Texas Mineral and Fossil Show
New Show - April 26-28, 2019
Lone Star Convention Center & Expo
Conroe, Texas
Conroe, Texas
World class dealers! Minerals, Fossils, Gemstones and more!
Wire Wrapping and Fine Silver Turquoise Pendant Workshops!
See details below
Wire Wrapping and Fine Silver Turquoise Pendant Workshops!
See details below
Texas show information
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The Lone Star Convention & Expo Center
9055 Airport Road, Conroe, Texas 77303 Ph:(936) 538-8000 or (877) 843-6346 http://www.thelonestar.org/ Texas Mineral and Fossil Show Dealer's List
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Want to learn how to make your own jewelry?
Jewelry classes provided at the show!
Katiri Peters
As a Jewelry Designer, my love is to create expressive one-of-kind jewelry by taking inspiration from Mother Earth’s natural gems, stones, crystals, and metals. I have an Etsy shop where I sell my work you can find it at www.etsy.com/shop/designsbykatiri. I find so much delight going on adventures to collect my own agates, gems, opals and more to use in my designs. I began silversmithing in 2003 at the Craft Guild of Dallas where I acquired skills over a couple years in fabrication, precious metal clay, enameling, stone setting, casting, wire wrapping and more. I then worked professionally as a Bench Jeweler Apprentice for over five years in a retail jewelry store. From there I joined the Arlington Gem and Mineral Club where I learned how to do lapidary work such as faceting, cutting my own cabochons for jewelry and I took advanced silversmithing classes. For several years I lead and taught a variety of casting classes and wire wrapping techniques there. I have taught a variety of different classes at other places and I enjoy teaching and sharing what I have learned to others.
Stone Pendant Wire Wrapping Class, Saturday, April 27, 2019
In this class students will learn how to create, handmade wire wrapped stone pendants with Argentium Sterling Silver wire. This is a great class for beginners and those who would like to expand their wire wrapping skills. This style of wrapping is versatile and can be expanded upon creatively in many ways. After taking this class you will have learned the basics to wrap your favorite stones and finds to keep, give as gifts or even to sell.
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
10am –2:30pm
With a 30 min lunch break.
Click here to register and pay for class.
With the cost of this class, you will receive a kit with everything you need to create your own showcase style pendant. You will get to choose your own stone to wrap out of an assortment and you will also receive Argentium Sterling Silver square and half round wire needed to complete your custom made pendant.
Toolkits will be provided for the students for in-class use only but will also be available for purchase.
In this class you will:
¨ Learn the basics about what kind of tools we will be using, how and why.
¨ You will learn how to accurately measure the amount of wire needed.
¨ Learn how to straighten and prepare your wires before shaping them around the stone.
¨ You will learn how to create your own custom bail and finishing details and more.
Kit contents:
¨ A stone cabochon of your choice to wrap from an assortment.
¨ Argentium Sterling Silver wire (pre-cut).
¨ PDF Tutorial Document for home use.
¨ A printed outline for the class with resources, tips and more.
Saturday, April 27th, 2019
10am –2:30pm
With a 30 min lunch break.
Click here to register and pay for class.
With the cost of this class, you will receive a kit with everything you need to create your own showcase style pendant. You will get to choose your own stone to wrap out of an assortment and you will also receive Argentium Sterling Silver square and half round wire needed to complete your custom made pendant.
Toolkits will be provided for the students for in-class use only but will also be available for purchase.
In this class you will:
¨ Learn the basics about what kind of tools we will be using, how and why.
¨ You will learn how to accurately measure the amount of wire needed.
¨ Learn how to straighten and prepare your wires before shaping them around the stone.
¨ You will learn how to create your own custom bail and finishing details and more.
Kit contents:
¨ A stone cabochon of your choice to wrap from an assortment.
¨ Argentium Sterling Silver wire (pre-cut).
¨ PDF Tutorial Document for home use.
¨ A printed outline for the class with resources, tips and more.
Kingman Turquoise Fine Silver Pendant Workshop, Sunday, April 28, 2019
This is a workshop where you will learn a variety of silver-smithing techniques as you design, stamp, personalize and create your own Kingman Turquoise pendant in Fine Silver. If you have been wanting to learn how to Silversmith this is the class to get you started. It is a fun way to create a special handmade piece, in silver, to set your favorite stones in, keep, wear, and give as gifts or even sell.
Sunday, April 28th, 2019
10:00am – 3pm
With a 30-minute lunch break
Click here to register and pay for class.
Techniques you will learn:
Sunday, April 28th, 2019
10:00am – 3pm
With a 30-minute lunch break
Click here to register and pay for class.
Techniques you will learn:
- Designing techniques, stamping layouts, adding details and personalization to your pieces.
- How to safely use the tools and equipment that we will be using in class.
- Sawing, piercing, stamping, shot plates, filing, fabrication, soldering, sanding, tumbling, drilling, riveting and polishing.
- Bezel set your own stone cabochon.
- Design and make a matching swinging bail for your pendant.
- Fine Silver sheet, bezel for your cabochon & wire to create your piece.
- A Kingman Turquoise cabochon (hand cut by me)
- Tools and equipment provided for use in class.
- PDF Tutorial and in-class handout.