French Flowers & Leaves

Registration fee is $78.00 sign up today to reserve your seat by clicking here or by calling 319-338-1566

Date and Time: 01/04/2026 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Capacity: 6

Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford

Prerequisites: No experience needed.

Learn the art of using wire and beads using a French technique to create a variety of flowers and leaves.  Put them together for a small bouquet.

Back for our 3rd year
Boo Bazaar 2025 Tim Burton addition!
An Exciting Halloween Festival awaits!

Join us for the third annual BOO BAZAAR!
This year, we're thrilled to be hosting, once again, at Joslyn Castle and Gardens, this Halloween-themed Festival, showcasing over 100 talented local and regional artists and vendors, as well as family friendly activities.

This carefully curated market features a wide array of handmade products, including handbags, art, décor, dolls, crafts, food and bakery items, bath and body products, crystals, jewelry, and a selection of other Halloween or witchy and whimsical items. In addition to our incredible vendor market we will have several Spooky Season activities at this years event

This year we will be leveling up once again.
Heres just a few new additions you can look forward too.
This year we have expanded our Witchy, weird Halloween theme to include a Tim Burton vibe.
AND LATER IN THE MONTH WE WILL HOST OUR THIRD TIM BURTON TRIBUTE ART SHOW AT JOSLYN CASTLE’S CARRIAGE HOUSE GALLERY.
Also look for these additions
Boo Bazaar volunteers
Costume contest with prizes for multiple categories
Trick or Treating
Craft/Coloring stations
Face painting
A Scavenger hunt.
and more

We are honored to host this year's BOO BAZAAR at Joslyn Castle and Gardens in Omaha.

Joslyn Castle & Gardens (JC&G), historically a 35-room mansion, now serves as a community and cultural center on a lush 5.5-acre urban green space in midtown Omaha, Nebraska. JC&G is also the epicenter of a state-certified Creative District where community, culture, and innovation converge. Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, its grounds are also an affiliate site of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. JC&G operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, guided by a volunteer board of directors dedicated to preserving the heritage of George & Sarah Joslyn, through stewarding their historic home and offering diverse cultural programs that educate and inspire the community.

A portion of the proceeds from this event will support JC&G in historic preservation and the continuation of community programming.

Admission:
- $8 per person
- Children aged 12 and under enter free
- Each paid admission includes a free raffle ticket

Tickets will be available for purchase at the event and online.

Create an armature with a larger gauge wire.  Then wrap this with thinner wire and string beads across the armature.  Use round seed beads and Czech pressed glass feather beads to create a lovely pair of earrings.

Register online or by calling Beadology Iowa at 319-338-1566

PeaceFest 3rd annual Iowa City Peace Art & Music Festival! Lower City Park 10am to 10pm, shelter #9. It’s all free for the artists and the public…come one come all an tell your friends!

Chereal Designs and WhyNotAbbstract will be there making art, selling art and celebrating art all around!

See event here on facebook: ! ☮️ | Facebook

Come to The House of Dotł'izhi and learn how to create your very own knotted bracelets! This hands-on event will teach you different techniques to make unique and stylish bracelets that you can show off to your friends. No experience is necessary, just bring your creativity and enthusiasm!

Chereal Designs will guide you through the process, providing all the materials you need to make your own masterpiece. Knotting between beads is a fundamental skill, this opportunity will unleash your inner artist and walk away with a beautiful handmade bracelet!

Spaces are limited, so be sure to reserve your spot now. We can't wait to see you there!

Agest 8+ recommended, email Cheryl at cherealdesigns@gmail.com for any additional questions.

Students will use two gauges of copper wire and flame stitch to create a beautiful woven cuff. Use a natural gemstone cabochon to set in the middle of your piece.

Kill the Doubt: Finding your Voice + Beaded Flowers

Imposter syndrome? Deand. Doubt? Dead. Fear of showing up fully? Dead. This month we’re burning down everything that told you you’re not enough—and building up the artist you already are. Plus, we’ll craft beaded wire flowers—raw, resilient, and rooted in your power.” with Lets build community – DOTŁ'IZHI and Chereal Designs.

Come join us at The House of Dotł'izhi for a magical event centered around creating your very own dragonfly pendant! This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of crafting a unique pendant inspired by the beauty of nature using beads and wire. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this event is perfect for anyone looking to unleash their creativity. Skills we will learn are also those for professional earrings and beaded chain. We can't wait to see the beautiful creations that will come to life during this event!

Agest 8+ recommended for this lesson. Email Cheryl at cherealdesigns@gmail.com for any additional questions.

Register today by calling 319-338-1566 or by visiting beadologyiowa.com

Use commons household objects to make templates for three different styles of ear wires in copper. Then chose one to make one again with Argentium sterling wire. You’ll be able to custom make ear wires to match the materials used in your other handmade jewelry.

Shop Chereal Designs and Whynotabbstract in Waterloo at Chromafest63 on Saturday!

What is C63?

Immersive installations.  Blistering performances.  Live painting. 
Skate culture.  DIY fashion.  Zines.  Stickers.  Poetry.  Noise.

A brand-new art and music festival igniting RiverLoop Amphitheatre on June 14, 2025.

Bringing the Underground to Light.

C63: A high-voltage space where underground creatives push boundaries, break barriers, and amplify their voices across the Midwest.

Jewelry Making Camps will be led by Cheryl Weatherford, owner of Chereal Designs, LLC. Learn to work with a variety of materials, tools and techniques to design and produce earrings, necklaces, bracelets, pendants and key chains. Materials such as varied beads, flexwire, copper wire, gemstones and clay will be used. Students will explore techniques including, knotting and stringing, creating wire cages for gemstones, Japanese round braiding, herringbone and wire design.
Jewelry Making camps will teach different projects each week, so students wishing to participate in both weeks will learn and create new things each day!

******PLEASE NOTE: These camps are open to entering 3rd grade - entering 12th grade.

Register today at Beadology Iowa by calling 319-338-1566 or clicking here.

Use varied sizes of wire, beads, and wire working tools, to create a fast and fun whorled, spiral pair of earrings.  These look so much more complicated in wearing than they are in the making.  No experience needed.

Register today on Eventbrite!

Hosted at The House of Dotł'izhi on Kirkwood Avenue in Iowa City, join Chereal Designs for a wire and beaded Tree of Life class from 6-8pm. Students will be able to choose their own beads to make their own pendant or earrings. Each DIY Jewelry Kit provided by Chereal Designs will include wire, beads and written instructions.

Ages 8+ are recommended to join, please reach out to Cheryl at cherealdesigns@gmail.com.

Register today online or call 319-338-1566

Date and Time: 05/04/2025 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Capacity: 6

Instructor: Cheryl Weatherford

Prerequisites: No experience needed.

Learn the art of using wire and beads using a French technique to create a variety of flowers and leaves.  Put them together for a small bouquet.

Learn to create swirls, rosettes and other filigree with wire, adding your own unique flair to your new wire-wrapped pendant using multiple wires.

Kits include a stone or opalite focal, copper wire, written instructions and professional instruction by Cheryl of Chereal Designs.

This class is for 8+, any questions can be directed to Cheryl at cherealdesigns@gmail.com

Recreate nature using stone beads and copper wire, to “grow” your own organic tree! Experiment with hard and soft shapes for this free-wheeling design; no two trees will be the same. Perfect for beginners! Kit includes all materials and written instructions!

$35 per student

Sunday, February 23rd from 2-4pm

Pre-registration available

on Eventbrite or pay on day

Join Chereal Designs for a class that's great for an introduction to wire weaving on Thursday Feb 20 from 9-12. The "Grecian Wire Woven Earring" combines copper wire, gemstone beads and wire weaving to complete this beginner's project.  We will use jewelry making tools and hammers to complete the look that is great for a pendant or earrings.  All kits come with materials and instructions for future projects.  Register today with Big Picture Gallery and Studio to join!  Ages 8+, email Cheryl at cherealdesigns@gmail.com for any questions. 

Register with Beadology Iowa by calling 319-338-1566 or by clicking here

Prerequisites: No experience needed.

Using various thicknesses of wire, create a Celtic knot.  This serves as the centerpiece of a wire woven bracelet.  A great project to learn how to use jewelry making tools.

Use wire to create a hammered shape and wound wire for an organic design. Each participant will make a copper earring with an ear wire provided and leave with written instructions.  Ages 8 and up preferred or with an adult email Cheryl at cherealdesigns@gmail.com for any questions

Create handmade jewelry with polymer clay in the Big Picture Gallery Studio on Sunday Feb 9th from 4-6!  Each student will make their own cane and speckled polymer clay mixes in color before creating shapes and attaching to wearable jewelry. Students can create earrings or pendants to celebrate love this Valentine's day, all materials and instruction included in DIY kits.

Register here with Beadology Iowa or call 319-338-1566 to join this beginner class! We will use wire to capture a stone using different shapes of wire. Participants will learn to coil and weave wires together for layers of embellishment.

Prerequisites: No experience needed.

Learn the technique of finger weaving with copper wire.  Then take your piece and form it into a pendant.  Embellish your pendant with Swarovski crystals and lucite flower to make a one-of-a-kind piece.

Class is held at Beadology Iowa on Sunday, December 1st from 12-4pm. Register here or call 319-338-1566

Knowing how to knot beads is a helpful skill to knot precious beads to make rosaries or malas and a timeless technique to protect pearls. Learn how to knot in-between beads with Chereal Designs at Big Picture Gallery and Studio on Sunday, November 17th from 2-4pm. Every kit comes with the materials needed to complete a bracelet with beads that you choose on the day of class, including gemstone, pearls and glass.