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Kat Designs - Project Classes |
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The Projects - Build Your Skills These classes are offered to experienced students to expand their range of skills. A general knowledge of basic stringing, finishing and/or basic wire technique is necessary prior to enrollment in these classes. |
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Now that you’ve taken the Bead Stringing Basics, add to your wire skills and learn how to make bails to create pendants or beaded dangles that hang like charms. You’ll learn a wire technique that you can embellish to give your pendant or dangle extra pizzazz. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Join Kat and make this fun bracelet that you can wear with jeans or a knock-out dress. Either way, it exudes a “je ne c’est quoi” quality and adds a classic design element to your accessories collection. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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The most requested class from Kat’s students is the “Bring Your Own Design” workshop. She created it for her students that have a jewelry design project they want to create and engineer, but not quite sure how to do it. Spend a couple of fun hours engineering together with like-minded bead addicts! The possibilities are endless! Prerequisite: Bead Stringing Basics 101. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Love the look of jewelry made with chains, links & charms? Learn how to make the latest in fashion jewelry using chain, stones, pearls, crystals, etc. Go ethnic with wood, shells & chunky pieces. Go with charms for a keepsake piece, or get ritzy with Swarovski crystal & stones. The combinations are endless in making hot, trendy looks! Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Join Kat and learn to use a variety of links to make a pair of gorgeous chandelier earrings. Match Swarovski crystals or any bead to complement your favorite outfit and you’ve got a great, put together look. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Join Kat in a new pendant class. Fall is her favorite time of the year, and she created this pendant as an ode to the coming season. Formed in copper and rich, tonal color, the Copper Leaf pendant combines wire and beading techniques to create a piece that puts you in the mood for warm apple cider and crisp autumn skies. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Kat brings a new cuff design to her cuff series that looks like waves breaking on the beach. Fashioned from copper wire and an assortment of beads, it can be made in any color and any combination of beads. From chunky to fine, funky to classy, this cuff can be worn with any wardrobe. Sign up early, spaces are limited to 6 stud. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Love the warmth of copper and the coolness of turquoise? Join Kat in this new wirework class using copper wire, turquoise beads, Swarovski crystal, seed beads, pearls, glass, etc. Hang it from silk or leather cording. Get a jump start on your summer jewelry. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Join Kat in making this beautiful pendant crafted from copper or silver wire, crystal, seed beads, pearls, and glass in any color that suits your fancy. It makes a great focal piece for a great strung or wire worked necklace. Sign up early, spaces are limited to 6 students. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Kat created a new necklace class focusing on Valentines Day, but any color palette could be used with this design. The wireworked heart provides the focal point, and the beads bring color and texture to the piece. This project combines stringing and wire working techniques. Prior string and finishing knowledge required, and wire working knowledge helpfulm but not necessary. This project is perfect for moms, sisters, daughters or a special friend. Mother's Day will be here before you know it!. Sign up early, spaces are limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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If you've wanted to do Ring Bling, come and learn a Special Edition version. Set for the holidays, you can work it in the Christmas colors of burgundy & green, Hanukkah blue & silver, the lively earth tones of Kwanzaa, or perhaps a frosty & icy theme. Whichever the scheme, this is one fun ring. Kat refers to it as her "not too serious" line of jewelry. Sign up early, spaces are limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Make a beautiful Lariat necklace with a variety of materials. Embellish it with Swarovski crystals or on its own, it’s fast, easy, and elegant. Double it, belt it, or wrap it around your wrist, it’s one of the most versatile pieces you’ll make. Spend a fraction on bead material instead of paying $60 to $80 for one at the better department stores . Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Think new, think spring green, pink, violet, purple, etc. Doesn’t that sound fresh and fun? Join Kat in a new lariat class to make and wear with all your Spring ensembles. Embellish with flower shaped beads, dragonfly charms, pearls, Swarovski crystals, or whatever strikes your fancy. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Don't you love the look of beach jewelry? Don't we all want to be Arial? Well, maybe not, but summer jewelry is fun and meant to be whimsical. Join Kat in this new lariat class designed just for summer. Using a color palette in watery, aqua blues and sea foam green, beach glass, shell charms pearls and Swarovski crystal, this lariat has countless possibilities. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Leaves take center stage in the Fall Lariat. Warm colors in seed beads, pearls, Swarovski crystal, leaf focal beads, etc. make for a rich, tonal piece you’ll want to wear through out the Fall season . Sign up early, spaces are limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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It’s an icy wonderland with this crystal, pearl & seed bead lariat. Silver leaves and pine cones perfectly embellish this piece. A monochromatic palette makes this lariat stunning . Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Lillypilly? Has Kat gone completely bonkers? Exquisitely CO2 laser-etched Mother of Pearl shells carved into pendant shapes or focals, these pendants are used to highlight your necklace design. Kat has combined them with a myriad of beads, crystals and pearls to make a stunning multi-strand necklace. The perfect piece to wear this summer. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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You asked for it and now it’s here. Learn to make gorgeous linked jewelry using large focal beads or stones to create high-end looking pieces that make a statement. Add a pendant or keep it simple with just the stones or focal beads. Either way, it’s a beauty . Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make those multi-strand knotted necklaces, now is your chance. The look of the necklace can go from casual to elegant, depending upon your beads, crystals, or stones. Kat will show you how to get the knots right next to the beads. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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If you’ve been stringing necklaces for awhile, you know that usually the biggest challenge is finishing off, especially when you have multiple strands. There are a variety of methods to multi-strand stringing. Join Kat and learn the mysteries of multi-strands. Prior stringing and finishing knowledge is a must. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Pearl knotting is relatively easy once you get the hang of it, and there isn’t any great mystery. It’s all about making a simple knot. There are a couple of ways to finish, and voila, you’re good to go and you’ve just re-knotted that pearl necklace you haven’t worn in years! Pearls aren’t the only material you can knot. Beads work just as well. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Want to ornament your fingers with scrumptious, eye candy? Kat will show you how to work wire into a fabulous ring with a great focal bead, crystals, pearls, stones, etc. Make it funky, chunky, or sparkly. It’s whatever you want. Wear or bring a ring so we can size your Ring Bling to fit you. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Are you ready to learn a really cool ring? Kat received special permission from Eclectica’s Irina Miech to teach Irina’s technique of a wire worked ring that uses a bunch of 4 mm Swarovski crystal. When Kat made her sample, it reminded her of a tide pool anemone. Any color will do and you can work it in silver or copper. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Join Kat in a wire work pendant class. You'll form wire into a beautiful starfish shape and fill it with beads, pearls and crystals. Just in time for Summer. Wire working skills helpful, but not necessary.
Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Swarovski Crystal Drop Earrings Learn to make stunning Swarovski Crystal Drop earrings with chain in this earring class. You can also make them with beads or pearls if you prefer. Perfecting a closed wrap loop is one of the skills you’ll refine. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Swarovski Crystal Drop Necklace Learn to make the gorgeous Swarovski Crystal Drop necklace seen in the Bead Lounge. It can be made with bicones, rounds or a combination of both. This necklace has a high end look for a fraction of the retail price. Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Learn the intricacies of stringing a multi-strand necklace, but finishing it as a single strand. The engineering in this piece is unique and requires specific materials. It uses both larger focal beads, and small to medium beads to create a beautiful necklace that isn’t too heavy to wear . Sign up early, space is limited to 6 students. Age 18 & up. 2 1/2 hours. $30.00 |
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Other Classes and Projects If you wish to take a class in the curriculum that is not currently being offered on Kat’s calendar, or if you prefer a private lesson, call Kat and request a class time. |
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