Beginner Jewelry Making: Beaded Necklace and Bracelet

Handmade jewelry makes a fabulous, personalized gift—and it’s even more fun when you make it yourself! Get a head start on your holiday gift list, or create something special just for you, while learning the basics of beaded jewelry making.

In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn how to design and assemble a beaded necklace and bracelet, including how to work with beading wire, crimp beads, clasps, and basic jewelry-making tools. No previous experience is necessary.

Choose Your Own Style

Because jewelry is personal, participants will purchase and bring their own beads and project supplies. This allows you to choose the colors, materials, bead sizes, and overall look that suit your style—and ensures that your wire, crimps, and other components are appropriate for the beads you select.

After you register, we’ll send you a detailed supply list with guidance on what to purchase and how to select compatible materials, so you won’t have to figure it out on your own.

The instructor will provide the basic jewelry-making equipment needed during class, including bead boards, pliers, crimpers, and other shared tools.

ARTSPACE will also have a limited selection of beads and basic jewelry supplies available for purchase during the workshop in case you need an extra item or discover you’re missing something. However, ARTSPACE is not a bead or jewelry-supply store, so participants should plan to arrive with the materials listed in the supply guide.

You’ll leave the workshop with new jewelry-making skills, a finished necklace and bracelet, and the know-how to continue creating pieces at home.

Price: $65 per person

Tickets are non-refundable. Value of the amount paid may be applied to a future class within one year of the originally scheduled event.

A minimum of 3 participants must be registered prior to the event for it to proceed. In the event of cancelation by ARTSPACE, the registration fee will be refunded.

About the Instructor: Cheryl Prins

Cheryl has been a jewelry maker since college when she would make knotted hemp necklaces for all her friends. She currently creates semi-precious stone and wire wrapped chain jewelry inspired by her time in nature. She taught beading classes at Beads and Beyond in Durango, Colorado from 2007-2013 and has extensive experience creating and repairing jewelry in a variety of mediums. Cheryl has been an artist at ARTSPaCE Workshop and Gallery since 2019.