Make jewelry with your own hands!
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Complexity level
No experience necessary
Our craftsmen will help you step by step to create a jewelry piece according to your design. -
Event format
1 day / 2.5 hours
Group up to 6 people = attention to each participant
Product in silver or gold after 4-6 weeks -
Choosing jewelry
Rings, pendants, earrings, bracelets:
Participants create jewelry of their own design or customize suggested ideas
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Final result
Model your jewelry design in wax. Casting in silver or gold takes 4-6 weeks. The cost depends on the selected metal
Average for silver = 150 PLN
How does that happen?
Your idea
Before the start of the workshop, you send us an idea of a future product you would like to realize. It can be a picture from the internet, a sketch or a text description of the idea.
You can send it to instagram - link
Or email asmalouski.silver@gmail.com.
If you don't have an idea, you can choose one in our catalog:
Model creation
We create jewelry models with jewelry wax. It is very malleable: it can be easily cut out and modeled with ease
They can be used to realize the most interesting ideas and we will tell you how to do it.
Lecture
The master tells about the history of jewelry making, about modern brands and production processes, about precious metals and stones: how to choose and buy correctly
Fire show
Under our guidance YOU melt silver to the state of a liquid droplet and pour into a sand mold and get a test model of a jewelry piece
The process will fascinate you and the accuracy of casting will amaze you.
Work analysis
We will calculate how much the product will weigh in metal, and you will choose whether you want to cast the product or keep the wax as a souvenir.
Metals for casting:
Silver
Gold (yellow, white, pink, 585 or 750 proof)
Silver + gilding
Brass
Important: You will have to pay extra for metal and casting according to the metal used and the weight of the final product.
Average surcharge for casting in silver = 100-150 zlotych
Foundry production
We take your wax models to our workshop in Krakow, where we cast them in silver or gold.
This stage is usually hidden from the eyes of the participants, as the technological process is complex and dangerous.
Casting takes from 4 to 6 weeks.
Post-processing
After casting, your piece has a matte surface and needs to be brought to a shining marketable appearance.
Metal finishing can both emphasize the sophistication of the metal and show the piece as sacred.
You can finish the piece with our help when it is ready. We will talk about this at the meeting.
Product delivery
We can return your product in person in your city the next time we come to your city.
Or we send your item by post to your address or to the pack house
Delivery to Poland and Ukraine is free of charge and takes up to 3 working days.
Asmalouski
Майстер-класи з ювелірного воску
Where to start: Metal or Wax?
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Metal
Startup difficulty - 6 out of 10
Ability to detail - 4 out of 10
Transferable accuracy - 4 out of 10
Design flexibility - 3 out of 10
Production speed - 10 out of 10
Error tolerance - 2 out of 10 -
Wax
Startup difficulty - 3 out of 10
Ability to detail - 8 out of 10
Transferable accuracy - 9 out of 10
Design flexibility - 8 out of 10
Production speed - 2 out of 10
Error tolerance - 7 out of 10
Weight and prices
How much does it cost to cast products and how much do they weigh in different metals?
Feedback from participants
FAQ
How do I prepare?
You need to come up with an idea that you would like to realize in advance and send it to us 3 days before the workshop.
Special clothes are not necessary, any clothes will do, as jewelry wax is very easy to remove from clothes.
If you have long hair - take an elastic band for your hair. It is necessary for safety when working with some tools
When will I receive the product?
4-6 weeks after the end of the workshop. During this time we will cast your wax model in metal and finish it to a marketable form.
How to choose a product?
You can find a photo of the finished product on the internet, draw a sketch or describe the idea in words.
What is difficult to realize in wax in one session:
- Moving parts
- Dimensional bracelets
- Light earrings
- Colorful enamel
- Perfect geometry
- Detail less than 0.3mm
- Model thickness less than 0.7mm
- Chains
All this can be done in a few classes or by taking our courses. It is also possible to agree with the master for his finalization of your product after the master class. The service is paid.
In what languages?
We can give you a master class in Polish, English, Ukrainian and Russian.
Is it possible to insert stones?
Yes, we provide the stones:
- Zirconia cubes (all colors, cuts, carats)
- Swarovski.
You can also bring your own stones and we will help you set them.
How much is the casting in silver?
The average value for casting rings in silver is 150 PLN.
The weight of the finished product will be 5-6 grams of silver.
They include: metal, casting, post-processing, work of craftsmen and visual support of the process for you.
How much does it cost to cast in gold?
It all depends:
- The weight of the item
- Gold grade
- Gold color
- We work with yellow and white gold in 585 and 750 proof.
Price per gram of metal of the finished product:
585 yellow gold - 370 zlotys
White gold 585 - 375 zlotys
Yellow 750 gold - 455 zlotys
White 750 gold - 460 zlotys.
At the end of the workshop, when we know the weight of your piece, we will be able to calculate the exact cost.
Do all participants succeed with their products?
Jewelry making is a very complex craft, but our master will guide you step-by-step through this complex process of creating jewelry embellishments
All you need is a desire to make something with your own hands and together we will reach a cool result in one lesson.
Before starting the master class, send us your idea so that we can assure you that everything will work out.