Melody MacDuffee’s BSNM Class #2 - Twisted Wire Floral Earrings or Sweetheart Pendant

Class #2 - Twisted Wire Floral Earrings or Sweetheart Pendant

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!

Class Description: Learn to create sparkly floral filigrees using nothing but crystals and wire, and then go on to attach them to a frame in your shape of choice, using a simple coiling technique that will come in handy for other projects well into the future. 

Instructor provided kit:

• 3mm crystals in a variety of colors to choose from.
• 18-guage and 28-guage dead-soft wire in your choice of color-finishes.

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
• Optional: metal file, awl.

Skill Level: Adventurous Beginner

Date/Time: Saturday, April 20, 2024, 1:00pm - 4:00pm (3 hours)

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

Total Cost: $45