This is my jewelry class
This is my jewelry class
This is a picture of the class I take on saturday afternoons. It is all about how to make jewelry. Our teacher Cindy, is on the far right in the green sweater. She has a wealth of knowledge on this subject. It’s a great class.
I decided to make another pair of brass earrings. Brass is very pretty and a lot less expensive that sterling silver. As a beginner, I’d rather make my mistakes in brass, not silver. The first step was to design the earrings on my computer. Next I cut out the printed templates and glued them on to the piece of brass. I used a hairdryer to speed up the drying time of the glue.
Here are the tools I will use to cut out the earrings. From left to right we have the saw blade, the saw frame, a jeweler’s bench, and the bench’s clamp.
And finally, here I am sawing away. I have more to show you from saturday’s class, but I will save it for another day.
That’s very interesting Elise. How fun to learn new things. I look forward to seeing what else you made.
Comment by Susie — March 1, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
Oh Elise, You are just too creative… Thanks for showing us how all of that is done. I’m certainly impressed!!!! AND–I’ll bet you are having a great time!!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
P.S. I’ll bet you have heard Paul Harvey on the radio sometime —and just didn’t know his name. He has a very distinctive voice… He’s been on many stations for years and years.
Comment by Betsy Adams — March 1, 2009 @ 7:54 pm
I would’ve expected to see more delicate Tools for this. ha.
Looks like fun~~ looking forward to seeing more of the process.
Comment by Jen — March 2, 2009 @ 12:13 pm
Looks fun. I can’t wait to see the finished product.
Comment by Margaret — March 2, 2009 @ 6:58 pm
A neat way to be creative and end up with something useful, personalized, and unique! Nice job! The brass is a good color to work with, I’d think.
Comment by Ben — March 2, 2009 @ 11:53 pm