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Amee’s Soutache Classes Just Got Sweeter!

Amee K. Sweet-McNamara As Class Coordinator, I have the wonderful opportunity to really get to know our visiting instructors. Amee K. Sweet-McNamara is very much looking forward to coming to teach in Canada (her first time!) that she wants to give an extra reward to her students: Register for any of her  classes by   Sunday, May 1  and receive a free 45-yard bundle of Soutache cord compliments of Amee herself! This is in addition to Amee offering her class kits at par for our students! Haven’t done Soutache or bead embroidery before? Not to worry! Two of Amee’s classes …

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On Behalf of The Corsage Project:
Thank You So Much!

 

Earlier we had posted about The Corsage Project and how they provide dresses, jewellery and other accessories for free for economically-challenged high school students so they can go to their prom in style. BeadFX volunteers, staff and customers were busy creating lots of blingy pieces of jewellery which were picked-up by Corsage Project volunteers to be sorted in time for the Boutique Ball. Well, the Boutique Ball has been held and they were thrilled with the assortment of jewellery that were provided through BeadFX! Through your generosity and hard work, more than 125 young women will have beautiful jewellery. Many …

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Late-April Classes will Shower you with Creativity

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Forget worrying about showers of rain (although we all love May flowers), this April you can count on showers of creative classes! We have a number of NEW classes during the last half of April including a new Chinese knotting project with Angela Peace. Tuesday Tasters continue with an added evening session; you’ll love the little beaded bead! Jen Rosen has a fun new wire bracelet and metalsmith Kelly Garland will share how to do a beautiful flower pendant in sterling silver. Of course we have lots of encore classes! Iris Rogers Melamed will show how to do cold connections …

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Love Soutache and Bead Embroidery?
Have a class with Amee K. Sweet-McNamara!

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Calling all Soutache and bead embroidery lovers – and everyone else who loves working with a needle a thread! Join us for a class with artist Amee K. Sweet-McNamara!  Amee uses Soutache and Bead Embroidery to create textile jewelry with sinuous, organic shapes in brilliant hues. She takes her inspiration from all things color-saturated. Mucha posters, Venetian glass, Renaissance paintings, and Hollywood dance-costumes have all, at one time or another, influenced her creations. Formally educated in both, Interior Design and Fine Art, Amee is a member of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. She teaches out of her studio in …

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You’ll love our April classes!
No Fooling!

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You won’t be an April Fool with a BeadFX class! Our instructors are knowledgeable and creative and know how to make a class fun and interesting. We have NEW classes in the first half of April. Lampworkers will love Kim Fields’ class where you will be learn how to make sculptural beads. If you’ve wondered about how to stamp, you’ll want to take Kelly Garland’s new class. Christine Woollacott is helping you take your kiln enamelling skills further by using Prometheus metal clay as your base in a two-day class. Beaders will enjoy learning from Pauline Peskoff and learn how …

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Join us for a class with metalwork artist Robyn Cornelius

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We are proud to present four classes with metal artist and instructor Robyn Cornelius! Robyn owns and operates Little Rock Jewellery Studio in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is an explorer of materials and techniques, and describes her jewellery as sculptural and colourful, with clever mechanics and rustic finishes. She has a degree in Jewellery and Metals from the Alberta College of Art and Design. Robyn as the ability to break what seems to be the most complicated project into workable steps that all can understand. I’ve had the opportunity to take two classes with Robyn at the Bead & Button …

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Getting to Know…Genevieve Habib

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You haven’t met Genevieve Habib as yet, so let me introduce you to our newest instructor! Genevieve is a bead artist living in the Niagara Region and has an incredible passion for beading. As an instructor, she is bringing us her enthusiasm for the Hubble stitch! Genevieve’s background was filled with creativity and skills passed to her by family members. Eventually, after a career in teaching theatrical costuming in college and high schools, she was ready for retirement. “I rediscovered a bag of beads rummaging through my costume drawers while cleaning out stuff to make room for retirement and files …

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How Much Difference Does a Bead Size Make?

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Actually, quite a bit! As many of you know, I love seed beads and working with these small gems of colour. As we get new sizes and shapes of seed beads, Marg often gives me some and says, “See what you can do with these!” This time it was the Mini-Duo’s turn to be played and experimented with. According to the manufacturer, the MiniDuo has the same overall shape as the SuperDuo only smaller. They don’t look that much different – not enough to make a huge difference – so I thought. Think again! Here is an example of the …

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Classes Roar in March

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Has this winter been like a lion or lamb for you? I guess it depends if you like the cold and snow! For me, it looks nice but never minding driving in it; however it does give me lots of time and encouragement to be indoors to bead. The latter-half of March brings us some very creative classes! To begin with, we’ve expanded our Tuesday Taster classes to include an evening session. If you’re not aware of the Tuesday Taster classes, they are a quick one hour class for only $15 that includes the kit! It gives you chance a …

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The Corsage Project
Sixteen years of making a difference!

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Senior Prom – a traditional rite of passage for many high school students! The dress – the shoes – the sparkling accessories – the fun of going shopping for all the bits and pieces to make the dream complete! Friends going to Prom together before graduation and separating on their own life paths. Unfortunately, not all young women can attend their prom – not because they don’t want to, but because of financial restraints. How would you feel if you were in her place?  BeadFX has been a staunch supporter of The Corsage Project by promoting and organizing open sessions …