2025
RCJ is open to all HGMS members 16 and older. All skill levels are welcome! No certification is required, but experience using jewelry tools is a plus. We offer one class a month with 4 opportunities to finish the project. Note: If you signed up to take the Japanese Bracelet (EC gold) class, make-up dates on Feb 19th – 6 to 9pm and Feb 26th – 2 to 5pm are available.
Please see the 1st Quarter 2025 classes below. To sign up for a class, please email Theresa at [email protected] a month before class. Include your name, contact information, and the class(es) you want. You can also sign up at RCJ meetings and monthly HGMS meetings.
February: Japanese Weave Chainmaille Bracelet.
Feb 5 & 19: 6-9p, class and make up.
Feb 12 & 26: 2-5p, class and make up.
March: Links Bracelet and/or Flower Pendant. You will need to bring 4mm or 6mm beads to incorporate in your bracelet or pendant/hanger. If making a bracelet, choose from one of the styles shown. If making a pendant/hanger, you will also need 1, ½” to ¾” (15mm – 20mm) wide coin bead drilled from side to side. You will sew your 4mm or 6mm beads around the edges to complement the coin bead.
Mar 5 & 19: 6-9p, class and make up.
Mar 12 & 26: 2-5p, class and make up.
Note: Should severe weather occur on any RCJ meeting day, the meeting will be canceled, and members will be notified.
Did You Know?
March: Aquamarine – The blue to slightly greenish-blue variety of the mineral beryl. Crystals are sometimes big enough to cut fashioned gems of more than 100 carats. Well-formed crystals make superb mineral specimens. Source: 
