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Classes and Kits Offered in 2025

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Click this Link to Register for a Class or to Send Me a Note. Current class offerings. Kits required. 'Good Vibes' 'Goth Girl' Light or Dark Raku Bats. What better time to dip your toes into Goth than the Halloween season?  For some of us it's Halloween and Christmas all year.  Work-up this non-traditional beauty now to be ready for the fall season. 'Mermaid's Collection' Magenta Color Way Violet Color Way A custom color way, limited. More beachy goodness. Bead embroidery allows you to create in such a way that your mind is free to wonder. This raised piece could be a mermaid rifling through her closet of items found on the sea floor. Start with an other-worldly MAK focal which sets an underwater tone in several ways; caged portal hinting at an antique diving helmet, metal grommets resembling suckers of an octopus, and the blended colors mimicking glistening water. Even adornments need adorning, i.e. the fin bracelet (because mermaid's don't...
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How To Contact Me To Teach

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If you would like to inquire about having me teach at your bead store, bead society or retreat, please  contact me here.   I am located in suburbs of Philadelphia, PA (Eastern Time) and willing to travel to your location. I will teach small groups of at least four, via Zoom. Otherwise, get in your car and drive, on your motorcycle and ride, on a plane and fly so we can meet as soon as possible over a nice cup of tea and pile of beads. Thank you for your interest.
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Teaching Calendar

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To register for a class or contact me, click here. I welcome small groups on Zoom and in-person, use the link above to email me details. 2025 March 21-23, Reserved May Crystal Bead Bazaar , Pittsburgh, PA, In-person Fri 2, 5-7 ET - Fit & Construction in Bead Embroidery Discussion Sat 3, 11-5 ET - Moorish Tiles Sun 4, 11-5 ET - Muse June Sat 21, 1-3:30 ET - Fit & Construction in Bead Embroidery Discussion - BWD, Zoom Sun 22, 1-7 PM ET - Shell Belle - BWD, Zoom Sat 28, 12-6 PM ET - Mermaid's Collection - BWD, Zoom Sun 29, 12-4 PM ET - Good Vibes - BWD, Zoom July Sat 12, 12-6 PM ET - Butterfly Kiss - BWD, Zoom August 17-29 I'll be in PRAGUE, join me!  Reach out to learn more or see the posts on my FB page. 19-22 Bead Region Excursion 1 - ***only two spots remain*** 25-28 Bead Region Excursion 2 - FULL. Join the wait list for April/May 2026. 2026   January/February 1/31-2/8  Colors of the Stone-Too Bead True Blue Show , Tucson, AZ
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