Below you will see a list of current and coming soon training courses available by Gemma at Lasting Touch.
If you don't see the course you are looking for please feel free to get in touch as I may be able to offer a bespoke training session for you.
Online Training
Freebie Course - Try before you buy! Sign up for my free tutorial on how to create and add a fingerprint to silver clay using the mould method. Get to see my style of recording and teaching before you venture into more complex courses. Register here for my free fingerprint mould course.
How to make fingerprint jewellery - £149
Currently available at £89.99 special offer price! Full instructions from start to finish including getting started with metal clay, producing the print, and making your fingerprint jewellery. No experience necessary, but ou will need some basic tools or a silver clay starter kit.
How to make stamps for ink fingerprint jewellery - £34.99
For more advanced keepsake jewellery artists who have already mastered fingerprints with moulds, and hand and footprint jewellery and what to learn my secret techniques for getting the most detailed fingerprint stamps.
I also have a stamp making service for those who don't want to produce their own hand and foot ro fingerprint stamps. Email gemma@lastingtouch.co.uk for details.
How to make ashes in resin jewellery
In this course you will learn all about making resin jewellery with cremation ash inclusions, the course includes several informational videos about choosing the right type of jewellery blanks and resin for your project as well as 3 tutorial videos where you will learn different techniques for adding the resin to your pieces. Techniques include making a cabochon to add to jewellery blacks, filling a closed backed resin blank and also making a see through frame pendant.
A full kit list will be provided. The course is suitable for complete beginners or businesses wishing to add resin jewellery to your product range.
Other courses also available including how to make bracelet beads using the bead builder moulds and how to create a perfect channel inlay ring.
Check out the full list of online courses and tutorials here
In Person Training
Available on selected dates at my home studio in South Kirkby, West Yorkshire.
Full day 1:1 fingerprint jewellery training course - £500
This course includes a full day intensive training for 1 person. You will learn from start to finish the process involved in making an item of fingerprint jewellery from a mould. The course is suitable for absolute beginners, you do not have to have done anything like this before. You will earn about different types of silver clay, tools and techniques for firing including using a gas torch and a kiln. ~
You are welcome to bring your own tools if you have them, or you can loan what you need from my studio.
The course includes 20g of art clay silver which is enough to make approximately 4-5 charms. You do not have you use it all on the day if you do not want to however I would recomment that you make at least 2 pieces for the best experience.
Complete 1:1 personalised guidence throughout the day, plus 6 weeks ongoing support via weekly Q&A email and two 30minute zoom or phone calls.
Full Day Group fingerprint training course - £300 per person.
As above but for a group of 2-4 people. Why not club together with some friends to arrange a great day of fingerprint jewellery making.
Includes shared use of tools and 20g or art clay silver per person.
