Hyland Hills Park & Recreation District

Silversmithing and lapidary classes… I have been taking classes here for about a year. I love the teachers and the projects we get to do. The teachers are very knowledgeable and have been teaching and working in their specialty for 30+ years. There are even about 3 to 5 teachers available to help if you run into a challenge with your piece. This it’s the lowest cost in town for 10 weeks of instruction. Be prepared to spend a couple extra days in open workshops to finish your projects. and know that there is always someone there who can help you if you need on those days.

Terrible, would not go the ski resort is the worst in the nation.

According to class gossip, Kyla and I are strippers full time when we are not at silversmithing class. Not sure how this title got awarded to me by a bunch of strangers in my class, but somehow Buzz (one of the teachers) thinks that Kyla and I strip.
Kyla and I are the youngest students in the class by about 30 years, and, well, how can I say this nicely, this isn’t the classiest of courses to take… but for $ 80 what can you expect? Bring your humor and your creativity and you can get a lot out of a class like this.
I scored high on my mom’s «Who is my favorite child this holiday list» because I made her a turquoise pendent for Mother’s day/​her 60^th birthday.
The same group of teachers have been putting on the class for the past 30 years, and although some of them seem a bit grouchy, tired and pissed that we are all there… I think they have fun teaching us.

$ 80 is the cost of the course, and it buys you 10 different days of two-​hour classes and you get to make three different projects: a pendent, a lightning bolt bracelet, and a box ring. This class takes a lot of patience and attention to detail… You will especially fit in nicely if you wear overalls and bring your toolbox full of jewelry making tools… Kyla instead found me a purple caboodle that is in great condition, and this has worked just great… Except nobody seems to know what a caboodle is in the class.
This class is not acceptable for people who get very competitive because there will always be that person who has worked on the sawing of their silver while they were home watching «Dancing with the Stars» this past week, and you will always be behind them, so don’t even try.
Overall, this is a great way to awaken on your creative side and do something different. And men, don’t be shy, there are tons of gents in the class… And a guy that knows how to make jewelry will always get you extra brownie points.
Hyland Hills also offers other exciting creative adventures such as:
Skydiving simulator, tap dance, or disc golf… among other goodies and adventures.
* Star one is for offering a creative outlet to the public that is affordable, accessible and instructive
** Meet star number two, he is presented to the sliversmithing class for allowing me to become an amateur stripper… Hey, where are the tips anyway?
*** Star three is for the opportunity to make jewelry on equipment that is hard to have access to otherwise
Star four was stolen due to the lack of sexiness in the class… I mean, obviously Kyla and I were sexy, but the process is more frustrating and rushed then encouraging and innovative.
Mista star five was taken way due to the ghetto and far location off of Federal.