Trees of Life

Trees of Life

A team of beautiful ladies from PACT came in and created one of a kind Trees of Life. They chose their leaves & flower colors, learned the techinque of twisting wires for branches and tree trunk and created thier own unique tree. Aren't they beautiful? There's always something crafty going on at Pearl City! We have lots of classes, workshops & demonstations...come join us! This week-end, Gayle will be teaching a Beginner's Beaded Charms class...if you haven't beaded a charm before, you start with the mandatory basic Tamari Ball & go from there. Learn the Tamari Ball this week-end & you can join Gayle next week-end for another cute beaded charm. Next Saturday, February 23rd, Gayle will be teaching & demonstrating Hello Kitty beading for our Hello Kitty Girls' Day Celebration! Set the date on your calendar & join us!
gloria @ Pearl City

It's a Clay Thing!

I've always wanted to work with clay but have always had a vision of whatever I made falling apart. Just remembering what all those clay figures that were made during those elementary school years gives me the shivers! And, that pottery class in high school went the same way. Still, after being inspired with what Penny (from our Mapunapuna store) makes; I've been thinking of giving clay another try. These Martha Stewart Silcone Molds (the stores just got these in) may be the way to go before I try free-styling again. The directions say to just press the clay into the molds, release, air dry & embellish! Sounds simple enough?! I think I'll try it with our air dry Hearty Clay and either the Sculpey or Fimo Clay too! I'll let you know how it turns out!
This week's crafting features a Sizzix Swing Card tomorrow, September 20 & on Saturday, September 22 our Adventures will feature the Tree of Life Pendant in the morning & you can make a Burlap Ribbon Rose in the afternoon! The Burlap Rose is perfect for your Fall wreaths & the Tree of Life Pendant would be a nice gift for a friend!

There's always somethng creative going on at Pearl City Ben Franklin!
gloria @ Pearl City

Trees & Blossoms!

Beautiful Trees of Life were created on Thursday's Crafting with Gloria! One crafter created a Sakura tree with pink beads and another crafter made smaller ones to be turned into earrings! If you missed this workshop, there's another one scheduled for Saturday, September 22 or come in to see the demonstration on Tuesday, September 18th. The trees are fairly easy to make and no tree is exactly the same so they are personalized and would be great Christmas gifts!

Tomorrow, join me for our Saturday Adventures in Crafting! We will be creating Paper Blossoms using special paper punches to create pretty flowers. These can be used as embellishments for cards, scrapbook pages or even to wear as a pin or in the hair!
Also, on Saturday, there will be a demonstration on straw leis using our specialty yarns. Create your holiday leis or get ready for graduation (it's never to early)! Another demonstration will feature the Sizzix dies using the Big Shot!
There's always something going on at Pearl City's Ben Franklin!
gloria @ Pearl City

Life After Dark

The Tree of Life pendant is a popular design and we're going to demo our version at the Mapunapuna Bead Shop this weekend between 2 and 3 PM. Since ours has a full moon peeking through the branches of the tree, we call ours the Life After Dark pendant.



The concept of the Tree of Life has appeared in a variety of different religions and countries so it's no wonder that it's such a popular design. It's definitely fun to make and each pendant is a one of a kind original! I hope you'll have a chance to stop by either Saturday or Sunday for this demo!

See ya at the store!
Lynn @ Mapunapuna Bead Shop