Making Jewellery Inspired by Sherwood Forest's Natural Themes - The Social Action Hub, Rainworth - Community Learning

Important update: Bookings will close 7 days before the course starts.

Date	13 September - 11 October 2021
Sessions	Mondays: 1pm - 3pm
No. sessions	5
Venue	The Social Action Hub, Mansfield View venue details View on Google Maps
For ages	19+
Group size	5 - 15
Cost	Free

About this course

Learn how to make beautiful jewellery pieces, using a range of recycled materials and air dry clay,

taking your inspiration from the natural life of Sherwood Forest. Themes include birds, acorns, oak leaves, Rowan, Silver birch and wild flowers. This course is suitable for beginners.

By the end of this course you will:

Be able to recognise and safely use jewellery tools and equipment.
Know how to create beads, pendants and charms
Know how to recycle and re-use commonly found waste household products into personal items suitable for yourself or to give as gifts.

Resource /course materials/equipment for the course (please note, you don’t need all this at once, jewellery making requirements will be discussed at the first session):

Scrap card,
Decorative paper,
Tissue paper
Milk-bottle plastic,
0.8 or 1mm jewellery wires and thinner wire, (0.4mm),
Marker pens,
Scissors,
PVA glue
An approx. 1” brush and also a thinner brush.
For the clay work:
Air-dry clay, (or follow the class recipe to make own air-dry clay - this will be discussed in the first session)
An old tin tray,
Plastic or wooden board,
An old rolling pin or something similar
Small modelling tools, (can adapt what you find around house or use wooden/ plastic knife etc.)

You will be advised of what to bring to session one.

Booking your place and fee information

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas: