Bead and Button Show Class offerings for 2015!

                            Browse at your pleasure starting Dec 9 and register at your pleasure Jan 6
                                                         www.beadandbuttonshow.com

..textiled silver pendant..

..silver dogtag necklace..

..etched riverstone pendant..

..soldered silver spiral earrings..

..double rectangle earrings..

..metals finishing techniques 101..

Dimpled metal..........

The industrial look......

Stamped Dog Tag necklaces

Upcoming classes at the Art Glass and Bead Show coming up March 21-23, Madison, WI

Check out the website at www.beadshowmadison.com.....................best kept secret in the Midwest!

coral etched cuff

Cover of the 2014 Bead & Button Show catalogue features my metalwork earrings!

Catalogues ship next week and registration opens in 6 weeks. See you in June!

Etched Cuff Bracelet class at Peninsula School of Art

A successful class with John, Sara and Theresa at the Peninsula School of Art (Fish Creek, WI). Finished projects.......Class room............Bracelet in progress

New project ..............Lake Superior Basalt beach stone, silver and silk with Thai silver

Ruby Wrist Candy Bracelet ..............from Bead Meets Metal

Check out this wrist candy bracelet featured in my new book "Bead Meets Metal". Book and photo courtesy of Kalmbach Publishing. Book available at www.kayrashka.com.

Kimono Earrings class at Eclectica Beads, Milwaukee this Saturday, May 25

Start out your Memorial Day weekend with a metals fabrication project and choose a bead from Irina's wonderful collection as an embellishment. Check out the website: www.eclecticabeads.com. Store is located at 18900 W. Bluemound Road, Brookfield. The class starts at 10:30am followed by a "Bead Meets Metal" book signing with me around 3pm.

Key To My Heart Pendant

Etched mixed metal pendant (copper, nickel silver, brass escutcheon plate). This is a donated project for the Restore Habitat for Humanity art auction in Madison, WI. Each project has to contain an item of salvage.

Etched cuff bracelet.................

I will be teaching a course featuring this etched cuff bracelet at Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, WI this summer (www.peninsulaschoolofart.com). 

"Bead Meets Metal" metalsmithing book available soon!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHGDQL4aRw8&feature=youtu.be

Here is a bit of shameless self promotion on youtube!   A metalsmithing book that will show you how to design art metals jewelry projects featuring your favorite collectible beads.  Book will be available May 2013.   You can place a preorder by contacting me at kayrashka@yahoo.com as I will be adding a Paypal link to my website soon.  It is also available for "preorder" now at the Kalmbach Bookstore http://www.kalmbachstore.com/64407.html and on Amazon.com and at BarnesandNoble.com.  You can purchase a copy at the upcoming Bead and Button show in Milwaukee this June!  A number of my classes offered at the show are featured in this book.  I want to thank all of my previous students for their interest in my classes!!

Apatite Bead Toggle Bracelet offered at the Bead & Button show

Really rich beautiful teal blue Apatite beads.................and a funky sterling silver toggle bracelet you can make! Check out the photos below of the Abacus bracelet........more wrist candy.

Bead and Button show classes.............sign up soon!

Start browsing classes at the 2013 Bead and Button show. This is the Abacus Chain and Lampworked Bead Bracelet.......bling, bling!

Etching class at Shake Rag Alley

A fun weekend of etching metal at Shake Rag Alley (November 3-4, 2012)

My new "Bead Meets Metal" book published with Kalmbach publishing

Book will be available next May but early orders can be placed on Amazon. I also can keep reserve copies for anyone interested.

Etched Sterling Silver Straps

Little bit of architectural influence and ferric nitrate

Peninsula Art School Metals Fabrication Class 2012

Look at the fun projects that Barb, Lynn and Joan created this past week at Peninsula Art School (Fish Creek, WI)...............it was a fun 3 days!

Roman Glass prong set ring......

That is some old glass..............

4 strand toggle bracelet...............with two sided etched spacers

Ruby Wrist Candy Bracelet

Bead & Button show 2012 Drilled River stone earrings class

Photos of students in the drilled river stones class from the Bead & Button show. Project was to drill two thin stones from Lake Superior. Throw on a fine silver forged spiral and you have a fun pair of earrings.

2012 Bead & Button Show Etched earrings class

Here are the ladies working on their etched turquoise earrings: carol, annie, nickie and cindy. At first I think they were a bit stressed working with the nail polish technique! But in the end they seemed pleased with smiles about their final projects.