Initialled Silver Charm or Pendant

Learn to make a silver charm, handmade by you! Add it to your necklace to wear as a pendant or add it to your charm bracelet as a keepsake of a time well spent!

This class is a ten step process to learn to make an Initialled Silver Charm or Pendant

We will teach you to make a charm that will be handmade by you! Add it to your necklace to wear as a pendant or add it to your charm bracelet as a keepsake of a time well spent!

If you wish to purchase a necklace to add it to, we offer special discounts for our class goers. 

Benefits of Learning Jewellery Making Skills

There are many benefits to learning a new skill in general, but learning how to make jewellery specifically has its own benefits such as:

– Helps you start a new hobby and learn a highly skilled trade
– Connect back in with your creative side
– Improves focus and problem solving skills
– Unique and personalised gifts are a guarantee for your loved ones
– Working with your hands relaxes you
– There are so many different ways to do everything so you’ll have lots of fun exploring what works best for you!

What will I do?

Make your own sterling silver charm in different shapes including, circular, diamond, square, heart, star, flower, pear, rectangle and even shamrock! Learn the basics of metal smithing, guided by our expert and fun teachers! 

To make your charm, you will first stamp out the shape you like, then you will file it, apply emery paper, add textures and an initial if you like. The teacher will drill a hole for you and you can add the bail. Finally you decide if you want to make it a sparkley or matt finish!

That’s it – your charm has been handmade by you! Add it to your necklace or bracelet, or if you need to you can purchase a chain in store at a discounted rate especially for class goers!

Charm makers over time have become more and more creative – check out our gallery to see what people have been making, it really is a great way to be creative, learn a new skill and come away with a stunning, hand made piece of jewellery that you can keep as a wonderful memento of your time in Dublin.

Duration of Course

The Workshop is approximately 2 hours long and costs 85 euros per person. 

Please see our availability for this class at the bottom of this page. If there are 6 or more of you in your group we can hold a class especially for you – simply email us to book and you’ll receive a complimentary glass of Prosecco!

After you have finished

That’s it –  your charm has been handmade by you! Add it to your necklace to wear as a pendant or add it to your charm bracelet as a keepsake of a time well spent! If you wish to purchase a necklace to add it to, we offer special discounts for our class goers – 20% off on all chains.

If you wish to create your charm/ pendant in yellow, rose or white gold you can do so for an additional cost, please note we will need at least a weeks notice in order to order this into the studio for you.

Gold Plating

We can  offer a gold plating service, it’s €50 for three charms, €40 euro for two charms and €30 for one charm. It is a 14-21 day service turnaround. Simply let your teacher know and they will organise this for you. 

You will be contacted by text when it is ready for collection. Alternatively, if you need it shipped, it would either be an additional €10 (within Ireland) to €15 (outside of Ireland) depending on where you live. Please note that it is at Owner’s Own Risk for items to be posted. We cannot accept responsibility for lost items once we leave them in our courier’s hands. We do all we can to but once they are gone to post, there is nothing further we can do. 

How much are we talking?

€85 per person. If you are booking a group of 6 or more, you will all receive a complimentary glass of prosecco!

Cancellation and Rescheduling

In order to cancel a booking, you must inform us by email at enquiries@silverworks.ie

Your cancellation must be confirmed as received by us on or before the relevant dates, as set out below. All cancellations and transfers are subject to an administrative fee of 10% of the cost of the class/course.

  • If your written request is received more than 48 hours before the event is due to begin, you will be entitled to a full refund of the amount paid, less the administrative fee.
  • If your written request is received within the 48 hours before the event, you will not be entitled to a refund for your place.
  • Cancellations requested after the course/event has started will not be considered.
  • Transfer to an alternative Date and or time are allowed up to 24 hours before the event time.
  • Cancellation or transfer requests less than 24 hours before the event time will not be considered.
  • If you fail to attend a course, event or class, no refund will be given, and no transfer request will be accepted.
  • If a class is cancelled or postponed for reasons for which we are responsible, such as staff illness, we will make every reasonable effort to reschedule the class to suit the majority of attendees, or add missed hours onto remaining classes.

Please note that all courses require a minimum number of attendees. If too few bookings are received, courses may be rescheduled.

Gift vouchers are not refundable in any circumstances.

If you cancel a course and are entitled to a refund, we will usually refund any money received using the same method originally used by you to pay for your purchase. We will process the refund due to you as soon as possible and, in any event, within 30 days of the day we received your valid notice of cancellation.

Why Silver Works

Unlike traditional institutions, our priority is to help you learn & develop a new skill, not profit.

This is why we offer only 6 places within our bespoke courses, so you get the most out of each class!

You will be taught by highly experienced goldsmiths, working within the industry who has an abundance of Jewellery design experience.

Health and Safety

We ask that you wear closed shoes. You will be provided with aprons to keep your clothes clean. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to get in touch with us today at enquiries@silverworks.ie

What’s Included

We provide Tea & coffee and some chocolate.
All tools and equipment, drills & aprons are provided for the duration of the course.

All the silver needed to make your charm, if you would like to purchase a chain to put it on we have them on offer at discounted prices or else you can put them on your own chain or bracelet.

Where are we based?

Based on the lively Drury Street, in the Heart of Dublin City Centre, we are in a prime location for multiple bus routes as well as being within short walking distances from Luas Lines, Train Stations and Trinity College. You’ll find us above our sister brand shop named ‘The Collective’ which is home to over 30 Irish based jewellery designers’ and more at 24 Drury Street, D02 V658. Spot our Silver Works sign outside the building!

 

Some Dublin Buses that will bring you within a 2 minute walk to our location:

83, 83a, 9, 16, 123, 14, 15, 140, 40

Samantha Corrigan , Sept 2021

“So much fun. It was great to be able to book and have the place just for a group of friends especially in the current climate. We did the charm making class. There was lots of giggles and flying charms when polishing. We really want to go back and do the ring making class next. Staff are all super friendly and very helpful. “

Aoibh Collins, Feb 2021

“An amazing experience well worth doing. I have already recommended to my friends and will definitely be returning in future!”

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