Jenny Reeves | Fairy Lantern Earrings or Pendant | Thursday, February 4, 2027 | 8:00 am until 5:00 pm
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Description
Title of class: Fairy Lantern Earrings or Pendant
Instructor: Jenny Reeves
Date of Class: Thursday, February 4, 2027
Time: 8:00 am until 5:00 pm
Maximum number of students:
Level: Beginners to advanced. Should have basic experience with the torch, saw and flex-shaft.
Type: combination of both techniques and project
Class Fee: $290
Kit Fee: $135
Kit includes
Design templates
Argentium filings (pre-ground -about .5g. I’ll demo how I make them.)
.25g Accent Gold for Silver
Small plastic containers
Fine-tipped paint brush
Tube and /or round beads – silver or gold-filled
Use of instructor tools and supplies:
Glue stick
Distilled water
Adalox discs
Split-mandrels for Adalox
Sandpaper- 220/400/600
Sanding drums
Center punch
Drill bits
Ball bur
Burs for shaping
Wood dapping blocks
Sifters
Fiberglass brushes
Instructor will have the following for use in class:
Complete soldering station setups – torches, annealing pans/soldering platforms, flux, flux brushes, quench bowls, pickle, copper tongs, soldering pliers, tweezers
Single burner hot plates
Flex shafts (4)
Materials available a la carte:
18ga round Arg/SS wire for pendants
Gold-filled sheet for accent
STUDENT SUPPLY LIST
1” x 4” 22ga Argentium sterling silver (larger if you like big earrings)
12” 20ga round Argentium or SS wire (or gold-filled wire)
solder
rechargeable or battery-operated work station lighting
Optivisor or other magnification
dust and particulate mask
eye protection
bench pin and c-clamp (3” throat)
Small charcoal block (new or sanded 100% flat)
Solder pick
Tweezers
Saw
Hand files
Set of needle files
Set of pliers/cutters
Mallet (rawhide or dead blow)
Glue stick (BYO if you don’t want to wait)
3/0 + 4/0 saw blades
Sanding sticks
111665- Deep bend nylon-jaw forming pliers (if you make the ball-shaped earrings you’ll want your own pair)
Agate burnisher
OPTIONAL TOOLS
3M radial bristle brushes
Screw-top mandrels (for 3M)
Instructor Email Address: jenny@jennyreeves.com
Instructor Website: http://jennyreeves.com/
Class Description
In this project-based class students will learn to fuse textures in Argentium sterling silver, bond Accent Gold for Silver (a paint-on 24K gold) and create volumetric forms that are sculptural yet lightweight and easy to wear.
The projects can be adapted to different skill levels – I’ll provide templates for both simple and more complex designs so beginners and advanced students can expand their skills and leave with a finished piece.
Beginners should have basic experience with the torch, saw and flex-shaft.
