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Metal clay Beads- Coming soon
Want to create great focal beads for your beaded jewelry designs? In this class students learn how to make hollow core beads with and without combustible core materials. Students will make lentil beads and round beads using two different construction techniques.

Gold-Gold-Gold!- Coming soon
Adding a little touch of gold to your work increases the beauty and value of each creation. Learn the ancient, Korean technique of Keum-boo and how to apply gold accents with Aura 22 and Accent Gold for Silver (AGS).

Using Ceramics Techniques for Metal Clay- Coming soon
Create beautiful one of a kind designs using two fabulous ceramics techniques: slip trailing and water etching. These applications are great as stand alone textures or incorporate them into enamel and resin pieces.

Torch Techniques- Coming soon
By learning a few torch techniques such as soldering, depletion guilding and granulation you can combine less expensive sterling components to your metal clay work! This class will focus on taking the fear out of using the torch and give you some technical know how into the metal smithing world.

Cold Connections- Coming soon
Add elements to your creations without using heat! Ever want to add that "thing" to your creation that just can't be kiln fired, torched or heated in any way? Cold connections to the rescue! Learn to use, rivets, tabs, screws and more!

Metal Clay Box Construction- Coming soon
By using a "slab" construction process students will learn to build a better box! We will focus step by step and finish with a stunning box pendant!

Simplifying Syringe- Filigree Fun! Coming soon
Having trouble mastering the syringe? Come learn how to get past the shaking and wobbling to create beautiful filigree and artwork. Go from syringe work that looks like spaghetti to syringe work that looks spectacular!
** Special Note- I will be participating at the PMC guild conference in July of 2008! My presentation will be in the tech expo building focusing on Sensational Syringe!

Quilling- Coming soon
Learn how to design and create beautiful old world, open, scroll work or funky modern loops and swirls using the quilling method for metal clay sheet.
Marnie Ehler's Class Schedule