WELCOME TO THE FAMILY! Taylor Saleem | Safe + Secure – exploring and crafting safety pin style brooches | Thursday, February 5, 2026 | 8:00 am until 5:00 pm (one-hour lunch)
$290.00
From the Ancient Egyptians and into the Twenty-first century, the fibula-style brooch has been used as a clasp to fasten garment, typically worn at the right shoulder.
This class will explore how to shape sterling silver wire into a safety-pin style of the brooch, and attaching a small adornment, such as an organic casting.
The second half of the class will pivot slightly to making a stone or cabochon the focus of the brooch, and how to use silver wire to create a decorate clasp mechanism.
NOTE
Taylor thrives on participation and believes the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked.
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Description
Title of class: Safe + Secure – exploring and crafting safety pin style brooches
Instructor: Taylor Saleem
Date of Class: Thursday, February 5, 2026
Time: 8:00 am until 5:00 pm (one-hour lunch)
Level: advanced-beginner to advanced
Type: project-based class
Class Fee: $290
Kit Fee: $60
Kit Includes
Small sterling silver succulent castings
Sandpaper wheels
Polishing disks and mandrels
Instructor will have the following for use in class
Complete soldering station
Expendables such as fuel, compressed gas, flux, pickle, patina, towels, etc.
Propane/oxygen Little Smith torches
#6 torch tips
Pickle pot
Baking soda
Liver of Sulfur patina pot
Flex shafts
Third hands
Copper tongs
Flux
Brass brushes
Dish soap and water
Student Supply List
MATERIALS
Please bring the following for class projects (though you may want to bring extra if you want make additional pieces)
Sterling Silver Seamless Heavy-Wall Tubing – 2.03 outside diameter
18-gauge sterling silver wire – 3’ minimum
2- gauge sterling silver sheet
Cabochons
26-gauge fine silver bezel wire, 4mm wide
Hard, Medium, and Soft sheet solder or chips
TOOLS
6” solderite board or something similar to carry your projects to-and-from the soldering stations and to solder on
Jeweler’s Saw
Bench pin with c-clamp to attach to worktable
Bench Block
Nylon hammer
3/0 saw blades and lubricant for blades
Drill bits
#2 file
Nylon Jaw Pliers or Ring ring bending pliers
Round nose pliers
Straight nose pliers
Flush cutters/sheers
Soldering pick
Cross-locking tweezers
Sandpapers
Work light and extension cord
Optional Supply List
Ear protection
Magnification if required
Instructor Email Address: taylorsaleemjewelry@gmail.com
Instructor Website: www.taylorsaleem.com
PRE-ORDER YOUR CLASS SUPPLIES TODAY!
Many of our students have asked us to help streamline the process of gathering their supplies and tools for classes, and we have come up with a way we think will work for you.
SJ Jewelry Supply in Phoenix is owned and operated by a wonderful family, headed by Mario Morales. His wife, Erika, and son, Steven, round out the staff, and they are excited to help make gathering your supplies easy and stress free. We guarantee they will make life easier for you! No kidding!
Here’s how it will work….
- Once you have determined what you will need for each class, send an email with your request for products and/or tools to SJ Jewelry Supply
- Go to our website, open the class description for each of the classes in which you are enrolled, scroll down to the section “Student Supplies,” cut and paste the items you want to purchase into an email to Mario.
- Here’s their email address mailto:info@sjjewelrysupply.com
- When they receive your email, they will send you a return email acknowledging receipt of your request
- In this email, they will instruct you about payment methods
- Once your order is filled, they will send you a second email with confirmation stating your order is complete
- Included in this email, they will give you instructions on how to pick up your orders upon arrival in Tucson
Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes!