Summer Jewelry Making Camp

SUMMER JEWELRY CAMP:

Silverwork Studios offers a week-long jewelry-making camp for teens. Learn to make your own jewelry at a workshop-style camp in our studio in San Rafael.  

Perfect for beginners aged 11-15. 

We will teach the skills, steps and safety precautions to design your own jewelry including how to solder. Over the course of the week, the campers will design and craft their own jewelry collection: rings, bracelets, necklace and earrings with their choice of materials and gemstones. (Please see complete activity list below) Each camper will also get to customize a jewelry box for their shiny new collection. 

No experience necessary, just bring your enthusiasm and a desire to learn! 
Limit 10 campers per session.

"My daughter took a jewelry making class there this summer and had the best time. She learned how to solder and made some beautiful earrings, bracelets and rings. She learned so much and had a blast all while bringing home tons of new jewelry. Highly recommend!!!" Carrie M. 

WHEN:  

Camps will run Monday - Friday, 11-3pm 

Camp week: 
July 14 - 18 

Limited to 10 campers per week

COST & REGISTRATION: 

• $550 per camper for the week - includes all materials
• Cancellation policy: 100% refund with 30 days notice before start of camp 
• 50% refund thereafter 

CAMP PREP: 

• Bring a lunch and water bottle - we'll have popcorn and snacks
• Wear comfortable clothes and closed toe shoes
• Pull long hair back

Please contact us with any questions and feel free to drop by the studio to check out the workshop.

CAMP CURRICULUM: 

Day 1: Studio orientation. Learn about: jewelry making tools, safety, setting a stone into a bezel, cutting and measuring chain, using jump rings to connect jewelry, stamping metal. Create a necklace, earrings and a custom stamped tag. Learn about our collection of gemstones. 

Day 2: Introduction to soldering. Learn about: how soldering works, safety, types of solder, cutting and fitting bezel wire and silver sheet, cutting and sizing ring band, soldering metal. Create a sterling silver bezel and ring. 

Day 3: Soldering day 2. Learn about: more experience soldering, texturing metal. Work with copper to create a set of earrings or pendant. Use your new soldering skills to create another piece of your own design: cuff bracelet, gemstone ring, custom pendant. 

Day 4:  Repair Clinic. Dive into our collection of donated jewelry to find and repair pieces for resale. Choose some pieces for your own collection and create your own charm bracelet! Start design for your final project using your new skills of jewelry making. 

Day 5: Finish your final project design. Share your new jewelry collection and studio details with your family at pick up. We'll have freshly popped popcorn, drinks and other snacks.