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July/August
2008 $25 + supplies (~$15 - $20, call store for details) August, Date and Time TBA Saw Puzzling The prices of silver keep going up, but we still want great silver pieces for our jewelry. Learning how to saw your own shapes is not only a money saver, but allows you the freedom to design and create anything you want in silver. In this two hour class, we'll learn and practice sawing skills while making a sophisticated puzzle piece pendant or earrings. $25 + supplies (~$20 - $30, call store for details) August, Date and Time TBA  Beginning Soldering: Funky Necklace is a two hour class where we'll create a classy and fashionable necklace. Among other things, we'll discuss the difference between torch and glass soldering, and help you understand how solder, flux, and pickling work. $25 + supplies (~$15 - $20, call store for details) August, Date and Time TBA 
Intermediate Soldering: Scrap Pendant If you have some soldering experience and want to begin working on larger pieces, you'll definitely want to take this two hour class. Not only will we teach you to put your sterling and gold-filled scraps to good use, but you'll learn more about heat and reticulation, practice using medium solder and additional soldering techniques. $25 + supplies (~$20 - $30, call store for details) August, Date and Time TBA 
[Back to top] Upcoming Classes: [Back to top] Monday, August 13, 2007 - 6:00pm Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 1:30pm Saturday, November 17, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 1:30pm Saturday, December 9, 2006 - 1:00pm Saturday, February 17, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 1:00pm Saturday, June 2, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, October 6, 2007 - 1:30pm Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 1:30pm Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 10:00am Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, March 29, 2008 -1:30pm Saturday, December 9, 2006 - 10:00am Saturday, February 17, 2007 -1:00pm Saturday, March 31, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, June 2, 2007 - 1:30pm Saturday, October 6, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, January 26, 2007 - 10:00am Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 9am & 2:30pm (South Central College, Mankato) Saturday, April 14, 2007 - 10am Saturday, February 23, 2008 - 10:00am(I)/1:30pm(II) Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 10:00am Saturday, April 12, 2007 - 1:30pm Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 1:30pm Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 10:00pm Thursday, August 30, 2007 - 6:00pm Saturday, December 17, 2007 - 1:30pm Saturday, April 12, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, August 4, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, December 1, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, February 2, 2008 - 10:00am Saturday, March 22, 2008 -10:00am Saturday, December 8, 2007 - 1:30pm Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 1:30pm Saturday, May 17, 2008 - 10:00am Saturday, October 20, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, May 31, 2008 - 1:30pm Monday, June 11, 2007 - 6:00pm Saturday, July 21, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, December 8, 2007 - 10:00am Saturday, March 29, 2008 - 10:00am [Back to top] Previous Trunk Shows and Demonstrations: |
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•Crazy Wire Rings is a two hour class where you'll learn to make several ring designs out of simple wire. Embellished with beads or without, these are durable, pretty rings you can wear every day! $25 + supplies (~$10 - $20, call store for details)  [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] •Fun With Wire is a two hour class where you learn (or review) about the properties of sterling silver, making your own jump rings with a mandrel and jewelers saw, making different findings with wire including fancy headpins, earwires, cord ends, end caps, and clasps. $25 + supplies (~$5 - $20, call store for details)  [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Fused Glass Pendants is a two to three hour class where you will learn how to make wearable pendants with fusable glass. You will also learn the basic properties of glass, such as coefficient of expansion (COE) and annealing temperature, to ensure your creations will last. Several methods of making the pendants wearable will be taught. $25 + supplies (~ $7-$10 per piece made) Related Links: [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] •Lampworking Basics I is a two hour class where you learn what to expect from glass at temperatures from 70°F to 1800°F and how to use that to your advantage making simple beads. There will be demonstrations of different steps in the bead-making process and plenty of hands-on time for you to practice at your own HotHead torch (provided). You will leave the class with knowledge and experience making (fairly) round beads. $30 + supplies (supplies include glass and mandrels, call for costs) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] •Lampworking Basics II is a two hour class that focuses, first, on helping you refine the basics of making a round bead and pulling stringers, including twisties and latticino, at the proper thickness for various applications. Second, you will learn or refine your ability to make shapes including donut, round, barrel, teardrop, heart, bicone, tube, and cubes. $30 + supplies (supplies include glass and mandrels, call for costs; students are allowed to bring already-purchased supplies from home) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Lampworking III is a four hour class that intends to provide more one-on-one attention to students, taking their current bead designs to a new level. It provides guidance to students about new ways to use dots, stringers, shapes, and tools, as well as teaching or helping students to refine additional or advanced techniques, such as encasing, flowers, using glass shears, and using bead presse, and may also include topics of interest such as encased multi-level designs, bringing realism to designs, using frit and metals, and manipulating texture. Note: because this class does not take place in an actual lampworking studio, equipment and ventilation limitations prevent us from covering fuming. $60 + supplies (supplies include glass and mandrels, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] •Metal Stamping is a two hour class where you'll learn tips about texturing metal and using metal stamps to create personal, eye-catching jewelry. $25 + supplies (~$15 - $20, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Resin Treasures is a two hour class where we will be learning all about making pendants and earrings using resin. Resin can be used to encase many objects including paper, fabric, or small 3-dimensional objects. You are encouraged to bring a few "treasures" to class with you. Class time will also be spent discussing finishing techniques. $25 + supplies (~$15 - $20, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • (It's) Riveting is a two hour class where you'll learn this basic cold connection tecnhique for joining plain and textured metal pieces to create gorgeous jewelry components. $25 + supplies (~$15 - $20, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • (All) Sawed Up is a two hour class where we're devoting our time to practing using a jeweler's saw to cut out basic shapes to create creative bracelet links, pendants, and earrings. $25 + supplies (~$15 - $45, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Soldered Microscope Slide Pendant is a two hour class where you learn how to solder using the soldering-iron attachment for a small butane torch (the same one used in the torch soldering class). Well talk about design, and all of the steps from cleaning to final wearable product. $25 + supplies (~$5 - $25, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Torch Soldered Bangle is a two hour class where we will be applying our soldering skills to sterling silver, as well as using both easy and medium solder. Additionally, we will begin to learn how the amount of heat and solder needed changes depending upon the joint size. $25 + supplies (~$20 - $30, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Torch Soldered Bracelet is a four hour class where you learn the basics of soldering with a small torch and copper while constructing a modern and sassy bracelet of soldered and cold forged rings. $40 + supplies (up to $50, call store for details)  [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Torch Soldered Earrings is a two hour class where we will practice two important skills - using a jewelers saw to cut out shapes and soldering. You'll amaze everyone that you made these yourself!. $25 + supplies (~$20 - $35, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Torch Soldered Pinched Link Necklace is a two hour new version of Julie's basic soldering class. You'll learn to make consistently-sized rings, how to solder them, then how to fold them into this great necklace! $25 + supplies (~$10 - $50, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Torch Soldered Ring is a two hour class where we will be applying our soldering skills to sterling silver. Additionally, we will begin to learn how the amount of heat and solder needed changes depending upon the joint size. The class will also devote considerable time to finishing and polishing techniques. $25 + supplies (~$20 - $30, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Viking Knit is a two hour class where you can learn about this millenium-long tradition of using thin wire, woven around a dowel, to create beautiful wire cables for jewelry. $25 + supplies ($13.50 - $18.50) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] • Wild Wire Slide is a two hour class all about having fun with wire and beads. With some simple techniques you'll learn to create an artsy bracelet or necklace slide using leftover beads from other projects. $25 + supplies (~$10 - $20, call store for details) [Back to top] • [Discuss this class on our Forum] |
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