Sandra Kerns Jewellery classes are run at her studio in Little Sampford, Essex
Gift vouchers are available for classes or for jewellery – please contact me at: sandraakerns@gmail.com for details
Semi-precious stone beading class – groups of 2-6 people – £65 per person – 3 hour class
Silver clay jewellery – groups of 2-4 people – £85 per person – 4 hour class
Silver jewellery making – groups of up to 3 people – £85 per person – 4 hour class
Private tuition is available on a 1:1 basis – please contact me for details
All equipment and materials supplied to make one piece of jewellery per person
Extra materials available on the day at additional cost
Tea, coffee & biscuits supplied
Please contact me with any enquiries at: sandraakerns@gmail.com, 07748 655184 or using the form in the contact section of this website.
Reviews:
Nadine Earp – September 2020
Just attended my 4th lesson in 3 months – I wanted to explore all the techniques available to settle on one to do from home. I absolutely love the informal and friendly environment. Sandra is so patient and encouraging – I am surprised at the pieces I made. Already planning the next few lessons – can’t wait…
Marilyn Ross – February 2020
I took my friend Jeanette along to this class as a surprise. We had a brilliant time – we chatted with two other ladies and Sandra, whilst making our very own unique pieces of jewellery. Sandra has a great wealth of knowledge and experience and was at pains to make sure that we didn’t make any beginners mistakes. If you would like to take up a craft I can thoroughly recommend her courses and her jewellery. Thank you very much Sandra for a wonderful day.
Samantha Pearmain – November 2019
Discovered this ladies jewellery by chance at a jewellery fair, purchased several unique pieces, great value for money, excellent customer care. Recently my daughter attended one of her jewellery classes for her birthday which she said was fantastic having been taught how to make two rings which you get to take home as included in price. Thank you Sandra.
Aman Sandhu – August 2018
Took my mum and best friend on a silver jewellery making course with Sandra this weekend. We all thoroughly enjoyed the course and walked away with an amazing piece that we created ourselves. Sandra was knowledgeable and approachable and able to deal with our varying levels of ability and confidence. When we became stuck she offered us solutions and guided us thought the process, sampling a number of techniques. I would not hesitate to recommend her for jewellery making classes, but if that isn’t your think then its well worth checking out her creations, they really are something special.
Lisa Anastasiou – May 2018
“I booked a class with Sandra for my friends birthday and couldn’t have made a better choice of gift. Sandra made us feel so welcome and comfortable and whilst we had never made jewellery before, gave us confidence that we could create something beautiful. Sandra is incredibly patient and encouraging and to our astonishment we both left with a wonderful ring each! I cannot recommend Sandra highly enough, a true professional and lovely lady”
Sue Clark – March 2018
Sandra is an excellent tutor, for an introduction to the craft I was very pleased to come away with a pair of earrings and 2 pendants. The studio is very well equipped with everything you may need. I cannot recommend Sandra’s course highly enough and will definitely be returning for further tuition on all aspects of jewellery making.
Ellen Price – Nov 2017
Sandra’s patient friendly manner enabled me to have confidence to create beautiful earrings which I had a clear picture of in my imagination but was unable to even draw. I am not artistic with my hands but Sandra demonstrated and then encouraged me to have a go at many different skills to translate my idea into reality. My daughters and I were enabled to transform a flat rectangle of silver using Sandra’s remarkable range of tools and machines. Thank you Sandra you have a lovely studio and are a generous host and skilled teacher. We were inspired by seeing all that you have made.
Debi Suffolk – Oct 2017
Having undertaken 3 courses with Sandra Kerns Jewellery at various levels I can say with confidence Sandra is not only a talented silversmith but also a wonderful teacher and has taught me many useful technicques from basic silver clay and silversmithing to moving on to slightly more technical processes and problem solving – who would have thought the humble potato such a useful tool! Sandra is incredibly patient and has a studio in a beautiful location that is equipped to teach everything from beginners basic beading, silver clay and silversmithing to those with some experience who want to move their abilities forward. Great value, learn a new skill, make an item you can wear…..and maybe leave with one or two bought from her collection which is hard to resist!
The day covered a lot of information which Sandra has obviously put a lot of thought, time and effort into learning in order to pass this on.
But it wasn’t just about the new knowledge I gained. The main benefits came from actually creating a piece, receiving individual feedback and interacting with Sandra about ideas and techniques.
This day gave me a much firmer appreciation of the jewellery making process, especially when Sandra was thrilled when I finally broke a saw blade. (Apparently this is very common). I made some lovely pieces that day which a friend wore for her wedding. I would highly recommend this course. Sandra is a great teacher a wonderful mentor, but ultimately a superb silversmith!
Some examples of Sandra’s previous students achievements are below:
