Melody MacDuffee’s BSNM Class #3 - Make Your Own Findings

Class #3 - Make Your Own Findings

Instructor Information:

Melody MacDuffee is the author of four books (three of them on wirework) and five wirework booklets.  Melody has taught her distinctive jewelry-making techniques all over the U.S. and as far away as Morocco and West Africa.  Her Craftsy Instructional video, Filigree Jewelry with a Twist! came out in 2015, and she is a regular guest artist on Jewelry Television’s Jewel School.  Melody was also the winner of Bead & Button’s 2019 Bead Dreams Grand Award in the wire category.

Melody is also the cofounder and director of Soul of Somanya, a fair-trade non-profit that offers paid training and steady, living-wage employment to disadvantaged Ghanaian artisans. Melody will be bringing a lively trunk show of colorful West African beads and purses with her, as well as beautiful cabochons and stone pendants, so be prepared to Shop!

Description: Learn to make simple yet decorative clasps, ear wires, headpins and dangles to use in--and enhance your own creations.  We'll make spirals, triangles, squiggles, 3-leaf clovers and more.  You'll be adding personality to your jewelry at every step!

Instructor provided kit:

• 20-gauge dead-soft wire in your choice of color-finishes.
• Necessary beads.

Items the students need to bring to class:

• Beading mat, light source and reading glasses.
• Wire working tools: chain nose pliers (not ridged); round nose pliers; wire cutters.

Skill Level: Beginner 

Date/Time: Sunday, April 21, 2024, 9:30am - 11:30am (2 hours)

Class Location:  New Mexico Bead Company, 4111 Louisiana Blvd., Albuquerque, NM  http://www.nmbead.com

Total Cost: $35