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December 2009
2059 S. Main Street, in the Field Shopping Center, Morton, IL 61550-2915
We offer a 10% Discount for *purchases
made by students on the day of the class!
* Note: no discount on tools, glass rods, Art Clay materials, books and magazines.
You Must pre-register. Pre-registration with payment of class fee is required. Refunds will be given only if we cancel the class, or if space can be filled from a waiting list.
December
3 Design Your Own Pendant
3 Coiled Wire Cuff NEW!
3 Endless Ndebele Cuff
5 Picture Ornament/Pendant NEW!
5 Wired Christmas NEW!
5 Gemstone Bangle NEW!
10 Woven Wire Bracelet NEW!
10 Wire Wrapped Pendant
10 Christmas Tree Shawl Pin NEW!
10 Crystal Showers
12 Make-It Take-It Saturday NEW!
12 Wired Christmas NEW!
17 Wander with Color
17 Wire Wrapped Bracelet
Design Your Own Pendant (Beginner and up)
Chose from pre-cut, high quality dichroic and art glass pieces in a rainbow of colors to layer and design your own fused glass pendant! Make as many as you wish for $9 each. We will fuse them for you and even attach a bail to string it from in silver plate or gold plate. Pick up will be the following day to allow for glass fusing and cooling.
Instructor: Teresa Kodatt
Supplies in kit:
- glass for a 1" to 1 1/2" pendant
- choice of silver or gold bail
Class Fee: FREE Kit Fee: $9 for each pendant
Ages: 15 and up, under 15 must be accompanied by an adult
Date: Thursday, December 3rd, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
SSS Cuff (Intermediate and up) NEW!
"This bracelet is a challenge, but you can do it if you relax and take it one step at a time." Along the way, you'll learn the basics of wire coiling and wrapping.
Instructor: Jeannie Mulligan
Class Fee: $20 Kit Fee: $12 for copper or sterling filled wire. Sterling wire will also be available for a higher kit fee. (includes BeadStyle, November 2009 for $5.95. If students already have this magazine, please bring it to class and we will deduct it from the kit fee.
Ages: Adult
Date: Thursday, December 3rd, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Endless Ndebele Cuff (Beginner and up) 
This is a great class to learn Ndebele, also called Herringbone stitch. The large beads in this cuff make it a quick one to work up. You'll need several in many colors!
Instructor: Kim Utzinger
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $16, included "Easy Bead Woven Bracelets" from Bead and Button
Ages: Adult
Date: Thursday, December 3rd, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Picture Ornament/Pendant (Beginner) NEW!
Make a glass Christmas ornament or pendant with a custom imprinted picture of a loved one. Send us a .jpeg picture from your camera or drop by a snapshot in advance of the class and we will have your picture permanently imprinted into the glass before class. You will learn to make a wire mesh and crystal bow to hang it from for a keepsake pendant or Christmas ornament. The class is free, you only pay for the materials which reflect a $7 discount off of regular price! If you want more than one of the same image, you get the second (or third) for and additional $10 off - that is $19 for the second pendant!
Instructor: Teresa Kodatt
Class Fee: Free! Kit Fee: $29 (regularly $36)
Ages: 12 and up
Date: Saturday, December 5th, 10:30am - 11:00am
Wired Christmas (Beginner and up) New!
Learn to make three different styles of wire Christmas Tree pendants and an earring set!!!
Instructor: Jeannie Mulligan
Class Fee: $20, Class Fee: $23 for all four pieces!
Ages: Adult
Dates: Saturday, December 5th, 10:30am - 1:00pm
or Saturday, December 12th, 10:30am - 1:00pm
Gemstone Bangle(Beginner/Intermediate) NEW!
Okay, so we didn't make our bangle with gemstones exactly....but it is reminiscent of them with a variety of freshwater pearls and firepolish crystals. This is a great project for using up little bits of special beads!
This is a beginner/intermediate class so students need to some basic wire working skills to be successful. Students may not finish this project during class time but will learn all techniques necessary to complete it at home.
Instructor:Jeannie Mulligan
Class Fee: $20 Kit Fee: $34 for sterling, $23 for copper or sterling filled
Ages: Adult
Date: Saturday, December 5th, 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Woven Wire Bracelet (Intermediate and up) New! 
Students will learn to make wire and seed bead woven triangles and then further enhance them with handmade beads and Swarovski crystal dangles to create this fun bracelet.
This is an intermediate class so students need to already have a firm grasp of basic wire working skills to be successful.
Instructor: Teresa Kodatt
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $43
Ages: 12 and up
Dates: Thursday, December 10th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Wire Wrapped Pendant (Beginner/Intermediate and up)
Learn how to wire wrap a piece of fused glass, a coin or stone to make an elegant, finished pendant. 
Students taking this class should already possess basic wire working skills.
Supplied by Students: a coin or pendant no larger than a half dollar and no thicker than 1/4"
Instructor: Amy Furgiuele
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $8-$10
Ages: Adult
Date: Thursday, December 10th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Christmas Tree Shawl/Sweater Pin (Beginner and up) New!
Use sterling and copper wire to fashion two of your own shawl or sweater pins. One in sterling silver and one in copper.
Instructor: Jeannie Mulligan
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $22
Ages: Adult
Date: Thursday, December 10th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Crystal Showers (Beginner and up) New!
Right-angle weave transforms crystals and seed beads into sparkling snowflakes for this pendant necklace. Swarovski crystals always help with the sparkle or we have a second version made with Czech crystals!
Instructor: Kim Utsinger
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $16
Ages: Adult
Date: Thursday, December 10th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Wander with Color (Beginner and up)
Just as a painter mixes different pigments on their palette, you will learn how to make bead soups that contain depth and movement. Various methodologies for combining colors will be discussed to give students an understanding of color theory. Then kits for this class are designed so  you can pull together your own color combinations from an array of choices. We will use a freeform beading technique to weave together this multi-stranded bracelet.
Students may not finish this project during class time but will learn all techniques necessary to complete it at home. No tools are required - - just a beading needle!
Instructor: Teresa Kodatt
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $24
Ages: 12 and up
Dates: Thursday, December 17th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Wire Wrapped Bracelet (Beginner/Intermediate)
Learn to make a wire wrapped bracelet using this popular design. Most people either have one already or wish they had one! This wire bangle design is a basic form that can be modified to create a variety of different looks depending on the beads and type of wire that is used.
Class Fee: $20, Kit: $16
Instructor: Amy Furgiuele
Ages: Adult
Date: Thursday, December 17th, 6:00pm - 8:30 pm
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