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MOTHER'S DAY REMINDER
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May 11 is coming up quick! Come on
in and get your mom a gift certificate, or make her something special!
Dads, you can bring in the kids and make your own creations for that
special woman in your life! We have lots of ideas!
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WE'VE
MOVED!!
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the bead chick is that we’ve moved! But not far – just to the
north end of the same building we have always been in, right next to the
stamp shop. When that space became available, we took a look at it and
realized it was just what we needed!
The “shop” part is slightly smaller but
has much more wall space, so we can still offer all the beads we always
did. But the best part is that we now have a large classroom area in the
back. Since we are a “teaching” bead shop this is important to us,
because we can now offer classes during the daytime without interfering
with normal shopping activities.
We hope you will come in soon to check
out our new location!
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NEW CLASS OFFERINGS
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ENAMELLING: Els Heber, who took
classes for two years with a famous enamellist in New York City, is
sharing her gifts with us in a session of 4 classes (once a week for 4
weeks) on beginning enamelling. She
begins the session with a cloisonne piece, and continues with shading,
bezel making, sgraffito, and other enameling techniques. Each classes will
be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The dates will be posted here soon! The cost is $25 per class plus supplies
($15 or so).
PMC WITH ANN DEVOS: If you, or
any of your friends want to learn more about how to use PMC, you have a
treat in store! Sign up today for our next PMC class on May 4 with Mary
Ann DeVos! Mary Ann has written several books on PMC, is a certified
instructor, and teaches at "all the posh spots!" She will be focusing on
hollow pieces (i.e. joining two domed circles), but I know we'll all
learn many other techniques from her. $95, your supplies included.
Sunday, May 4 from 1-5 pm.
RING MAKING: Melinda Stevison
teaches how to combine sterling silver wire and beads to create a
stunning ring. The techniques taught in this class will allow you to
use your imagination to produce a number of different looks - dressy and
elegant or fun and funky! Her class will be on May 17, from 1-3. It will
cost $45, plus supplies.
GLASS BEAD MAKING: An all-day
class, on Sunday May 18 from 10-4, Chris Gorman will get you on the
torch, and you will make enough glass beads to get you hooked! Chris is
a great instructor, and will teach you safety, basic techniques and
beyond. $150, includes your supplies.
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DAYTIME CLASSES ARE HERE!
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~~~ If you've thought
about taking classes at the bead chick, but just can't do so in
the evening, we have great news! DAYTIME CLASSES ARE HERE!!
Thanks to our new location, we are
thrilled to be able to offer a large variety of classes each week during
the daytime, in addition to our continuing evening curriculum! Many of our
most popular classes, such as BEADING BASICS, SEED BEADING (with Seed
Bead Queen Nancy McShane), and the fun CHA CHA BRACELET are now offered
during the day! So is the new and exciting DOMINO JEWELRY Class with
Elle Barry, who insists that nothing is ever just black and
white!
Please be sure to check out the
March and April Class Schedule for complete descriptions and photos
of class projects!
And did you know...
If you don’t see the class you
want, guess what, you can ask for it! Either by
email, phone (904-829-8829) or in person. Some classes
can be set up for one-on-one instruction, or will definitely
repeat. And we love to work with your schedule, so just let us
know!
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This bold, eye-catching necklace
features a variety of our beads, and a unique Antique Gaming Piece
(hurry, they're going fast!) hung from Vintaj brass chain. Some of the
other components are products of classes here at the bead chick, such as DRILLED SEA GLASS, POLYMER CLAY, and
coming next month, ENAMELING ON COPPER!
BEADING BASICS Class shows you,
among other things, the "hangman's noose" to wire wrap your
beads and
components for hanging. |
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LOOKING FOR LAMPWORKING SUPPLIES?
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the bead chick carries all basic bead-making supplies including Hothead
torches as well as Mapp gas used by the Hothead, Moretti glass rods,
dydimium glasses, rod rests, Blue Sludge bead release, fiber blankets and
more.
If you are interested in
delving into the fascinating world of lampworking be sure to check out the
March and April Class Schedule under Special Events.
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WELCOME TO OUR NEW DOMAIN!
WE ARE NOW LOCATED AT
beadchickstaugustine.com
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~~~ We decided that
our online location should be more descriptive of our "bricks and
mortar" location, so we now have a new web address:
www.beadchickstaugustine.com. Please add our new web address to your
Favorites List!
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PUFFY CRYSTAL HEART
INSTRUCTION BOOK and KITS!
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~~~ We are very
excited to present Susie Moncada's complete instructions on how to
create Puffy Crystal Hearts! As you may remember, Susie taught this
popular technique to bead chick groups on November 9 and 10.
In her book, Susie details each step in
the process in clear language using full color photos for each step.
This book is a "must-have" for any beader's library and are in limited
supply.
In conjunction with Susie Moncada's
book, we are offering complete kits in many colors at a savings of 20%
over purchasing the supplies "a la carte." We are also happy to make
these beautiful hearts as custom orders to save you time when you just
can't take on another craft project. Please see our
Featured
Products page for complete details.
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LOTS OF NEW BEADS!
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We have recently received a huge
shipment of many different kinds of beads and components! There are lots of new
and unusual things
to choose from - seed beads, silver, pendants, glass...much,
much more!
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