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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.

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Melissa's upcoming dates in 2024 & 2025

October 18, 2024 - Fine Point Necklace

November 8, 2024 - Inner Light Mandala

March 29, 2025 - Project TBA

June 28, 2025 - Project TBA

Melissa's Upcoming Classes

  • Fine Point Necklace - 10/18
    Fine Point Necklace - 10/18
    Fine Point Necklace - 10/18
    Fri, Oct 18
    $70 + Kit/Supplies
    Oct 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    $70 + Kit/Supplies
    Oct 18, 2024, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    $70 + Kit/Supplies
    Three-hour class - Combine tubular herringbone stitch in different ways to create a beautifully wearable bead woven necklace featuring a sparkling 35mm Preciosa oat bead as the focal and other crystal components as accents to the size 11/0 seed beads.
  • Melissa Shippee - Inner Light Mandala
    Melissa Shippee - Inner Light Mandala
    Melissa Shippee - Inner Light Mandala
    Fri, Nov 08
    $90 + Materials or Kit $68
    Nov 08, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST
    $90 + Materials or Kit $68
    Nov 08, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM EST
    $90 + Materials or Kit $68
    The medallion can be finished to be used as a pendant, a brooch, a hairclip, or even a headband or hatband ornament.
  • Shippee, Melissa - Waitlist
    Shippee, Melissa - Waitlist
    Shippee, Melissa - Waitlist
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    Please click the Register Now button to fill out the registration form to be placed on the waitlist for one or more of our events.
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