Jewellery Making Workshops & Holidays

Would you like to make your own jewellery but don't really know where to start ?

Or maybe you've reached the stage where you would like a little help developing the skills you have picked up ?

Or perhaps you just want the time and space to create ?

I am running a variety of jewellery making holidays from short breaks to a week long.

These will be ideal breaks for anyone interested in jewellery making, whether you are a complete beginner (in which case we will take you through all the basics) or a little more experienced but wanting to extend you skills into chain making, wire wrapping, wireworking, beadweaving etc or just want the time to yourself to do your own thing at the workshops.

There will be no single supplement and vegetarians will be well fed !

Please visit my website (see links on the right) for more details or feel free to contact me.

Workshops and Prices

A Week of Jewellery Making - Learn to Design and Make Your Own Jewellery - £500 per person A fabulous week of jewellery making covering at least 9 projects from stringing to wire work & chain mail, lots of earrings to beading a wonderful sparkly bracelet in Swarovski crystals and you will have the chance to design and make a fabulous sterling silver & semi-precious stone charm bracelet. We will cover all the basics plus much much more and you'll go home relaxed with lots of beautiful jewellery.

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Short Breaks
4 Days / 3 Nights (2 full workshops days) - £259 per person
5 Days / 4 Nights (2 full workshop days plus a days accompanied sightseeing) - £299 per person

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All the basics & more - from choosing and using tools to learning how to make your own findings & ear wires, making lots of earrings, using crimps, beading, illusion necklaces, wire rings ....... Oh and you go home with lots of wonderful jewellery !

Tiara Making & Wedding Jewellery
You will learn to design and make 2 stunning tiaras as well as earrings, bracelets and necklaces and maybe presents for your bridesmaids too !

Introduction to Chainmail
We will make lots of earrings (giving you chance to learn a number of weaves in a short time) and at least one bracelet - the weaves covered will include European 4 in 1 weave and the timelessly beautiful Byzantine Chain. You will also learn wire wrapping and how to make your own findings.

NEW - Wireworking Workshop
This workshop will teach you all the basics from making wrapped or simple loops, through to forming shapes, making simple chains and clasps, making earwires & earrings, opening & closing jump rings, making light fine silver head pins with a torch, hammering to harden, making a wonderful bracelet and lots more.

Rosary Workshop - 3 Days / 4 Nights - £299 per person
A two day workshop exploring various methods of making rosaries including rosary bracelets - Dates will be by arrangement so please email me if you are interested in this workshop. There will be 2 full workshop days plus a day of sightseeing. The sightseeing day will be spent visiting Conque and at least two stopping off points along the pilgrims route "Les Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle "

NEW - One to One Workshop - Workshop designed to suit you and you get the cottage to yourself !
4 Days (2 full days) / 3 Nights - £390
5 Days (3 full days)/ 4 Nights - £450
The Ultimate in attention - We design the workshop around you, what you want to learn and make (we discuss prelimary ideas with you before you arrive to make sure you get the most our of your time). We arrange the sightseeing to suit you whether you want to spend all your time jewellery making, spend some time relaxing by the lake, exploring the Aubrac or visiting local sights. You get the whole cottage to yourself as we don't take any other bookings whilst you are with us. Spoil yourself - you know you deserve to get away from it all and have some "me time". Just email me and we can talk about what you want to do !

Mother & Daughter Breaks
Have some quality time together, you'll have the cottage to yourselves and the workshops will be designed especially for you. We will provide transport to the local village if you want to eat out in the evenings or maybe you'd prefer to cook for yourselves in the cottages small kitchen. In the Autumn and Winter we will set the oak fire for you so you can curl up on the sofa and enjoy the rest of your evening.
4 Days (2 full days) / 3 Nights - £500
5 Days (3 full days)/ 4 Nights - £580
Week - £950

Wire Ring Workshop
Fun and addictive - Once you start making wire rings you won't be able to stop - This popular mini workshop is part of a number of our holidays - please click the photo for more details

Bring a Friend / Partner
If you would like to bring your partner or a friend along with you who doesn't want to take part in the workshop and will be sharing your room just add £75 (£40 for short breaks) for your partner.

Price includes - Accommodation, airport transfers, breakfast & lunch at La Vidalerie, project kits. Please note- our prices are going to rise in 2011 by about 10%, any booking made in 2010 for 2011 will be kept at our 2010 prices.

Doesn't include - Flights (cheap flights available via RyanAir), Dinner