Welcome to November! This is the week we welcome Christi Friesen into our shop for some amazing workshops. There is still room so sign up as we only get to see her twice a year. We will be OPEN this Sunday as Christi is teaching an all day class so take advantage of this extra day to get some shopping in.

Here is the upcoming week here at The Bouncing Bead:

Wire Wrapped Cabochon Nov. 3rd 6pm – 8pm

Basic Beading Nov. 3rd 6pm – 8pm Full Class

Steampunk Elephant Nov. 5th 3pm – 6pm

Sea Serpents Nov. 6th 9:30am – 12:30pm

Spiral Twist Nov. 6th 10am – Noon

Steampunk Elephant Nov. 6th 2pm – 4:30pm

Dragonfly Leaves Nov. 7th 9:30am – 4:30pm

Jeannette has taught her first 2 classes with us in the past few weeks and the students had such a fantastic time that we add two new classes to the calendar for this year. We have also a new low price for these classes. All day class with Jeannette Cook is now only $55! Here is a run down of the upcoming classes with Jeannette. If you have not seen her website go take a look Beady Eyed Women

Patchwork Collage November 13th 10am – 5pm

Freeform Sculptural Peyote Style with Bling! December 4th 10am – 5pm

All Buckled Up December 11th 10am – 5pm

The Steampunk Elephant is soooo popular that Christi as agreed to adding a second class on Friday Nov. 5th 3pm – 6pm! This means 12 more spots just opened up to take this fantastic class. There may be spots opening up for the Saturday class as some students might move over to Friday. The best way to check is to call the store or check online and see if the class date still has Full next to it or a price. If it has a price then sign up!

The end of October is here and the gift giving holidays are just around the corner. Sign up for a class or two and wow all of your family and friends with your beautiful creations!

Gift certificates are also now available for purchase online for those in your life who need a hint on what you would like.

Here is a look at the upcoming week here at The Bouncing Bead

October 25th  Basic Netting w/ Jeannette Cook 4pm – 6pm

October 25th Intro to Wire 6pm – 8pm

October 28th Wild Earwires 11am – 1pm

October 30th Basic Beading 9am – 11am

October 30th Simply Solder 1pm – 3pm Full Class

Have a fantastic week!

I really enjoy reading others blogs and seeing what they are creating. Do you blog about your creations? If so leave a comment with a link to your blog so everyone can see what you are doing! If you don’t blog but have a favorite share that link!

With the holidays coming up you are certain to hear “What would you like?”. How about a gift certificate to your favorite local bead store! They don’t even have to leave the house to buy one as we now have them for sale on our website. For more information check out the listing on our site here. Gift Certificates

These are for in-store spending only but can be used on anything. The buyer can choose to have the GC mailed to them to give as a gift or we can mail it to whomever they would like. We will in the future have online GC available that can be redeemed online but were not there yet.

If you have any questions ask away!