 well know artists come and teach for us. We will have lots of surprises all month so be sure and check your emails and remember to Visit your local Bead Shop.

Christie Prince

has been making jewelry almost her entire life. She began designing projects and teaching beading classes in 2004. Some of my designs have been featured in Beadwork Magazine; the Marguerite Bracelet in April/May 2006, Star of India in December 2006/January 2007, Chain of Jewels in August/September 2011, and Clinging Vine Bracelet in April/May 2012.

click here to visit Cristie's web page

Melody MacDuffee Originally a crocheter, Melody MacDuffee eventually began using wires to create lacy, intricate jewelry designs that reveal a confirmed crocheter's aesthetic. She also taught at the Bead and Button show in 2013

Her publications include a number of feature articles, as well as four books, most recently "Lacy Wire Jewelry", published in 2010 by Kalmbach. Melody is the Executive Director of Soul of Somanya, a small non-profit she co-founded, which helps artisans in the Krobo region of Ghana improve their standard of living by creating jewelry and other beaded products.

We will have Autographed copies of her Lacy Wire Book in stock for purchase.
Check out her Etsy store

http://www.etsy.com/people/SoulofSomanya

Jeanne Rhodes-Moen, filigree metalsmith Artist

work is a unique combination of an ages old technique of cutting, shaping and soldering individual wire into a lacelike webwork of silver around stones. It's taken me many years to develop her individual style, combining this ancient technique with more modern design. In addition to handmade filigree, she also does a cast line, stone cutting, and jewelry photography.

Her filigree is based in the Norwegian style of filigree she learned while in visiting in 1988. I have fused this beautiful technique together with my American heritage to create my own, unique style of filigree jewelry using a more freeform style, gemstones, pearls and beads.

Jeanne's studio is currently in Asheville North Carolina where she resides with her two children.

We will have her book available for autographs, Silver Threads is a how-to book which will introduce you to the basics of designing and creating filigree similar to what you see on my site. The book contains a general section on filigree around the world, basic silversmithing techniques you will need to do this work, a section on finishing and designing, and 12 step by step projects with full color, detailed photos of the process! The projects range from simple earrings which are commonly worn with Norwegian folk costumes to the final, advanced project which is shown on the cover!

Jeanne Rhodes-Moen Filigree Metalsmith

Sign up for classes and get
20% off
class supplies and anything
in the store the day of your
class.

(excludes consignment items or trunks

shows)

Please Call 205-621-2426 to sign up for this months classes

(50% non-refundable deposit required for all classes 24 hour notice required for cancellation)

Lacy Lariat Necklace with Cristie Prince
Oct. 5th 10-1pm
$30.00 plus supplies

Chevron stitch your way to a classic lariat necklace. Fancy fringe adds a graceful fluidity to the piece as it is worn. This stitch was popular in the '20's, often used to make the long necklaces worn by "flappers." Also looks great worn as a "scarf" or belt.Present your offer, ensure it is specific, and includes a call to action and time frame.

Call the store for early sign up Only a couple of spots left
205-621-2426
50% deposit required.

Button Rivoli Pendant with Cristie Prince
Oct. 5th 2-5pm
$30.00 plus supplies

This beautiful pendant uses the net stitch and a Rivoli. Some needle and thread experience needed

Call the store for early sign up
205-621-2426
50% deposit required

Knotty do-it-all Board
Make and take Bracelet

By appointment
Give us a call and set up your Appointment
205-621-2426

Make a bracelet similar to these using the Knotty-do-it-all board. If you already have your board or not come and learn basic macrame techniques and get 20% off your board and supplies the day of the class.
$25.00 class Supplies Included
Take a Knotty for a test drive before you buy one.

Soutache Bracelet
with Pat Russell

October 6th 2-5pm
October 11th 6:30-9:30 pm

This bracelet is created using three colors of soutache, 8mm round beads, seed beads and a clasp. Basic Soutache preferred but not required. Soutache is included in the class price. You will need to bring or buy round beads, seed beads and a clasp.

Soutache is a narrow, flat ornamental braid used to embellish clothing or to create jewelry. The beginning soutache class involves creating a pendant with a center stone, two colors of soutache and additional beads to embellish. You will learn how to manipulate the two braids around the large stone, how to attach the braids to each other and to smaller beads. You will also learn how to finish your piece using the beaded embroidery brick stitch.

Teacher Pat Russell

Class fee $30.00 plus supplies.

Ice Resin Trixs with Trixie

October 10th 1-3pm
October 29th 6:30-9-30pm

Learn to make your own personalized pendants and components with watch parts, empherma, or your own sentimental doo dads. We will work with Susan Lenart Kazmers Ice Resin to create fun and interesting mixed media jewelry parts that you can use to create jewelry with your personal touch.
Class fee is $20
Shannon LaTonya -Instructor

Beadology 101
Beginning Bead Stringing with Lisa

Oct.13th 1:30-3:30 pm
Oct. 16th 6:30-9:30pm

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In this perfect beginner beading class, students will learn the basics of stringing and design, including review of raw materials and proper use & application of tools. Your necklace design will be completed and able to be worn home by end of class. Please plan on arriving early to pick out your supplies and to purchase any materials you may need.

Class fee is $25.00 plus supplies.
Students will receive 20% off all supplies day of the class.

Riveting Roxy



October 13th 3:30-5:30pm


Beginner class



Roxy will be helping you design the perfect bracelets using rivets, stampings and our new selection of leathers. She will be teaching you to use rivets and guiding you imagination to a fabulous creation.

This class fee is $30.00.

Orb and Elipses Bracelets

October 16th 3-5pm

Beginner wire working

Beginner Wire Wrap Bracelet
Learn and make both of these quick and easy bangle bracelets.

Instructor: Lisa Dunn

Class fee is $25.00 includes wire

Etching and Embossing with Vintaj Metals and using the Vintaj "Big Kick" Machine.

Oct 17th 6:30-9:30pm
Oct. 22nd 1-3pm

Learn how to use the Bead Biz new Vintaj "Big Kick" machine. We have all the embossing and etching plates for you to use. You can use our paints too for the class.

Vintaj Big Kick Machine

Check out the Video on the left side of this month email

Class fee is $20.00. you must buy Vintaj pieces for the class to use. Paints will be sold for use at home after class.

After having the class you may come and use the Stores machine and plates to emboss and etch your Vintaj pieces.

Beginning Wire Works 101 with Judi
(great class for the newbie beader)

October 17th 6:30-9:30pm
November 9th 10-1pm

Beginner class

Taught by Judy Wilde

All created with about 4" of WIRE!

You will make 3 different sets of earrings and learn to make your own ear wires. Learn to make a clasp or two and Headpins. Also learn how to make the perfect loop and wire-wrap basic beads.

Craft wire is included in the class just need some beads for your earrings or to wrap. Stop by and look at the examples and we can give you a handout. Bring your wire working tools or Lora will have some for purchase.

This class fee is $25.00 .

This one is a good one and it is filling up fast!!
Great for Beginners!!

Jailhouse Rock Bracelet

October 18th 6:30-9:30pm

Let's take our new favorite passion to the next level! If you haven't learned how to make a leather cuff yet, don't worry! You'll get a quick lesson in making your pattern, using a rotary cutter, setting snaps and making a new design. We will pick a pendant and wire wrap it onto our finished piece. Hope you can join us!

Roxy Rabb - Instructor

Beg-Adv

Class fee $35 (includes leather, use of snap setter for the class, and one $3 pendant)

Bring any tools (pliers, needle nose) you would like to use and preferred pendant, if you have one you would like to use.

Wire Worked Beads and Components with Melody MacDuffee

Oct. 19th
10-1pm
$25.00 plus supplies

Beginner wire class

Imagine the freedom of being able to make your own decorative metal beads, clasps, and other jewelry components, all to your own specifications! No heat is required -- you'll only need three basic hand tools and two gauges of wire. This class focuses on refining wireworking skills, which may be used to create a beautiful necklace or other piece of jewelry.

Students will Learn: How to fashion decorative components to their own specifications while gaining wireworking skills.

Call the store for early sign up
205-621-2426

Decorative Strand Separators and Connectors with Melody MacDuffee

This class was taught last year at the Bead And Button Show

October 19th 2-5pm

$30.00 plus supplies

Make your own strand separators and connectors, and you'll never have to search endlessly for commercial components that have the right number of holes or loops at exactly the right places. In this class, we will focus on making components only, not a finished piece of jewelry

Students will Learn: How to custom-create their own multi-strand jewelry components using nothing but wire and the three most basic hand tools (no heat required).

Call the store for early sign up
Space is limited
205-621-2426
50% deposit required

Twisted Wire Floral Pendant with Melody MacDuffee

This class was taught last year at the Bead And Button Show

October 20th 1-5:30pm

$45.00 plus supplies

Dive headfirst into the world of twisted wire as you create a delicate filigree of floral wire lace studded with tiny gemstones, then attach the filigree to frames using a coiling technique. Make a wire pendant and earring frames in any shape you like.

Students will Learn: How to make custom wire frames and twisted wire floral "lace" or filigrees; a coiling technique for attaching the lace to the frame -- all while gaining a great deal of practical wireworking experience

Call the store for early sign up
Space is limited
205-621-2426
50% deposit required

Introduction to soldered filigree with
Jeanne Rhodes-Moen

October 26th 11-5pm

This class will give a basic introduction to making simple filigree, including cutting, shaping and soldering sterling filigree elements. Students will be guided through a class project creating a simple filigree pendant with a cabochon. Afterwards, students will be able to design and create a second piece of their own design using provided materials.

Class taught by Jeanne Rhodes-Moen, author of Silver Threads, Making Wire Filigree Jewelry.

Class fee $125.00 plus $25.00 supply fee.

Extra silver and cabochons will be available for sale after the class.

Check out her website for more beautiful example of her work

www.jeannius.com

Tatting 101

Call to schedule a one-on-one class
205-621-2426

Beginner class

Taught by Pat Russell

Tatting Fundamentals:

Learn the art of tatting. This class is the first step in the process and is a requirement for Tatting with Bead Embellishments. You will learn to make and rings. You will also learn to make chains using the ball and shuttle technique. We will be making notecards as your project. You will also learn how to read the various styles of tatting patterns. Tatting shuttle and thread are included.

This class fee is $30.00.

Tatting Level 2

(tatting 101 prerequisite)

Call to schedule a one-on-one appointment
205-621-2426

For this class we discuss your interests and create a project All threads are included.You will need to buy any beads or findings.

Class price is $30. Teacher, Pat Russell.

Thanks for all your support and I look forward to seeing you in the store soon.

Sincerely,

Lora Lunsford
The Bead Biz
205-621-2426

3745 Helena Road Suite100

Helena, Al 35080

send us an email

lora@thebeadbiz.com