Floral Medallion Class with Czechmates SuperDuos

We had a cancellation in Friday night's Burgeoning Blossom class.  If you are interested (or want to switch from Saturday to Friday night), please let us know.

Bead Street's recent class on our Floral Medallion was a great success.  Gals worked really hard on this difficult pattern but got pretty far in their progress.  Can't wait to see the other finished bracelets.

Great fall colorway with SuperDuos
and Czech glass rounds.

This project works well with a button as a clasp.

We had three students that wanted to create the original turquoise and bronze colors

Kathy wasn't too happy with her first choice of colors
until she got farther along.
I think absolutely beautiful bracelet,

Created by Amanda - a new beginning beader.
She also selected beautiful colors and
did wonderful work for one of her first projects.

Beaded with translucent CzechMates SuperDuos,
I thought it looked like a different pattern.
Love these colors.

This class will be repeated again in December.  If you would like to learn this pattern, stop in and let us know.  You can click on CLASSES in the above header to see a list of other classes already scheduled.

More Classes with Metals and Two Hole Lentils

We had a very exciting and busy weekend.  We had a full house for both Saturday classes  and have scheduled a couple of overflow classes.

October 23rd, Wednesday, from 1:00 to 3:00 another Lentille Bracelet class created by Adele Kimpell.

The gals had a great time with this one and
 many started a second bracelet.
Don't remember who started this one
but hopefully will get photos whenever it is completed.

October 25th, Friday, 1:00 to 4:00, another  Harvest Embossed Bracelet. You will get to emboss metal, patina it with color and then tie the look together with dangling wire wrapped beads.  We have room for one more person (or 2 if you already know how to wire wrap).

October 26th, Saturday, 1:00 to 4:00, Parisian Lace is our new stitch utilizing the new CzechMates two hole Brick beads

November 1st, Friday, 6:30 to 9:00 Burgeoning Blossoms is FULL.

November 2nd, Saturday, 1:00 to 3:30, Burgeoning Blossoms with the new CzechMates two hole Bricks and new Czech Baby Rose Petals.
  

More information is listed under the CLASSES tab at top of this blog.

You can call the store 336-9707 to reserve a spot in these classes. We are also in the process of scheduling November and December. If there is something you'd like to take, send us an email or call the store to request a class.

Czechmates Two Hole Lentils, Bricks and Metal Classes

Bead Street store hours for October are Wednesday through Friday, 11:30 to 6 and Saturdays, 11:30 to 5.  We still have lighting and signage to do and then we will be open additional days and maybe even Sundays for the holiday season.

We now have our class display cabinet set up with the new class samples for all the new CzechMates two hole beads; Lentils, Bricks, Super Duos, and the new Rizos and Rullas.  

CLASS SCHEDULE:

Friday, October 18th, 6:30 to 9 - Floral Medallion Bracelet made with CzechMates Super Duos and Size 11 seedbeads.  And you can even just make a couple pieces into fabulous dangling earrings.

Saturday, October 19th, 1:00 to 3:00. our new Harvest Embossed Bracelet.  You will get to emboss metal, patina it with color and then tie the look together with dangling wire wrapped beads. 

Saturday, October 19th 1:00 to 4:00, Adele Kimpell's Lentille Bracelet constructed with herringbone stitch and the new CzechMates two hole Lentils.  

Saturday, October 26th, 1:00 to 4:00, Parisian Lace is our new stitch utilizing the CzechMates two hole Brick beads.

Friday, November 1st, 6:30 to 9:00 Burgeoning Blossoms with the new CzechMates two hole Bricks and new Czech baby petals.  

Bead Street Opening Date

For those of you who read this blog on a regular basis and are just dying to get your hands on some seed beads, or see some of the new beads, or even just touch the samples of  Bead Street's great classes coming soon, Saturday, August 24th is the day.  

Many people have been working night and day (literally) to get this accomplished - we are not there yet and the Grand Re-opening will be held later.  But we do have the Czech glass wall up, the Pearl and Semi-Precious wall is organized (mostly) and all of our seed beads are out.  You can see 11/0's, 8/0's, 6/0's, and 15/0's in the seed beads. There are cubes in 1.5mm, 1.8mm, 3mm and 4mm sizes.   Peanuts, Twins, Tilas, and of course the Czechmate Two-hole Lentils, Tiles, Daggers, Super Duos, and Bricks  will be available as well as the regular Lentils, and Drops, and Bugles.  The Hex beads in size 11, 8 and 15's are tubed and available and even some Triangle seed beads (I think size 11's).

Gosh.  This seems like a lot and we still have so many other boxes to  price and organize (including the new Rullas, Rizos,  8mm Rose Petals and new colors of Bricks and Two-hole Lentils). Okay, now I am really, really tired just reading this.

Here are photos of some of the class samples you can see.  I am still waiting for project samples from some of our instructors before I can post the entire schedule but from what I've heard and seen so far - it's going to be so much fun.

New pattern using the new Czechmate Two-hole lentils and Czechmate Tiles

This beautiful wire bracelet created by Beth.
 She is one of our new instructors and will be teaching
something very similar.

Wire wrap samples and Metal Etching projects.

Our original design - Parisian Lace, using the
Czechmate Two-hole Bricks and  Tiles.

Another wire project

And all of the Czechmate Super Duo projects that you have seen on this blog over the last year.

Our new building is located at 5509 Glenwood, just north of Shorty's - not quite across from the Hawks Stadium.  Open this Saturday, August 24th from 11:30 to 5:00, and then closed until Wednesday, August 28th.  We will be open  4 days a week (Wednesday thru Saturday)  until we get everything arranged and return from a couple of buying trips.  

Hope to see you soon.  And, if you have been beading - would love to see your projects as well.

New Czechmate 2-hole Brick Beads

Another new pattern we're calling Parisian Lace.  I think you've seen the black and silver version when we announced the new Czechmate two-hole Brick beads in a January post.  Here are samples of some of the other colors of these new beads.

I am currently finishing up the pattern for this bracelet.  So, for those of you who have asked, it will be available soon. 

I think these colors are to die for.
 Beaded by Lucy, I liked this so well,
 I had to make one just like it.

Sue's version, also beautiful
and I think I will have to bead these colors as well.
 I guess I'm going to have a bunch of these
bracelets when I'm done.

Great colors for summer.

This one looks much better in person.
 Some of the seed beads are a beautiful opal color.

This is Janet's with fabulous, pastel, springy colors.
 Check out her blog HERE for the finished version. 
Love how she used the mixed, yummy,
 opal colored seedbeads.

New Two-Hole Lentil Beads

Father, please forgive me for I have sinned, it has been two months since my last confessi....... er, blog post. How did that happen?

I am alive, a lot going on and I'll tell you some of it - but not now.  Today I want to show you some of the new two-hole lentil beads introduced at Tucson in February.

Notice how the beads stand up above the bracelet.
This is my original design I created for the
 Trendsetters, for a jewelry display in Tucson

We got together to give Sue a 'send-off'.
  She is traveling in Germany, Czech Republic,
 and Austria with a group of teenagers.
 So we thought she needed a new pattern
to bead on the plane

Another beautiful version

We need to name this but so far all we 
could come up with was "Centipede". 
We didn't think that was very flattering, 
so if you have an idea, 
please let me know.

Virginia is now back from her trip to Panama
and her niece came here to visit.
She doesn't speak English very well
but Virginia translated for her and
below is her finished bracelet.

For a beginner, she did beautiful work.

And of course, Janet's version,  Beautiful! 
And we thought it looked fabulous with the
 chainmaille bracelet she made in the last class.
See more of this on her blog. Here

New CzechMate Two Hole Beads

Some time ago I was asked to be part of Starman's Trendsetter group.  With this I get to see  the new bead shapes and new colors they have selected to be manufactured for the year. These new bead shapes will be introduced at Tucson in just a couple of weeks.  Exciting things coming and here is a preview of just one of the new beads.

This is a bracelet created with the new CzechMate 2-hole Brick beads.

I call this Parisian Lace. 

This was Version 1.  This bracelet has 'grown' into
 a wider band and did remind me of Paris - hence the name.

The 2-holes match up precisely with the
Czechmate Tiles, Super Duos and 2-hole daggers.

If I remember correctly (and you know how I am),
I think there are 50 colors of the CzechMate Bricks
 that will be available in just a couple of weeks.
 Can't wait to get my hands on more of these.