Check out upcoming Halstead events! You can find Team Halstead at jewelry schools and conferences around the country. Plus, we host our own series of Jewelry Business Forum events online. Our mission focuses on education and community building for jewelry artists. Scroll down for complete details on the next digital Jewelry Business Forum. And be sure to shop for all the supplies you need online at Halstead!
Our Next Jewelry Business Forum Event
November 12, 2025
An Online Holiday Jewelry Making Workshop
Make sparkly gifts for the holidays! Learn how to fabricate a CZ set pendant and a ring to keep or give as gifts. This online class will feature one afternoon of live instruction demos and Q&A with Sylvie Alusitz. All levels are welcome but some soldering experience will be helpful. Class will focus on stone setting techniques to make a crown ring and geometric pendant similar to those shown in the images here. Instruction will be tailored to hobbyists learning metalsmithing. The class will include 3-4 hours of live instruction. Watch demos and chime in with your questions and discussion with other attendees. Registrants will have access to the video recording for 30 days. You may choose to purchase materials in advance if you wish. Or, focus on watching the workshop before choosing your supplies and making objects afterwards. You can always refer back to the videos for one month after the live event. Materials are not included in your ticket price. Shop our recommended options below to make these projects your own!
Tickets cost $75 - Register now!
Materials Needed for Keep Calm and Sparkle On:
For our demo ring, you’ll need:
- 2-3 inches of pattern wire
- 5-7 inches of 14ga wire (creates 2 rings, 16ga would also work)
- 1 prong setting
- 1 CZ that fits your prong setting
- Silver solder – hard, medium, and easy
For our demo pendant, you’ll need:
- 1 circle link or 2-3 inches of 18-14g wire
- 3-5 inches of wire that matches the gauge of your circle
- 2-5 tube settings
- 2-5 CZ’s that fit your tube settings
- Jump rings of your choice – 20ga or 22ga
- Pendant chain of your choice
- Silver solder – hard, medium, and easy
*Please note the materials list does not match the images shown above, but we will be creating similar pieces! Have fun with the projects and make them your own – you don’t have to follow the demo designs exactly.
Recommended Tools for Keep Calm and Sparkle On:
- Chain nose pliers
- Jewelers Saw
- Ring Mandrel
- Soldering Setup - solder surface, pickle, flux, quench, solder pick, tweezers, and tongs
- Stone setting tools - tube setting punches and bezel pusher, or bezel pusher and chasing hammer
- Steel Block or anvil
- Rawhide or plastic mallet
- Chasing hammer
- Misc Hammers for texturing
- Flat and round needle files
- Preferred finishing tools - sand papers or flex shaft with wheels, etc
- Ruler
- Fine point Sharpie
- Optional - patinas like Liver of Sulfur or something similar
Don't forget to shop for jewelry supplies at Halstead! We are proud to produce and sponsor this educational event. Thank you for your support.
More Halstead Jewelry Events Coming in 2026
Bookmark this events page to check back for Halstead events throughout the year. Our flagship Jewelry Business Forum online conference occurs each January. Check back for dates and details on this multi-speaker conference. The three day event features small business skills development and jewelry making instruction sessions from a wide variety of presenters.
If you are interested in sponsoring a Jewelry Business Forum event or pitching a presentation, please email Halstead’s Education & Community Manager Sylvie Alusitz at [email protected].
Jewelry Business Forum FAQs
This digital jewelry conference series is created to empower small jewelry business owners. Attendees will receive professional development in marketing and business skills while being inspired in the studio. Halstead hosts jewelry making events throughout the year to help small jewelry business owners navigate entrepreneurship.
We use Zoom Events as the platform for our online conference events. Once you register, you will receive emails directly from Zoom regarding event access. Your ticket allows you to access the digital lobby on the day the event launches.
Using Zoom Events:
- You will be able to register for the conference as a guest if you don’t want to make a Zoom account, but chat and networking features will be limited if you register as a guest
- Sessions can be viewed on a computer, tablet, or phone. You are not required to download the Zoom app, you will have the option to watch on the web browser
- After entering your registration information, you will confirm your ticket purchase
- You will receive a confirmation email when you’ve registered with a link to the lobby. You will also receive an email an hour before each day’s first session starts
- For the best experience, use a tethered PC computer instead of WiFi or Mobile Data access. Video streaming requires a large amount of bandwidth.
Navigating the JBF Event Tabs:
- Lobby – this is the main lobby that will be available during the event and for 30 days after the event ends.
- Sessions – see all available sessions for the event. They can be broken down by day and filtered by topic. You can join each session here. This is also where you will see the recordings. You can bookmark sessions to create your own itinerary.
- Handouts - click on the session name from the event lobby and scroll down to access and PDF handouts of supporting content.
- Itinerary – this will show you the schedule of sessions you’ve bookmarked, you can also filter it to see all available sessions.
- Sponsors – check out our sponsor pages! Without them, the Jewelry Business Forum series would not be as successful as it has been. Some sponsors may provide downloadable materials.
- Speakers – see a list of all the speakers for the event and their bios.
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