Tins Charming	Wednesday	$135
	Liesel Lund	9:00 am to 4:30 pm

Student Level: All levels welcome
Type of Workshop: Project and Process

How do we take commonplace decorative tins and create perfect little charms out of them? Come create your own wildly, fun jewelry with an unusual combination of materials including chain, wire, beads, tin, bits of old jewelry, and buttons. I’ll demo how to deconstruct a tin container and have tools available for you to use if you want to deconstruct your own. We’ll examine the tin to find the possibilities hidden within; then we’ll cut, file, punch, link, and stack our shapes. I’ll show you techniques for drawing on and embellishing your tin charms. Next, I’ll demo how to make wire-wrapped loops, spirals, and links to attach beads and found objects. We’ll look at different ways to construct your piece and add sparkle, color and movement. This will be a really fun class-I hope you’ll join me!

Supplies Provided by Instructor: flattened painted tins, metal files, wire, jump rings, eyelets, extra tools, charm templates, G-S Hypo Cement, pens, beads

SupplyList:

• round nose pliers
• chain nose pliers
  
• tin snips (Detail tin snips. Highly recommend: Fiskars Softouch Micro-Tip Pruning Snips.)
  
• gloves (garden gloves with rubber palms are ideal)
  
• hammer
  
• 1/16” eyelet setter (available at http://www.volcanoarts.biz/)
  
• bench block (available at http://www.volcanoarts.biz/)

Optional:

• EuroPunch round 1.8mm pliers, or 2 hole metal punch (I will have a few for everyone to share, if you prefer not to wait, feel free to bring your own.)
  
• printed tin canisters or boxes
  
• jewelry chain or ribbon
  
• clasp or earring findings
  
• beads
  
• buttons
  
• old jewelry pieces

Questions? Email Liesel
Website: www.liesellund.com