Roberta Grayson, left, teaches Shirley Mueller how to make a beaded necklace at Bonita Bay.
Ruth De Luca, a Bonita Bay resident, shows off her latest beaded necklace creation at a class held for residents at the Community Activities Room at Bonita Bay.
Making beaded jewelry is one of Ruth De Luca’s favorite pass times.
The Bonita Bay resident recently attended a “Creating your own beaded necklace” class at Bonita Bay.
The experience was exciting.
“I love to do crafts and I was excited about jewelry making ... beads,” said De Luca, who has taken several of the classes offered at the Community Activities Room.
The class is open only to residents but De Luca said she looks forward to it every time.
“I just love it,” she said.
Roberta Grayson is the instructor of the informal class that takes place over the course of two days.
“It’s a beginners and advanced class and it’s over when they finish their necklaces,” said Grayson, who teaches the same class at the Art League of Bonita Springs.
A typical beaded necklace class lasts 3 hours but time flies as the women sit and chat about beads, their families and backgrounds.
“You made a glass(es) holder ... aren’t you just clever,” said De Luca to participant Jo Anne Lyall.
Lyall finished her necklace early and made one to hold her eye glasses.
“Jo Anne hadn’t done beading before and has done a very difficult necklace with beads,” said Grayson while teaching other students different beading techniques. “Age is not a factor here because anyone can do this.”
Trying something different is why Shirley Mueller signed up for the course.
“I always wanted to see what beading was all about,” Mueller said. “I was a beginner and now I have made a lot of things. Learned a lot.”
De Luca feels the same.
“I like doing the variations and necklaces with a pendant,” she said. “I have to make earrings to match now.”
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