Candy necklaces and ring pops look great, but many prefer the nuanced mouthfeel and clean finish of precious gems and metals. Show off sophisticated taste with today's Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of any jewelry-making class and class materials at Originals Beads & Gems. This Groupon is only valid at the Artisan's Alley location.
Originals Beads & Gems, a full-service bead shop and jewelry-design center, offers an extensive selection of classes for both budding beaders and experienced artisans. Make your first splash in the beading pool by signing up for Introduction to Beading, a three-hour course that teaches beginners the proper way to craft a single-strand necklace and a pair of earrings ($20, plus a $20 estimated kit fee). The three-hour Pearl Knotting session introduces future gem buffs to the art of hand-knotting clam chaws, and the kit comes with an awl, tweezers, silk, and pearls to create fashionable pearl bracelets and neck belts ($25, plus a $16 estimated kit fee). An eclectic assortment of other jewelry-making classes enlightens ambitious beadsmiths on crafts from wire sculpting and polymer clay to the finger pirouettes involved in embroidery and bead stitching.
Operated by jewelry designer Barbara Garrett, Originals aims to improve the bland bodies that nature gave us by burying them in a great mound of sparkling gems, beads, minerals, and crystals. Dress for the occasion by wearing an outfit that requires a brand-new ornament.
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The Groupon Guide to: Letter Writing
Deprived of modern inventions such as text messaging and screaming loudly, early humans were forced to deliver long communiqués through enveloped sheets of scrawled-on paper known as letters. Get in touch with an irrelevant past by honing your letter-writing skills with these handy tips:
Choose an Address: Postal workers are notoriously stingy about giving out addresses. Luckily, streets are lined with mailboxes, which are full of free mail covered in addresses. Select a few missives from each mailbox on your street and add them to your address collection.
Select your Greeting: The greeting lets the recipient know exactly where they stand with you. Though “My Dearest Abraham” might sound good on paper, “STOP THAT RIGHT NOW, KELLI" is statistically more accurate to your situation.
Work the Body: Just like the human body, the body of the letter contains all the important and/or gross information. Decide what kind of letter this is going to be—a love letter? A confession? A subpoena? Regardless of content, smother the thing with red lipstick kisses.
The Signature: Being the first one to end the letter is a sign of weakness. Keep writing until the reader gives up.
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