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Club Meeting – May 12, 2025
7:30 PM IN-PERSON Work Party VETERANS MEMORIAL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM Join us on May 12 for our yearly “Work Party,” where we prepare for our Fiesta of Gems show at the end of June. The meeting is in the Multipurpose Room in the Culver City Veterans Memorial Complex at4117 Overland Ave, Culver City. There will be…
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Tree of Life Workshop 5/31/25 10am-2pm at the Scout House
This hands-on workshop will guide you in creating a beautiful Tree of Life using your favorite fist-sized rock as a base and wire-wrapped rock chips. You will create either an uplifted tree or a weeping willow. The workshop fee is $50, with an additional $10 for a material kit that you build by selecting wire…
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Prong Setting a Cabochon Workshop 5/25/25 9am-12pm at the Club’s Lapidary Shop
Learn to set a cabochon with prongs by making and fusing a frame, measure and cut prongs you solder onto the frame. Create a bail and solder it onto the frame. Secure the cabochon with the prongs and go home with a new pendant. The silver used is Argentium, a kind of sterling silver but…
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Paperclip Earrings Shaping and Soldering Workshop 5/24/25 9am-12pm at the Club’s Lapidary Shop
Learn to shape and solder silver wire to create a pair of paperclip earrings. This will be done with Argentium Silver round wire, which is a form of Sterling Silver with a higher fine silver content. Bring a butane torch (Creme Brulé torch), needle files, and bail-making pliers (preferably with 8mm and 5mm size tips).…
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Intro to Wax Carving for Jewelry Making with Monica Moreno 6/29/25 10am-1pm Room C
CCRMC 2025 Fiesta of Gems Workshop In this introductory workshop you will learn the basics of wax carving for jewelry using simple, beginner-friendly tools. Focus on tools and techniques you can use at home to continue developing your skills and create beautiful work. You’ll get hands-on experience cutting and shaping wax to create your own…
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Beginning Wire-Wrap Bead Bracelet with Janice Metz 6/29/25 2pm-5pm Room B
CCRMC 2025 Fiesta of Gems Workshop Looking for the perfect introduction to wire-wrapping? This beginner-friendly bracelet workshop is the ideal place to start! In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to expertly wrap stones and craft a sturdy, stylish bracelet complete with a handmade hook clasp. This project is fun, fast, and incredibly versatile—you might…
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Intro to Basic Metalsmithing: Piercing and Cutting with Monica Moreno 6/29/25 2pm-5pm Room C
CCRMC 2025 Fiesta of Gems Workshop Learn how to craft your own metal adornments using tools and materials that are simple to work with at home. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore techniques such as cutting metal with a jeweler’s saw, piercing metal to create interior designs, sanding and cleaning your pieces, applying a protective…
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Color Your Way: Paper Jewelry Creations with Ruth Shapiro 6/28/25 10am-1pm Room B
CCRMC 2025 Fiesta of Gems Workshop Create beautiful, expressive, and light-weight jewelry (and other items, too!) with a minimum of tools, space, and experience needed. Inexpensive and recyclable. Match to each outfit and mood! Papers are supplied. I will have some findings available. **Special prize if you have an embossing machine to share!! Workshop size…
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Fusing Skinny Stacking Rings with Jette Sorensen 6/28/25 10am-1pm Room C
CCRMC 2025 Fiesta of Gems Workshop Make skinny rings using Argentium Silver. Argentium has a higher fine silver content than regular sterling, making fusing easier than with regular sterling. Fusing is connecting metal without using solder. Argentium is extremely slow tarnishing when compared to regular sterling. You will learn to control the flame of a…