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Forming 101: Jingle Bells for Jewelry and Decor!
Ring in the holiday season by forming and fabrication your very own jingle bell! Over the course of just one day, students can expect to learn the forming techniques needed to create a bell that rings. Participants will first cut out their bell shape from flat NuGold sheet metal, then using dapping punches and blocks they will hammer the cut forms of the bell, and finish off by polishing and adding wire for hanging as a necklace, earrings, or decoration!
Meet the instructor
Diane received her BFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1983. She has continued to expand her skills and artistic horizons at her studio in Woburn, Massachusetts. She has also taken advanced jewelry and silversmithing classes at the DeCordova Museum School, Metalwerx and Haystack School of Craft. Diane has been an instructor at Metalwerx for more than 25 years. Some of her favorite techniques include forming, raising, roller printing, hot twisting, hydraulic press, and soldering appliqué.
Materials & Tools
There is a $30 materials fee for this workshop that is payable upon registration. The materials kit includes 22g and 24g NuGold sheet, brass wire, sterling silver wire, and other miscellaneous items needed for course project!
- 8oz Ballpeen hammer (suggested but not required)
- Dapping block (suggested but not required)
- If students would like to work in sterling silver, they should bring at least 2"x2" of 22g sterling sheet as well as 6" of 16g sterling silver wire.