Festive Silver Jewellery will delight anyone receiving these beautiful pieces this Christmas!

This Class offers an introduction to Festive Silver Jewellery, working with metal clay and transforming it into your own designed creation.  If you would like to make the most of your day and develop your skill, you may also wish to book on to this afternoon’s Intermediate Class, as the two flow nicely together.

You will learn how to make a simple, textured pendant and attach it to a chain, and a pair of simple, textured earrings and add ear wires.  If you do not have pierced ears, another pendant or charms for a bracelet or another necklace can be made.

You will learn how to shape, process and fire the pieces and will leave the Class with fine silver jewellery that will be perfect for wearing or gifting.  And with Christmas just around the corner, we will incorporate a Festive theme into our making!

The price includes 7g of silver clay, a chain for your pendant and ear wires for earrings (if making). This is enough to make 2 or 3 pieces, depending on size.

No previous experience is necessary and all materials will be provided, as will refreshments.

To Book please follow the link below to Sidmouth Craft Hub

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Two simple necklaces, designed and crafted in fine silver by you and a young one, are what you will proudly take home after this Silver Jewellery Beginners Class for a Parent/Guardian & Child, Enjoy some half-term quality time together, making a necklaces each.  Who knows, you may even make matching ones, or ones for each other!

This Class is an introduction to working with metal clay where you will learn how to make 2 simple, textured pendants and attach each one to a chain.

You will learn how to shape, process and fire the pieces and will leave the session with 2 fine silver necklaces, which will be perfect for wearing or gifting.

No previous experience is necessary, and all materials and refreshments will be provided.

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Our All Day Nature Into Jewellery Class will give us the opportunity to explore different techniques to incorporate nature into our fine silver jewellery.

Some experience of working with metal clay is preferable before booking this All Day Nature Class.  Our Silver Jewellery Beginners Classes can be found in the Class Timetable.

This all day, 6-hour Class will give you the chance to immerse yourself in learning how to use natural items such as leaves, flowers, shells and fossils with metal clay and how to turn them into jewellery.

We will cover using silver paste on a leaf to turn into a pendant, turning natural items into moulds or texture sheets and then use them to make beautiful pieces of fine silver jewellery.  We will fire them and then learn how to polish and add a patina to enhance your finished piece.

The price includes 10g of silver clay, 20g of silver paste (and remainder to take home for future projects), a chain for your pendant and ear wires for your earrings (if making).  This is enough to make two to three pieces, depending on size.  More clay will be available to purchase on the day should you require more.

Please note that Latex gloves will be worn during this class – patina liquid is very smelly and you won’t want it on your hands!  Please let Sidmouth Craft Hub know if an alternative to Latex is required.

All materials and refreshments will be provided for the Class. There will be a break for an hour at lunch time.  Please bring your own lunch, or there is a pub, shops and cafes nearby if you prefer.  The Class will not continue during lunchtime to ensure that everyone has a proper break.

To book please follow the link below to Sidmouth Craft Hub

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This all day, 6-hour Class will give you the chance to immerse yourself in learning how to use natural items such as leaves, flowers, shells and fossils with metal clay and how to turn them into jewellery.

We will cover using silver paste on a leaf to turn into a pendant, turning natural items into moulds or texture sheets and then use them to make beautiful pieces of fine silver jewellery.  We will fire them and then learn how to polish and add a patina to enhance your finished piece.

The price includes 10g of silver clay, 20g of silver paste (and remainder to take home for future projects), a chain for your pendant and ear wires for your earrings (if making).  This is enough to make two to three pieces, depending on size.  More clay will be available to purchase on the day should you require more.

Please note that Latex gloves will be worn during this class – patina liquid is very smelly and you won’t want it on your hands!  Please let Sidmouth Craft Hub know if an alternative to Latex is required.

All materials and refreshments will be provided for the Class. There will be a break for an hour at lunch time.  Please bring your own lunch, or there is a pub, shops and cafes nearby if you prefer.  The Class will not continue during lunchtime to ensure that everyone has a proper break.

To book please follow the link below to Sidmouth Craft Hub

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Moulds and textures are a wonderful feature of fine silver jewellery. In this Intermediate Silver Jewellery Class, you will learn how to make moulds and textures to create your very own stunning pieces of jewellery. This class could be booked to follow on from the morning session as it develop the nature theme and making your own moulds and textures.

Ideally, anyone booking into this Class will already have taken a Beginners Class or have some experience of working with metal clay.  You may like to make the most of your day by coming to the Beginners Class that will take place this morning.  This morning’s class will flow nicely into this afternoon’s Intermediate class.

We are delighted to have Naomi Brookes, a talented local silversmith to come and share her knowledge, skills and passion for jewellery with us.

Silver Clay is a versatile material that offers limitless possibilities for shaping and moulding.  In this Class, you will learn how to make and use nature-themed textures and moulds from everyday materials.  We will then use these to make beautiful items of jewellery.

Please bring any items to the Class that you want to use in this process, such as shells, flowers, leaves, fossils, fruit etc.   Naomi will bring a supply of items too.  If you want to make an object, such as a shell, into a necklace, the shell should be a maximum of 1.5cm x 1.5cm

The price of the Class includes 7g of silver clay, a chain for your pendant and ear wires for your earrings (if making).  This is enough to make two to three pieces depending on size and moulding compound.

All materials and refreshments will be provided.

Please clink on the link below to book class - note this will take you to a different website.

This Beginners Class provides an introduction to working with metal clay and how to make jewellery from it.  You will learn how to make a simple, textured, nature-themed pendant and attach it to a chain, a pair of simple, textured earrings and add ear wires.  If  you do not have pierced ears, another pendant or charms for a bracelet or another necklace can be made.

You will learn how to shape, process and fire the pieces and you will leave the Class with fine jewellery that you will be proud to wear.

The price includes 7g of silver clay, a chain for your necklace and ear wires for earrings (if making).  This is enough to make two to three pieces of fine silver jewellery, depending on size.

No previous experience is necessary for this Beginners Class. All materials and refreshments will be provided.

Please click on the link below which will take you to the booking page (on another website).

This class is an introduction to working with precious metal clay and making beautiful silver jewellery using it. You will learn how to make a simple textured pendant and attach it to a chain, a pair of textured simple earrings and add ear wires. If you don’t have pierced ears, another pendant or charms for a bracelet or another necklace can be made.

You will learn how to shape, process and fire all the pieces and will leave the session with fine silver jewellery that YOU have made and can wear straight away!

A tea/coffee/hot chocolate break is included and lots of time for questions so you won’t get brain-frazzled.

Some experience of working with metal clay is preferable, (PMC or Art Clay), for example, having already taken one of our Silver Jewellery Beginners Classes.

In this Intermediate Silver Jewellery Class we will refresh our skills on working with metal clay to make a pendant and either earrings or another pendant.  We will cover how to set small stones into pieces and how to fire in place with a blow torch.  Several techniques will be covered and there will be a chance to try them out on your own work.

The price includes 7g of silver clay, a chain for your pendant and ear wires for earrings (if making). This is enough to make two to three pieces. depending on size and small cubic zircona stones for firing into pieces.

All materials will be provided, as will refreshments.

Intermediate Silver Jewellery Classes are for those with some previous experience of working with precious metal clay,  for example, having taken a Silver Jewellery Beginners Course (see the Classes Timetable).

This Intermediate Class includes 7g of silver clay, a chain for your pendant and ear post and studs for earrings (if making).  This is enough to make two to three pieces depending on size (or more than one pair of studs if small in size).  Cuff-links could be made instead.

In this Class we will refresh our skills on working with metal clay to make a pendant and stud earring pieces.  After firing we will learn how to solder ear posts on to the back of stud earrings and a jump ring on to the pendant.  We will cover the two main different methods available for soldering.

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Intermediate Silver Jewellery Class is preferably for those who have some experience of working with metal clay.  If you would like to try a Beginners course first, see our Class Timetable.

Silver Clay is a versatile material that offers limitless possibilities for shaping and moulding.  In this Intermediate Silver Jewellery Class you will learn how to make and use your own textures and moulds from everyday materials.  We will then use these moulds to make items of jewellery.

Please bring any items to the Intermediate Silver Jewellery Class that you want to use in this process, such as lace, shells, flowers, leave, fossils, knitted items, fruit etc.  Naomi will supply a range of items as well.  If you want to make an object such as a shell into a necklace, the shell should be a maximum of 1.5cm x 1.5cm.

The price of the Class includes refreshments and 7g of silver, a chain for your pendant and ear wires for earrings (if making), which is enough to make two to three pieces depending on size and moulding compound.

This class is an introduction to working with precious metal clay and making jewellery from it. You will learn how to make a simple textured pendant and attach it to a chain, a pair of textured simple earrings and add ear wires.  If you don’t have pierced ears, another pendant or charms for a bracelet or another necklace can be made.

You will learn how to shape, process and fire all the pieces and will leave the session with fine silver jewellery that YOU have made and can wear!

The class is a little longer than our usual classes, as much more is involved, but don’t worry, we will be having a tea/coffee/hot chocolate break so you won’t get brain-frazzled.

This class is an introduction to working with precious metal clay and making jewellery from it. You will learn how to make a simple textured pendant and attach it to a chain, a pair of textured simple earrings and add ear wires.  If you don’t have pierced ears, another pendant or charms for a bracelet or another necklace can be made.

You will learn how to shape, process and fire all the pieces and will leave the session with fine silver jewellery that YOU have made and can wear!

The class is a little longer than our usual classes, as much more is involved, but don’t worry, we will be having a tea/coffee/hot chocolate break so you won’t get brain-frazzled.

This class is an introduction to working with precious metal clay and making jewellery from it. You will learn how to make a simple textured pendant and attach it to a chain, a pair of textured simple earrings and add ear wires.  If you don’t have pierced ears, another pendant or charms for a bracelet or another necklace can be made.

You will learn how to shape, process and fire all the pieces and will leave the session with fine silver jewellery that YOU have made and can wear!

The class is a little longer than our usual classes, as much more is involved, but don’t worry, we will be having a tea/coffee/hot chocolate break so you won’t get brain-frazzled.