JEWELRY CLASS SCHEDULE 2025
AUGUST EVENTS
Saturday, AUG 16, DOGWOOD COLLECTION, Studio Navarri, North/East Knoxville
Saturday, Aug 23, BEZEL SET PENDANTS, Studio Navarri, North/East Knoxville
Saturday, AUG 30, EMBRACE BRACELET {BEGINNING SOLDERING}, Appalachian Art & Craft Center, Clinton
SEPTEMBER EVENTS
Saturday, Sept 6th, BEL FIORE Bracelets, Southern Markets, Knoxville
UNLEASH YOUR POTENTIAL AND MASTER A NEW CRAFT!
Learn the fundamentals of artisan jewelry and metalsmithing with our artisan jewelry classes. Create rings, pendants, earrings and so much more as you build your designing and making skills.
These in-person classes give you hands-on experience with an instructor with almost 25 yrs. of jewelry-making experience. Learn to create variations on these basic techniques in order to imagine and design your own unique jewelry creations!
Start with the basics then move on to more advanced wire working and metalsmithing techniques.
Most classes are held in Knoxville & surrounding areas, but I hold classes in homes, apartment clubhouses, offices, galleries, coffee shops, and more! Heck, I'll even teach on the beach, lol.
JOIN US FOR A FUN, YET INFORMATIVE CLASS IN A SMALL, INTIMATE CLASS {and meet new friends with the same addiction, lol}
NO PREVIOUS SKILLS ARE NEEDED and BEGINNERS ARE ENCOURAGED
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED and TOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED
INSTRUCTOR: FRANCESCA with STUDIO NAVARRI
EMAIL: StudioNavarri@gmail.com
INFINITY WIRE WRAPPED BRACELETS
DATE: SUNDAY AUG 3, 2pm - 6pm
APPALACHIAN ARTS CRAFT CENTER
2716 Andersonville Hwy
Clinton, TN 37716
AACC PHONE: 865-494-8954
TEXT: Fran 615-557-7952 {text only, please}
INSTRUCTOR is Francesca, with Studio Navarri
COST: $105 members {$120 non-members}
Sterling with your choice of accent wraps {sterling, rose gold or yellow gold}
Includes materials, tools will be provided during class
DOGWOOD COLLECTION
BEGINNING METALSMITHING
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
10 am till 8 pm
STUDIO NAVARRI {North/East Knoxville} address provided after registration
COST: Usual cost is $225, reduced $195!
includes sterling silver and all materials. Tools and equipment are provided during class.
Let's pay homage to East Tennessee's native flowering dogwoods, one of the most beautiful small trees in the world
AN ALL-DAY WORKSHOP TEACHING BASIC METALSMITHING & SILVERSMITHING TECHNIQUES
FABRICATIONS
COLLAR: First, we’ll create a simple, minimalist sterling collar to wear alone or show off the slides.
SLIDES: Next, we’ll cut out the petal shapes from sterling sheet metal with a jeweler’s saw, texturize them to add depth and dimension, and shape and sculpt them into the floral shapes. You can learn some simple soldering to add ‘buds’ in the center. These slides can be worn on your collar, a chain, over pearls, and more.
EARRINGS: Next, we’ll create smaller dogwoods and add soldered posts.
ADJUSTABLE RING: Now you need one for your fingers! We’ll create a simple, adjustable band and add some dogwoods.
LEARN THE TOOLS: We will use tools for soldering and silversmithing, including a small butane torch and basic bench tools. We keep the setup simple and use tools you can get from Amazon or the hardware store for minimal cost.
SKILLS LEARNED: Basic soldering techniques, simple torching to create balls, jewelry sawing, metal texturing, dapping and shaping the metal, filing, oxidizing, hand finishing, and polishing.
LEARN SAFETY! I’ll teach you how to set up your small silversmithing area as inexpensively as possible. Simply and safely.
WHAT YOU’LL TAKE HOME: one minimalist neck ring/collar, 1-2 dogwood slides, one pair of earrings, and one adjustable ring
Photos are for reference only.
Be sure to SIGN UP EARLY, we only have 5 spaces available!
BEZEL SET PENDANTS
BEGINNING SOLDERING
DATE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
TIMES: 8-hour WORKSHOP 10 am - 6 pm
LOCATION: FRANCESCA’S PRIVATE STUDIO, NORTH KNOXVILLE
COST: $195 {REDUCED FROM $225}
INCLUDES sterling silver and cabochon {cabochons according to availability} {handcrafted chain or collars are not included.}
Tools and Equipment are provided for student’s use during the class.
This workshop is for beginners to learn how to bezel set cabochons and gemstones to create unique and signature pendants.
SKILL LEVEL: Beginners Encouraged, no experience needed.
SKILLS LEARNED: soldering, sawing, filing, textures, bezel setting, bail making, oxidizing, polishing and finishing, whew!
What the heck is flux?! Pickle?! And heaven forbid - fire scale?!
Learn the language, tools and tips for silversmithing, using a small butane torch and basic tools.
We’ll go beyond basics by creating a back plate, adding embellishments, bezel setting a stone, and adding a bail. Suitable for beginners, even if you’ve never soldered before.
DRESS FOR A MESS!
Wear old clothes or bring an old shirt to wear over your work clothes. If you have long hair, please wear it up!
JOIN US FOR A FUN, YET INFORMATIVE WORKSHOP IN A SMALL, INTIMATE GROUP {and meet new friends with the same addiction, lol!}
Photos are for reference only. Gemstone cabochons are according to availability. Chains or collars not included.
BEGINNING SOLDERING
EMBRACE BRACELETS
DATE: SATURDAY AUG 30
2:30 pm - 6:30 pm
APPALACHIAN ARTS CRAFT CENTER
2716 Andersonville Hwy
Clinton, TN 37716
TEXT: Fran 615-557-7952 {text only, please}
INSTRUCTOR is Francesca, with Studio Navarri
COST: $105 members {$120 non-members}
Sterling with your choice of accent wraps {sterling, rose gold or yellow gold}
Includes materials, tools will be provided during class
BEL FIORE
WIRE WRAPPED BRACELET
SATURDAY, SEP 6th
11 am - 1 pm
THE SOUTHERN MARKET
5400 Homberg Dr., Knoxville, TN 37919
COST: $95 {plus Eventbrite fees}
INCLUDES: all the materials & supplies. Tools and Equipment are provided for student’s use during the class.
Hand crafted in a sweet floral and vine pattern of sterling silver and wire wrapped with gold accents. The open pattern gives this collar a light, delicate look. Beautifully feminine.
We'll use sterling silver pattern for the bracelet and gold for the accents and wraps.
SKILL LEVEL: Beginners Encouraged, no experience needed.
LEARN THE TOOLS: wire wrapping requires only a few hand tools, so it’s inexpensive to get started, and convenient to work/carry almost anywhere.
SKILLS LEARNED: basic wire wrapping, controlling all those wires, twisting wire, sizing, shaping and sculpting wire, finishing and polishing
Tools and Equipment are provided for your use during the class. {not included}.
JOIN US FOR A FUN, YET INFORMATIVE WORKSHOP IN A SMALL, INTIMATE GROUP {and meet new friends with the same addiction, lol!}
Photos are for reference only.
REGISTER ONLINE with Southern Market’s Eventbrite. Click Here
