 Join us for 1, 2, or all 3 days of THE CREATIVE CONNECTION EVENT. Space is limited!
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Jewelry
Teachers: Debbie Murray & Shea Fragoso
Registration Code: 1TPM, 10SAM
Create this showstopping necklace and put your creativity on display! Using a tiny glass vial, paper wings, glitter, pearls, and charms, we will fashion a truly magical pendant that will be equally at home with your favorite little black dress or your jeans. This lovely necklace, a true conversation piece, is sure to become your very favorite! Silver ball chain and a tiny brass crown will complete the look. But that’s not all! A necklace this special deserves its own reliquary. Read More
Teacher: Ruth Rae
Registration Code: 9FPM, 4SAM
Use this class to glide effortlessly through a number of essential techniques, including the much misunderstood coiling and weaving, en route to making a gorgeous piece of jewelry. Learn how to manipulate various gauges of wire to produce coils, loops, knotted head pins, and weaving as you frame assorted gemstones and pearls. I’ll also crack the code on wrapping briolettes, or top-drilled beads. Read More
Teacher: Kaari Meng
Registration Code: 2TAM, 8FPM
Learn the basics of jewelry making: how to use jump rings, eye pins, and head pins; how to make charms and pendants with cabochons and bezels; how to make a beaded chain out of old gold wire rings. In this class, you’ll create a necklace that is positively dripping with vintage gypsy charms. We’ll be using a kit created especially for THE CREATIVE CONNECTION that contains everything you’ll need. Read More
Teacher: Halligan Norris of John Wind Signature/Maximal Art
Registration Code: 3TAM, 8FAM, 9SPM
If you’re like me, you like to rummage and “flea market” through drawers and jewelry boxes looking for family heirlooms that you can “redefine.” In this class, you’ll learn how to give your old jewelry finds new life by making a unique necklace. Examples of items to bring to our class include keys to previous houses, old pet tags, lockets, fabric flowers from hats, special buttons from a grandmother’s blouse, brooches, chains, beads, earrings, and rings. I’ll have more trinkets and findings on hand for you to complete your necklace. Read More
Teacher: Kaari Meng
Registration Code: 3FAM, 2SPM
The focus of this workshop is a small mourning heart, like those the French gypsies made using collected amulets found inside old pockets and church pews. Your hand-stitched heart, stuffed with sheep’s wool and embellished with vintage charms, will become a small good luck token to hang in your creative space — or use it as a pincushion for your small jewels. I’ll be teaching this class using a kit made especially for The Creative Connection! Read More
Teacher: Dara DiMagno
Registration Code: 5TPM, 4FAM
Jewelry lovers will delight in making larger versions, called “wall jewelry,” of the necklaces I design. Most finished wall pieces measure between 10 and 14 inches and are intended for display on the wall as pieces of art. We’ll be using vintage hardware as well as photos, baubles, chains, and other found elements. I’ll include my tips and techniques for working with metal and found objects. Read More
Teacher: Dara DiMagno
Registration Code: 5FPM, 7SAM
Create your own piece of wearable art and learn my techniques for working with metal and found objects as you go! You’ll use a silver-plated spoon or fork for the base of your necklace. Get out your frustrations as you crush, pound, and bend each utensil into a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry you will cherish for years to come! Read More
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