Jewelry Classes in Chicago, IL

Turn one ring into 100! Learn to design and create wax models for casting. Prerequisite: Wax Carving: Absolute Beginners For the Supply List, Guidelines and Studio Rules please CLICK HERE.

Advance your caving skills through demonstrations and individual instruction. For the Supply List, please CLICK HERE

Make an adjustable charm bracelet with tools & materials commonly found at the hardware store in this live streaming workshop. You will need: Internet connection 16-18g copper wire (picture hanging, hobby) Straight-walled cylinder 2.5-3.25 inch diam. (soda can, spice jar) Long nose pliers (small tip, rounded outside jaw) 3/16 inch diam....

Learn the basics of carving wax for jewelry and carve a three-dimensional heart. Supply List General: One dozen spiral wax saw blades (medium grade) Dividers (3” length) Steel scribe 10mm degree gauge 6” steel millimeter ruler Steel or brass wire brush Two 1& 1/2” med. felt buffs (knife edge and square edge) Standard jeweler's...

Make a beautiful bracelet with tools & materials commonly found at the hardware store in this live streaming workshop. You will need: 1. Internet connection 2. 16-18g copper wire (picture hanging, hobby), OR bare copper wire (4 ft cut to order) 3. Long nose or needle nose pliers (small tip, rounded outside jaw) 4. Hammer 5. Light weight flush...

Discover how fun and relaxing it is to make eye catching chains from home. Start with links without heat, progress to mastering the butane mini torch to create classic fused loop in loop chains with endless variations. Finish with your own custom designs using copper, brass, fine silver, and argentium and more. A detailed supply list will guide you...

Not your grandma’s polymer clay! Reinvented and rediscovered by today’s makers, this versatile material comes in many colors, can be blended to make any color, and can be used to make a multitude of patterns that imitate millefiori, mosaic tiles, wood, stone, or even ceramics. You can fire it in a toaster oven! Bring your creativity and your...

Setting Your Intentions | Earring Making With Crystals & Minerals Join this virtual craft workshop creating two pairs of dangle earrings using crystals along with other makers. Choose genuine crystals or minerals that serve your intentions while learning simple jewelry making techniques great for beginners. Pair #1 features crystal or mineral...

This class will cover findings—soldering a post, making French ear wires, texturing with burs, geometric earrings, and tube setting. Discussion on how to create and at home studio, tools and supplies needed. Supply List Sheet metal 20g silver or copper thick wall tube 3.5 round facet stones 3mm posts ear nut hart bur 2.5-3mm round ball bur...

Full Course Name: Jewelry Making Basics - Making Chain, Jump Rings and Earwire During this 2 1/2 hour Live Virtual Workshop, Denise Ambrosi, founder of These Hands Maker's Collective, will teach you the basics of working with wire to create your own pair of earrings.  Each kit contains all tools and materials to create several pairs of earrings...

Always wanted to learn jewelry making but never had the time? This class is intended to introduce you to the basic jewelry making techniques. We will focus on 3 projects. Piercing by sawing pendant, rivet bangle and forged earring. Additional tools for class  bench pin hole punch for metal https://www.amazon.com/Eurotool-EuroPunch-1-25mm-RoundPliers/dp/B003L7PLNK...

After you’ve taken Rejuvenated Jewelry, are you ready to delve deeper, learn more techniques, and explore many creative ideas? Create spectacular jewelry from vintage broken jewelry, watches, tin, and china.  Bring your collected treasures. Prerequisite: Rejuvenated Jewelry or consent of the instructor.

Inspired by the little treasures you save and love, we will cleverly combine old and new elements to create spectacular jewelry. Bring your special and sentimental keepsakes, single earrings, buttons, charms, chains, family photos, and found objects and let Bonnie Arkin inspire your creativity.  You will learn to solder, wire wrap, and string....

This workshop is available Online.As of now all classes are online only. It's a fully interactive Virtual classroom with time for questions & answers and assignments review. It's simple, we'll email all registrants a link to join in.We'll allow in-Person attendance when it becomes possible. This crash course is designed for individuals...