Jewellery Workshop - Central Portugal

Not so long ago I got to attend a jewellery workshop with my good friend Olga. Both first timers at making silver jewellery we were excited to try our hand at a new creative skill - if with a little trepidation. No need to worry our host and tutor Julie Coffey was both friendly, patient and experienced in the craft of silver smithing. 

Julie's studio is a dedicated space with all the equipment and materials necessary to fabricate your own unique piece of jewellery. Julie's passion for the craft, her friendly and clear instruction soon had us creating our own spinner rings. Each process in creating our ring was explained clearly and our questions answered.​

Not only was the Studio well equipped we got to experience a lovely day in the beautiful Portuguese countryside with refreshments in the garden and lots of inspiration for other jewellery projects. Ideas on how you can personalize silver jewellery with different textures, patterns and even letters.

Below I have made a little slide show from photos taken on the day outlining some of the steps taken making my  ring. It may not be perfect and as well crafted as one Julie herself fashioned. But it is beautiful, see it below.   

The jewellery workshop allowed us to experience a new skill, unleash our creativity and have fun doing it. An ideal opportunity to try working with silver with no need to invest in equipment at home. At the end of the day we both came away with a lovely spinner ring that we had created - with a lot of help and instruction from Julie!

I recommend that you experience one of Julie's workshops if you have ever wondered what it would be like to work with metal to make jewellery.

Try it, I think you'll like it and who knows you may become hooked on a new creative path.​
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​Contact Julie for details:
Email: info@julry.pt
Whatsapp: 962 428 167
Facebook.com/julry.co.uk
Proenca-a-Nova, Castelo Branco