Sea Glass Silver Jewellery Course

Description

In this exciting, educational and intriguing full day sea glass course, you will be shown how to make your own solid silver jewellery pieces incorporating sea glass and take away your own unique pieces to wear and treasure or as gifts for loved ones.

In case you are wondering, sea glass is simply broken glass found on beaches and it has been smoothed by the sea and wind to provide a really effective and beautiful stone. We can provide the sea glass or you can bring your own. We have had people who have found sea glass on a beach that has special meaning for them and this can be used if it is the right size, shape and texture.

Our instructor, Louise, is fully qualified as a senior tutor and holds an Art Clay Higher Diploma and has been teaching sea glass jewellery making for over ten years.

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced jeweller, Louise is on hand to help you create your own designs from silver clay and sea glass. You'll be guided by Louise to help you make at least three jewellery pieces depending upon size and complexity of your pieces for you to treasure and take away!

Louise has a relaxed, informal approach with the aim of having fun as well as learning and creating lovely pieces of jewellery. Please come and experience the course yourself and add new items to your jewellery collection!

What actually happens on the course?

Louise will introduce you to the art of making silver jewellery incorporating sea glass. There are three main methods to embed the sea glass in your jewellery piece:

1) a stand alone silver bezel which clasps the sea glass

2) a silver clay piece with a bezel added to clasp your sea glass

3) a silver clay piece with a ring to hang the sea glass in a pendant.

Depending upon the complexity of your pieces and what you want to make, you will normally use all three methods to make three different pieces.

In her introduction, Louise will tell you about silver clay and will explain how the clay will become solid silver pieces of beautiful jewellery enhanced by the sea glass by the end of your course.

In the course, as mentioned, you will try the three different methods to make three different pieces.

1.  Bezel clasp

You will think about the design of your piece. You will learn how to prepare your sea glass and your bezel before placing the sea glass in the bezel. You will then clasp the bezel before finishing your piece with polishing and adding a ring if it is to be a necklace pendant.

2.  Bezel in silver clay

You will learn how to prepare your silver clay before embedding the bezel. You will follow the silver clay manufacturing process* before finally adding the sea glass into the clasp and applying the finishing touches to your piece.

3.   Silver clay sea glass hanging pendant

You will follow the silver clay manufacturing process* to make the silver clay pendant incorporating a hanging ring. You will also learn how to drill sea-glass to create a hole to hang on to the ring before finishing your piece.

With the silver clay methods, you can add small sea treasure pieces made from silver clay in which case you will then learn how to create silicone moulds of sea treasure and use them to make sea themed silver charms

* Silver Clay manufacturing process

Just a word on this process and what it incorporates. It starts with a piece of silver clay which you will mould into your own design. Louise is on hand to help you with this and the whole process. Louise will then show you how to fire your piece. This process removes particles in the clay to leave a solid silver piece of jewellery of Hallmark quality. You will then polish your creation. This whole process never ceases to amaze people, transforming a piece of silver clay into a final polished solid silver jewellery piece for you to show off with pride.

At the end of the course you have created your gorgeous, unique nature inspired Jewellery. Perfect for keeping those summer memories with you.

Silver clay is an environmentally-friendly recycled product, which when fired, becomes solid silver of Hallmark quality.

Knowledge required

None - Louise will be on hand to guide you to make your pieces, whether you're a complete beginner or an experienced jeweller.

What you'll get

Tuition, drinks, biscuits, tools, and enough silver clay and sea glass to usually make at least 3 pieces of solid silver sea glass jewellery. You can buy more silver clay on the day if you wish to make more pieces. You will be provided with a mask and apron.

You get to keep the jewellery pieces that you will be creating.

What to bring

Lunch, or there is a good selection of local eateries within a five-minute walk.

Glasses/spectacles if you need them for close-up work.

It is advisable not to wear open-toed shoes.

The course is suitable for

The course is suitable for all adults (male and female), and children (minimum 10 years old). An adult must accompany children and will be expected to take part and pay the course fee.

This course is suitable for all kinds of events from a quiet day away immersing yourself in a creative art or for a celebration, team event, hen parties etc.

Cancellation policy

Easy - Cancellation and a full refund can be obtained up to 2 weeks before the course starts. If you need to re-arrange at shorter notice we shall do our best to accommodate your request.

More information

Email louiseannedesigns@yahoo.com

Telephone or text Louise on 07947 73480