Classes In The Park

Creative Arts Center
Thompson Park
805 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft

Beaded Chain-Making

Beaded Chain-Making

Create a beaded chain with thin wire and your choice of colorful crystal beads for a stackable expression of personal style. Make a birthstone bracelet or choose to dangle a meaningful charm. Enjoy the repetitive yet professional technique and continue the chain for a necklace, additional bracelet, or dangle earrings. Plier sets will be available to share in class, or bring your own. Beginners are welcome!

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Global Influence Bangle Bracelet

Global Influence Bangle Bracelet

Nested spiraled cones are an ancient global jewelry design, and my Conetastic Tool provides an easier way to make them. This dynamic silver-plated and gold-plated wire worked bangle bracelet can be customized just for you. Bead kits will be available with a selection of different wire gauges with either Swarovski Austrian crystal or Lampworked glass beads, with Chinese freshwater pearls and African Glass. This is a truly global design! Bead kit fee of $40 cash is payable at the start of class. Conetastic Tool (approx. $35.) is also available to purchase or you can bring your own. Other tools needed will be available to share. Beginners welcome!

Knot Your Mother's Pearls, Part 2

Knot Your Mother's Pearls, Part 2

Hand knot and complete a pearl bracelet using traditional silk thread methods. As a sequel to the beginner class, students will have a choice to work again with Swarovski round crystal pearls or, for a new challenge, natural freshwater pearls! With either selection, the pearl colors are varied and pleasing. Required kits begin at $65 (cash, payable at the beginning of class) depending on the pearls you choose and the tools you may need. Basic plier sets are available to share in class. Beginners are welcome!

How To Sign-up for an October Class

Sign-ups will begin when the Fall catalog of the Monmouth County Park System becomes available, which is expected in August.

By telephone:

Call the Monmouth County Park System at 732-842-4000 ext. 1 and ask to register for the class(es) of your choice.

Online:

First, register as a user with the Monmouth County Park System by going to the New User page.

Second, visit the Program & Registration page and enter the Program Code for the class. (I will post codes as soon as they become available in the Fall catalog.) Click "Search" and the class will appear at the bottom of the page, allowing you to sign-up.