Choosing a Successful
Jewelry Workshop Project

© by Rena Klingenberg; all rights reserved

What jewelry workshop project should you teach to your students? First, consider your own specialty, and what it is about jewelry that you have a passion for. What are you most knowledgeable about?

Then consider your likely participants . . .what are their probable skills and interests? What do they most likely wear? What’s currently a popular jewelry trend? How much can they likely afford to spend on this workshop? Are you going to tie the jewelry workshop project into teaching the group about something?

IMPORTANT: Teach only your own original designs. Never teach someone else’s jewelry design unless you have their express, written permission. Otherwise you are violating their copyright and are vulnerable to a lawsuit by them!

Here is a list of popular jewelry workshop projects:

Bead wristwatches
Changeable earrings
Bracelets
Lariat necklaces
Anklets
Chandelier earrings
Pins / brooches
Wineglass charms
Eyeglass / sunglass leashes
Seed bead jewelry
Bead embroidery
Wire jewelry
Tiaras
Victorian jewelry
Summer jewelry
Christmas gift jewelry
Necklaces with a collection of dangles
Gypsy bracelets with dangles
Necklaces with changeable pendants
Chainmaille projects
Beaded amulet bags
Stone donut necklace with dangles
Beaded Christmas ornaments
Barefoot sandals
Hemp jewelry
School spirit jewelry (school colors)
Necklaces on a cord with adjustable knots
Children’s jewelry
Bridal jewelry
“Recycled” jewelry—students bring odds and ends to add
Make their own beads / pendants then make jewelry with them:(glass, polymer clay, precious metal clay, mixed media, etc.)
Glass jewelry
Pressed flower jewelry
Jewelry using a special technique you’ve pioneered
Whatever your specialty is!

Okay, that list should get your creativity flowing—now think of a jewelry workshop project you’d love to teach to others!

For the complete success guide to profitable jewelry making classes, see Teaching Jewelry Making Workshops.

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