Jewellery courses, craft kits and handcrafted gifts

One day silver jewellery making course for beginners. As popular as ever – even without the boat! Groups or individuals enjoy a stimulating day of jewellery-making in our new comfortable Home Studio and some very nice cake!. The focus is on a really relaxed day out with complementary refreshments offered. We start with some basic copper wire work to get you settled in. Skills are developed throughout the day and later you will walk away with silver jewellery that you have made yourself! Simple plain rings and open bangles, drop...

Sarah Madsen is a BA Hons Degree Jewellery Designer from Central St Martins College, London. She will be teaching you to hand make your own two stacking rings in sterling silver. Using your choice of 2 mm or 2.5 mm sterling silver wire. This thickness will give the rings some substance to the ring bands and also a realistic heads up to working in metal. This is a beginners course offering a friendly, informal introduction to the craft of jewellery. In this 3 hour class, you will learn to saw,...

Try a taster glass bead making at my studio in Berkshire. 2 people will be £100 only...a big saving for the second person! Come and spend 3 hrs having addictive fun on my lamp....you will watch a demo of how to make glass beads in the flame and you will then be let loose on the torch to make your own. You can spend the entire time playing with glass, or split your time with flame-work and making the beads into jewellery to take home. Use the 'Chat with the...

A one-day taster course where you will learn basic silversmithing skills in sawing, filing, forming, soldering and finishing or come along to build on the skills you already have and make use of the workshop space and teaching environment. Courses start at 10 am and run no later than 4.30 pm in Corfe Mullen Dorset. This course is suitable for all abilities from absolute beginners to advanced, we run small classes of up to 4 students. Bring along your own sea glass or choose a piece from Sea & Solders...

Two days filled with lots of 'how to' processes and steps in basic jewellery making. We cover the use of a range of silversmithing tools, techniques like sawing, filing, polishing, soldering and stamping. On day one we cover the processes and tools and on day two we make a piece of jewellery using the techniques we have learnt. It could be a bangle, a ring, earrings, a pendant or even cufflinks. This course is for beginners who would like to try out silversmithing. After this course, you will know how...

Come and have a go at working with silver. You will have a choice of making a ring, a pair of simple earrings or a pendant. I will show you how to texture, anneal, solder, form and polish your chosen project. IMPORTANT - Please arrive promptly at the arranged start time. You are welcome to arrive 10 minutes early but there will be an additional charge of £3 for every 10 minutes for any extra time taken up such as lateness and/or running over the session time. I aim to...

Arrive at the Woodland Studio at 10.30am, we will have tea/coffee and biscuits and talk through the day. We will go over tools and processes used, discuss designs, patterns and finishes. Then we will saw a section of the jeweller’s wax for each person to start their own carving. We will have a hot drink and biscuit break at about 11.30. We will then continue to work on our carvings, it’s all about thinking how you want the finished ring to look. I will be on hand to guide, mentor...

Working with a range of decorative fusible glass types, you will develop an understanding of glass fusing which enable you to make stunning jewellery. You will experiment with colour, shape, bubble pens and other decorative items to create pendants, earrings and cuff links. You will be taught to use dichroic glass which adds a bit of magic dazzle to fused jewellery. Everything you need to make your finished pieces is included in the course, including the jewellery findings. For information about any further courses we offer please select 'see more...

Join us to learn how to sand and finish epoxy resin to achieve a high quality result. Using your board from Intro 1, you will flatten, sand, polish and cut your board into two coasters. During this course you will use sanders, drum machinery, router tables and chop saws. You will have the opportunity to use Festool power tools and will learn the fundamentals of finishing epoxy resin no matter what you're making. NB, the course will cover a finish of 320g and will only cover the theory behind gloss...

This is a truly special day as you both spend time together creating your own Wedding Rings. Jewellery Designer Sarah Madsen will guide you both throughout, so no prior experience is needed. Rings can be made in 9ct or 18ct Yellow, White, Rose Gold, Platinum or Sterling Silver. Ring Styles can be Flat, D-shaped or Round/Halo style. Finishes available such as Polished, Matt or Hammered. Sarah Madsen is a BA Hons Degree Jewellery Designer from Central St Martins College, London. She individually hand makes all her own work from her...