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THE DESERT 2026

Seats are disappearing!
As of Jan 6, these classes are almost full—grab yours before they vanish!
February 1, 2026
Anne Mitchell | Pop-Top Chain Bracelet
Anne Mitchell | Roman Tab Chain Bracelet
Chapin Dimond – Tube-tastic Hollow Hoop Earrings – only one seat left!
Diane Cook | Scalloped Butterfly Hollow Form Necklace – only one seat left!
Hoss Rogers | Reverse Roller Printing – only one seat left!
Laney Clark! | Close Range Mountain Ring
Michelle Lierre! | Filigree Leaves: Vine Earrings & Pendant
Renee Ford | Fused Gold Lapis Earrings
Susan Lenart | BUILDING AMULETS AND PRAYER BOXES: HOLLOW FORMS
February 2, 2026
Anne Mitchell | Woven Cuff
April Bower | Fused Rune Cuff – only one seat left!
Chapin Dimond | Set it Flush: Intro to Round Flush Setting – only three seats left!
Diane Cook | Cross My Heart Ring – only three seats left!
Hoss Rogers | Bling for Your Furry Friends or Favorite Peeps
Laney Clark! | Framed: Desert Skies pierced pendant and earrings
Michelle Lierre! | Filigree Leaves: Ginkgo Earrings & Pendant
Renee Ford | Silky Florentine Hand-Engraved Star Bead Set Moissanite Ring
Susan Lenart |Creating Personal Talismans: the ancient tradition of wearable meaning
February 3, 2026
Anne Mitchell |Captured 8’s Chain Bracelet
Anne Mitchell |Heavy Gauge Twisted Cuff Bracelet
April Bower | Composition in Texture: if Mondrian used Argentium
April Bower | Crossing Paths: Rolling Rings
Chapin Dimond | Keum Boo: Affordable Gold
Diane Cook | Flaming Heart Earrings – only two seat left!
Halstead Jewelry Supply – Featuring Sylvie Alusitz | Let’s Layer: Shadowbox Style Pendant
Hoss Rogers | Layered Rings or Cuff Bracelet
Laney Clark! | Gold Sketched Mountains: pendant and earrings

February 4, 2026

Anne Mitchell | Alchemy in Silver: Forged Ring with Cast Bezel Set Stone |Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 8:00 am until noon
Anne Mitchell | Alchemy in Silver: Forged Ring with Cast Bezel Set Stone | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm
Bette Barnett | The Etch Factor: Creating Your Own Steel Rolling Mill Pattern Plates
Hoss Rogers | Metal Stamping 101 | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 9 am until noon
Hoss Rogers | Metal Stamping 101 | Wednesday, February 4, 2026 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Kim St Jean | Wild Wilma: Chunky Links Bracelet using Recycled Silver
Suzanne Williams |Rotating Key Lock Clasp: lock in your design with a clever key-turn connection – only three seats left!
February 5, 2026
Jen Surine |Fabricating Architectural Jewelry with Wire: a Lace Ring
Kim St Jean | Double Dare: Sawn and Riveted Mirror Image Earrings | Thursday, February 5, 2026 | 8:00 am until noon
Kim St Jean | Double Dare: Sawn and Riveted Mirror Image Earrings | Thursday, February 5, 2026 | 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm
Shannon Bundschuh in collaboration with HALSTEAD JEWELRY SUPPLY | On the Plus Side: box clasp & beyond
Taylor Saleem | Safe + Secure – exploring and crafting safety pin style brooches
February 6, 2026
Jen Surine | Fabricating Architectural Jewelry with Wire: Dagger Earrings
Kim St Jean | The Magic of a Forgotten Metal: Sand casting with pewter
Shannon Bundschuh | Sawing Doubles: not only sisters, but twins!
Taylor Saleem | Sunny Side Up: beaded + textured floral earrings