Ju Ju Beads is moving!

Don't worry, it's not far, only next door, into the Little Red House at 836 Main Street (formerly Recherche Photography). It is just 10 steps from Ju Ju Beads birthplace in the Marketplace, so you can't miss it. There is even parking in the back-hooray! You'll love the new look of the store, and the extra elbow room. It's an even better place to share our creative energy.

Store Grand Opening is June 2nd.

New Hours: Tuesday through Saturdays 10-4 (at Last!) Beginning late June

New staff-Annie, Becky, Mo, Stephanie, Lori and Patti

New Merchandise-Entire selection of bali silver, contemporary sterling silver, unusual findings in sterling and gold. Plus all you've come to expect in the bead department (in fact I just returned from Santa Fe with all our favorite southwestern beads).

New Classroom-Best of All, there is a permanent Classroom space in the new location. Classes will be ongoing during store hours, and staffed.

New Class schedule: I think I have finally come up with a winning formula for classes:

All classes will be held on fridays and saturdays.

Beginner classes will still be in the mornings. Earrings 101 at 11:00, $5 and includes instruction only. If you stay and make a project, we add your beads onto the class fee.

Advanced Classes will also be held fridays and saturdays, from 3-5. Pre-registration and deposit are required at time of registration. Maximum # of students is 6.

Here's the calendar for summer:

June 5-Peyote Stitch Bracelet $28
June 6-Prayer Beads $8
June 13-Silk Cord Necklace $25
June 19-Beaded Crochet Bracelet, I $33
June 20-Recycled Jewelry $20
June 26-Beaded Crochet , II no charge
June 27-Coral Reef Bracelet $28

July 25-Charmed Life Bracelet $35
July 31-Lazy Daisy Bracelet $28

August 1-Beads and Chain Necklace $34
August 8-Cha Cha Ring $25
August 15-Baroque Earring $30
August 22-Prayer Beads $8

Class samples are on permanent display in the new classroom. Come check it out.

I can hardly wait to see you at the NEW STORE...Ju Ju Beads is all grown up--I am going to miss my neighbors terribly at the Marketplace Shops, but I am so excited for this new phase of my bead journey.

And, if you've ever thought about opening your own business, my former space is going to be available! Make YOUR dream come true!

Love to all of you,

Denise

Welcome Spring!!!

It's our favorite time of year in Colorado--all the colors of the rainbow are coming back into our lives and it fills me with tons of creative energy. If you haven't stopped by lately, Ju Ju Beads is beckoning you with all kinds of new inventory for colorful spring beading-beautiful gemstones, new crystals, interesting findings, art glass and always FREE design advice and creative enthusiasm.

What have you made lately? I've been busy designing custom jewelry for a variety of clients, including brides, an unusual necklace made of rosehips for a special gift, beautiful mobiles for sunny spring windows and more.

Need a great idea for Mother's Day? It will be here before you know it. If you're like me, you have the mother with everything, so why not make a birthstone bracelet with all the grandkids stones strung together?... It is a fashionable, discreet way to honor your family members without having their names spelled out all over your wrist. It's so easy to put together a bracelet. If you don't know how, I'll show you when you come in.

Here's what's happening class-wise at Ju Ju Beads.
All classes are held on an ongoing basis through the spring and early summer of 2009.

Happy Hour Beading
First Friday of the month
May 2nd
June 5th
5-7pm
drop in anytime.
Bring your current project and hang out--bring a friend and start a new project. Anything goes.
This evening opening is being held in conjunction with First Fridays, hosted by Creative Framing, an art gallery just north of Ju Ju Beads on Main Street. Every first friday, there is an open house and new artist's work featured at the store along with other things at local merchants on Main Street. If you haven't come out on friday night in Louisville, you are missing the FUN.

The Bead Doctor is IN
Last Friday of the month
3:30-5:30 pm
call to reserve a 1/2 hour time slot
$12 for your personal consultation
Project Advice, Personal Instruction, Design and Problem Solving

Jewelry Repair 101
every saturday
3:45-4:30
$12, drop in
please arrive at 3:45
bring up to 3 repairs and receive basic instruction on how to repair your jewelry. Base metal findings and hardware are included in the class fee.

What else?

Kid's Summer Camp- ages 9 and up
I am getting my act together to host a kid's summer jewelry camp again this summer. I am finalizing the dates but already know we will be meeting on tuesdays and thursday for a 2-day camp. Camp will not be running July 8-22 as I will be on my family vacation. Probably from 9-12 noon. Projects include origami jewelry, every popular poptop belt, beaded charm bracelet and magnetic necklace. If you may be interested, email back and let me know. The price is still up in the air, so stay tuned.

As always, I look forward to seeing YOU soon.
Best Regards,
Denise at Ju Ju Beads
820 Main Street
open tu/th/fri and sat 10-4
http://www.jujubeadscolorado.com/
shopping cart coming soon online!!!!

Jewelry Repair 101 class

Bring your bag of broken jewelry and learn the basics of jewelry repair in this introductory class. First Saturday of the Month. 3:45-4:30pm, Cost $12. Drop in class, no pre-registration required. See you there:)

New and improved website at www.jujubeadscolorado.com

If you haven't taken a peek at the new website, check it out today!
www.jujubeadscolorado.com

Fabulous Baroque Earring Class

Come join this inspiring, advanced earring class on Tuesday, February 24th from 4-5:30 pm or Saturday February 28th, 4-530. This gorgeous design combines stringing, wire wrapping and basic needle weaving techniques to create an elegant drop earring. We will be using Vintaj brass findings (see http://www.vintaj.com/ for an exciting taste of what's to come), freshwater pearls, aquamarine, chalcedony, czech glass crystals and seed beads in a variety of colors.

Snap out of the winter doldrums and make something elegant! Choose any one of the three color combinations photographed to complement your wardrobe.

Class is $48, registration required. Maximum of 6 students per session. All materials included. Bring your tools and glasses if necessary. 303-666-9500 to pre-register.

Back from Tucson Bead Show!

Whew! Just flew home this afternoon from a whirlwind trip to the Tucson Bead Show. That's my sister in law Patti, me and my mom at the famous El Charro Restaurant in the Presidio neighborhood downtown.

It was 80 degree weather, a nice change of pace from Colorado. I even got a small sunburn-hooray. The Tucson Show was everything I had imagined and more. It is actually about 30 different shows that take place all over the city of Tucson during the first 2 weeks of February each year. What an amazing selection of gorgeous stuff!!!! I have NEVER seen the variety of beads I saw in Tucson. Of course, I did not hold back, and did my part to stimulate the economy while I was there.

Now it's your turn to come feast your eyes....put Ju Ju Beads on your flight path in the near future for the best selection...there's about 50 pounds of beads to choose from (I actually weighed my suitcase when I got home-scary!)

Stay tuned for a few late February classes that I'll send out next week.

Best Regards as always,

Denise Emma

Ju Ju Beads

820 Main Street

Old Town Louisville

303-666-9500

open tu/th/fri/sat 10-4

Happy 2009 to all my fellow creative souls.

Hope the holiday season treated you all well. Christmas finally made it to Ju Ju Beads and the store had the best season ever! Thanks a million to every one of you. You have made owning my own business such a delightful miracle. Best wishes to all for a fulfilling New Year.

Just in time to treat YOURSELF to something special is a new delivery of handmade African beads from Kazuri. If you are not familiar with Kazuri, you are in for a treat. The adjacent photo showcases just a sampling of what Ju Ju Beads has to choose from. Kazuri beads are made by a women's cooperative in Nairobi, Kenya since 1975. The beads are each handcrafted from the mud from Mt. Kenya and hand glazed and fired. They have had more notoriety lately as some movie stars have been spotted wearing Kazuri custom necklaces, Brighton (of handbag fame) commissioned a special series of beads for a promotion in 2007 , and a few New York designers have used their buttons on clothing collections. Come see what the buzz is about...

Also, just to please all the glass bead artists out there, is a new delivery of special lampwork focal beads and new charms and tibetan style silver spacers.

January store hours:

I will be taking a winter break in mid-January 11-28th, but the store will be open every saturday (Thank you Ceil) from 10-4. So make a plan to come by on a saturday, have a biscuit with raspberry jam at the Huckleberry and do some winter beading.

Store will be back to usual hours the last week of January. Then in February - it's off to TUCSON for the LARGEST BEAD SHOW IN THE USA!!!! Bring your wish list to Ju Ju Beads and I'll take it with me.

See you soon,

Denise at Ju Ju Beads