BMB Designs
Making Life More Beautiful
Open Studio Nights
Open Studio Nights occur every Wednesday beginning at 6 pm. Open studio nights are $10 for use of the equipment from 6-10 pm and do not include guided learning time. But Brandy is available to demo, answer questions, and assist with whatever you're working on.
There are 4 benches available for use and the shop is OPEN for anyone to swing by and pick up whatever they need :)
PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO OPEN STUDIO on:
June 15th, 2022
August 3rd & 10th, 2022
Upcoming Events & Classes
Sat, May 28Arrow Creative
Sat, Jun 04BMB DesignsJun 04, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CDTBMB Designs, 6266 Stage Rd, Bartlett, TN 38134, USALichen, barnacles, or just organic embellishments, whatever you like to call them, this class will help you learn to make them! We will take sterling and fine silver wire and use a low-tech water casting method to create embellishments for a pendant
Sat, Jun 11Metal Museum
Sat, Jun 25Memphis Botanic GardenJun 25, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMMemphis Botanic Garden, 750 Cherry Rd, Memphis, TN 38117, USALearn several techniques for working with metal clay, including using molds, setting fire-in-place stones, and sculpting, just to name a few, as you create a set of charms with a delightful Alice in Wonderland theme
Fri, Jul 08Arkansas Craft SchoolJul 08, 9:00 AM – Jul 09, 5:00 PMArkansas Craft School, 101 N Peabody Ave, Mountain View, AR 72560, USAIn this two-day workshop, we will cover all the basics of how to start metalsmithing and soldering with a torch. You will create a chunky silver chain using sterling silver wire and create a pendant with a bezel set flat-backed stone called a cabochon to wear on your fancy chain!
Sat, Jul 23Memphis Botanic Garden
Fri, Sep 09Arkansas Craft SchoolSep 09, 9:00 AM – Sep 10, 5:00 PMArkansas Craft School, 101 N Peabody Ave, Mountain View, AR 72560, USALearn the ancient mystery of bonding metal and glass into a harmonious, colorful work of art. During this workshop, we will create 2 fine silver pendants (or earrings), learn how to prep them after firing for the best enameling results, and then use cloisonne and champleve enameling techniques
Sat, Sep 17Arrow Creative
Sat, Dec 17Arrow CreativeDec 17, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PMArrow Creative, 653 Philadelphia St, Memphis, TN 38104, USALearn to work with metal and create real, soldered silver jewelry with a minimal investment! You'll learn basic metal handling, hand tools and soldering techniques (using a small, safe butane torch). Students will complete a necklace chain or bracelet chain in class.
About BMB Designs
Located in the heart of Bartlett, BMB Designs houses the classroom, retail supply shop, and gallery space for artist and instructor Brandy Boyd.
Offering a wide range of classes from beginner metal clay classes, basic silver-smithing, to enameling, fold forming and more, BMB Designs also carries many of the tools and supplies to take what you learn in class further. Since we opened our doors in the late fall of 2012, we've increased the variety of tools and materials offered to include Swarovski crystals, tools from EuroTool and Beadsmith, Art Clay, 5-star metal clay, artisan cut semiprecious gemstones, and much more!
Brandy is a certified Senior Instructor with Art Clay World, has certification in New Mokume Gane, received Level 2 certification from PMC connection, is a Camp PMC instructor, and wrote the Camp PMC Enameling Artisan Certification course. She has been teaching metal clay and other small metals techniques since 2007.
You can find her jewelry at the Metal Museum and Arrow Creative in Memphis, the gallery at Arkansas Craft School in Mountain View, mid-south arts and crafts shows such as Pink Palace and RiverArts, and in the shop at BMB designs.
