San Diego Mineral & Gem Society — Attraction in San Diego

Such a plethora of knowledge about all things mineral, silver fabrication and chasing & repoussé. Multiple blue ribbon winners for first place, from the San Diego County Fair, in jewelry design are here. They are cutting stones or fabricating a piece of art out of silver or copper. The people here are kind and genuinely interested in seeing you succeed as a lapidary or silversmith. Classes are $5 as of now and the only other thing to buy is a membership. There is a museum separate from the workshops which is right by the gift shop. The gift shop has one of a kind pieces from numerous on-site artists. Support local and support handmade. I once heard statements that resonate with me to this date "Life is to short to wear machined jewelry. Shop Handmade. Shop Local." Stop in and see what it is all about they will show you around the place too! If you like rocks, jewelry or want to learn a new hobby - this...

The people there are very knowledgeable and very welcoming; so much so that my daughter, granddaughter and I joined the club and are currently taking lapidary classes! We are learning a lot of very useful and interesting techniques and the classes are affordable, the class sizes are small so we get all the personal one on one time with the teachers. The people there have a wealth of knowledge to share and we’re building a great network of friends. I highly recommend the club to anyone interested in learning the skills it takes to work the stones you have in a relaxed, no pressure setting that is...

if you have an interest in rocks or Gems or jewelry making this is the place for you qualified instructors who can teach you from mineral identification, lapidary work, faceting , Silver fabrication, bead stringing, sphere making and Lost wax casting. Come and spend time in the Museum and fill out a application for membership its only $35 a year and that includes a newsletter and you can take any class you want...