An Invitation to Craft
Create Your Own Silver Flower
Join Ellie for a relaxed, creative day focused on traditional hand skills. These workshops are a beautiful opportunity to step away from the digital and engage in the meditative art of wax carving. You will leave with a stunning, hand-carved piece—a cut flower design—ready to be cast into a wearable piece of silver jewellery.
Spring Wax Carving Workshop | Ludlow£75.00 GBP
Celebrate the start of Spring and join for a day of cake & craft.
Philosophy
Making
Embrace the joy of preserving hand skills and experience the focus of craft—a welcome break for your mental well-being.
At the workshop you will create a sculptural 3D flower from green sheet wax, using techniques borrowed from paper cutting mixed with elements of wax carving.
Skill Level
Who is this for?
Suitable for absolute beginners—no prior carving or jewellery experience is necessary.
venue
TBC
Quarterly Sundays
12pm - 3pm
What happens after the carving?
Helpful Info
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Materials and tools.
A slice of homemade cake
*please let me know ahead of the workshop if you have any dietary requirements or allergies.Hot drinks & infused water.
Casting of one flower in brass.
Adding a short, medium or long stem.
Adding a pendant or brooch fitting.
Wildflower gift wrap.
Collection from the host venue.
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Silver casting £20
Silver ring shank £20
Silver chain £20
*various links & lengths are available.Gift box £5
Special delivery postage £7.75
Order extras at the end of the workshop & make payment via a confirmation email afterwards.
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Receive a full refund up to two days before.
If you can no longer attend please let me know as soon as possible so that your space can be made available to others.
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Allow four weeks for the after process of casting, assembly and finishing. Once complete, collect in person from the host venue.
If inconvenient to collect, your flower can be posted via Royal Mail Special Delivery 1pm at £7.75.
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Pendant *included
Flowers are made in to a pendant by adding a 4mm jump ring to the top.
The jump ring may not fit on to your existing chain if the clasp is too large. To have the flower fitted to your chain or a smaller jump ring, you can post your chain to me or bring it to the event.Ring *extra
Handmade in silver to any ring size.
Small flowers - 1.8mm round wire
Large flowers - 3.5mm rectangle wire
You can measure up at the workshop if you are unsure of your finger size.Brooch *included
A 6cm silver brooch pin and end cap.Chain *extra
I recommend the below necklace lengths and styles but other options are available.
Small flowers - 16"-18" trace
Large flowers - 24"-26" oval belcher -
If you have your heart set on carving your favourite bloom please do get in touch. It may be possible to set it as a future workshop theme. I love the challenge of working out new flowers.
If you have friends that would like to join in, you could set your own flower for a private workshop.
The workshop is time limited so it is most straightforward if everyone carves the same form.
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Wax carving isn’t particularly messy but probably best not to wear your glad rags - aprons are available if you wish to wear one.
If you have long hair it is best to wear it tied back.
Sight:
If you usually wear glasses for reading or close up work then it is best to bring them with you.
I have two magnifier lamps and one headband magnifier, these are useful for detailed work.
Nails:
This style of wax carving is fiddly and we use our fingers tips for forming, you may struggle with some stages if you have nail extensions.
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Everyone is welcome. The workshop is suitable for complete beginners.
No carving or jewellery making experience neccessary.
We will make the flowers one stage at a time following a demonstration and talk through.
I will be hovering nearby ready to help at any point to guide you through the whole process.
The flowers are created with sheet wax using the below processes:
Cutting - with a scalpel, to cut petals.
Melting - with a flame and carving tools, to shape the wax.
Forming - with your hands, to press, mould and roll.
Booking
Check the calendar below for our next quarterly workshop dates in Ludlow.
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