A Silver Saturday Workshop with a twist of giftwrap! If you haven't yet taken a class but keep saying, "Some day I want to learn how to do that", here is your excuse. Take a workshop and make gifts for others at the same time!

Already taken it? Then gift a workshop to someone else. Register your friend or loved one here.
December 9th OR December 15th, 10:30am-4:30pm.

 

You know how much I love the circles. Now you can go even smaller with this Euro Power Large Hole Punch Plier (phew, that's a mouthful). This extremely powerful hole punch can make seven different large-sized round holes: 3/32", 1/8", 5/32", 3/16", 7/32", 1/4" and 9/32". With a compound action handle and hardened cutting dies, it can punch through soft metal up to 16 gauge.
This new addition to the studio can be found with the other disc cutters that you have grown to love. Now you can really go circle crazy!

Several of your fellow smiths have embarked on showing their work in different venues. Some in craft shows, some in home studios. Here are just a few that you should visit.

OPEN STUDIO
Saturday Dec 1st ,
Sunday Dec 2nd
10 am. to 6 pm.
Anamario's Studio
7128 Fairfax Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814

Thursday Nov 29 from 4-8,
Friday, Nov.30 from noon -9PM,
Saturday, Dec.1 from 10-9
and Sunday, Dec.2 from 10-6
612 Rossdhu Court
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
301 652 3821

Saturday the 1st  9AM-4PM
Sunday the 2nd 10AM-4PM
FallsChurch Community Center
223 Little Falls Street
Falls Church, Virginia
 
McLean High School Holiday Bazaar
Saturday the 8th 10AM-4PM
1633 Davidson Road
McLean, Virginia
 
Palisades Farmer's Market
Sunday the 9th and 16th     9AM-1PM
4877 MacArthur Blvd NW DC

Swedish Christmas Bazaar at the House of Sweden, Dec. 1 11:00 am - 5:00 pm.
2900 K St. NW (Georgetown Waterfront)

 
The Silver Passport Workshops are underway and filling fast! A different smithing technique is explored in each workshop. Schedule friendly Wednesday morning or evening, drop in to one, or fill your passport and take them all! Projects are demonstrated and begun in the workshop and finished at your leisure in Open Studio. Each workshop is $85. Must have completed Beginning Silversmithing or equivalent.

Pick the technique you wish to learn on the following schedule and register for that date (AM or PM) . More info about each technique here.

Power your creativity with a cup of jo with SilverWork's K-cup machine! Not a coffee drinker? No problem. Now you will find a whole new selection of gourmet flavors to choose from including teas, cider, and cocoa, all to warm the winter muse. Just help yourself to your favorite flavor and add $1 to your open studio form. Regulars can even leave your favorite mug!

 November 24th is Small Business Saturday @ SilverWorks

Skip the mall after Black Friday and try a gentler and friendlier small business (like SilverWorks!) on Small Business Saturday. Not only will you be supporting a small business, you will also find truly unique handmade gifts,

Discover Silversmithing 1 $185
Wed. & Thurs.,Jan 9 & 10,
10:30am-1:30pm

How do you take 2.75 x 6 inches of sheet and turn it into 16 pieces of jewelry? Circle Economics!

It pains me to see someone take a nice rectangle of silver sheet and just punch a  disc out of the center without thinking about maximizing the silver around it. I mean really... there is a whole lot of valuable stuff there that really isn't "scrap".

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Check out what your fellow smithys are making in Open Studio! 

Barbara Pruitt

Karen Lottes

Blair Anderson is an artist in residence at Glen Echo Park, MD.
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