Workshops

May - June 2013

We have lots of different workshops for you to choose from.  All our workshops can be taken individually or put a few together to create your own course!

The Jewellery Clinic

Come along and untangle those jewellery problems...

First Saturday of the month from 10.30am-12.30pm.

Want to re-make an old necklace? Got halfway through a project and got stuck? The old thread is about to snap (or just did), or the kit instructions might as well be in a foreign language? This is where our Jewllery Clinic comes to your rescue. With you, we unpick the problems and get you going on your own projects making lovely jewllery.  What a lovely start to your weekend!

From beginner to experienced beaders all are welcome to this informal session.

Ability: all

Dates: Saturday 1st June.

Price: £5, PLEASE BOOK no deposit required.

 

Creative Kids @ Bunyip

Jewellery making sessions for kids aged 6-16. Make your own pieces or join in with our monthly project.

Some beads and refreshments will be provided. Parents are welcome to join in too.

Teacher: Suzy Golding

Ability: All

Dates: Satruday 18th May, Saturday 15th June.

Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm

Price: £5. PLEASE BOOK full payment on booking required.

 

Bunyip Jewellery Making Classes

Cat Frampton has been Bunyip's jewellery teacher for 8 years and has been working in the shop, almost, since it opened.

 

Full Day Classes

 

Getting Started Making Jewellery

Learn how to make necklaces, bracelets and earrings using a wide range of techniques and materials.  The day will start with learning how to make loops using wire. This is a very useful skill that means you can then make earrings, pendants, charms and any other type of dangle with almost any bead.  From there you will learn about the different threads and findings (all the bits we use to make jewellery) and how and when each one is used with different styles of jewellery.  In the afternoon you will have plenty of time to make your own pieces, from the beads on hand, using the skills you have just learnt.  You will be able to ask questions and have time to make, while under the guiding hand of your teacher. This class will give you all the skills you need to make lots of types of jewellery and you will go away with a selection of reference threads with their findings.

Ability: All

Dates: Thursday 9th May, Saturday 22nd June.  

Time: 10.30am-4pm with 1 hour break

Price: £45

 

Designing and Making Your Own Jewellery

In this class we will look at the basics of Jewellery Design, including balance, length, colour and symmetry.  We look at which materials to choose for the style you want.  From these elements you can make beautiful and wearable pieces of jewellery to your own design.  Colour theory and the basics of symmetry are both simple but often overlooked parts of design upon which we concentrate, moving on to necklace lengths and the balancing of beads to make a lovely piece of jewellery. You will learn many jewellery making techniques and have plenty of time to make your own pieces.

Ability: All

Dates: Saturday 11th May, Thursday 20th June

Time: 10.30am-4pm with 1 hour break

Price: £45

 

Making Jewellery with Wire

This class will focus on techniques needed to use wire in your jewellery making.  From simple loops for earrings and pendants, wrapped loops for beaded chains, to tiaras and wire flowers, this class will show you the versatility of jewllery wire.

Ability: all

Date: Thursday 30th May, Thursday 27th June

Time: 10.30am-4pm with 1 hour break

Price: £45

 

Half Day and Evening Classes

Beginners Jewellery Making

In this class you will learn how to make a necklace and a pair of earrings, using these skills you will be amazed what you can make.

Ability:Beginner

Dates and Times: Friday 21st June 6-8.30pm

Price: £25

 

Button Jewellery

Button Jewellery is both beautiful and often quite simple.  In this lesson you will look at two different techniques for making buttons into necklaces. A double thread method using simple knots and a little cunning, followed by a wire wrap technique that you will find useful in your, non button, jewellery making.  The wire wrap technique means you can make buttons into earrings too.  There are lots of lovely buttons to play with but do bring in any you wish to use. 

Ability: All

Dates & Times: Saturday 29th June 10.30am-1pm. 

Price: £25

 

Jewellery Finishing Techniques

This class is aimed to help both the beginner and advanced jewellery maker who want to finish pieces to a high standard.  You will learn about different threads; their strengths, weaknesses and which findings fit them. You will leave with a selection of reference threads with their findings so you can use them in your future designs. The session concludes with time for questions and problem solving.

Ability: all

Dates and Times: Tuesday 14th May 6-8.30pm, Saturday 29th June 2-4.30pm

Price: £25

 

Simple Wirework

Making loops in wire opens up a whole new jewellery world, especially when you end up with an individual handmade charm bracelet.  Wrapped loops are a step further. You will learn how to turn almost any bead into a pendant, earring or charm and how to chain beads together using one of the most useful techniques in the beading world.

Ability: Beginner/Intermediate

Dates and Times: Friday 17th May 6-8.30pm, Tuesday 18th June 6-8.30pm

Price: £25

 

Beginner Knots in Jewellery

Learn the basics of knotting, getting a knot right up to your beads (or pearls) is a great skill to master, as is making a complicated looking Shambala-style bracelet.

Ability: all

Dates and Times: Tuesday 28th May 6-8.30pm, Saturday 1st June 2-4.30pm

Price: £25

 

How to make with Bead Soup

We are experts at using up all our bits of beads, and we would love to show you how to finish up your 'Bead Soup'! We will owrk with simple designs, your ideas and our samples to put together beautiful jewellery from your own, or our, bead soup.

Ability: all

Dates and Times: Wednesday 15th May 2-4.30pm, Monday 3rd June 6-8.30pm

Price: £25

 

 

Information, Details, Terms and Conditions

Bunyip Beads & Buttons Craft Classes are held in our lovely workroom, next to The Real McCoy Arcade, a button's throw away from the shop. Evening classes are held in the shop itself.

• Full day classes cost £45 and are from 10.30am-4 pm with 1 hour for lunch.
• Half day classes cost £25 -morning sessions are from 10.30am-1pm and afternoon sessions are from 2pm-4.30pm.
• Evening classes cost £25 and are from 6pm-8.30pm.

All our classes have a maximum number of 8 per class, booking is essential.

We provide lots of lovely refreshments during the lessons.

Prices include some materials.

To book a place, call into the shop, phone 01392 437377 or you can book on-line, click on 'workshops' in our online shop.

You will need to pay a deposit to secure your place. The deposit is £20 for a full day class and £10 for a half day or evening class.  The deposit can be paid by card over the phone or in the shop. 

Classes can be arranged for a birthday or special treat, please contact us for more details.

* Booking is on a first come first served basis, your deposit secures your place on the class. We have the right to cancel any class . If we do cancel your class we will return your deposit or move you to another class, whichever is more appropriate.

* We require 14 days notice for cancellation, deposits cannot be refunded if less than 14 days notice is given. We will endeavour, in all eventualities, to deal fairly with any problems that may arise and in return expect to be dealt with fairly by you.

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