2010 Workshop & Events Schedule

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All workshops are held at the Mt. Laurel Fire Hall, unless otherwise indicated. Directions to the Mt. Laurel Fire Hall are available.

If you prefer to mail in your registration, send it to:

SJBS
PO Box 1365
Merchantville, NJ 08109

October 2010

Retreat Instructor:
Shelly Nybakke

SJBS's 1st Annual BEAD RETREAT - located at Kirkridge Retreat in Bangor, PA. The retreat will take place from Friday, October 1st to Sunday, October 3rd. This members-only retreat will feature instruction by Shelly Nybakke and will feature three of Shelly's projects (details below).

Cost: $360 (balance is due on September 1, 2010).

Includes:

2 nights lodging
6 meals, including dinner Friday dinner and lunch on Sunday

Kits & Supplies - Kits and supplies are not included in the cost of the retreat.

Kits:

The kit price for the Metalsmith Match will be $60.00 and we will have several choices available.
The kit price for Hoity Toity will be $130.00 and again we should have several choices available.
There will not be a kit available for the Until I can Breath Again project.

You will need to bring the following supplies:

Project Supplies List:

Hoity Toity necklace
70 grams metal seed beads –size 11/0
374 3mm Swarovski pearls
374 3mm Swarovski bicones
14lb. Fireline
Size 11 Needle

Metalsmith Match Version 201
Approximately 75 grams 8/0 metal seed beads
Approximately 104 4mm Swarovski bicones
14 lb. Fireline
Size 10 needle (short)
* Instructions make a bangle with an inside diameter of almost 3"

Until I Can Breathe Again
One color: 4 6” tubes of seed beads
Two colors: 3 6” tubes for main color and 2 6” tubes for accent
3mm Swarovski bicones(for the one pictured, I used 1350 bicones; if you were to add biconeson the last loop of each, you would need 234)
10lb. Fireline
Size 12 Needle
* Option: I have also used 3mm Swarovski pearls, 2.5mm cornerlesscubes or no embellishment at all and just gone with an accent color in the seed beads

Shelley Nybakke teaches a variety of classes, including her favorite, layered right-angle weave. The first weaving class she ever attended, she pretended she forgot an appointment and left early because she hated it so much and was fumbling around lost with even threading the needle. After that setback, she purchased Carol Wilcox Wells' book, Creative Bead Weaving, and hasn't looked back. So from making hundreds of memory wire bracelets to now teaching around the country, she really believes anything is possible. Her motto is "A day without beads is hardly worth getting out of bed for." Shelley can be contacted at shelley@thebeadparlor.com, or via her web site, www.thebeadparlor.com.

Sorry, but all spaces for the retreat have been filled! A waiting list application can be submitted to be added to our waiting list. (First come first serve, no guarantee of being added to the list of attendees.)

Retreat Projects:
Friday, October 1, 2010 - Until I Can Breathe Again

Saturday, October 2, 2010 - Hoity Toity (One side crystals version, one side pearls version)

Sunday, October 3, 2010 - A MetalSmith's Match Version 201

Click here for local expos, shows, and more. Most events offer beading classes and/or demos.

For questions or futher information on these special events, unless otherwise noted, please contact Piper by email at: programs@southjerseybeadsociety.org.