WELCOME TO THE FAMILY! Taylor Saleem | Sunny Side Up: beaded + textured floral earrings | Friday, February 6, 2026 | 9:00 am until 5:00 pm
$240.00
Take one flower and turn it into a pair of earrings, crafted from hand-textured sterling silver.
We’ll then explore bead weaving to create a sunny center in our flower earrings.
NOTE
Taylor thrives on participation and believes the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked.
Only 5 left in stock
Description
Title of class: Sunny Side Up – beaded + textured floral earrings
Instructor: Taylor Saleem
Date of Class: Friday, February 6, 2026
Time: 9:00 am until 5:00 pm
Level: advanced-beginner to advanced
Type: project-based class
Class Fee: $240
Kit Fee: $60
Kit Includes
Sandpaper wheels
Polishing disks and mandrels
Beading needles
Miyuki Dura-line thread
Instructor will have the following for use in class
Complete soldering stations
Expendables such as fuel, compressed gas, flux, pickle, patina, towels, etc.
Propane/oxygen Little Smith torches
#6 torch tips
Pickle and pickle pot
Baking soda
Liver of Sulfur and 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 to make additional pieces)
16-gauge sterling silver wire – 1.5’ minimum
22-gauge sterling silver sheet – 2” x 2” sheet
20-gauge sterling silver wire – 2’ minimum
Hard, Medium, and Soft sheet solder or chips
Size 11 Miyuki seed beads in a color of your choosing
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
Needle nose pliers
Round nose pliers
Straight nose pliers
Flush cutters/sheers
Soldering pick
Cross-locking tweezers
Sharp scissors
Sandpapers
Work light and extension cord
Optional Supply List
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!