Dingle Dangle Charms
Join us for this hands-on charm making activity where participants will create personalized metal charms using stamping techniques. You’ll learn to shape, texture, and finish your charms, turning them into necklaces, bracelets, or keychains. Perfect for all skill levels, ages 10+. Each group will have 6 participants (no younger than 10 y/o). A demo every 15 min (demo itself is around 5 minutes).
What to expect:
The artist starts with demonstration –
* Demo stamping
* Distribute charm blanks
* Encourage creativity (Let them go wild – will be loud)
* Offer options for string or keychain
Workshop includes all materials, and you’ll leave with charms in either a bracelet or chain or keyring in the stamp of your choice,
Make Your Own Loop Ring
Come play with pliers, hammers and other metalsmithing tools to make a ring! For this fun activity, you will learn how to fabricate a piece of wire into your own ring! Perfect for all skill levels, ages 10+. Each group will have 6 participants (no younger than 10 y/o). A demo every 10 min (demo itself is around 5 minutes).
What to expect:
* Allow participants to try out the ring sizer and either remember their size or write it down with their name.
* Show two different sample rings and let them choose which style to make.
* Get a wire based on their ring size: use specific lengths for sizes smaller than 4, 4-8, and larger than 8. Clean both ends of the wire with the handheld cup burr, using sandpaper if needed.
* Demo the first style: use pliers to make loops on both ends of the wire, then wrap it around a mandrel that is half a size smaller than their size, bend, and hammer.
* Demo the second style: wrap the wire around the ring mandrel in their size, continuing until the end. Tada!
Workshop includes all materials, and you’ll leave with a festive handmade ring in your own size.