A few weeks ago I did an all day silversmithing course. I fancied trying something a bit different and this intrigued me. Luckily there were only 2 of us so we got more or less 1:1 tuition which was much better than if there had been 8 of us! We were shown different techniques and bascially told that we could make whatever we wanted using what we had been shown. We had to pay extra for the silver that we used, at cost price.
I made 3 stacking rings, one with a fairly poor flower (I am no artist but at least it is unique!) and a thumb ring. What a great course it was - it got me completely hooked and I am waiting for her to announce some more courses in bangle making for example so that I can go again. I would love to learn more and have the money to set up a small studio to do it myself but it is pricey to do - maybe one day!