Byzantine Jewelry by Bea Rivera

The student, Chris Jackson, is a bit slower than the teacher, Bea Rivera.

Making a Bracelet Watch, With Interchangeable Bracelets

Bracelet watches; with lobster claws change the color in an instant.   They are perfect for summer ease and beauty.  I just finished a peach color to match my new morganite ring, a red for July 4th, and a silver/clear to wear with anything.  Pictures of those will follow.  The watch face is a Geneva quartz made for Swarowski.

Wire Jewelry

Bea Rivera is the owner at Chic Designs,
teaching Chris Jackson at All Strung Out.

Hello friends, Yesterday I completed another class in wire jewelry.  Bea Rivera at All Strung Out and I made bracelets and necklaces using chains and colored beads to add to our collections.  I combined yellow and white wire to use with everything in the necklace, and multi-colored wires to use for everything this spring.

Teaching new muscle memory is the goal, and provides incentives to add to the collection.  There are so many ways to use wire and color, one can barely imagine all the possibilities.  Also, there is a new pictorial on JoAnn's in Fayetteville.  They have inventory in many colors of rings in all sizes.  New ideas for chain mail in colors.  In May, we will explore ideas in class at NWAAC.  As May classes classes approach, there will be new details.

New skills add muscle memory as we practice them.

All Strung Out, Bentonville, Arkansas.Jewelry Supplies and Classes

Bead display - All Strung Out

During a visit to Sam's, I ran into a beading teacher from NWACC who gave the great news that there is a
beading store in Bentonville - All Strung Out.

I visited this morning and met Jeff Peterson who opened the store months ago after losing a house to the Joplin tornado last year.  He had worked for Michael's for 10 years at various locations, and settled in Bentonville.  It was lucky for all of us, since some of his suppliers are unique, and his store has many items not easily found in these parts.  He has a wonderful display of completed jewelry, and crafts, and classes,14 this month alone!

A new resource is always wonderful for crafters who are addicted to the art of  jewelry making.  I have found that one can not take too many classes in jewelry making.  There are always new techniques and styles to learn and incorporate into our passion. One simply cannot learn too much.  Please visit Jeff and see for yourselves.

Bead Parties and Classes too.