What happens when you try to turn dried flowers into earrings? Or ruscus leaves into something you’d actually wear to a party? Ivory took us through her jewelry-making process, starting not with a sketch, but with the stuff that makes contact with your skin - hooks, studs, the first point of attachment. From there, she walked us through how to build up a design: connecting the base, choosing materials, and thinking about scale, shape, and how it all feels when worn.

Her material of choice? Flowers. Dried ones. The kind you might otherwise press into a book and forget. But here, dipped in resin, they became preserved, glistening fragments of nature you can carry around with you. She showed us how to work with more challenging botanicals too - like the soft fuzz of pussy willows and the thin structure of ruscus - so the results are both delicate and durable.

The session wasn’t just about Ivory's and Inna's work, though. It opened up a whole world of what jewelry could be, spotlighting artists who make pieces from recycled plastic, preserved insects, and other unexpected stuff. In the end, it wasn’t just about how to make jewelry. It was about how to rethink materials, build emotion into wearables, and let creativity take the lead - even if it means starting with a leaf.