Jewellery Classes - the good and the bad!

Well, I'm exaggerating about 'the bad', but this

is what I made at last week's jewellery class

and it's my least favourite piece to date.

I don't wear much jewellery at all and this pendant

is something I definitely wouldn't wear.

That doesn't mean to say I don't like it, it's just

not what I'd wear.

On the plus side, I did enjoy making it -

it's a real shell (so I didn't make that - lol),

but I put together the beads on some cotton

and attached it to the shell (which had been pre-drilled

by the tutor) with jump rings.

I also attached the wire to the end of the leather thong

and attached the lobster clasp.

Now onto the good ....

This is what I made at this week's class and I think

it's something I would actually wear.

I didn't make the chain - that was given to us

fully formed (thank goodness!).

We had the choice of making a short necklace or a bracelet,

so I opted for the latter.

We had to prepare all the beads first - by attaching

them to 1.8 wire, forming loops and shapes and 

wire wrapping some of them, 

whichever and however we wanted.

  My shapes are a bit odd, but at least they're

all like it, so that's ok - lol!

All the beads were then attached to the chain -

 I used jump rings for them all although we were 

supposed to have formed the loops and shapes so they

could fit onto the chain without jump rings - oops!!

 

The finished bracelet is quite heavy and I love

the jingly sound of it!

Thanks for looking :)