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Store owner Suzanne Klumb has 25 different kits available in her shop with something for everyone, from beginners to experienced jewelry makers. Customers can work on their own, take a class or schedule one-on-one time with Klumb. (Photo courtesy of Glass Garden Beads)
Create in Faribault! Make your own unique jewelry with locally designed beading kits By BRIDGET KRANZ
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ime, scissors and a smile – pick up a beading kit from Glass Garden Beads and those are the only three additional items required. Put it all together, and you end up with a finished piece of jewelry, handmade by you. Located downtown Faribault, Glass Garden Beads has created jewelry kits for over two decades. Owner Suzanne Klumb throughout the years is marketing her own designs as well as IP owned designs from six other designers to create a variety of bead kit patterns. Each kit includes supplies and easy-to-read instructions. Most are for bracelets or necklaces done in a style called “bead weaving.” Beads are woven back and forth with a needle and thread, creating intricate bands and shapes of color. The kits at Glass Garden Beads range from beginner to experienced, with something for everyone. Klumb cur-
rently has 25 different kits available, with Glass Garden Beads is a library of over 80 at 318 Central Ave. N., rotating Ste. 105, Faribault. Reach designs. Each kit is it at 507-645-0301 or assembled glassgardenbeads@gmail. at the shop com. For more information, in the city’s visit glassgardenbeads.com. historic Bachrach Building. Kits are sold at the store or online encompassing wholesale to other retailers. Many kits have achieved national recognition in the bead hobby industry. In addition to traditional kits, Klumb works with several local artists on what she calls “project inspira-
IF YOU GO
tions.” Artists can bring in a finished piece of jewelry, and if she’s interested, Klumb will buy the IP rights and develop a kit or project to make for distribution. All samples are on display in the store. Customers can come in and – if they like what they see – learn how to create something similar with supplies and help from Klumb. “I’m especially looking for bead woven projects,” said Klumb. “That way, if a customer comes in and sees that example on display, I can work with them and the supplies we have on hand and show them how to create something similar.”
New at Glass Garden – batik kits! Klumb is a textile artist by trade. One of her passions is batik, a method of dyeing fabric. Using hot wax to block out certain areas of the fabric, the un-waxed surfaces are dyed, and layered to create intricate pat-
