Bejeweled Holiday Gift Class: Memory Wire Bracelets and Earrings to Wear or Give!

Come learn the art of beading with Deborah and create your own jewelry to wear or gift, just in time for the Holidays. Bring a friend to each make one item, or come alone and make two! This class is also designed for kids and their adult! Each admission includes supplies for 2 projects.

Memory wire bracelets and earrings are easy to wear, fun to make, and can be great gifts. The strong wire retains its shape; simply open it up and it goes back to its original shape—that is the memory part. We'll be stringing colorful beads and charms and keeping them in place with a simple turn of the wire. No clasps! We will use a variety of beads, including pony beads for little hands and charms for secret messages.

Memory wire bracelets for beginners and young artists can be a hand crafted gift for Mom, Dad, Grandma or Grandpa, or a special friend. Earrings made with Memory wire and beads will look sophisticated and elegant with sterling silver French ear wires. Each participant will receive little silk bags to hold their new bracelet or earrings. Holiday presents handmade and from the heart already wrapped!

Class will meet in The Hive gallery of Bee Cave Arts Foundation, in the Hill Country Galleria, across from H&M and Dillard's.

A little about your instructor: Deborah Vollmer Dahlke. Her wearable art jewelry and hand-hammered vessels capture the spontaneous and organic exploration of her surroundings in the Hill Country southwest of Austin, Texas. She strives to create a depth of feeling and energy in her unique designs and uses her dreams and creative musings to sketch her ideas, some of which become paintings. Deborah works with ethically sourced gems and in Argentium silver, a recycled silver with a higher silver content (940 vs. 925 for sterling) that is bright, tarnish resistant and hypoallergenic. She is a member of the British Argentium Guild and has won international design awards for her Argentium jewelry. Her jewelry often features Keum Boo, an ancient Korean method of melding 22 karat gold to Argentium silver. Deborah uses a variety metals including copper, bronze, pewter and jeweler’s brass in hand-hammering and shaping bowls and vessels. She can be found in her studio experimenting with various patinas, etching, and metal working techniques to create unique and innovative designs.