Month: July 2012

We’re heading into August – can you believe the summer is half over already?  We’ve got some fabulous classes lined up for the rest of your summer vacation. Check out the full August schedule on our classes page – and of course, have a look at some of the classes coming up throughout the year. Much more to come! Tuesday August 7th Discover Lampworking with Becky Greenall 6:30pm to 8:30pm Thursday August 9th Fire and Ice Bracelet with Pamela Kearns 6pm to 9pm Saturday August 11th  Hot Connections 1 – Introduction to Soldering with Iris Rogers Melamed 10am to 1pm  …

I can’t believe how fast the summer seems to be flying by. It’s the end of July already! We’ve only got a few open spots left for Open Beading Night with Stephanie Dixon – sign up now! This Wednesday, the 25th from 6 to 8pm. Open Beading Night Do you have questions about a beading project? Are you looking for inspiration or creative input? Why not drop by an Open Beading Night at beadFX?! Stephanie (and her sparkling personality!) will be in the classroom from about 6pm to 8pm most weeks to answer questions and give advice. Interested in learning …

We have been carrying this book for a few months – but what you probably don’t know is that Marg actually took a class in this, just to see what it was like! She made some quite fun and colourful stuff, and enjoyed it a lot. She says it’s easy to do! Here’s a look at her results from the class! Books – Torch-Fired Enamel Jewelry – by Barbara Lewis

Today, I want to tell you about the awesome vacuum that I invested in.  It is odd to hear me exited about cleaning but let me explain why. When I fire base metal clay there is often a soot in the bottom of the kiln from the firing pan.  It is messy and not the easiest to clean. Plus, carbon is dusty.  I have to  (read: should) vacuum my kiln and work area  regularly.  I had little Black and Decker hand vacuum but I could never get it to suck all the soot out of the kiln and its power …