Beginner Basics - Charm Necklace
2024-01-28 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Denver)
We are excited to present our monthly Beginner Basics course! If jewelry making is something you’ve been wanting to learn, we’re teaching the fundamental techniques.
Our first project is a charm necklace. We’ll learn how to use jump rings and get some practice by creating the piece, which will be complete and wearable by the end of class!

Date: Sunday, January 28th

Instructor: Brandi

Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Difficulty: Beginner

Cost: $20, materials included

If you choose to bring your own materials, you will need:

Jewelry chain

Charm

Jump rings

Clasp

Backlit Beauty by Carole Ohl
2024-02-17 10:30 - 17:00
If you love backlit beads as much as we do, join us in making this chic design!
Date: Saturday, February 17th
Instructor: Angela
Time: 10:30am-5:00pm
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cost: $25
Materials:
10+ baroque backlit 2-hole oval cabochons
12+ Half Tilas or Tilas
7g Size 11/0 Miyuki seed beads
6 lb. Fireline
Size 10 or 11 beading needle
2 jump rings
Clasp

Candy Cane Band by Deb Roberti
2024-02-24 10:30 - 17:00 | Beads & Needs, Store Location 5154 Centennial Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80919, United States
Terry is teaching this fun, versatile band made with half Tilas and MiniDuos.
Date: Saturday, February 24th
Instructor: Terry
Time: 10:30-5:00
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost: $25, plus materials
Materials:
8/0 seed beads
11/0 seed beads
Half Tila beads
MiniDuo beads
Clasp

Beginner Basics - Earrings
2024-02-25 15:00 - 17:00
Join us for the second lesson in our monthly Beginner Basics course! If jewelry making is something you’ve been wanting to learn, we’re teaching the fundamental techniques.
Our next project is a pair of earrings. We’ll learn how to make a simple wire loop to make a pair of earrings that will be wearable by the end of class!

Date: Sunday, February 25th

Instructor: Brandi

Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Difficulty: Beginner

Cost: $20, materials included

If you choose to bring your own materials, you will need:

Head pins
Beads
Jump rings
Ear wires

Sleeping Beauty Set by Poetry in Beads
2024-03-02 10:30 - 2024-03-03 17:00 | Beads & Needs, Store Location 5154 Centennial Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80919, United States
We’re hosting a 2-day tutorial for this pendant, bracelet, and earring set designed by Michelle Snyder of Poetry in Beads. Wearing this set will make you feel like royalty!
Date: Saturday, March 2nd & Sunday, March 3rd
Instructor: Jeannine
Time: 10:30-5:00
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cost: $50 for both days, plus materials
Materials for Pendant:
1 18mm Rivoli
12 7mm 2-hole cabochons
24 4mm round beads
36 3mm round beads
12 4mm bicones
Size 11/0 Delica beads
Size 11/0 seed beads
Size 15/0 seed beads
Materials for Bracelet (amount will vary by length of bracelet):
7mm 2-hole cabochons
3mm round beads
4mm round beads
4mm bicones
Size 11/0 seed beads
Size 15/0 seed beads
Clasp
Jump rings
Materials for Earrings:
2 7mm 2-hole cabochons
16 4mm round beads
16 3mm round beads
8 4mm bicones
2 drop beads (optional)
Size 11/0 seed beads
Size 15/0 seed beads
Ear wires

Maple Bracelet by Yuliya Abelovich
2024-03-09 10:30 - 17:00
This bracelet designed by Yuliya Abelovich of Wonderful Jewelry Shop uses Honeycomb and Kite beads for links that fit together just right!
Date: Saturday, March 9th
Instructor: Angela
Time: 10:30-5:00
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cost: $25, plus materials
Materials:
Honeycomb beads
Kite beads
15/0 seed beads
3mm round beads
3mm Fire Polish beads
Fireline
Two needles
Clasp
Jump rings

Snake Bracelet
2024-03-16 10:30 - 15:00 | Beads & Needs, Store Location 5154 Centennial Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80919, United States
This clasp-free bracelet was designed in house, right here at Beads & Needs! It uses elastic instead of a clasp for easy wear. This simple design allows for endless variations, and is slinky enough to stack!
Date: Saturday, March 16th
Instructor: Brandi
Time: 10:30-3:00
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost: $30, material kit included

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Beginner Basics - Beaded Bracelet
2024-03-17 15:00 - 17:00
On March 17th, we continue our beginner basics course! This time, our project is a simple beaded bracelet. We’ll learn how to string beads onto elastic and get some practice by creating the piece – or pieces, if time allows – which will be complete and wearable by the end of class!
Date: Sunday, March 17th
Instructor: Brandi
Time: 3:00-5:00
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost: $20, materials included

If you choose to bring your own materials, you will need:
Size 8/0 seed beads
Elastic

Faenza Beaded Bead
2024-03-23 10:30 - 15:00
This coreless beaded bead was designed by Nela Kábelová. It can be made narrower, in a rondelle shape, or a full round. Once complete, you can string them directly onto chain – no further weaving needed!

Date: Saturday, March 23rd
Instructor: Terry
Time: 10:30-3:00
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cost: $25, plus materials

Material (for one bead):
Miniduo (approx. 2 grams)
Superduo ( approx. 2 grams)
8/0 seed beads (approx. 1 grams)
15/0 seed beads (approx. 1 gram)
11/0 seed beads (approx. 2 grams)
Beading needle and thread

Candy Earrings from par Puca
2024-04-13 10:30 - 15:30 | Beads & Needs, Store Location 5154 Centennial Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80919, United States
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔲🔲🔲 Easy
Instructor: Terry
Cost: $20 + Materials
Materials Needed:
2x 18mm Cabochons
Samos Beads
15° & 11° Seed Beads
2x Drops
EarWires

Beginner Basics - Wire Wrapped Loop
2024-04-14 15:00 - 17:00
April 14th, we continue our beginner basics course! This time, our project is a wire wrapped loop. We’ll learn how to create a wrapped loop and get some practice by creating the piece – or pieces, if time allows – which will be complete and wearable by the end of class!
Date: Sunday, April 14th
Instructor: Brandi
Time: 3:00-5:00
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost: $20, materials included
If you choose to bring your own materials, you will need:
20 gauge wire
Earring findings or chain, jump rings, and clasp
Beads of any kind as long as the hole will accommodate 20 gauge wire!

Echoes of Erte Bracelet
2024-04-20 10:30 - 17:00
The Echoes of Erte Bracelet, designed by Norma Jean Dell, lets your 2 hole cabochons be the star of the show!

Date: Saturday, April 20th
Instructor: Jeannine
Time: 10:30-5:00
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔳🔲🔲 Intermediate
Cost: $25, plus materials

Materials:
5x8mm GemDuos
6mm 2 hole cabochons/Candy beads
11/0 seed beads – 2 colors
15/0 seed beads – 2 colors
3 strand clasp
Needle
6lb Fireline

Kashmir Earrings by Nela Kabelova
2024-05-11 10:30 - 15:00
As the designer describes, these are “Gorgeous, easy and fast to make earrings, inspired by patterns found on oriental textiles.”
Date: Saturday, May 11th
Instructor: Jeannine
Time: 10:30-3:00
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cost: $20, plus materials
Materials:
Superduo (32 pcs)
15/0 Japanese seed beads (approx. 1 gram)
11/0 Japanese seed beads (approx. 2.5 grams)
3mm round beads (20 pcs)
Matubo 8/0s (2 pcs)
8mm round glass beads (2 pcs)
Beading needle and thread

Sparkle Ring by Sharon Rawson
2024-05-18 10:30 - 15:00 | Beads & Needs, Store Location 5154 Centennial Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80919, United States
This super-twinkly beauty was created by our friend Sharon Rawson.
It features 36 bicones to bring out your inner shine, or just blind the haters.
Instructor: Darcie M.
Cost: $30 + Materials
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔲🔲🔲 Easy
Materials Needed:
34 FirePolish size 3mm
15° Seed Beads
3mm Bicones – 18 in Color A, & 18 in Color B
(it’s best to use two contrasting color bicones)

Beaded Iris
2024-05-25 10:30 - 15:30 | Beads & Needs, Store Location 5154 Centennial Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80919, United States
Darcie’s back with another beautiful, beaded flower!
Date: May 25, 2024
Time: 10:30am – 3:30pm
Instructor: Darcie M.
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔲🔲🔲 Moderately Easy
(This is a little larger than previous flowers we’ve done, so some experience would be helpful.)
Cost: $30 with stem wire & tape provided
Materials Needed:
Size 11° Seed Beads in Purple, Green, Blue Yellow, & White
24ga Wire in green & a dark shade, such as Black, Hematite, Purple, or Blue

Gwydir Pendant and Bracelet
2024-06-01 - 2024-06-02
Join us for a 2 day workshop where Jeannine is teaching us the Gwydir pendant and bracelet, designed by Michelle Snyder. The earring pattern is included but will not be taught in class.

Date: June 1 and 2, 2024
Time: 10:30am – 4:00pm
Instructor: Jeannine
Cost: $50 + Materials
Difficulty: Intermediate

Materials Needed for Bracelet:
2-hole Ginkgo beads
3mm round beads
4mm round beads
11/0 seed beads
15/0 seed beads

Materials Needed for Pendant:
16mm rivoli
2-hole Ginkgo beads
3mm pearls or round beads
4mm pearls or round beads
11/0 delica beads
11/0 seed beads
15/0 seed beads

Slinky Baroque Bracelet
2024-06-08 10:30 - 17:00 | Beads & Needs, Store Location 5154 Centennial Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO, 80919, United States
Slinky Baroque Bracelet
Designed by Michele Klous of Many Stitches
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔲🔲🔲 Easy
Instructor: Angela
Cost: $25 + Materials
Materials:
15° & 11° Seed Beads
8° Seed Beads, or 2.2mm Spacer Bead
3mm Bicones
Superduos
Kite Beads
Baroque 2-Hole Cabs
Clasp & Jump Rings

Tapered Net Bracelet
2024-06-15 10:30 - 15:30
The Tapered Net bracelet is easier than it looks and so versatile! It can be made 2 or 3 netted strands wide, and allows for the use of a variety of beads, resulting in widely different looks from the same pattern!

Date: June 15, 2024

Time: 10:30am – 3:30pm

Instructor: Terry

Cost: $25 + Materials

Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔲🔲🔲 Easy

Materials Needed for Double:

16 6mm 2-hole diagonal beads (Silky or Honeycomb)

18 6mm fire polish or round beads

106 4mm O beads

186 8/0 seed beads

2-strand clasp

Materials Needed for Triple:

24 6mm 2-hole diagonal beads (Silky or Honeycomb)

28 6mm fire polish or round beads

152 4mm O beads

298 8/0 seed beads

3-strand clasp

Romantic Bracelet by Sidonia's Beads
2024-06-22 10:30 - 15:00
Come make this Romantic bracelet, designed by Szidonia Petki of Sidonia’s Beads.
Date: June 22, 2024
Time: 10:30am – 3:00pm
Instructor: Jeannine
Cost: $25 + Materials
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔳🔲🔲 Intermediate
Materials for a 6.5” bracelet (w/o clasp):
3g 8/0 seed beads
1g 11/0 seed beads
1.1g 15/0 seed beads – 1st color
0.5g 15/0 seed beads – 2nd color
1.5g 3,4mm drop beads
40pc 4mm round beads
20pc 3mm bicones
5pc 8mm rivolis
Size 12 or 10 beading needle
6lb Fireline beading thread
Clasp

Beginner Basics - Crimp
2024-06-23 15:00 - 17:00
We continue with Beginner Basics, learning to crimp. We will practice using crimping pliers to secure beads and findings onto flex wire, and will leave with a completed project!Date: Sunday, June 23rdInstructor: BrandiTime: 3:00pm-5:00pmDifficulty: BeginnerCost: $20, materials includedIf you choose to bring your own materials, you will need:
Flex wire
Crimp beads
Crimping pliers
Beads of your choice
Clasp

Beezzzzz Bracelet
2024-06-29 10:30 - 17:00
Designed by Akke Jonkhof of Akkesieraden, the Beezzzzz Bracelet is fun to say and wear! This honeycomb-heavy cuff is simple but eye-catching!
Date: June 29, 2024
Time: 10:30am – 5:00pm
Instructor: Terry
Cost: $25 + Materials
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔲🔲🔲 Easy
Materials for a 6” bracelet (w/o clasp):
61 Honeycomb beads
218 O beads
72 Superduo beads
Clasp

Primrose Bracelet
2024-07-13 10:30 - 15:30
Teacup beads and GemDuos work together in this bracelet to create a delicate floral pattern.
Date: July 13, 2024
Time: 10:30am – 3:30pm
Instructor: Terry
Cost: $20 + Materials
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔳🔲🔲 Intermediate
Materials – Measures 6 1/4” before clasp:
36 GemDuos
72 Teacups, Color 1
68 Teacups, Color 2
53 8/0 Seed Beads
38 15/0 Seed Beads
2 Jump Rings
6 lb FireLine
Clasp

Toffie Bracelet
2024-07-20 10:30 - 15:00
The Toffie Bracelet features waves of StormDuo and Ginko beads to dance on your wrist.
Date: June 20, 2024
Time: 10:30am – 3:00pm
Instructor: Jeannine
Cost: $25 + Materials
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔲🔲🔲 Easy
Materials:
StormDuo beads
Ginko Beads
3 mm round beads
15/0 seed beads
Fireline 6 lb
Two beading needles
Clasp

Victorian Lace Bracelet by Michelle Snyder
2024-07-27 10:30 - 16:00
As described by designer Michelle Snyder: This bracelet has a lovely, antique look to it that is a reminder of yesteryear!
Date: Saturday, July 27th
Instructor: Jeannine
Time: 10:30-4:00
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔳🔲🔲 Intermediate
Cost: $25, plus materials
Materials:
3mm round beads (7.5” sample has 200)
Size 15/0 seed beads
Size 11/0 seed beads in 2 colors
Jump rings
Clasp

Tape Measure Cover by Carole Ohl
2024-08-10 10:30 - 17:00
PaisleyDuos are the star of this beautiful tape measure cover designed by Carole Ohl. Cover fits 2″ diameter tape measures.
Date: August 10, 2024
Time: 10:30am – 5:00pm
Instructor: Angela
Cost: $30 + Materials
Difficulty: 🔳🔳🔳🔲🔲 Intermediate
Materials:
2 6mm rounds
100 SuperDuos
32 PaisleyDuos
32 3mm firepolish
8g size 11 Miyuki seed beads
4g size 15 seed beads
E-6000 glue (optional)
Cup button or glue-on crimp
Size 11 beading needle
6 lb. Fireline thread
2” diameter retractable tape measure
Optional: acrylic paint, brush. Some of the tape measure will show through the beading. If your tape measure is an acceptable color, great. If not, you can use acrylic paint to paint your tape measure casing.

Beginner Beadwork: Fringe Earrings
2024-08-31 10:30 - 14:00
It’s back to school season, time for learning new things – so we’re starting our Beginner Beadwork series this month!
We’re kicking things off with these lovely but simple Fringe Earrings. Show off your most dazzling beads in this classic style!
Date: Saturday, August 31st
Instructor: Brandi
Time: 10:30-2:00
Difficulty: 🔲🔲🔲🔲🔲 Beginner
Cost: $25, material kit included
If you choose to bring your own materials, you will need:
Seed beads in any size and color(s)
Hoop ear wires
Beading needle
Thread

Daisy Fay by Ruxandra Puscas
2024-09-14 10:30 - 16:00
Join us on September 14th to make the Daisy Fay bracelet, designed by Ruxandra Puscas!

Date: Saturday, September 14
Instructor: Jeannine
Time: 10:30-4:00
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cost: $25, plus materials

Materials:
Bugle (6 mm)
Size 8/0 seed beads
Size 11/0 seed beads
Size 15/0 seed beads
2 jump rings
Clasp

Special Event: Molten Necklace
2024-09-21
Heather Kingsley-Heath is coming to Beads & Needs to teach her own beautiful design!
Important Info: Registration deadline is July 30th. Class size is limited, so sign up early!
$125.00 per class, $82.00 per kit.
In the designer’s own words: A flowing tassel of metallic seed beads, Molten is a delicious mix of textures. Chatons and crystals are layered over a beaded base and bail, with interlocking rings and a beaded necklace band. A beautiful statement that takes time to create and perfect for beaders who love to work the details.
Date: Saturday, September 21st
Instructor: Heather Kingsley-Heath
Time: 10:30
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced (confident with thread tension and make thread path direction changes)
Techniques: Albion stitch, Fringing and Netting
Cost: $125, plus kit/materials
Materials:
8g size 11/0 Seed bead dark metallic A
8g size 11/0 Seed bead medium metallic B
10g size 11/0 Seed Bead dk light metallic C
5g size 11/0 Seed bead light metallic D
2g size 15/0 Seed bead dark/medium metallic E
2g size 15/0 Seed bead light metallic F
7x 8mm Chaton G
12x 4mm Bicone crystal H
24x 3mm Pearl K
Necklace clasp and 2 jump rings

Special Event: Summercourt Pendant
2024-09-22
Heather Kingsley-Heath is coming to Beads & Needs to teach her own beautiful design!
Important Info: Registration deadline is July 30th. Class size is limited, so sign up early!
$125.00 per class, $82.00 per kit.
In the designer’s own words:
With it’s ‘steeped in vintage’ style, the Summercourt necklace is a light and delicate treasure. Inspired by the graceful Quatrefoil shape found throughout English Architecture and Interior designs. The pendant has a layered and delicately detailed quatrefoil centrepiece set around a sparking cushion cut stone. Three pearl encrusted pendants shimmer as they move, while a prettily beaded bail supports a new style of beaded chain.
Date: Sunday, September 22nd
Instructor: Heather Kingsley-Heath
Time: 10:30
Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced (confident with thread tension and make thread path direction changes)
Techniques: Peyote and Albion stitch, Netting,Right Angle Weave.
Cost: $125, plus kit/materials
Materials:
Miyuki Seed beads:
8g Size 11/0 Metallic (A)
5g Size 11/0 Silverlined (B)
2g Size 15/0 Metallic (C)
3g Size 15/0 Accent (D)
3g size 8/0 seed beads (E)
26 3mm crystal pearls (F)
1 12mm square cushion crystal
1 meter 1.9mm ball chain

Squared Away by Sandra Lamoureux
2024-10-19 10:30 - 16:00
Terry is showing us how to make this romantic and versatile necklace: Squared Away, designed by Sandra Lamoureux

Date: Saturday, October 19
Instructor: Terry
Time: 10:30-4:00
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cost: $25, plus materials

Materials (per 18 inch necklace):
Pearls: 1 – 8mm and 103 – 6 mm
Bicone crystals: 8 – 4mm Color A, 7 – 4mm Color B, and 64 – 3mm Color A
Size 8/0 seed beads
Size 11/0 seed beads in 2 different colors
Size 15/0 seed beads
