Relics Locket Necklace

Mixed Media Jewelry Workshop
Sidney Hanner, Designer, Instructor
Saturday, February 28, 2009 11:00-3:00 Skill Level-All
$60 Class Fee (Kit Fee, $8.00)


Compose a beautiful locket filled with relics of your own family members and tiny treasures that recall them. Or, choose a different theme for your locket and make it your own. Learn to wire wrap buttons of all kinds, tiny Christmas bulbs and car fuses, and then give them the look of soldered charms with out the soldering! A vintage finish surrounds the picture on the top of the tin and wiring the relics tin to your decorated chaining completes the project!

Materials List: (students bring these materials):
Buttons for chain and tassel (approx. 25 to 30, vintage or not) and small ones for the tin • Fibers of any kind (knitting or creche thread, metallic, eyelash, etc.) in several colors and different textures • Good written script for encasing in charms (bulbs and fuses, furnished by instructor) • Chain in the length of your choice • Pictures: one for the Tin top and 2 for the inside (no originals please, re-sized on a good matte card stock, sprayed with a fixative • Red back double stick tape or one that is fairly heat resistant, for all 3 pictures • E600 glue to secure buttons, charms, beads, pearls, memorabilia, earrings etc. on top of tin as well as inside • Wire: at least 2 feet 20 gauge, and 6 feet 22 gauge for attaching buttons and charms (wire can be sterling silver, copper, gold filled or colored art wire) • Clasp: your choice or make from the 20 ga wire • Tools: flat and round needle nose pliers, wire cutters, embossing heat tool if you have one (Instructor will supply two)Your Kit Includes: Written instructions in color • pre-drilled and fired Altoids tin • cardboard for risers inside tin • ribbon to heat and melt for vintage look inside tin • assortment of embossing powders and adhesive • Diamond glaze for tin top picture. Sid will have different fibers, tiny Christmas bulbs and fuses ready for wire wrap, glass glitter, and extra tools to use, fan brushes for diamond glaze, sand paper, and extra embossing heating guns.

All class fees are prepaid. Kit fees are paid directly to the artist. Contact class manager Dede Warren at 714-757-0558 to reserve your place in this class. You may also reserve your place in person at the store by check, check, cash or credit card, or via phone with your credit card. Call us if you need assistance...we'll be happy to help! Details on the class blog at www.gildingthelilyclasses.blogspot.com.

"Paris" Vintage French Souvenir Bracelet

Cold Connection and Collage Jewelry Workshop
Sunday, April 19, 2009 11:00a~3:30p
Nancy Jamar, Designer and Instructor
Workshop Fee: $60 (all supplies included)

I've always had a fondness for the old French souvenir bracelets, and have several in my collection; one from Lourdes, several from Paris, but I have a particular love for the old mother of pearl and filigree bracelets. We now stock the "Amour" bracelet at Gilding the Lily, and many of you have asked for a "Paris" bracelet as well. We will introduce our new Paris bracelet with this class, and the kit as well.


Composed of mother of pearl discs, filigrees, rings, and stamped brass letters spelling out "Paris," the bracelet is finished with a fob of mother of pearl with a beautiful fleur de lis collaged on top. Each letter is separated by a beautiful faceted mother of pearl rondelle....

Class will be held Sunday, April 19, from 11:00~3:30. Cost is $60, and everything is included... just bring yourself, and tools if you have them. This bracelet will also be available as a kit ($45.00) for those of you who live outside the area. All cold connection techniques, with vintage styling and authenticity.


All class fees are prepaid. Kit fees are paid directly to the artist. Contact class manager Dede Warren at 714-757-0558 to reserve your place in this class. You may also reserve your place in person at the store by check, check, cash or credit card, or via phone with your credit card. Call us if you need assistance...we'll be happy to help! Details on the class blog at www.gildingthelilyclasses.blogspot.com.

Victorian Festoon Necklace

Cold Connection and Collage Jewelry Workshop

Nancy Jamar, Designer, Instructor

Sunday, March 15, 2009 11:00-3:00 Skill Level-All

$50 Class Fee (Kit Included, see below)

This Victorian-styled festoon necklace is built on a base of chain in different sizes and weights to create texture and interest. The main focal will be an antique metal button combined with old mother of pearl and collaged on a lovely filigree, and shaped filigree bails will be made from connectors, and joined with textured rings. The inner festoon of chain will hold a lovely vintage heart-shaped locket, set with a mother of pearl cabochon.

This is a great beginning to intermediate cold connection class that lets you leave with a lovely necklace finished and ready to wear with your best dress or jeans and boots. If you have additional components, beads, or dangles that you would like to incorporate into your design, please bring them to class, and we’ll work with them during the composition of your necklace. We will build the book chain shown, as well as the decorative bails/connectors.

All class fees are prepaid. Kit fees are paid directly to the artist. Contact class manager Dede Warren at 714-757-0558 to reserve your place in this class. You may also reserve your place in person at the store by check, check, cash or credit card, or via phone with your credit card. Call us if you need assistance...we'll be happy to help! Details on the class blog at www.gildingthelilyclasses.blogspot.com.