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For Kids...

Jewelry Design and Creation (2 hours)

Learn to make colorful patterned beads with polymer clay. We will bake our beads in the oven to harden them. Then, using the design bead board, we will create a beautiful necklace using our handmade beads and accents of glass, ceramic and colorful plastic beads. (Includes all materials) (Adults welcome too.)

Girl Scout -Jewelry Design and Creation at Studio Fourteen

Ages 6-12 will learn various elements of jewelry design and creation. Work on Try-its, Badges and IP's! At the Spanish Village Art Center, or at your next meeting.No experience necessary.

Bead Stringing Learn how to design, string and finish a beaded necklace.  We will talk about design elements such as color, balance and scale as well as finishing techniques (based upon skill level).

Basic Polymer Clay Bead Design Learn to work with the colorful polymer based clay that bakes in the toaster oven. We will learn to marbleize and assemble flower pattern canes to create a set of beads.

Also available for interviews for the Career Badge.

Please inquire: (619) 384-5161 or artdiva@bonaimo.com

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For Adults...

Wires and Hammers and Pliers...Oh My!

Open up a new world of possibilities in jewelry design. Bend, wrap and forge wire just like the professionals. Use jeweler's pliers and hammers to form wire links, squiggles, spirals, clasps and bead wire wraps. Explore the subtleties of various wire gauges, materials and shapes.  Learn to wrap "top drilled" as well as "center hole drilled" beads and pendants. Bring your own beads, round nose pliers, chain nose pliers and wire cutters. Bring your own special beads, round nose pliers, chain nose pliers and wire cutters and 20g sterling silver wire if you desire. Copper wire available for $5 material fee.

Bead Master Strategies

Beginner and intermediate beading enthusiasts will delight in this comprehensive class that focuses on elements of design, creation and finishing techniques. Explore techniques for creating beaded necklaces, wrap around bracelets and double strand bracelets. Learn 3 methods and the benefits of each: soft flex, silk/nylon string and memory wire. If time permits we will also learn knotting between beads. Proper use of jewelry tools will also be addressed. Bring your own beads.

Frankenstein's Jewelry Lab in Little Italy

 "One man's trash is another man's treasure". Got trinkets, charms, baubles and other random beads and components? Have a broken necklace? An orphaned earring? Bring 'em! Trade with your new jewelry making friends. Denise will teach you to breathe life your various new found "parts". Learn basic wire wrapping and bead stringing techniques. All materials included, including boxes of beautiful beads to choose from, bead design boards, clasps and jewelry pliers. All skill levels welcome. $25 Fee per Class (Discounted from $38). Refreshments Served. Must pre-register!

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Wires and Hammers and Pliers…Oh My!

Open up a new world of possibilities in jewelry design. Bend, wrap and forge copper wire just like the professionals. Use jeweler's pliers and hammers to form wire links, squiggles, spirals, clasps and bead wire wraps. Explore the subtleties of various wire gauges, materials and shapes.  Learn to wrap "top drilled" as well as "center hole drilled" beads and pendants.  Bring your own beads, round nose pliers, chain nose pliers and wire cutters.

Intermediate Wire Working at Fallbrook School of the Arts

Intermediate Wire Working Part 1

For a step beyond “Wires and Hammers and Pliers… Oh My!” join Denise for this jewelry workshop. Learn to make handmade clasps and findings, fancy wire wrapped beads, wire formed beads, wrapping cabochon stones, more wire wrapped rings and few more surprises.

Bring any beads you may have, jeweler’s chain nose pliers, round nose pliers and cutters, 3 feet of sterling silver SQUARE wire (18 gauge) and 6 feet of sterling silver ROUND wire (20 gauge) $5 material fee covers use of tools and additional copper wire supplies.

Intermediate Wire Working Part 2

In this workshop we will learn to make beautiful wire formed pods and cages for, well, just about anything! Bring objects to cage (shells, stones, beads…), a wide link necklace chain, jeweler’s chain nose pliers, round nose pliers and cutters, 3 feet of sterling silver SQUARE wire (18 gauge) and 6 feet of sterling silver ROUND wire (20 gauge) $5 material fee covers use of tools and additional copper wire supplies.

ABC's of Tool Stamped Jewelry

Poems, lyrics, prose, affirmations, names: what do you want to say? Using steel letter tool stamps we will hammer letters and numbers onto precut copper “blanks” (shapes of sheet metal), oxidize, file and polish. These stamped shapes can be used for various jewelry components (ie: earrings or pendants or bracelet charms). If time permits we will also create a stamped spiral pendant with heavy gauge square wire. Think of what you want to say and let’s create it!

Bead Master Strategies

Beginner and intermediate beading enthusiasts will delight in this comprehensive class that focuses on elements of design, creation and finishing techniques. Explore techniques for creating beaded necklaces, wrap around bracelets and double strand bracelets. Learn 3 methods and the benefits of each: soft flex, silk/nylon string and memory wire. If time permits we will also learn knotting between beads. Proper use of jewelry tools will also be addressed.