Alvin Community College & Diane Falkenhagen are pleased to announce a Jewelry Soldering Class starting 06/15/2013

This workshop has 6 classes that meet on Saturdays from 10 am to 4:30 pm thru July 27th.  Alvin Community College is located near to Houston and Galveston.

Learn to silver solder with ease, or advance your existing metal fabrication skills. This workshop will focus on all aspects of silver soldering. This is a great opportunity to learn new tips and tricks or to troubleshoot soldering problems you have been having. Some jewelry fabrication experience helpful, but beginners are welcome. Comprehensive instruction on soldering will be given along with quick exercises designed to build and strengthen your soldering skills. This is a non-credit workshop offered through the ACC Fine Arts Department.

The enrollment fee is $185; it does not matter what city or district you live in and transcripts are not required.

Please register by June 7th. Class is limited to 12 students . Students are responsible for their own metal and some supplies. A supply list will be sent upon registration.

The growing ACC Jewelry/Art Metals program is housed in its own building which is dedicated solely to the jewelry/metals program. Fall and spring semesters offer both credit and non-credit learning opportunities. The program’s student community is diverse and includes beginners as well as advanced students, college aged students as well as lifelong learners who are attracted to the flexible program and supportive learning environment.

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Jewelry Design Classes Houston

by Kathy on May 20, 2013

Diane Falkenhagen is teaching summer jewelry making classes over at Alvin Community College.

Classes begin 06/10/2013 and go thru 07/29/2013

The class is non-credit, short summer course (which the school calls “mini workshops”).

  It  is an 8-week workshop called Mentored Independent Study. That class meets all day on Mondays, June 10th through July 29th.  Only $185. 

Good news – you can now enroll online with a credit card at:  https://epay.alvincollege.edu/C20358_ustores/web/category.jsp?CATID=2

Alvin Community College is just a short Drive from the Houston or Galveston Area

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Retro Rings

May 6, 2013

Just have to love something about this round retro ring!  It’s made from sterling silver, and polymer resin.     This ring is offered for sale:  Click here for more information:  Round Retro Ring

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Polymer Clay Class Houston: April 2013

April 2, 2013

Join us for an upcoming Polymer Clay Workshop with guest artist, Paula Kennedy on the topic of using an extruder with polymer clay. Explore polymer clay and learn how to use an extruder to make beads, mosaics, bezels, and more at Alvin Community College.  Centrally located near Houston, Alvin, Clear Lake.    

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Feeling Blue, Make Beautiful Blue Enamel Beads

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How do you recapture creativity once it’s lost?

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I’ve been struggling lately with the loss of creativity.  It seems that since November I have had a barrage of life’s little interruptions thrown my way.  Do you ever feel that there is nothing left of your mind to come up with a single creative moment?  I’m so worn out from just making it through [...]

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Jewelry Making / Metalsmith Class Alvin, Texas

August 20, 2012

Google It’s that time of year again.  Time for Fall registration for the jewelry making / metal smith class taught by Diane Falkenhagen.  It’s being held at Alvin Community College.  I’ve taken her class two times now as a credit student.  This Fall will be my first time to go thru it as an enrichment [...]

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Driftwood and Sea Bean Mobiles

May 25, 2012

I made these driftwood and sea bean mobiles using the driftwood I collected from Freeport.  I think they turned out really nice.  They would look great in a beach house or to decorate a patio.  The beads catch the sun and give just the right amount of sparkle! You can see more pictures of this [...]

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What to do with Driftwood and Sea Beans?

May 24, 2012

I’ve been saving small pieces of driftwood and sea beans that I have found on the beach.  I have accumulated quite a large collection.  I’m thinking about stringing them to make some sort of mobile.  Today I drilled small holes thru all of them.  I have also made some pretty copper rings to string with [...]

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Granulation Effect in PMC Clay by Patrik Kusek

April 25, 2012

I stumbled upon this video by Patrick Kusek today.  I liked the idea and plan to give it a try.  What do you think? Granulation Effect in PMC I’ll post a few pictures once I’ve tried it. ENJOY!

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