Lapidary Pendant
Tuesday, September 10 NEW
Ages 16 – Adult $40 ($35 Members)
Use a silver prefabricated 25 mm bezel cup to set your own precious lapidary stone in! Learn to use our slab cutter, grinders, cab machine and polishing wheel.
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Lapidary Pendant
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Introduction to Silver Clay Class
Introduction to Silver Clay Class
Wednesday, September 25 NEW
Ages 16 – Adult $65 ($60 Members)
In this basics class come and join us in exploring Art Clay the clay that turns to 99.9% pure silver when fired. Start out small, making earrings or small pendants with basic techniques that can be used anywhere, anytime, without a kiln. Cost includes silver clay, the use of all necessary tools, and a necklace, ear wires or jump ring for wearing your piece out the door.
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Wire Wrapped Tree of Life Necklace with Tim Varboncoer
Wire Wrapped Tree of Life Necklace with Tim Varboncoer
Thursday, June 20 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Ages 16 – Adult $35 ($30 Members)
Join Tim Varboncoer for a wrapping good time! Spend the evening learning about wire gauge, wire wrapping techniques and the tree of life design while completing your pendant!
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Make A Petoskey Stone Pendant – Youth Edition
Make A Petoskey Stone Pendant – Youth Edition
Monday, June 24 1:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Ages 9 – 12 $15
Learn to use lapidary equipment to cut, shape an polish a Petoskey stone to place in a silver pendant bail.
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Make A Petoskey Stone Pendant
Make A Petoskey Stone Pendant
Monday, June 24 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Ages 9 – 12 $15
Learn to use lapidary equipment to cut, shape and polish a Petoskey stone to place in a silver pendant bail.
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Lapidary with Andrea Huntley Our great lakes state – Petoskey Cabochon Class
Lapidary with Andrea Huntley
Our great lakes state – Petoskey Cabochon Class
Mon./Wed., June 13 and 15 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Ages 16 to Adult
$65 ($60 Members)
Plan, shape, and cut your cabochon from pre-slabbed Petoskey, the Michigan state stone, grind, shape, and polish the cabochon. Drill and set a bail to create your own finished pendant.
December 29, 2021 By
UV Resin Pendant
UV Resin Pendant
Tues., January 25 3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Ages 12-18 $15
Use UV resin epoxy, pressed flowers, gears, seashells, tiny stones, letters, glitter flakes, mica powders, dies and more to create your own unique resin pendant.
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INSPIRE – Classes for Teens – Fimo Clay Relief Pendants
INSPIRE – Classes for Teens
Tuesdays/Thursdays 3:45-5:15 p.m. Ages 12-18
Class Fee $10 These classes are funded in part by a grant from
the FACF Youth Advisory Committee.
These exciting and exploratory art classes are designed
to give middle and high school students a chance to learn
about art styles and mediums they might not get in a
classroom. All materials provided.
November 5 Fimo Clay Relief Pendants
Using a variety of colors of fimo clay, texture plates and
gold, copper and silver powders students will make
stunning relief pendants.
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Stunning in Silver: Leaf Ring with Cristine Grimm
Monday 6:00-9:00 p.m.
January 25
Class Fee: $85 ($80 Members)
Ages 16-Adult
Prerequisite: Stunning in Silver Class
Now that you have taken the basic class with Cristine it
is time to advance to the next step. In this class you will
use Art Clay, the clay that turns to 99.9% silver to create a
beautiful leaf ring. Keep it simple or take the time to add a
colorful cubic zirconia.
