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    Make your own Solid Silver Jewellery 
 

We are now running workshops where you can learn how to make your
own unique designs in solid silver. 
We use a material called Art Clay Silver (or precious metal clay) which is
silver particles suspended in organic binders and water.  
This versatile material can be worked like regular clay, but on a much 
smaller scale, to produce amazing results.  The water and binders burn 
away when the clay is fired leaving 99.9% fine silver. The silver can even
be hallmarked at a small cost.
Our workshops are taught by a certified Art Clay Silver teacher.
Students are free to attend on a time and material basis once
they have covered the basic techniques. 

Current Workshop Schedule - 2008
All Day Course - make 3 pieces - covering basic techniques - beginners and improvers - small class sizes
Thursday 14th August 10:30 16:30 £90 4 places left
Tuesday 19th August 10:30 16:30 £90 3 places left
Saturday 23rd August 10:30 16:30 £90 3 places left
Saturday 30th August 10:30 16:30 £90 4 places left
Art Clay Certificate Level 2 course - 4 day course
You must have already completed Level 1 Certificate
Please email for full details of the course
 August  9:30 17:30 £450 4 places left
Current Project workshops
 Wednesdays - 1pm to 3pm, 6pm to 8pm or 7pm to 9pm
art clay silver leaf with freshwater pearls for ACS course Leaf and freshwater pearl - pendant and earrings 2 sessions £15 per session
ACS silver filigree earrings for ACS workshop Filigree work - pendant & Earrings finished with Swarovski crystals 3 sessions £15 per session
Art Clay Silver Heart Pendant jewellery for ACS course Silver pendant with texture (you choose from range of finishes) 2 sessions £15 per session
Some examples of Art Clay Silver jewellery made by Maureen Darling
art clay silver maple leaf necklace and earrings Art Clay Silver Heart Pendant Art Clay Silver ring with crystal precious metal clay pendnat personalised Art Clay Silver photo pendant Rachel
Maple leaf silver necklace and earrings Silver heart with texture Silver ring with crystal  Silver pendant with colour image and intials on back 
art clay silver penant with amethyst Art Clay Silver Taurus Pendant art clay silver filigree syringe pendant with swarovski crystals Art Clay Silver Heart necklace with syringe detail Precious Metal Clay heart pendant
Filigree finished with amethyst  free form zodiac pendant Filigree finished with Swarovski crystals  Syringe heart pendant

There are many interesting techniques you can use with Art clay silver
(aka precious metal clay), many of which are similar to using Fimo or
other polymer clay substances. The difference is you get solid silver 
jewellery at the end!
It is advisable to start with a few simple, yet very effective, techniques and
then progress to some more challenging pieces.  

Art Clay Silver Jewellery made by Students
ACS silver leaf freshwater pearls art clay silver initial hear pendant art clay silver flower mould charm art clay silver dolphin charm
ACS Leaf finished with burgundy freshwater pearl  ACS silver heart with initial Silver charm with pearls and crystals Silver dolphin charm pin
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ACS free form pendant and earrings ACS silver pendant with flower ACS flower charm with texture ACS scented geranium leaf finished with freshwater pearls
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ACS leaf pendant finished with silver beads and freshwater pearls

 

 

 

 

 
 
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Last modified: August 04, 2008