Your second class
The natural next step after a ring
Already made a ring? The pendant workshop builds on the same bezel setting with a bigger stone and a new skill, the bail.
Start with the ring workshopWhat you'll make · 3–4 hours · 2 seats
Step by step, at your own bench
- IChoose a statement stone
- IIBuild a bigger bezel to fit it
- IIIMake the bail yourself
- IVSet the stone and add your chain
Start to finish
How the pendant workshop goes
For a lot of people this is the class after the ring, but beginners are welcome too. Bigger stones mean a bigger bezel and a bail to build, and with only two seats you get plenty of my time.
- I
Pick your statement stone
This is where the bigger stones come out of the trays. Choose the one you can’t put down.
- II
Build a bezel to fit
A larger stone needs a longer, taller bezel. You shape it around your stone and solder it in place with the torch.
- III
Make the bail yourself
The bail is the loop your chain runs through. You form it and solder it on, so the whole pendant is your work.
- IV
Set, polish, and add your chain
Set the stone, polish the silver, and leave with your pendant on a chain, ready to wear.
Included in the price
Bring nothing but yourself.
- ISterling and fine silver for your piece
- IINatural and semi-precious stones, hand-picked. You choose yours.
- IIIEvery tool, torch, and supply at your own bench
- IVSmall-class instruction, two to four people
- VA finished piece you made, to keep or give
Who comes to class
Who books the pendant workshop
Creative classes for two
Two seats, one afternoon
With two seats per class, it’s a relaxed creative afternoon for a couple, two friends, or a parent and grown-up kid looking for something better than another dinner out.
Experience gift
A gift that isn’t another thing
Reserve a seat in their name or send a gift card and let them choose the date. They get an afternoon at the bench and a piece of sterling jewelry they made themselves.
Buy a gift card434 reviews · 97% five-star
From the pendant workshop
“This was my second workshop. I had so much fun at the ring workshop that I signed up for the pendant workshop. Sarah is such a knowledgeable and personable instructor. I left with such a feeling of accomplishment as well as with a beautiful handmade pendant.”
Heidi · Pendant Workshop
“It was a very interesting and beginner friendly learning experience. I’m very happy with what I made and how helpful Sarah’s teaching was!”
Thomas · Pendant Workshop
Questions
Questions about the pendant workshop
What’s a bail on a pendant?
The bail is the loop at the top of a pendant that the chain runs through. In the pendant workshop you make it yourself and solder it on, rather than using a ready-made one.
What is a bezel setting?
A bezel is a thin band of silver that wraps around the edge of a stone. Once it’s soldered in place, you gently push the top edge over the stone so it’s held all the way around. It’s one of the oldest and most secure ways to set a stone, and it’s the setting you learn in every workshop here.
What’s the difference between sterling silver and fine silver?
Fine silver is 99.9% pure: soft, bright, and easy to push over a stone, which makes it ideal for bezels. Sterling is 92.5% silver mixed with a little copper for strength, so it holds up as a ring band, a cuff, or an ear wire. In class you work with both, and both are included in the price.
I’ve never done anything like this. Is that okay?
That’s most people, and it’s who the classes are built for. We start with how to hold the saw, and nobody is ever behind.
What should I wear to a jewelry making class?
Comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting a little dirty, and closed-toe shoes. Tie back long hair and skip loose sleeves or dangly scarves, since you’ll be working near a torch. Everything else, from tools to safety gear, is at your bench.
Getting here
Classes for Spokane and the Inland Northwest
The studio is in Valleyford, just south of Spokane Valley and 23 minutes from downtown Spokane. It’s an easy drive from the South Hill and Liberty Lake, and under an hour from Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls, so students come from all over the Inland Northwest.
Spokane · Spokane Valley · South Hill · Liberty Lake · Valleyford · Coeur d’Alene · Post Falls · North Idaho
Coming from Coeur d’Alene or Post Falls?Questions before you book?
Ask Sarah about a class
Not sure which workshop suits you, or hoping to bring a group? Send a note and Sarah will reply by email. This doesn’t reserve a seat — seats are booked through the class calendar.