About
Sheffields Favourite
jewellery workshop
About Studio Budgie Galore
Established in 2015, Studio Budgie Galore is situated in the picturesque surroundings of Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet. The studio was founded with the aim of creating a professional and fully equipped jewellery-making workshop in a friendly, welcoming and fun environment.
For 10 years, we have welcomed hundreds of people through our workshop doors, where attendees learn new skills, meet like-minded people, and leave wearing their beautiful jewellery.
At Studio Budgie, we believe anyone can learn to make jewellery. We haven’t failed yet!
Our team of tutors, as experienced jewellery makers and designers, understand the joy of crafting, the benefits for our mental well-being and the satisfaction of sharing our skills with others.
Many of our workshops are suitable for beginners and we now offer more advanced workshops as so many of our customers return and ask us for more!
All you need to do now is find some time for yourself and come along, either on your own to meet new people or bring a friend to create jewellery and lasting memories together. We hope to see you soon in the workshop.
About Studio Budgie Galore
The studio offers a range of jewellery and silversmith courses, daytime and evening classes and one day workshops. Studio Budgie is proud to be a part of the Sheffield jewellery scene and is known to many as Sheffields favourite jewellery workshop.
Meet the team
Julie-Ann Weiss (Jules)
MA Metalwork & Jewellery
BDes (Hons) Jewellery & Metalwork
PgCert post graduate certificate in education
Jules, born and bred in North Leeds, Yorkshire, settled in Sheffield after studying and travelling. With qualifications in teaching and an MA in metalwork and jewellery, Jules founded Studio Budgie Galore in 2015 at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet to teach jewellery making. Jules firmly believes that everyone can learn how to make objects and jewellery and loves to teach and facilitate this. Visit the studio, meet Jules and the team to find out more about how to get creative.
Jules makes fun wearable pieces of jewellery and objects of curiosity inspired by museum collections and found objects. Current work explores ways to celebrate, commemorate and share objects through sensory, imaginative and storytelling engagement. “I make jewellery and objects that explore ideas surrounding connection, place, narrative and conversation – collector, maker, lecturer, workshop facilitator and object interpreter”.
Melissa Montague
MA Metalwork & Jewellery
BA (hons) Designed Metalwork and Jewellery
Melissa is an artist, silversmith and maker running her own practice alongside delivering specialised workshops. Melissa completed an MA design: jewellery and metalwork at Sheffield Hallam university in 2014 and has been growing her business since then; creating handmade one-off pieces to exhibit and sell thorough various craft fairs and galleries.
Melissa’s current work explores traditional silversmithing techniques such as hammer raising and forging combined with non-toxic patination techniques. Working with a variety of precious and non- precious metals, often incorporating wood as a contrasting material. “Though continued professional development I am always looking for opportunities to learn new skills to apply my work and a fundamental element of my practice is sharing my knowledge and skills with others.
Cathy Sutherland
BA(hons) Design Crafts
Cathy is a jeweller living & working in Sheffield, based in the heart of this vibrant city of makers. Cathy studied a design crafts degree course at De Montfort university, specialising in metalwork.
Following two brilliant years at Yorkshire ArtSpace on the starter studio course for jewellers & silversmiths, Cathy found a love of using traditional hand tools to create elegant tactile jewellery & small silverware, particularly the historical techniques of chasing & repoussé. These processes are fundamental to Cathy’s work as each piece goes through rounds of hammering, evolving organically into lovely decorative objects.
Designs are individually hammered in the metal making each piece unique, inspired by the natural world- rippling sand dunes, winding rivers & the branched patterns of ice crystals.
“I love to develop my making skills, learning new & different techniques to further my own practice but i also really enjoy passing on my knowledge through teaching & running specialised workshops”.
Daisy Lee-Overton
BA (hons) Jewellery & Silversmithing
Daisy graduated from Birmingham school of jewellery where she achieved a BA (hons) in jewellery and silversmithing. After completing her studies, Daisy moved back home where she now works from her studio in the heart of Sheffield.
The rolling hills of the peaks with their soft curves and expansive greenery inspire both daisy’s bespoke collection of ‘rural rings’ and commemorative collection ‘springtime florets’.
Motivated by her love of contrast and combination she uses several metal working processes; fold forming, etching and hammering techniques, creating fluid linear works which sit across the contours of the body. These beautifully stylish pieces are perfect gifts to commemorate significant milestones such as birthdays, graduations, weddings and other special occasions.
Fiona McAlear
Whilst studying on the BA at Manchester school of art I experimented with ceramics and glass before starting my journey into metalwork. During this exploratory time a fascination with flowers and nature also began.
In 2012, I was invited to study at Bishopsland, a renowned school for silversmithing. This was followed by four years of working in various workshops as a freelance jeweller in london. These include working in the studios of Jane Adam, Dower + Hall and Monica Vinedar.
In 2015 I was able to launch my first collection with inspiration coming from the nature that was closest to me. In the trailing ivy over the train bridge and the stunning cherry blossom canopies filling victoria park.
Holly Clifford
BA (hons) Jewellery & Silversmithing
I’ve always been drawn to maps — not just for their practical use, but for their power to tell stories. They mark where we’ve been, where we’ve loved, where we’ve pushed our limits.
As a jeweller and silversmith based in Sheffield, I turn those personal landscapes into wearable and sculptural pieces. Each one is made by hand in my workshop at Yorkshire ArtSpace, where I’ve been based since 2018, using traditional techniques to transform your chosen location into something tactile and lasting.
Since graduating from the Birmingham school of jewellery in 2016, I’ve been developing contour map collection — creating jewellery and wall pieces that celebrate life’s meaningful places and moments. Whether it’s home, a summit, or a race finish line, each piece is a personal marker of where your story lives.
