Bead Retreats
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Melissa Shippee
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Melissa G Shippee is a published beadwork designer who teaches workshops internationally, contributes regularly to books and magazines, and illustrates diagrams for other instructors. She studied physics and art in college but turned her attention to beads when motherhood changed the direction of her life.
Her publications and contributions include two full-length instructional beading books called Beautiful Beadwork from Nature and I Can Herringbone, as well as projects in Beadwork Magazine, Bead & Button Magazine, Bead Star Magazine, Perlen Poesie, and Beading All Stars.
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Melissa has been a Beadwork Magazine Designer of the Year and a Starman Trendsetter, and also won awards for her bead artistry. To view more of Melissa's designs, visit www.mgsdesigns.net.

Coming Soon
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Melissa's upcoming dates in 2023 & 2024
November 4, 2023 - Painterly Bracelet
December 10, 2023 - Keep on Scrolling
August 24, 2024 - Project TBA
October 17 & 18, 2024 - Autumn Bead Retreat
Melissa's Upcoming Classes
- Sat, Nov 04$90 + Materials or Kit $70Nov 04, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EDT$90 + Materials or Kit $70
- Sun, Dec 10$90 + Materials or Kit $68Dec 10, 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM EST$90 + Materials or Kit $68
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