Teach a Jewelry Making Class at your Local Bead or Rock Shop

Want to establish yourself as an expert? Why not teach a jewelry class in your community!

As jewelry artists, we all have a variety of special skills & knowledge from simple beading, basic wire wrapping to advanced metal smithing, stone setting, and other embellishment techniques (like enameling, etc).

Your jewelry class can focus on a single project that that teaches the "basics" or it can be more complex (chain maille design), etc...That is the hard part, choosing the project that you are willing to teach to a group.

Once you've decided on a project, you need to research and put together a list of materials required and instructional materials for your students. These preparations can be a lot of work but once done you have a "teachable class" ready to go for future use!

Things to consider:
**How many students can you supervise & not be overwhelmed?
**Will you provide supplies with your class cost? or will your students purchase on their own?
**What basic tools will your students need?
**How long will the project take for a beginner? (ask a few girlfriends over to try out your new project and get some feedback)

Once you have your project, your materials, & costs figured out, it's time to market your skills!

Call on your local bead or rock shop and see if they would like to sponsor a class. Be prepared to show your "final" project, materials list, costs, etc to the owner or manager! What about your local community college or even high school arts program? How about a "slower" week night at a local coffee shop---they will appreciate the extra business brought in by you and your students. Then there's moms clubs, ladies groups and church groups as well.

Students love making things with their own hands and will be begging for more classes. If you have the space, why not have one on one instruction and charge more for your time!

Do you have any great project ideas or places to market your "jewelry class" that you would like to share?

Please feel free to drop a comment!