Events – The Freckled Pear

Trunk Show & Retreat @ Creative Destination

We are excited & honored to be returning for the Annual Cool Pines Retreat held by Creative Destination in the Arizona Mountains.

Trunk Show @ Creative Destination - Saturday, July 13

Cool Pines Retreat - Sunday & Monday, July 14 & 15 - SOLD OUT

register before June 15 - retreat fee $275. register after June 15 - retreat fee $300.

2-day workshop
all-inclusive workshop kit in choice of 3 color-ways
3 meals at workshop location (2 lunches & 1 dinner)
soda, water & snacks
social time on Sunday evening
Freckled Pear trunk show

Retreat fee does not included lodging. Overnight accommodations are available nearby at the Best Western Sawmill Inn in Heber.

Register @ Creative Destination, Mesa, AZ (480) 755-4367

4th Annual Big Bear Retreat

Join us for our 4th annual retreat - an all-inclusive weekend of relaxation, good food, beading & fun. We're offering the choice of two weekends this year:

Friday, July 19 - Sunday, July 21 - SOLD OUT
Friday, July 26 - Sunday, July 28 - SOLD OUT

Our retreat project is the Radiant Delphine. This ingenious design features a pendant, beaded rope and detachable bracelet. You can wear the bracelet on your wrist or as a design element of your necklace. You will be able to choose from three different color-ways.

Reservations are being accepted now! Fees range from $450 - $580 based on your choice of accommodations. Your retreat fee includes workshop instruction, bead kit, meals, lodging, snacks, and a goody bag. For more information and a registration form, click here.

Register @ Inspirations, Big Bear (562) 208-7406

Trunk Show & Workshops @ The Spirited Bead

Friday - Sunday, August 9-11

Friday, August 9

Meet and Greet (4:30-7pm) shopping & snacks!

Saturday, August 10

Rolling Reef Bracelet Workshop $25. (11am-1pm) Bead kit $35.
Sand Dollar Pendant Workshop $25. (2-4pm) Bead kit $18.

Sunday, August 11

Arabella Bracelet Workshop $25. (11am-1pm) Bead kit $16.
Baskets of Babylon Earrings Workshop $25. (2-4pm) Bead kit $10.

Register @ The Spirited Bead, Tehachapi (661) 823-1930

Workshop @ Jewel City Beads

Saturday, August 17

Moroccan Moon Pendant Workshop $35. (1-4pm) Bead kit $20.

Jewel City Beads, Montrose (818) 842-2323

SoCal Shop Hop Trunk Show & Workshops @ Beadology

Join us for the Bead Shop Hop!

We'll be setting up shop again at Beadology in Huntington Beach for the entire event. Shop our trunk show, take a workshop with us & check out all the wonderful beads, projects & workshops Beadology has to offer.

Two 3-day weekends

Friday - Sunday, September 6-8
Friday - Sunday, September 13-15

Beadology, Huntington Beach (714) 841-8242

Annual Ornament Workshop

Join us for a day of beading, relaxation, good food & laughter as we celebrate this season of love, joy and peace with our annual ornament workshop.

When: Choice of 2 Saturdays - September 28 (10-5) or October 5 (10-5)

Where: Private home

We are also offering a "workshop in a box." For those of you who can't attend one of our workshops and don't want to wait until these kits are available next summer, you can purchase the workshop in a box. Your care package will include the bead kit, printed instructions, snacks and the goody bag of handmade gifts. These boxes will be offered through mid-October and are limited in number.

In this all-inclusive workshop, we will provide:

your beading kit (beads, needles, thread & glass ball ornament)
lighting & work surface
snacks, beverages & lunch
as always for our special events, you'll receive a goody bag with items handcrafted by Melissa & Kelly just for you

Please bring:

scissors & any beading tools you can't live without