Posts Tagged ‘beading’

Looking for Creative Fun? We are your Inspiration Destination!

We have tons of FREE patterns and original designs to share with you!  Purchase your supplies, grab a pattern, snap a picture and be on your way to creating some unique jewelry!  A great way to spend a morning, afternoon or evening…especially with a friend or child!  If our workshop space is not being used for a scheduled class, you are welcome to create here in our well lit and air conditioned work space!

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Our Favorite Holiday Patterns NOW AVAILABLE in our on-line store!

It’s that time of year again!  Our Christmas Tree Bracelet, Holly Berry Bracelet and Poinsettia Flower designs are available for purchase in our online shop!  It’s easy to purchase and then instantly download the pattern!

Click on the photo for a link to the shop!

Christmas Tree Bracelet

Christmas Tree Bracelet

Poinsettia Flowers

Poinsettia Flowers

Holly Berry Bracelet - Pattern available!!

Holly Berry Bracelet

Kimberly Stathis Teaches in September

We are so lucky to welcome amazing bead ‘rock stars’ to teach at Funky’s this year! We’re excited to welcome Kim Stathis back this year for TWO classes – the Isosceles Bracelet and the Moroccan Lantern Necklace!  Clear your calendar now so you can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity right in your own backyard!  Make a weekend out of it!

Call us to register 262-634-6088

September 9th – Isosceles Bracelet
10am-4pm, Intermediate-Advanced
$90, supplies not included

September 10th – Moroccan Lantern Neclace
10m-4pm, Intermediate-Advanced
$90, supplies not included

 

Cynthia Rutledge Returns!

We are so lucky to welcome amazing bead ‘rock stars’ to teach at Funky’s this summer!  Clear your calendar now so you can take advantage of these wonderful opportunities right in your own backyard! Cynthia is one of the most sought after bead artisans/instructors in the country & she loves teaching at Funky’s! (We have the best students!)

Call us to register 262-634-6088

For out of town guests, we are happy to make lodging suggestions! We have some lovely historic B&B’s and a great lakefront hotel…all within blocks of our store!

Cynthia Rutledge – August 25-27th Three Spectacular Days of Classes!
10am-4pm each day, Intermediate-Advanced $90 per day

August 25th – Rue de la Paix


August 26th – Three Nights in Paris


August 27th – The Beloved

Bead Camp Registration Now Open!

Posted on February 21st, 2017 in Bead Camp by |
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN!  SEE THE FORM BELOW FOR DETAILS!

Download the flyer here!, and the registration form here!

Cynthia Rutledge is our guest instructor at BEAD CAMP!  She’ll be bringing a new project designed just for camp, PLUS she’ll bring a trunk show of hard to find jewels, many featured in her book.

Angel of Music Earrings

A new class has been added…duh…it’s springtime and we are all itching to get in our gardens!  Join Amanda for the popular ‘Garden Waterfall’ from 1-4pm on Saturday.  Class is $25 and includes all the wire, copper connector and steel rod.  You provide the beads and crimp beads!

Bring your Cynthia UFO’s and be re-inspired!!  Come for the fun, laughter & creativity!

Bead Camp – Registration Now Open

Our Bead Camp has grown into a wonderful weekend that is held 3x a year at the historic DeKoven Center on the shore of Lake Michigan.

Each winter, spring & fall we host one of the most fun filled weekends of the year and draw participants from the local area as well as from 7 states (so far!)

Bead Camp offers a few classes so you can learn new things, loads of time for working on projects you’ve started but never finished, or ones you’ve always wanted to do!  Our facility is filled with light and history – originally a college built in the 1860’s!  The antiques, art and craftsmanship throughout the building is inspiring!  All of your meals & lodging are provided.  While we often have fun field trips people can join in if they choose, you never have to leave our amazing space!  Meals, rooms, classes and our bead room are all located in the same building.  We laugh a lot.  We watch a movie while we bead on Saturday night.  We even take a shopping run to the bead store in our pajamas after hours.

Our Winter Bead Camp is January 20th – 22nd, 2017!

January 2017 Bead Camp Flyer

January 2017 Bead Camp Registration

Mark your calendars for the other weekends of fun in 2017 as well:

April 28th -30th 2017

October 20-22nd 2017

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First Friday Fun August 5th! We are open until 9pm!

Start your weekend out with a summer fun at Downtown Racine’s First Fridays!  All the charming shops are open until 9pm – with lots of specials and artist demonstrations!  Three live bands entertain as you wander or take a horse drawn carriage ride through the historic district.  At Funky’s you can enter to win a free class, see neat jewelry making demonstrations and see our latest class offerings!  Free admission at The Racine Art Museum and glass blowing demonstrations at Hot Shop Glass will surely round out your evening before you head in to one of the delightful restaurants for a late night bite.

 

New Bead Rock Star Debut Classes! Cynthia Rutledge Coming in August!

We are so lucky to welcome amazing bead ‘rock stars’ to teach at Funky’s this summer!  We had a blast with Kim Stathis in July.  Next up is a weekend extravaganza with Cynthia Rutledge!  Clear your calendar now so you can take advantage of this wonderful opportunity right in your own backyard!  Cynthia is one of the most sought after bead artisans/instructors in the country & she loves teaching at Funky’s!  (We have the best students!)

Call us to register 262-634-6088

For out of town guests, we are happy to make lodging suggestions!  We have some lovely historic B&B’s and a great lakefront hotel…all within blocks of our store!

Cynthia Rutledge – August 18th-21st  4 Spectacular Days of Classes!10am-4pm each day  Intermediate-Advanced  $90 per day

The Color of Money August 18th

The Color of Money
August 18th

The Mother Lode 2 day class August 19th & 20th

The Mother Lode
2 day class August 19th & 20th

Rossetti's Vita Nuova August 21st

Rossetti’s Vita Nuova
August 21st

Bead Camp for Grown-Ups! April 15th-17th!

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Mark your calendar for April 15-17, 2016 for our Spring bead camp for grown-ups held at the historic DeKoven Center, just a few miles south of Funky’s, on the shore of Lake Michigan.  Registration opens Wednesday, March 9th!!!

Spring has sprung and we have some fun new plans up our sleeve for this camp including a beach walk at the Wind Point Lighthouse (collecting for our Sunday make-n-take), our fabulous massage therapist returns and by request, chair yoga for bead people!  Camp also coincides with downtown’s new ART WALK…so if you are inclined to pop in and see some fabulous art, meet other cool artists and see demonstrations of lots of cool stuff, you’ll have a chance for a little outing late Saturday afternoon!

Download the Flyer  and Registration Form here!

 

 

Spring Forward!

Posted on March 3rd, 2016 in Shopping by |
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Our Winter Hours are currently in effect (closed Mondays) but not for much longer, as Spring approaches!  Beginning in April we will again be open on Mondays.  Here’s the latest:

Through March 31st:
Tuesday – Friday  10am – 6pm
Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 12pm-4pm
Closed Mondays
Open online 24/7!

Starting April 1st:
Monday – Friday  10am – 6pm
Saturday 10am – 5pm
Sunday 12pm-4pm
Open online 24/7!