Your Experience Options

A fully immersive experience just minutes from Belfast city centre and George Best City Airport, your memory of time spent time together can be taken home and worn - and will last as a permanent reminder of your special day. All of our experiences are 'private', so you can relax knowing that it's only your group! We would like to take photos during our workshops for our Social Media, advertising and website use, please let us know if you do not want us to do this during your experience. Here are our current experiences.

  • Ruth supervises a seated young guest placing a piece of silver so that it can be hammered into shape. Whilst a lady looks on.

    Beginners Jewellery Making Experience

    From £130.00 GBP
    From £130.00 GBP

    Beginners Jewellery Making Experience

    A beginner's jewellery-making experience that allows you to take away your own handmade piece of work. One Person £130 Two People £180 (£90 each). Three People £270 (£90 each)
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  • Lux Beginners Jewellery Making Experience

    Lux Beginners Jewellery Making Experience

    From £155.00 GBP
    From £155.00 GBP

    Lux Beginners Jewellery Making Experience

    LUX Jewellery making experience guided by our Ruth with your new jewellery piece either worn home or put into a jute gift bag containing local scones or tray bakes with a mini bottle of Prosecco or Nosecco for you to takeaway and enjoy later. One Person £155, Two People £230 (£115 each), Three People £345 (£115 each).
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  • VIP Beginners Jewellery Making Experience

    VIP Beginners Jewellery Making Experience

    From £185.00 GBP
    From £185.00 GBP

    VIP Beginners Jewellery Making Experience

    VIP Jewellery Making and Relaxation with behind the scenes tranquil time overlooking Belfast Lough. Plus wearing your creation home or putting it into a jute bag with some cheeses, crackers and a chutney plus a mini bottle of Prosecco or Nosecco. One Person £185 Two People £290 (£145 each). Three People £435 (£145 each)
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  • Bespoke Make Your Own Wedding Rings

    Bespoke Make Your Own Wedding Rings

    From £145.00 GBP
    From £145.00 GBP

    Bespoke Make Your Own Wedding Rings

    Our 3-4 hour 'make your own wedding rings' workshop is centred around the two of you to spend some quality time together and making something beautiful together. The workshops are great craic (fun) and very relaxing. No previous jewellery making experience is necessary as Ruth (our goldsmith) will guide you through the traditional techniques of piercing, filing, soldering, hammering, cleaning and polishing your special creation.
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  • NI Silver Jewellery Beginners Jewellery Making Experience Gift Card. This card can be purchased for our jewellery making experiences but without having to select a date for the recipient to attend. You will receive a unique code which you then give to the recipient and at their leisure they come back to the NI Silver Website and use the code during the experience checkout.

    Beginners Jewellery Making Experience - Gift Card

    From £130.00 GBP
    From £130.00 GBP

    Beginners Jewellery Making Experience - Gift Card

    These are our electronic Gift Cards for the NI Silver Beginners Jewellery Making Experience. These electronic gift vouchers are perfect if you are buying this as a gift for someone else and don't know when they want to come. One Person £130 Two People £180 (£90 each). Three People £270 (£90 each)
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  • NI Silver Jewellery LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Experience Gift Card. NI Silver Jewellery Beginners Jewellery Making Experience Gift Card. This card can be purchased for our jewellery making experiences but without having to select a date for the recipient to attend. You will receive a unique code which you then give to the recipient and at their leisure they come back to the NI Silver Website and use the code during the experience checkout.

    LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Experience - Gift Card

    From £155.00 GBP
    From £155.00 GBP

    LUX Beginners Jewellery Making Experience - Gift Card

    LUX Beginners jewellery making experience guided by our Ruth with your new jewellery piece either worn home or put into a jute bag with local scones or tray bakes and a mini bottle of Prosecco or Nosecco to take away. One Person £155 Two People £230 (£115 each). Three People £345 (£115 each)
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  • NI Silver Jewellery VIP Beginners Jewellery Making Experience Gift Card. NI Silver Jewellery Beginners Jewellery Making Experience Gift Card. This card can be purchased for our jewellery making experiences but without having to select a date for the recipient to attend. You will receive a unique code which you then give to the recipient and at their leisure they come back to the NI Silver Website and use the code during the experience checkout.

    VIP Beginners Jewellery Making Experience - Gift Card

    From £185.00 GBP
    From £185.00 GBP

    VIP Beginners Jewellery Making Experience - Gift Card

    These are our electronic Gift Vouchers for the VIP Beginners Jewellery Making Experience. These electronic gift vouchers are perfect if you are buying this as a gift for someone else and don't know when they want to come. One Person £185 Two People £290 (£145 each). Three People £435 (£145 each)
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  • A gift card with a red bow and NI Silver's logo and Tourism NI's Embrace a Giant Spirit logo. Smaller picutre shows a couple bent close together looking at a bespoke handmade wedding ring that they are making for each other. Part of the NI Silver Jewellery Bespoke Make Your Own Wedding Ring experience in Northern Ireland.

    Bespoke Make Your Own Wedding Rings - Gift Card

    From £145.00 GBP
    From £145.00 GBP

    Bespoke Make Your Own Wedding Rings - Gift Card

    These are our electronic Gift Cards for the NI Silver Bespoke Make Your Own Wedding Rings Experience. These electronic gift vouchers are perfect if you are buying this as a gift for someone else and don't know when they want to come. One Person £145 Two People £210 (£105 each).
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This photo shows the NI Silver Workshop with Ruth leaning over to explain a hammering technique to a seated guest. Steve looks on with a saw in his hand.

Jewellery Making Experiences

Become part of the history, landscape and crafting heritage of Northern Ireland as you join family or friends to forge memories together in precious metal, amongst the majestic Holywood hills. Relax and enjoy the best of everything that this wonderful place has to offer by joining loved ones to create your own piece of jewellery using ancient traditional skills, before enjoying amazing homely hospitality and refreshments in a beautiful setting.

With no experience necessary, Goldsmith Ruth, a member of the National Association of Jewellers, will guide you on your journey and help you with your design as you craft your own unique pieces together in your personalised workshop experience - take a look at our options and the dates available below.

If you want to buy an experience for someone else and don't know what date they will want, then our Gift Vouchers are great for presents.

These gift vouchers will be an electronic code but please let us know if you want an old-fashioned paper certificate to present to them and we will post one to you or the recipients, just let us know during the 'checkout'.

What do I need to do next to book My Experience?

Use any of the options above to select your preferred package, your preferred date, what you want to make, with who and any special requirements.  We will then get in touch with you via email to confirm the booking.

Or if you don't know the date for your experience then purchase the Gift Vouchers for the experience option and number of people attending and we will arrange a suitable date with the recipient.

We normally cater for between 1 and 3 people, but we can accommodate larger groups up to 5 people making jewellery if you have a special occasion to celebrate. Just contact ruth@nisilver.com with the details.

Studio tours for larger groups are also available where Ruth can talk you through the process of jewellery making. Giving guests an insight into how a professional goldsmith manages the stages of work that go into making a piece of jewellery. 

However, the larger groups will not currently leave with a personally made piece of jewellery, but we are working on that.  

We do however, have a gift shop so private purchases can be made and all payment methods are acceptable.

What do I need to bring?

Only a camera or phone to help capture your memories and laughter of your quality time with Ruth, your family and friends. All materials, machinery, tools and refreshments are included.

How long will it take?

Our Jewellery Making Experiences last between 3.5 and 4.5 hours depending on which package you choose. The time will fly by and we are relaxed about the timings, so let us know if you have other plans we need to work around.

Do I need any experience?

No experience is required as Ruth will explain everything and should you want her to will even do some of the bits if you would rather not do. Ruth has a natural talent of putting people at ease and any thoughts of 'I'm not very creative' will quickly disappear as you relax and enjoy the 'Craic' as the laughter levels increase in our workshop.

Where is NI Silver?

We are located in the beautiful Holywood Hills, County Down, BT18. We will send you our full address once your booking has been confirmed. We are less than 10 minutes from Belfast if the traffic is behaving itself.

What can I make?

You can make textured rings, bangles, pendants or earrings. These experiences have been designed for complete beginners. Ruth will take the time to explain the different making processes before you safely get involved. These experiences have been designed to fit in the 3-4 hours, so unfortunately we do not have time to cover more advanced skills such as stone setting. If you want to use gold or other precious metals please discuss this with Ruth before your experience. (ruth@nisilver.com)

Can I bring my own design?

Of course you can, all we would ask is that you discuss your ideas with Ruth before your experience. This will allow Ruth and you to refine any design ideas, to confirm what is possible within the timescales and also ensure that Ruth has the right materials for you to work with.

Optional Extras

Chains are not included with pendants and can be bought separately - sizes 16-20 inch sterling silver snake chains in stock. We also have our own gift shop, just in case you need some other gifts :))

What our Customers Say

  • The whole experience was amazing from start to finish. Ruth was so friendly and accommodating making us feel as if we were her lifelong friends. We loved making our rings (with lots of Ruth’s help of course) and we felt so proud of ourselves. Ruth and Steve welcomed us into their beautiful home and garden and provided us with a delicious array of food and drinks in their outdoor igloo. Overall it was a relaxing, creative and bonding experience which we would highly recommend.

    Kerry

  • My husband and I were gifted a workshop experience and we weren't too sure what to expect, but Ruth at NI Silver made the morning an absolute pleasure. She was knowledgeable and funny, chatting away whilst showing us the steps we needed to do, and then stepping back to let us have a good go! We all had a great time and I would 100% recommend the workshop experience to anyone - I'll definitely be back some time for another go!

    Megan C

  • If you're looking for that unique treat or experience,then a jewellery making workshop with Ruth at NI Silver is a must! I had such a fun time not only watching Ruth demonstrate her skill, but then making my own bespoke silver ring and of course enjoying Steve's great hospitality. What a perfect day!  Thank you.

    Anne F