Classes & Events
ARTISAN TRUNK SHOW
August 11th – August 13th
Meet the artists and see a fantastic display of silverwork from Peru!
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HAPPY NATIONAL BEADING WEEK!
JOIN US THIS SUNDAY
NOON – 4PM
It’s National Beading Week so join us in celebration with a surprise trunk show with Star’s Clasps and open bead THIS Sunday from noon to 4pm! Happy Beading!
NEW DESIGNS
FROM DIANE DENNIS
AUGUST 5TH
SURPRISE!
Star’s Beads is throwing a spontaneous trunk show with Star’s Clasps that starts NOW! Get the sneak peek of their latest creative finding before they head to Bead Fest!
Do something new this summer and get those creative ideas into motion! Your passions are what make the world go round! 
Plus its healthy for the brain, beautiful for our bodies, and speaks to the soul. 
💃🏻
FREE CLASS
Button Bracelet
BYOB! Bring your own button and CREATE! Learn to design a simple bracelet using a button as your closure. Perfect for all levels!
July 22 Sat. 12:00-4:00
*BYOB – Bring your own button but we ask that the rest of the supplies are purchased at Star’s on the day of event. String and plated crimps will be provided. (APPROX $10+)
*SEATS ARE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, WE CAN ROTATE YOU IN ANY TIME!
SUPERDUO BASKETWEAVE BRACELET
SATURDAY JULY 29TH (2-5)
ANNUAL PEARL SALE!
Are you ready?
Star’s Beads annual pearl sale is HERE!
Fabulous inventory, great deals,
& limited time only!
Coming July 7th – 9th
LEARN TO
PEARL KNOT!
Learn traditional knotting between beads and a professional way to attach a clasp. This method is appropriate for pearls and semi-precious beads. Complete a necklace of semi-precious 8mm beads in class. Good for all levels and perfect to prepare you for making malas with a beaded tassel the following Sunday, July 9th!
July 8 Sat. 10:00-1:00 $35.00
Kathy Scripka, instructor
TRUNK SHOW EXTENDED: SEED BEAD KITS
JUNE 24TH – JULY 2ND
EXTENDED TO JULY 5TH!
Never have all the parts? Not sure of your bead and color combinations? Here is your answer! KITS! Come by, see the samples in person, and pick your kit with the color combo that best fits you! Add your own baubles and beads to the mix to customize it even more! Limited time only.
A Tudor Queen’s Earrings
These earrings were inspired by the fabulous jewelry from the show The Tudors. I noticed that Henry often recycled the jewelry that he gave his wives. If you were looking, once he was done with his current queen, the jewelry often showed up on the neck of another queen! So my ode to the wives of Henry the eighth! Stitch beadwork bezels around crystals and add layers of beads, crystals and crystal pearls. Add a few dangly crystal or pearl drops on the lower edge, and ear wires and the look is complete!
Get prepared for this class and start with A Piece of Cake offered right before this class. This is an intermediate to advanced beading level project. You must be proficient in the peyote stitch and with stepping up.
June 24 Sat. 2:00-5:00 $35.00
Diane Dennis, instructor
Peyote Basics: A Piece of Cake Bracelet
This is a great seed bead 101 class; we will take it from the beginning. You will learn about the different bead sizes and shapes, about needles and thread types. So, if you’ve never tried peyote because of those little beads, why not give peyote another look with larger double size beads. Create a band of single even count peyote to fit your wrist. Embellish the sides with a ruffle of drop/fringe/dagger beads. Create closure with a bead loop and a Czech flower bead, a button or use a purchased clasp. Once you learn the technique these bracelets work up fast!
Excellent for beginners.
June 24 Sat. 10:00 – 1:00 $35.00
Diane Dennis, instructor
DON’T FORGET
Wednesdays @ 11:00
Twisted Sister
Wire Wrap Gemstone Earrings
Did you miss the first offering of this class last month? Not to worry, you have another chance! These fun, feminine, and totally twisted Wire Art earrings will delight you to Rock Out In Style! Lightweight and comfortable on the ears with built-in ear wire. You will enjoy creating these Artesian design earrings crafted by you! In this class you will use three wire techniques: weaving, coiling and wrapping around 8 mm round beads using 20g and 28g wire. Pictured in precious metal, but all colored craft metals look great too.
June 17 Sat. 2:00 – 5:00 $35.00
Lisa Hampton-Qualls, instructor
Knotted Mala with Beaded Tassel
Come learn to make a beautiful knotted Mala along with a beaded tassel. Malas are traditionally used for meditation and prayer, but they are also worn as necklaces. You may use any round stone or gemstone that holds meaning for you. There is traditionally 108 beads on each mala, along with a guru bead and tassel. Come join us in making one! This is the latest trend and there are so many tassel variations you can do from seedbeads to chain! Knotting experience is required and is being offered May 27th, the Saturday prior to this class and is great for all levels.
May 28 Sun. 12:00-4:00 $45.00
Kathy Scripka, instructor
Twisted Sister
Wire Earrings
These fun, feminine, and totally twisted Wire Art earrings will delight you to Rock Out In Style!
Lightweight and comfortable on the ears with built-in ear wire. You will enjoy creating these Artesian design earrings crafted by you! In this class you will use three wire techniques: weaving, coiling and wrapping around 8 mm round beads using 20g and 28g wire. Pictured in precious metal, but all colored craft metals look great too.
May 27 Sat. 2:00 – 5:00 $35.00
Lisa Hampton-Qualls, instructor
FREE PLAY DAY @ STAR’S SATURDAY APRIL 15th
icorne Beads are individually handcrafted in the USA by a network of highly skilled glassblowers. These beads are fashioned in a torch flame by a process called “lampworking”. Unlike most beads, which are made from ordinary or “soft” glass, Unicorne Beads are created from “hard” or borosilicate glass. Only the finest imported g
SURPRISE! Did you hear?!? All thing green are 20% off at Star’s Beads this Friday, Saturday and Sunday! That means tourmaline, peridot, green amethyst…Mmmm so yummy and delicious! Expires March 19th, 2017.
I am an opal cutter by trade. In the late 1970’s I went to Sydney to work with a group of professional opal cutters fine-tuning my skills as an opal cutter and wholesaler of Australian Bou
