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Workshops
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My workshops offer a structured yet enjoyable learning experience for beginners and seasoned beaders alike. Each session is thoughtfully designed to teach the essential techniques needed to complete a stunning bead embroidery project. Through clear demonstrations and hands-on guidance, participants will gain confidence as they work step by step toward a finished piece. Every project includes comprehensive, easy-to-follow written instructions, ensuring that attendees can continue their progress beyond the workshop.
To make the creative process seamless, full kits with high-quality beads and supplies are available for purchase—often in a variety of color palettes to suit individual styles. Let’s collaborate to bring this engaging and educational experience to your space! Contact me today to discuss scheduling a workshop at your location.
Full Day Workshops
Spring Silk Roses
Full Day 6-7 hours
Skill Level: Advanced

Make your own Springtime Silk Paper Flower Necklace!
Course Overview:
Create a whimsical silk flower necklace: Learn to create a beautiful bloom and butterflies to adorn your necklace.
Class Details:
Create your own Silk Paper Bloom: Using handmade silk paper, we will cover how to create a bloom that will be the centerpiece of your finished necklace.
Bring Butterflies to Life: Cutting out a butterfly shape you like, we will learn how to combine bead colors to create a beautiful gradient on our butterfly wings.
Putting it All Together:
Combine Techniques: Learn how to use a dramatic stop stitch background, fringe, and a spiral rope neckband with a handmade clasp to complete your piece.
What to Expect:
Step-by-Step Guidance: Carrie will guide you through each technique, ensuring you have the skills to complete your project at home.
Inspiration and Examples: Receive creative ideas and examples to spark your imagination and make your necklace truly one-of-a-kind.
Note: While you’ll learn all the essential techniques during the class, time constraints mean you may need to finish your project at home.
Silk Flower Cork Necklace
Full day 6-7 Hours
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

Make your own flowers!
Course Overview:
- Create a stunning flower necklace: Learn to create a silk flower centerpiece for this beautiful cork necklace.
Class Details:
Create your own Silk Paper Flower: Using handmade silk paper, we will cover how to create a bloom that will be the centerpiece of your finished necklace.
Putting it All Together: Stitch beads, metal leaves, and your flower onto a cork fabric backing.
Finishing Up: Complete your piece with accent beads. The chain neckband is adjustable to make the perfect fit.
What to Expect:
Step-by-Step Guidance: Carrie will guide you through each technique, ensuring you have the skills to complete your project at home.
Inspiration and Examples: Receive creative ideas and examples to spark your imagination and make your piece truly one-of-a-kind.
Note: While you’ll learn all the essential techniques during the class, time constraints mean you may need to finish your project at home.
Clockwork
Full day 6-7 Hours
Skill Level: Intermediate

This whimsical project utilizes beads, leather, chain, gears, watch parts, and other found objects to create a y shaped bead embroidery necklace with a chain neckband. In this workshop you can either make the project as shown or choose your favorite pieces from the kit to design your own necklace. Layering, design, balance, and arrangement of materials will be discussed.
Master the Art: Design Your Unique Clockwork Necklace
Course Overview:
Design a whimsically-shaped bead embroidery necklace: Learn how to create a unique necklace using beads, leather, chains, gears, watch parts, and other found objects.
Class Details:
Personalize Your Necklace: In this workshop, you can either follow the provided design or choose your favorite pieces from the kit to make your own personalized necklace.
Layering and Design: Explore techniques for layering, balance, and the arrangement of materials to create a visually stunning piece.
Combine Techniques: Master the combination of bead embroidery with a chain neckband to craft a cohesive and beautiful necklace.
What to Expect:
Step-by-Step Guidance: Carrie will guide you through each technique, ensuring you have the skills to complete your project at home.
Inspiration and Examples: Receive creative ideas and examples to spark your imagination and make your necklace truly one-of-a-kind.
Note: While you’ll learn all the essential techniques during the class, time constraints may require you to finish your project at home.
Cascade Necklace
Full Day 6-7 Hours
Skill Level: Intermediate

Create a dramatic necklace with cascading fringe.
Workshop Overview:
Create a Unique Piece: This project features a beautiful paint pour cab centerpiece. Using seed beads and cupchain we will surround your cab with colors. then create a beautiful fringe to make it special.
Class Details:
A Unique Look: Because these cabs are handmade, no two are alike. You will have your choice of many kits that are custom made from beads and supplies that support the focal beads available at the time.
What to Expect:
Step-by-Step Guidance: Carrie will guide you through each technique, ensuring you have the skills to complete your project at home.
Inspiration and Examples: Receive creative ideas and examples to spark your imagination and make your necklace truly one-of-a-kind.
Note: While you’ll learn all the essential techniques during the class, time constraints mean you may need to finish your project at home.
Half Day Workshops
Flower Only Silk
Half Day 3-4 Hours
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

Make your own flowers!
Course Overview:
Create a stunning silk paper flower to add to your next creation.
Class Details:
Create your own Silk Paper Flower: Using handmade silk paper, we will cover how to create a bloom that can be the centerpiece of a necklace, bag, purse or other creation. We will discuss petal size, number, and shape, then cut out and carefully edge each petal. A crystal will be bezeled to sit in the center of the flower. We will also learn assembly and finishing techniques depending on how you will want to use the flower.
Kit includes: beads, crystal, and silk paper to make one flower and two leaves. Finish at home and use multiple ways.
What to Expect:
Step-by-Step Guidance: Carrie will guide you through each technique, ensuring you have the skills to complete your project at home.
Inspiration and Examples: Receive creative ideas and examples to spark your imagination and make your flower truly one-of-a-kind.
Flutter
Half Day 3-4 Hours
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner

Create Your Own Beaded Butterfly
Course Overview:
Learn to create a beautiful beaded butterfly using bead embroidery frames.
Class Details:
Create Your Own Beaded Butterfly: Using bead embroidery frames, you will design and craft a stunning butterfly. You will start with the first wing, using seed beads in a gradient of colors, and then mirror those colors onto the second wing. A beaded body will be added to complete the butterfly. You can choose to turn your finished project into a pin or pendant.
Kit includes: Beads and frames for one butterfly. Additional frame shapes are available, including hummingbird, heart, rainbow, and more.
What to Expect:
Step-by-Step Guidance: Carrie will guide you through each technique, ensuring you have the skills to complete your project at home.
Inspiration and Examples: Receive creative ideas and examples to spark your imagination and make your butterfly truly one-of-a-kind.
Skill level description:
An Advanced beginner has some beading skills, needle work, threading beads on etc.
Intermediate has knowledge and some practice with basic bead embroidery skills such as backstitch, and brick stitch edging.
Advanced; advanced projects move quickly. You will need to know beaded backstitch, brick stitch edging and be able to switch topics to cover all needed areas while in class.