BACK WITH US THIS YEAR! Halstead Jewelry Supply – Featuring Sylvie Alusitz | Let’s Layer: Shadowbox Style Pendant | Tuesday, February 3, 2026 | 9:00 am until 5:00 pm (one-hour lunch)

$255.00

Let’s Layer!
In this class we’ll explore dimension and storytelling through a riveted, shadowbox style pendant.
Students will learn complex riveting, small-scale piercing techniques, and how to turn flat sheet into three-dimensional imagery with movement.
Two or three layers start as the base of our pendants, enhanced with stone setting, solder ornaments, and pierced elements.
Students will create a narrative pendant that tells a story, unique to them.
New techniques, tips and tricks, and design guidance will all be covered in this fun and creative class.

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Description

Title of class: Let’s Layer: Shadowbox Style Pendant

Instructor: Sylvie Alusitz of Halstead Jewelry Supplies

Date of Class:  Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (one-hour lunch)

Level: advanced-beginner

Type: Project + Technique

Class Fee: $255

Kit Fee: $90

Kit Includes

10 Crimp Tubes
Approx 12 inch 16g Silver Wire
2×3 inch 22g Silver Sheet
2, 5mm x 20g Jump Rings
3, 2mm Tube Settings
2, 3mm Tube Settings
Access to choose from:
2mm Clear CZ
2mm Amethyst CZ
2mm Lime Green CZ
3mm Clear CZ
3mm Pale Aqua CZ
3mm Ruby CZ
Seashell Solder Ornaments
Starfish Solder Ornaments
Pansy Solder Ornaments
Daisy Solder Ornaments
Bumble Bee Solder Ornaments
Tiny Leaf Solder Ornaments
*Each student will get the same base-material kit (wire, sheet, settings, jump rings, crimps) and have access to the decorative ornaments to fit their design vision. Don’t want to use starfish? No problem! Stick to flowers and leaves. Pick what you want to use.

Instructor will have the following for use in class

Tube setting tools

Assorted texturing hammers

Riveting hammers

Steel blocks

3m Sanding pads and polishing pads

Rubber cement

Dapping blocks

Rulers

Drill bits and assorted flex shaft attachments

Solder

Flux

Stamps

Cross locking tweezers/3rd Arm

Binding Wire Nest

Chasing Hammers

Center punch

And use of the following studio equipment in class

Soldering stations – torches, fuel, platforms, quench bowls, towels

Pickle

LOS patina

Baking Soda for neutralizer

Dawn, paper towels, dishpans for water

Flex shafts

Student Supply List

Saw and saw blades

Files – needle and/or larger

Sanding sticks

Paper and scissors

Pencil and fine point sharpie

Bench pin and clamp

Paper/notebook for designing

Tweezers

Pliers – flat and round

Cutters

Optional Supply List

Specific solder ornaments or stones/settings

Favorite flex shaft attachments for finishing/sanding

Burnisher

Work light and extension cord

Magnification if required

Instructor Email Address: sylvie@halsteadbead.com

Instructor Website: http://www.halsteadbead.com


DO YOU NEED ANY SUPPLIES OR TOOLS FOR CLASS?

PRE-ORDER THEM 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 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 the class, 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 September!

 Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes!