Winter Sip & Create : Gemstone Necklace Making Workshop

WINTER SIP & CREATE

Luxury boutique hotel Pendry Chicago and French brasserie Venteux have debuted their new creative workshop series featuring Chicago-based makers. Coined the Winter Weekend Sip & Create, the Michigan Avenue mainstays will transform Venteux’s beautiful botanical cafe into a pop-up art studio for six weekends from January - March 2025 in partnership with Chicago-based Nest Artisan Guild Makers and with support from the Design Museum of Chicago.

Workshops will be held on Saturday evenings in Venteux’s botanically-themed cafe, inviting participants to keep winter blues at bay, get their creative wheels turning and cozy up to create something that sparks joy in the heart of the city. Each ticket will include the cost of the workshop plus a complimentary glass of house wine.

Friday, March 7 | , Gemstone Necklace Making Workshop

Lin Bader is the founder of Lin Bader Design, a woman- and AAPI-owned design studio specializing in 22k gold and silver granulation, filigree, wax carving, forging and beyond, inspired by the raw design of nature. The workshop includes a brief history of gemstone beads, tips on how to identify natural beads, and different categories of man-made and treated gemstones. Guests will go through a variety of natural gemstones and their healing properties to select two strands with multiple techniques, be guided in prepping the beads and cord, and stringing and securing the necklace. Students will also learn to stamp their own initials on silver or gold-filled discs and attach them to their jewelry. Each student will go home with one finished gemstone necklace with three charms, note cards with their healing properties, and gift boxes.

Host or Publisher Venteux Brasserie, Cafe & Oyster Bar