Thursday, January 14, 2016

Iris

Neflix now has "Iris" which is a documentary on Iris Apfel.  If you like fashion, jewelry, and beads you need to watch this movie.  She is 94 years old and FABULOUS


Her clothing and jewelry collections are something to drool over.  I would love to spend a day going through her closets. She wears flamboyant outfits and massive necklaces with such ease and confidence and looks great doing it. Style and individuality...she's doing it right!!



One of my favorite quotes of hers....

"I never felt pretty, I don’t feel pretty now; I’m not a pretty person. I don’t like pretty, so I don’t feel badly. And I think it worked out well, because… when you’re somebody like myself, in order to get around and be attractive, you have to develop something, you have to learn something, and have to do something, so you become a bit more interesting. And when you get older, you get by on that. Anyway, I don’t happen to like pretty. Most of the world is not with me, but I don’t care."


Friday, January 1, 2016

Bead and Button 2016

It's that time of year again. Registration for the Bead and Button Show opens January 5th...just 4 short days from now.

Below are the classes that Cristina Leonard and I are teaching this year.

On Monday, June 6th, we will be teaching the Treasure Necklace class.  This class will use PMC 960 which is a combination of PMC3 and PMC Sterling.  You will get 50 grams of silver to work with and make a custom bail and lots of charms and beads to go on the necklace. To learn more about this class click here. 
 
Back by popular demand.....on Tuesday, June 7th, we will be teaching the Shadow Box Pendant. This is a double layered pendant with bail. Again, this class will use PMC 960 which is a combination of PMC3 and PMC Sterling.  You will get 50 grams of silver to work with. To learn more about this class click here. 
On Wednesday,June 8th, we will be teaching the Twisted Bronze Bow Tie Bracelet. You will have a chance to make multiple bracelets and they are so much fun to wear.  To learn more about this class click here. 

On Thursday, June 9th we will be teaching the Scratch Foam Charms class. You will get 25 grams of PMC3 and have time to make lots of charms for earrings, bracelets, and necklaces. To learn more about this class click here. 
See you in June!!