AUNT JEWELRY
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Class Instruction and Beaded Jewelry
Believe it or not, Aunt Jewelry was created just over two
years ago! I feel so fortunate to have had the support of
family, friends, and students during the challenges of
last year. I'm certainly glad to have 2007 behind me! A
huge thank you to everyone, I count you all as blessings.
I'm hopeful that 2008 will bring new excitement and joy.
Here's some background on me: My name is Julie, yet I
go by Aunt Jewelry now (thanks to my niece and
nephew). When I'm not working as an elementary
school teacher, I am teaching bead classes. From the
day I learned my first bead weaving design I realized I
was hooked! I started teaching bead weaving classes in
2002. I have taught in Corpus Christi and now offer
classes in Boerne and San Antonio, Texas.
Please support your local bead store: The local bead
stores I work with provide a nice classroom setting and
offer a large variety of the supplies I use in my designs.
Part of the fun is helping students select the supplies
they need so I make myself available 30 minutes prior to
each class. Each shop has supply lists available for my
classes and the staff will be happy to help you select the
appropriate materials when you register. I do not
publish my supply lists on my website and will not send
them out via email, hoping to steer customers their way.
Although I am trained in many jewelry mediums, my
preference is to work with seed beads. I enjoy taking
those small tubes of beads and creating wearable art. I
use only glass beads and metal findings in my jewelry.
Yes, even those teeny tiny beads are made of glass!
During the process of creating directions for my classes,
I make bracelet after bracelet to test them. That means
I've got LOTS of jewelry in boxes around the house. So
I've decided to offer those items for sale here. Most, if
not all, are designs from classes I currently teach or
patterns I plan to sell.
Many of my students have requested that I sell my
patterns online. I create the directions myself so they are
oriented to the way I teach in class. Most students find
that after completing a few of my classes, they have the
confidence to work directly from my patterns. My
directions are loaded with visuals that are easy to
follow...probably the result of working with those 7 and 8
year olds for so many years! Fine tuning the directions
to the point I am satisfied is very time consuming.
Therefore, each set of directions is slowly, but
eventually, being offered for purchase on the website.
Please check often, if you are interested in purchasing a
pattern.
I feel so fortunate to be able to do the two things I love
most in life...teaching and beading! Thank you for
stopping by.
If you have any questions or would just like to get in
touch, please feel free to contact me. I'd love to hear
from you!
Believe it or not, Aunt Jewelry was created just over two
years ago! I feel so fortunate to have had the support of
family, friends, and students during the challenges of
last year. I'm certainly glad to have 2007 behind me! A
huge thank you to everyone, I count you all as blessings.
I'm hopeful that 2008 will bring new excitement and joy.
Here's some background on me: My name is Julie, yet I
go by Aunt Jewelry now (thanks to my niece and
nephew). When I'm not working as an elementary
school teacher, I am teaching bead classes. From the
day I learned my first bead weaving design I realized I
was hooked! I started teaching bead weaving classes in
2002. I have taught in Corpus Christi and now offer
classes in Boerne and San Antonio, Texas.
Please support your local bead store: The local bead
stores I work with provide a nice classroom setting and
offer a large variety of the supplies I use in my designs.
Part of the fun is helping students select the supplies
they need so I make myself available 30 minutes prior to
each class. Each shop has supply lists available for my
classes and the staff will be happy to help you select the
appropriate materials when you register. I do not
publish my supply lists on my website and will not send
them out via email, hoping to steer customers their way.
Although I am trained in many jewelry mediums, my
preference is to work with seed beads. I enjoy taking
those small tubes of beads and creating wearable art. I
use only glass beads and metal findings in my jewelry.
Yes, even those teeny tiny beads are made of glass!
During the process of creating directions for my classes,
I make bracelet after bracelet to test them. That means
I've got LOTS of jewelry in boxes around the house. So
I've decided to offer those items for sale here. Most, if
not all, are designs from classes I currently teach or
patterns I plan to sell.
Many of my students have requested that I sell my
patterns online. I create the directions myself so they are
oriented to the way I teach in class. Most students find
that after completing a few of my classes, they have the
confidence to work directly from my patterns. My
directions are loaded with visuals that are easy to
follow...probably the result of working with those 7 and 8
year olds for so many years! Fine tuning the directions
to the point I am satisfied is very time consuming.
Therefore, each set of directions is slowly, but
eventually, being offered for purchase on the website.
Please check often, if you are interested in purchasing a
pattern.
I feel so fortunate to be able to do the two things I love
most in life...teaching and beading! Thank you for
stopping by.
If you have any questions or would just like to get in
touch, please feel free to contact me. I'd love to hear
from you!
| My jewelry's gone to the dogs LITERALLY ... |
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| Elizabeth Emma Pehl March 31, 1918 - August 2, 2008 My love of jewelry was in large part due to my Granny. She had boxes, and I mean boxes, of costume jewelry that she would let us play with when we'd visit. All of us granddaughters would spend hours converting a room in her house into a jewelry store, displays and all, and take turns running the old cash register from her flower shop while the others made purchases. Later when I was in high school she let me 'borrow' some of that costume jewelry to wear as I was going through that 'phase' of needing to express myself. I remember my assistant principal stopping me in the hall one afternoon after seeing my LARGE rhinestone earrings and saying, "Please tell me those aren't real". So Aunt Jewelry is in part due to the wonderful memories Granny created by sharing her jewelry. Rest peacefully Granny, I love you. |
