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August 2010 Schedule
2059 S. Main Street, in the Field Shopping Center, Morton, IL 61550-2915
Phone: 309-266-7884 www.pumpkinglass.com teresa@pumpkinglass.com
We offer a 10% Discount* for purchases made by students on the day of the class!
You must pre-register. Pre-registration with payment of class fee is required. Refunds will be given only if we cancel the class, or if space can be filled from a waiting list.
August Classes
5 Hobnail Cuff NEW!
5 Chinese Sparkler NEW!
12 Petite Posy NEW!
12 Triplets Necklace NEW!
14 Design Your own Pendant
14 Ring a Ding NEW!
19 Mixed Marriage NEW!
21 Make- It Take-It - Greek to Me NEW!
21 Earthly Hues NEW!
26 Crochet Explosion NEW!
26 Natural Inspiration NEW!
28 Centipede Chainmaille NEW!
28 Fall Foliage NEW!
Hobnail Cuff (Easy Intermediate and up) New!
Sterling strip, fine wire and pearls or natural stones combine to make this wire woven cuff bracelet with a self closure.
Students taking this class need to have some basic wire work skills to be successful.
Instructor: Jeannie Mulligan
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $27
Ages: Adult
Date: Thursday, August 5th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Chinese Sparkler (Easy Intermediate and up) New!
Do you love the Chinese crystal rhondells but are wondering what to do with them other than stringing? We set our little pea brains to work on that one and came up with this simple stitched bracelet. Three rows of stitching turned out this slinky little number that looks like a million bucks.
Students need to have beginning stitching skills to be successful in this class. You may not finish this bracelet in class, but will learn all techniques necessary to finish at home.
Instructor: Lisa Woldow
Class Fee: $20 Kit Fee: $27
Ages: Adult
Date: Thursday, August 5th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Ring a Ding (Beginner) New!
Need a ring for every finger? Rings are great projects for those of us with short attention spans because they work up fast! Students will learn to texture fine silver wire (99% silver) using multiple texture plate, melt the ends, blacken with liver of sulfur and then shape the ring on a mandrel.
Instructor: Jeannie Mulligan
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $23 (Includes texture plates and wire for one ring. Additional wire will be available for $15 for students wanting to make more than one ring)
Ages: Adult
Date: Saturday, August 14th, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Design Your Own Pendant (Beginner and up)
Chose from pre-cut, high quality dichroic and art glass pieces in a rainbow of colors to layer and design your own fused glass pendant! Make as many as you wish for $9 each. We will fuse them for you and even attach a bail to string it from in sterling or gold plate. Pick up will be the following day to allow for glass fusing and cooling.
Instructor: Teresa Kodatt
Supplies in kit:
- glass for a 1" to 1 1/2" pendant
- choice of silver or gold bail
Ages: 15 and up, or under 15 if accompanied by an adult
Class Fee: FREE Kit Fee: $9 for each pendant
Date: Saturday, August 14th, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Triplets Necklace (Intermediate) New!
This trio of textured beaded circles connected with chain and links makes a pretty and versatile necklace appropriate for any occasion.
Students need to have beginning stitching skills to be successful in this class. You may not finish this necklace in class, but will learn all techniques necessary to finish at home.
Instructor: Jeannie Mulligan
Class Fee: $20 Kit Fee: $39
Ages: Adult
Dates: Thursday, August 12th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Petite Posy (Beginner) New!
Make this necklace around a floral focal you will construt with a brass stamping and handmade beads. We will then guild it with silver paste for a little sparkle and make a pair of earrings.
Instructor: Teresa Kodatt
Class Fee: $20 Kit Fee: $42 with earrings, $33 with necklace only
Ages: Adult
Dates: Thursday, August 12th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Mixed Marriage (Beginner) New! 
Make this set with a mix of copper tones, pearls, seeds beads and crystals. A great beginner class for learning how to string using flexible beading cable and wirework for drop earrings.
Instructor: Annette Fisher
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $28
Ages: Adult
Date: Thursday, August 19th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Make-It Take-It - Greek to Me(Beginner and up) New! 
Make this leather and mixed metal project out of Greek raku beads and beads plated with 22kt gold, fine silver and copper. Students will learn to make their own copper S Hooks from 14 gauge wire.
Class Fee: $FREE, Kit Fee: materials prices at $30, make it for $19!
Ages: 12 and up (younger kids welcome with an adult helper)
Dates: Saturday, August 21st, anytime between 10:00am - 4:00pm
Please call to reserve your kit so we are sure to have enough materials for everyone!
Earthly Hues (Intermediate) New!
Use metallic cubes and rounds to create a sculptural necklace with tubular herringbone weave in a rich earth-toned, monochromatic color theme.
Beginning stitching skills are required to be successful in this class. Students may not finish this project during class time but will learn all techniques necessary to complete it at home.
Instructor: Jeannie Mulligan
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $26 (includes Beadwork, August/September 2010, bring yours if you already have one)
Ages: Adult
Date: Saturday, August 21st, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Crochet Explosion (Beginner) New!
Crochet beads on colorful threads in chain stitch to make this multi-stranded necklace then combine them with funky fibers and finish with end caps and closure. Kits designed by Ann Benson from Beads East.
Peyote stitched end caps and toggle are also included in the directions with each kit, but will not be covered in class. Students can choose to make them on their own after class instead of using the metal caps and hook.
Instructor: Teresa Kodatt
Class Fee: $20 Kit Fee: $45
Ages: Adult
Dates: Thursday, August 26th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Natural Inspiration (Intermediate) NEW!
Embellish a brass leaf with tendrils of wire and crystals.
Students should have basic wire working skills before taking this class.
Instructor: Jeannie Mulligan
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $16
Ages: Adult
Dates: Thursday, August 26th, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Centipede Chainmaille (Beginner/Intermediate) New! 
Students taking this class don't need to have beginning chainmaille skills, but it will be more challenging. Students may not finish this project during class time but will learn all techniques to complete it at home.
Instructor: Jeannie Mulligan
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $46 for sterling, $12 for sterling filled/or copper
Not included in Kit: Clasp
Ages: Adult
Date: Saturday, August 28th, 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Fall Foliage (Beginner) New!
Learn to use the new Image Transfer Solution to put a picture on a brass pendant then stitch an explosion of vintage lucite leaves and flowers along a strung necklace using a nifty construction technique.
Instructor: Teresa Kodatt
Class Fee: $20, Kit Fee: $29
Ages: Adult
Date: Saturday , August 28th, 10:30am - 1:00pm
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