Call Luz today for more details. 847-966-2323 Descriptions of the classes are below the calendars Call today for details!! 847-966-2323    Weaving Workshops Spiral Rope You will learn to use the spiral rope weaving stitch to turn a variety of beads into a piece of jewelry that you will treasure or to give as a special gift. This technique is easy to master and you'll be amazed at how quickly your weaving becomes a beautiful bracelet or necklace. Brick Stitch Earrings These earrings are fun. Not only are they quick to make and wonderful to wear. The concept used in the creation of these earrings can be applied to other designs. Right Angle Weave – Bracelet Right angle weave creates many great looking pieces. This class is suitable for beginners. Netted Bracelet Learn the basics of netting with this delicate lacy bracelet. Wire Working Workshops Rosary Making Workshop You will learn basic wire working skills while creating a beautiful rosary to cherish forever. Make a special gift to give them on their birthday, first communions or easter. You can make this very inexpensive depending on the beads you pick. Perfect for beginning wire worker.  Cocktail Rings Perfect for beginning wire worker.  Create 3 wire wrapped rings. Beads, Chain and Wire Linking Learn how to permanently link beads together with this wire wrapping technique using wire and chain links. Prerequisite Earring II Wire Sculpting Learn how to work with wire and create free forming lines. Stringing Workshops Beginning Beading Learn the basics on beads, findings, stringing materials, tools, and how to get started in the wonderful world of beading. You will make a necklace or bracelet in this workshop.  Knotting Basics Learn how to knot your most treasured pearls or beads. Tin Cup Knotting Spacing beads with knots using silk or nylon bead cord. Basic Earring I Great for beginners! You will learn the basic techniques to create earrings using head pins & eye pins. You will complete 3 pairs of earrings. Earring II Learn the basics of wire wrapping. You will complete 3 pairs of earrings. This technique can be applied to linking beads for necklaces and bracelets.  Prerequisite: Basic Earrings I Beaded Lariat Using random beads & stringing  wire the finished piece can be worn wrapped twice around the neck or folded and looped through itself. Chainmaille Workshops $35.00 Tuesday Nights 6pm (2hour) Precise sizes rings are necessary for all of the Chainmaille classes; therefore a custom rings kit must be purchased on the day of the workshop. Pick the workshop you are interested in learning, and then pick the Tuesday that is convenient for you. We will check our registration log, and as long as the date is available your workshop will take place that day. Samples of designs are available in the store. Shaggy Loops – Intro         Celtic Vision Start Pendant     Double Spiral      Japanese Lace    Helm Flower     Dragon scale     Byzantine      Euro 4 in 1 Open Beading Nights It is a free event every Tuesday night. Feel free to bring along any of your own beads, findings and tools, as long as you keep track of what items you use from our inventory. We will be on hand to answer any questions, however, these evenings are for those with previous experience to explore and expand their skills and create new friendships. If you need help getting started, please sign up for one of our Beginning Beading Workshops. Workshop Registration   You may register for a workshop: v     In person v     By telephone (with a credit card)   You may pay for a workshop by: v     Cash, Visa, Master Card, Discover v     American Express or Debit   Cancellations and Refunds v     Within 2 days (48-Hours) notice prior to the start of the workshop and receive store credit of the workshop value minus (Less) $5.00 cancellation fee.   v     There are no CASH, CREDIT, DEBIT, or CHECK refunds on workshop.   v     Cancellations made with less than a 2 day (48-Hour) notice will forfeit the entire fee SORRY NO EXCEPTIONS   There are NO REFUNDS on workshops, unless we cancel the workshop.    Reminder:   v     Registration is Required for all workshops   v     Write your workshop dates in your calendar   v     Receive a 15% off discount on products purchased for your workshop. Does not apply to all workshops.   v     (Discounts do not apply on already reduced items, clearance or  promotions) and Cannot be combined with any other offer, Frequent beader cards or specials   v     Please be prompt to workshops   v     Workshops are designed for age 15 years and older   v     Please do not bring a guest to the workshop   v     Materials for all workshops must be purchased on the day of your workshop at Adelia’s Closet. You may not bring any                            beads or other items from home.

Meet your teacher, Ednah! Ednah Rivera was Born in Rio Piedras, Ruerto Rico. She grew up in Chicago where she earned a Bachelor Degree in Education from Northeastern Illinois university and a Masters Degree in Administration and Supervision in Education from Loyola University. She taught elementary education during 25 years in the Chicago Public Schools and for ten years she was an Assistant Principle. After serving in education for 35 years,  she retired two years ago. This is when she started beading as a hobby and gradually discovered a love for wire sculpting as it provided more of a challenge. Ednah has been wire-sculpting since then! Other than the basic wire classes she is pretty much self taught in wire-sculpting. "Wiring gives me an opportunity to express my creative side while still incorporating beads and crystals to embellish the semi-precious stones and cabochons I sculpt". Ednah loves teaching her craft as much as she enjoys creating her wire-scupting pieces.                    "'n' it's all right now, learned my lesson well, You see, ya can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself" Rick Nelson

Where did the TIN CUP come from?

All eyes landed on the pearl station necklace, better known as the Tin Cup necklace. The style was a smash after actress Rene Russo, to the dismay of her directors, wore designer Wendy Brigode's spaced-pearl necklace in back-to-back starring roles in fall 1996 – in the movie that became the style's namesake and two months later in Ransom. The original design by Brigode used 7mm to 8mm baroque Japanese cultured pearls strung with even spaces between. Takeoffs abounded at the trade shows that winter: versions used freshwater cultured pearls, dyed pearls, gold and silver chains, even Tahitian black pearls spaced to save on cost. Many jewelers also don't know that "Tin Cup necklace," the term used frequently on signs and in conversation, is a protected name, though Brigode is not legally defending it. "Warner Bros. gave me permission to use 'Tin Cup' as a trademark of that movie, so theoretically no one else can use it," she says. The politically correct and legally precise alternative: "cultured pearl station necklace." – by Stacey King Wendy Brigode's Tin Cup necklace started the station craze.           http://www.professionaljeweler.com/archives/articles/1998/jul98/0798gn1.html