Classes and Workshops
Scroll down to read descriptions of all of the classes and workshops offered at Tortured Heart Studio. To schedule a private party or custom project, text Stephanie at 850-341-0471.
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Metalwork Classes
Galentine's Day Party: Stamped Charms
Description: You can make sterling silver charms with names, words, mandalas & motifs. Each charm will have a jump ring bail so you can wear it on a necklace, bracelet, or earring.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Cutting shapes, making discs, filing, sanding, drilling, stamping, connecting, using patina, polishing.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $25 kit with sterling silver for 3 small charms, purchased in class.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Galentine's Day Party: Stacking Rings
Description: You can make endless stackers in round, square, twist, bead, and hammered stock.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Measuring rings to size, hammering, forming, using microtorch to fuse & solder, using patina, polishing.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $35 kit with sterling silver for 3 rings, purchased in class.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Metalwork Make & Take: Stamped Charms
Description: You can make sterling silver charms with names, words, mandalas & motifs. Each charm will have a jump ring bail so you can wear it on a necklace, bracelet, or earring.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Cutting shapes, making discs, filing, sanding, drilling, stamping, connecting, using patina, polishing.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $25 kit with sterling silver for 3 small charms, purchased in class.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Metalwork Make & Take: Textured Earrings
Description: You can make long or short textured sterling silver earrings for yourself or as a gift.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Cutting, hammer & roller mill texturing, filing, sanding, drilling, connecting, using patina, polishing.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $25 kit with sterling silver for 1 pair of earrings with earhooks, purchased in class.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Metalwork Make & Take: Stacking Rings
Description: You can make endless stackers in round, square, twist, bead, and hammered stock.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Measuring rings to size, hammering, forming, using microtorch to fuse & solder, using patina, polishing.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $35 kit with sterling silver for 3 rings, purchased in class.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Metalwork Make & Take: Cabochon Ring
Description: You can make a sterling silver ring with a bezel set cabochon gemstone.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Measuring ring to size, soldering a bezel cup, setting a cabochon stone, using patina, polishing.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $45 kit with sterling silver for 1 ring with bezel cup, 1 cabochon of your choice.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Metalwork Make & Take: Hammered Bangle Bracelet
Description: You can make a sterling silver bangle bracelet with a hammered texture, sized to fit.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: Measuring to size, hammering, forming, using microtorch to solder, polishing.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $65 kit with heavy sterling silver for 1 bangle bracelet.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
Metalwork Make & Take: Hammered Hoop Earrings
Description: You can make sterling silver hoop earrings, dainty or daring in size, with a hammered texture, on an ear hook.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: Measuring to size, hammering, forming, using microtorch to solder, polishing, attaching ear hook findings.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $25-35-45 kit with sterling silver for small-medium-large hoop earrings.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
Metalsmith Fundamentals Session 1
Note: Sessions 1, 2, 3, and 4 are each 3 hour sessions that are offered evening, weekday, full day Saturday or over a two-day weekend. Check the scheduler.
Description: Beginner level class focused on building skills in the fundamental techniques & tools used in jewelry making. Session 1 techniques below.
Prerequisites: None
Techniques: Measuring, marking, cutting shapes, disc making, bending, annealing, filing, sanding, hammering, texturing, drilling, using motorized rotary tools, connecting, applying patina, polishing.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some jewelry tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: $15 kit with sterling silver for 1 practice project.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available. The full day classes have a 1 hour lunch break.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
Metalsmith Fundamentals Session 2
Note: Sessions 1, 2, 3, and 4 are each 3 hour sessions that are offered evening, weekday, full day Saturday or over a two-day weekend. Check the scheduler.
Description: Beginner level class focused on building skills in the fundamental techniques & tools used in jewelry making. Session 2 techniques below.
Prerequisites: Metalsmith Fundamentals Session 1
Techniques: Piercing & sawing, filing inside cutouts, sawing shapes for stones, rings, components.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some jewelry tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: $15 kit with sterling silver for 1 practice project.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available. The full day classes have a 1 hour lunch break.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
Metalsmith Fundamentals Session 3
Note: Sessions 1, 2, 3, and 4 are each 3 hour sessions that are offered evening, weekday, full day Saturday or over a two-day weekend. Check the scheduler.
Description: Beginner level class focused on building skills in the fundamental techniques & tools used in jewelry making. Session 3 techniques below.
Prerequisites: Metalsmith Fundamentals Session 1 and 2
Techniques: Forming & forging wire stock for connecting, capturing, riveting, beaded links, jump rings, chain fabrication, ring shanks, components.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some jewelry tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: $15 kit with sterling silver for 1 practice project.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available. The full day classes have a 1 hour lunch break.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
Metalsmith Fundamentals Session 4
Note: Sessions 1, 2, 3, and 4 are each 3 hour sessions that are offered evening, weekday, full day Saturday or over a two-day weekend. Check the scheduler.
Description: Beginner level class focused on building skills in the fundamental techniques & tools used in jewelry making. Session 4 techniques below.
Prerequisites: Metalsmith Fundamentals Sessions 1, 2, and 3
Techniques: Forming sheet stock by swaging, doming, raising, fold forming, hollow forming. This session includes how to reclaim scraps by melting into ingots and rolling into sheet or drawing into wire.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some jewelry tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: $15 kit with sterling silver for 1 practice project.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available. The full day classes have a 1 hour lunch break.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
View all available Metalsmith classes here.
Beadwork Classes
Galentine's Day Party: Gemstone Necklace
Description: You can design & make a beaded necklace with a push clasp for charms.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Design & stringing, connecting string and “beadalon” with jump rings & clasps.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $20 kit of beads, jump rings, and clasp for 1 necklace.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Beadwork Make & Take: Gemstone Necklace
Description: You can design & make a beaded necklace with a push clasp for charms.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Design & stringing, connecting string and “beadalon” with jump rings & clasps.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $20 kit of beads, jump rings, and clasp for 1 necklace.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Beadwork Make & Take: Beaded Earrings
Description: You can design & make a pair of beaded dangle earrings.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Wirework for headpins & beaded links, connecting posts & earhooks.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $20 kit of beads, jump rings, wire, and earhooks for 1 pair of earrings.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Beadwork Make & Take: Beaded Hoop Earrings
Description: You can design & make a pair of wire hoop earrings with your choice of beads to use on the hoop.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Wirework for hoop-forming, making integrated hoops that go through the ear or using connecting posts & earhooks.
Tools : All tools provided.
Materials: $20 kit of wire, beads, and earhooks for 1 pair of earrings.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Beadwork Make & Take: Pearl Earrings
Description: You can design & make a pair of pearl cluster & chain earrings.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Wirework for headpins, links, chain, connecting posts & earhooks.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $20 kit of pearls, jump rings, wire, and earhooks for 1 pair of earrings.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Beadwork Make & Take: Gemstone Bracelet
Description: You can make gemstone bracelets with a chain section and toggle clasp.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Design & stringing, using beadalon, crimping, connecting chain & clasps.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $20 kit of beads, jump rings, chain, and clasp for 1 bracelet.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Beadwork Make & Take: Gemstone Link & Chain Bracelet
Description: You can make wire gemstone link bracelets with a chain section and toggle clasp.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Design & layout, making beaded wire links, connecting chain & clasps.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $25 kit of wire, beads, jump rings, chain, and clasp for 1 bracelet.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Beadwork Make & Take: Pearl Link & Chain Necklace
Description: You can make a luxurious chain necklace with pearl stations at intervals along the chain.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun easy workshop.
Techniques: Design & layout, making beaded wire links, connecting chain & clasps.
Tools: All tools provided.
Materials: $45-100 kit of wire, pearls, jump rings, chain, and clasp for 1 necklace.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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View all available beading classes here.
Paper Arts Classes
Galentine's Day Party: Art Collage or Vision Board
Description: Grab your besties and come work on your vision board or art collage in our peaceful studio, where tools & guidance are available when you need it. Tools and supplies are provided but please feel free to bring any images that are important for you to include on your board.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: Layering papers, using adhesives, markers, paint, mixed media, embellishments, playing with design & process in the act of observation & expression.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: All materials provided, you make bring any images you feel are important to include.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Paper Arts: Art Journal Techniques
Description: Explore techniques for all types of journaling: nature, travel, goals, bullet journal, sketch, junk, scrapbook, family archiving, or personal process journaling.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: Layering papers, using adhesives, markers, paint, mixed media, embellishments, playing with design & process in the act of observation & expression.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: All materials and 100 page blank book included.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Paper Arts: Collage Lab
Description: Come work on your project in the peaceful studio, where tools & guidance are available when you need it. Best suited for art journaling, card making, vision boards, family archiving, etc.
Prerequisites: No experience required. Bring your own project that you’re working on.
Techniques: This is not a teaching class. This is relaxed, productive lab time in which to use the studio tools, with guidance if you need it.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: Bring whatever you’re working on. Some materials covered by lab fee.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $30 for 3 hour lab.
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Paper Arts: Cards & Invitations
Description: Have an event coming up? Hand-make cards with up-cycled materials or 24k gold leaf.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: Layout, layering, lettering, stamping, embossing, embellishing, using adhesives.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: All materials and 10 cards with envelopes included.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Paper Arts: Holiday Cards & Invitations
Description: Hand-make your seasonal holiday cards with beautiful papers, stamps, embellishments, or up-cycled materials.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: Layout, layering, lettering, stamping, embossing, embellishing, using adhesives.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: All materials and 10 cards with envelopes included.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Paper Arts: Envelope Journal
Description: You can make a bound journal from envelopes and cards for memorabilia, keepsakes, or secrets!
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: Layering envelopes & paper, binding them with a cover, using adhesives, inks, embellishments, & mixed media to make it personal.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: All materials for envelope journal included. Feel free to bring any embellishments or stickers you would like to add.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Paper Arts: Embellishments
Description: Add non-paper embellishment techniques to paper crafts you may already do.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: Use metal eyelets, glass microbeads, embossing, lace, flowers, vintage items, etc.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: All materials provided.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
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Paper Arts: Simple Journal Binding
Description: You can make a bound journal from handmade signatures of new or upcycled paper.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: Making paper sheets into signatures, stitching or fastening, making a cover, using adhesives, embellishments, & mixed media to make your journal personal.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: All materials for journal binding included.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
Paper Arts: Journal Lab
Description: Come start or cultivate your journaling practice in the peaceful studio, where tools & guidance are available when you need it. This session is intended to give us a space to do our art journal crafting and writing in the company of community. You are not alone.
Prerequisites: No experience required. Bring your own journal that you’re working on.
Techniques: This is not a teaching class. This is relaxed, productive lab time in which to use the studio tools, with guidance if you need it.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: Bring the journal you’re working on. Some materials covered by lab fee.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $20 for 2 hour lab.
Paper Arts: Nature Journal Techniques
Description: Explore techniques for nature journaling to hone our connection to and observation of the natural world around us.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: Basic sketch of landscape components, animals, plants, graphic elements, use of watercolor, markers, ephemera, collage & stickers, playing with design & process in the act of observation & expression.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: All materials and blank book included.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
Paper Arts: Grimoire Journal
Description: What is a grimoire? A very personal journal or manual of the recipes and traditions, spells and rituals that matter to you.
Prerequisites: No experience required for this fun, easy workshop.
Techniques: We will explore the recording & planning of special life events, goal manifestation, and seasonal celebrations as they relate to the agrarian wheel of the year. We will use basic journaling techniques such as graphic elements, use of watercolor, markers, ephemera, collage & stickers, etc.
Tools: All tools provided. If you have some tools, bring them with your initials or paint mark.
Materials: All materials and blank book included.
Class size: 6 max
Food and Drink: You may bring a beverage. We have water and hot tea available.
Fees: $75 for 3 hour class.
View all available Paper Arts classes here.
Studio Visit
Not sure where to start? Have you already made some jewelry but want to round out your skills? Have a special project in mind and want to discuss private lessons? Come see us for a studio visit to check out the studio and explore a good place to jump in. Text Stephanie at 850-341-0471 to schedule.
Cancellation Policy: When you register for a class, please make sure you can attend. No refunds on registration fees will be given, with the exception of a cancellation 30+ days in advance of class start date.