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Melissa Grakowsky Shippee

www.mgsdesigns.com
email: grakowsky@gmail.com

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Melissa Grakowsky Shippee is a published beadwork designer who teaches workshops internationally, contributes regularly to books and magazines, illustrates diagrams for other instructors, and has won awards for her bead artistry. She studied physics and art in college but turned her attention to beads when motherhood changed the direction of her life. 

 
Her publications and contributions include a full-length instructional beading book called I Can Herringbone, articles in Beadwork Magazine, Bead & Button Magazine, Bead Star Magazine, Perlen Poesie, and contributions to Beading All Stars. 
Melissa has been a Beadwork Magazine Designer of the Year and a Starman Trendsetter. To view more of Melissa's designs, visit www.mgsdesigns.net.

Upcoming classes by Melissa:

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Mariana The Angler Fish

Fri 4/24/2026
 (via Zoom) 		Vidro Azul Bracelet

Sat 5/30
(via Zoom) 		Nom de Plume Pen Toper

Sat 6/20
(via Zoom)
  Pergola Pendant

Sat 9/12
(via Zoom)  		 Igneous Pendant

Sat 10/10
(via Zoom)  
     
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