Festive Forest Jewelry Online Workshop

Hey little elves! Looking for a fun holiday project to make as gifts or for yourself? I've got you covered with my new Festive Forest Workshop. Learn how to create wire frames and ways to embellish them with a mix of seed beads. I have all sorts of tips and tricks to make these projects a breeze for you. 

In the class you'll learn to make the tree and leaf pins and pendant variations for both. Create these sweet earrings and versatile beaded beads to bling up any project!

The class starts December 2nd. You'll get lifetime access to the videos and workbook. Work at your own pace and schedule. 

Who should take this class?

• Someone looking to make a bunch of holiday gifts in hurry!
• A crafty gal wanting to try a new festive project.
• A new jewelry-maker who wants to learn some basic wire techniques. 
• A seasoned jewelry designer looking for a new tricks to add to her design repertoire. 
• Anyone who loves to play with color and beads!
• A mom with pre-teens or teens who would like to do a family craft together. (They can make gifts for all their friends!)
• A Christmas nut who wants to wear that tree pin, like right now! 
• A busy creative who wants to take a class but needs to fit it into her schedule. (Create in your jammies! I won't judge.)
• A creative maker on a budget! The class is offered at a very special holiday price of only $25. 

Bonus Giveaway 

Sign up today to be entered to win a $30 Humblebeads.com Gift Certificate for a future purchase. The winner be announced here tomorrow at 12pm. View class details and sign up today!

Bead Table Wednesday

Join me tomorrow on my Humblebeaeds Facebook page for a live video chat with tips on creating your own custom bead mixes for projects. We start at 2pm, make sure you like my page and join on Wednesday at 2pm for Bead Table Wednesday. 

Fall Online Retreat and Scholarship

I'm super excited about offering my first online retreat next month! My annual Inspired by Nature Fall Retreat is my favorite event, hands-down. It's such a fun, creative time with a wonderful group of women and in the most beautiful autumn location. It has become so popular that it sold out this year in two days.

That led me to offer this year's course online after the live event. And I've made it my goal to capture the magic of my favorite event for this year's online course. Space is limited.

The Online Retreat includes:

Three classes that are debuting at my live fall retreat! These exclusive classes will be presented in recorded videos and step-by-step instructions with photos to follow along. 

All class materials will go live October 19th. You'll have lifetime access to the class and can go at your own pace. 

Three one-hour live video chats using Facebook's Live Chat. You'll be able to access the videos anytime after the events if you can't make it for the live events. You'll be able to interact with me while I'm live on video! I'll be sharing fun tips, ideas and inspirations.

Printable Retreat Workbook - print off the workbook to fill out and use as your guide for your at-home retreat. 

Private Facebook Group - connect with your fellow retreat participants and share your progress in the group just for our retreat. 

For complete details and to register for the retreat click here.  

Online Retreat Scholarship

I'm giving away one registration for the retreat to someone who is in financial need. 

To Enter: 

1. You must have a financial need and not be able to afford the class. I'll leave what qualifies as need up to you, you know your circumstance better than anyone. This is on the honor system, you don't need to share any details or show anything to qualify to enter. 

2. You have until September 30th to leave a comment below to enter. I will draw one random comment using Random.org to pick the winner on October 1st. 

3. Make sure I can easily contact you via email to notify you if you win. 

Please share this post if you know anyone who would like to sign up for the retreat or if you know someone who would like to enter for the scholarship. 

Online Classes and Tutorials Sale!

You know what I love the most about this time of year? Making gifts and decorations or elfing as we refer to it around here. We spent Saturday having our annual crafting party with my family. Always so much!

I'm offering a new online tutorial. This Winter Wonderland Felted Ornament class was going to be a webinar but has since become an downloadable PDF filled with lots of step-by-step photos as I walk you through the process of needle felting and some basic bead embroidery techniques to embellish them.

Right now I'm offering a sale on all of my classes. So this was $19.99 and now you can get it on my website for $15!

Winter Wonderland Ornament Tutorial

My Holiday Bonbon class has been going so much fun. I love seeing what everyone has been creating. This class features how to make the beads, 5 color palettes and includes a bonus booklet with 13 holiday jewelry and ornament projects. The class is presented in video format with a Facebook group to share your work with and connect with others who are taking the class. 

Here is an amazing batch of beads by my student and friend, Heather French. Aren't those gorgeous?

This class is on sale for the rest of the week for $25. The deal is good until Sunday night, so jump on over and get started today!

Holiday Bonbon Beads Workshop

And finally, I'm offering another round of my popular Color bootcamp that will run in January. Wouldn't you love to start the new year with a fun class and finally crack the code on how to confidently use color in your beadmaking? The early bird rate for this class saves you $25 and runs until December 18th. Ask Santa to get you this for Christmas!

 Yes, this is the class where you get to learn how to make my Van Gogh Sunflower beads. Yum-o!

The Art of Color Polymer Clay Bootcamp

Chocolate, Beads and Love - Bonbon Bead Workshop

Chocolate, beads and love - they all produce the same chemical reaction in the brain, I'm sure of it! We've all had the rush of finding a swoon worthy bead, one that makes your heart beat a little faster when it's in the palm of your hand. Your head starts swimming with ideas and the possibilities of what to make with that tiny treasure.

Now think of a melt-in-your-mouth, melt-your-soul chocolate confection. My friend Erin introduced me to Moonstruck chocolates years ago and they are a bit of heaven on earth. Think of artisan treats lining a display case, each piece of handcrafted chocolate a delectable treat with delicate sugary details decorating their chocolate shells.

Imagine beads that look good enough to eat, each one displaying layers of leaves and flowers as a sweet bonbon. Like learning to create heavenly European chocolates, the secrets of these scrumptious Bonbon beads will be revealed in my next online beadmaking workshop. Sign up today to save your space and you'll be creating your own mouth-watering beads just in time for holiday gift-making!

Let's take a look at the color palettes of the beads that will be featured in the class:  

Bright and cheerful, these candy-cane inspired colors are fun and playful. They are elf-approved hues that are a jolly treat! These are the beads that will be making during the class and the recommended color palette to start. These beads will make whimsical ornaments and stocking stuffers for the young-at-heart on your gift list.

The Woodland Holiday color palette will feature chocolate browns, sage greens, cream, purple, copper and rose colors. This collection will work beautifully with rustic and earthy jewelry designs. They are florals that can be easily translated into non-holiday designs for those who are little more down-to-earth on your gift list.

Twinkling snow, frosted branches, glimmering icicles, the winter wonderland color palette captures the icy hues of the season in gold, creams and dreamy purple of twilight. Pair these beads up with pearls, golden-brass findings and shimmering crystals to create your own winter wonderland jewelry designs. Wear these gilded pieces to upcoming holiday parties.

Classics never go out of style and for the traditionalist I couldn't resit these red, green and gold creations that would bring instant holiday glam to any outfit during the season. These will also make beautiful ornaments, start checking off your gift list! I have the perfect ornament project included in the bonuses using these beads - they will be your go-to gift this year.

Can you hear Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies chiming in your head now? As visions of plum, violet and lavender dance in your head this color palette offers another non-holiday take on these bonbon beads. Purple, everyone loves it! And you can see by using a monochromatic color palette these beads are transformed into flowery designs that would look great for your bohemian chic jewelry creations, your garden-inspired designs or ultra-feminine jewelry.

You'll get the inside scoop with detailed videos taking you step-by-step in mixing colors, creating the leaves and flowers and decorating your beads. Along with the videos you'll have step-by-step written directions with photographs. You'll learn finishing tips to offer more design options - we love having options don't we? You'll discover the easy tricks I use for making beads in a flash and you'll soon master making your sweet bonbon beads and ready to transform them into jewelry and gifts.

And then you can dive into the 10 bonus projects featuring the bonbon beads. Because as lovely as a pile of beads are, seeing them in action and having great gift ideas can take tons of pressure off during this busy time of year. Create them into gifts to fill stockings and put under the tree, give as treasured presents during Hanukkah or design jewelry to wear to your holiday shindigs -  making this the class that keeps on giving!

Don't worry if you've never made a bead before, you will be a bonbon bead expert by the time you are finished with the class!

Sign up here and save your spot today - class starts on November 7th but you'll have lifetime access to the class and videos. Work at your own speed and schedule before the crazy holiday festivities begin!