Silver Clay and Gemstones: Mini Charms with Maria
Schedule
Tue Mar 11 2025 at 07:45 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC+11:00Location
Level 3 Rooms 14, 15/37 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia | Melbourne, VI
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Silver Clay is an interesting material for silver jewellery making. It's a pliable clay with powdered silver through it, meaning the clay can be sculpted into unique shapes and designs. The silver clay is then fired in a kiln and the clay component burns away leaving your creation as solid silver!In this class we'll we working with Gemstones as well as Silver Clay to create sparkly mini silver charms. We'll be firing our silver clay in a microwave kiln during class, so you'll learn all about microwave kilns as well!You'll receive a demonstration and instructions, creation time, firing, cooling and then filing and polishing.
All materials included, with enough silver clay to make 1x3D or 2x2D small charms and two gemstones. Additional gemstones can be purchased for $5 when booking (preferable) or on the night. So come and learn what you can do with silver clay and micro gems in this fun, beginner's class!
What will we cover?
In this class you will learn:
- How to work with Silver Clay - techniques and tools
- Basic sculpting for wearable jewellery
- How to embed gemstones in Silver Clay
- Embossing and mark making
- How to fire the silver clay in a microwave kiln
- Polishing and filing our fired silver charms
- Ideas for other silver clay projects
Who will be Teaching?
Maria (she/her) is a serial crafter. She loves learning about new crafts and techniques! She does crochet, macrame, sewing, pottery, weaving and likes to explore how these crafts can be combined and expanded. In addition to plants and crafting, she also has a passion for cooking and baking, light painting and running Laneway Learning. You can follow her journey at @malayebra
Photo: Teacher's own work
Any other questions or ways we can assist with accessibility? Just shoot an email to Maddy (she/her) at [email protected].
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Where is it happening?
Level 3 Rooms 14, 15/37 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia, 37 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia,Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
