Celuk Silver Jewellery Class: Make Your Own Ring Near Ubud
By Villa Soleil · Published October 2026 · 8 min read
Quick answer: A beginner silver class in Celuk, Singapadu or Ubud runs 1.5–3 hours, includes about 5 g of silver and costs roughly IDR 500,000–600,000 per person (group rate from 475,000 for five or more; extra silver 85,000–100,000 per gram — confirm current rates). You make one ring, pendant or pair of earrings. From Nusa Dua allow 1–1.5 hours each way, more at peak, and finish the day with lunch in Ubud.
Celuk is a village on the Sukawati road, about ten kilometres south of Ubud, where the ring of a hammer on a steel block has been the background noise for generations. Almost every family compound along Jalan Raya Celuk has a small forge out back, and the front gates open onto showrooms selling silver filigree, granulation work and chunky Balinese rings. For guests staying at Villa Soleil in Nusa Dua, a silversmithing class here is one of the more rewarding ways to spend a morning in Gianyar: you leave with a piece of jewellery you actually made, a clearer idea of what real silver costs, and a good excuse to continue to Ubud for lunch.
Why Celuk, and What Makes It Different
Celuk sits in Sukawati district, Gianyar regency, on the flat land between the coast and the Ubud foothills. Silver and gold work here is tied to the Pande clan, Bali's traditional metalworking lineage whose members historically made everything from ceremonial kris blades to temple ornaments. Tourism turned that heritage into a livelihood in the 1970s and 1980s, and today the village is a strip of family workshops, a handful of large showrooms with tour-bus parking, and quieter lanes where you can still watch an elderly smith soldering tiny silver balls onto a pendant with a blowpipe.
The practical point is that Celuk is where the craft is done at scale, so classes here are run by working silversmiths rather than by a studio that has bolted a workshop onto a gift shop. That said, several excellent teaching studios have opened in Ubud proper and in neighbouring Singapadu, and for a first-timer the teaching quality matters more than the postcode.
What You Actually Make in a Beginner Class
A standard class is built around one piece: usually a ring, a simple pendant, a pair of stud earrings or a thin bangle. You choose a design from the studio’s sample board or bring a sketch, and an instructor walks you through the whole chain from raw material to polished piece. Expect to do most of the work yourself, with the smith stepping in for the steps that need a practised hand.
- Melting and forming — silver granules are melted with a torch, poured into an ingot and hammered or rolled into wire or sheet.
- Shaping — you bend, cut and file the metal to your design, then size a ring on a mandrel.
- Soldering — joins are fluxed and soldered; this is the step most beginners find hardest and most satisfying.
- Texturing and decoration — stamping, twisting wire, or adding a small stone setting if the studio offers it.
- Pickling and polishing — the piece is cleaned in a mild acid bath, then buffed to a mirror or brushed finish.
Simple rings and pendants are genuinely achievable in one session. Intricate filigree, stone settings and anything with several soldered joints will either be simplified by the instructor or pushed into a longer “full day” format.
Class Lengths and Prices in 2026
Pricing across the established studios is surprisingly consistent. The core package is a 1.5- to 3-hour session with about five grams of silver included, and most studios charge an extra fee per gram if your finished piece comes out heavier than that. The figures below are taken from studio websites at the time of writing; treat them as a guide and confirm current rates when you book.
| Format | Typical length | Silver included | Price guide (IDR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard single class | 1.5–3 hours | About 5 g | 500,000–600,000 per person (group rate from 475,000 for five or more) |
| Couple package (two pieces) | 1.5–3 hours | 5 g each | 970,000–1,200,000 per couple |
| Full-day class (two pieces) | About 6 hours | About 12 g | Around 1,400,000–1,500,000 |
| Extra silver beyond package | — | Per gram | 85,000–100,000 per gram |
| Add-ons (stone, gold plating) | — | — | 100,000–500,000 depending on item |
Group rates for five or more people usually shave a little off the single price, which is useful for a full villa of eight. Prices generally include water or a welcome drink and sometimes snacks; transport is not included, and studios in Celuk itself tend to run longer opening hours (some from 8 am until evening) than the Ubud studios that work in fixed morning and afternoon sessions.
Reputable Studios to Consider
You do not need a long list; you need a studio with patient English-speaking instructors, a bench of your own and a transparent per-gram policy. Classes at the busiest studios can run to 10–20 people, so ask how many benches are booked in your session. A few that fit that description:
- Celuk Bali Silver Class on Jalan Raya Celuk — in the village itself, open daily from morning to evening, with single, couple, full-day and gold-plated ring options. Good if you want the class to feel like part of Celuk rather than a detour from Ubud.
- Bali Silver Class at Krisna Yuna Gallery, Singapadu — a short drive from Celuk near Bali Zoo, running four fixed two-hour sessions a day from 9 am. Convenient if you are combining the class with the zoo or the surrounding art villages of Batuan and Mas.
- Ubud Monkey Forest Silver Class on Jalan Monkey Forest — a comfortable air-conditioned studio in central Ubud, a short walk from the Monkey Forest, with the same five-gram package and a clear surcharge structure.
- Prapen Jewelry in Celuk — not a classroom but a fourth-generation Pande family house with a replica ancient forge, a large showroom and a small library of Asian jewellery. Worth twenty minutes for context before or after your class, and one of the more honest places in the village to buy finished pieces.
Longer-running Ubud studios exist too and are well reviewed; whichever you choose, book a day or two ahead by WhatsApp, since classes are capped by bench space, and ask directly what the per-gram charge is before you sit down.
Buying Silver in Celuk Without Getting Burned
Celuk is also the best place on the island to buy silver, provided you know what you are looking at. Some plain rules of thumb:
- Look for a 925 stamp on the inside of a ring or the back of a pendant. It is not a guarantee, but its absence on a “sterling” piece is a red flag.
- Ask for the weight in grams and do the mental arithmetic. Silver has a global spot price; a workshop’s price per gram, including labour, should land in a sensible band. If a heavy, ornate bracelet is suspiciously cheap, it is probably plated brass.
- Real silver is heavier than it looks and does not stick to a magnet, though neither does brass, so a magnet only rules out steel-based fakes. Plated pieces often show a slightly yellow tone at worn edges.
- Large showrooms with coach parking pay commissions to drivers and guides, which is baked into the price. Family workshops a street back are often 20–40 percent cheaper for equivalent work, and haggling there is polite but modest.
- Fixed-price studios (Prapen among them) are worth the small premium for peace of mind if you are buying anything significant.
Your class is the best buying education you will get: after two hours of filing and soldering you will understand exactly why a well-made filigree pendant costs what it does. For a broader look at what is worth carrying home, see our guide to shopping and souvenirs in Bali.
Pairing the Class With an Ubud Day
From Nusa Dua, Celuk is roughly 1 to 1.5 hours by car, and closer to 2 hours in peak traffic; Ubud is another 20 to 30 minutes beyond. A sensible plan looks like this:
- 7:30 am — leave the villa after breakfast. Traffic on the bypass is lighter before 8.
- 9:00–11:30 am — silver class in Celuk or Singapadu.
- 12:00 pm — drive up through Mas (woodcarving) to Ubud for lunch overlooking the paddies or the Campuhan ridge.
- Afternoon — the Ubud palace and market, a gallery, or Tegallalang if the group has energy; skip the Monkey Forest with young children after a long morning.
- 4:30 pm — head south to be back at the villa in time for a swim and dinner.
Our full Ubud day-trip guide covers the lunch options and afternoon stops in detail. A private driver for the day is the right call for this itinerary: the class fixes your start time, the return drive can be long, and eight people plus a boot full of silver do not belong on scooters.
Practical Notes for Villa Guests
Wear closed shoes and clothes you do not mind marking; the workshop is a bench with a torch, files and polishing compound. Long hair goes back. Children from about ten upwards enjoy the class with an adult beside them, and studios will simplify a design for younger hands, but confirm age policies when booking. Bring the ring size of anyone you are making a gift for, written down. Most studios accept cash and cards, though smaller Celuk workshops may be cash-only, so carry rupiah.
The Villa Soleil team can book the class and arrange the driver in one message; tell our host how many of your eight guests want a bench and whether you would rather finish in Ubud or come straight back. The class is a good rainy-morning option in the wet season, since it happens entirely under a roof, and in the dry months it fits neatly in front of an afternoon walk in the hills.
Related reading
- Ubud Day Trip from Nusa Dua
- Bali Art Villages: Mas, Batuan and Beyond
- Shopping and Souvenirs in Bali
- Hiring a Private Driver in Bali
Written by the team at Villa Soleil. Message us to plan your stay in Nusa Dua.