Good day!! I’m back from visiting Faith and we both finished some homework pieces for our class. To be honest, I was too tired to take pictures while I was there, but I did take 2 snapshots this morning of completed jewelry pieces:
This is a beginning chain maille bracelet using the box chain weave. All I have left to do is add some complementary beads on one end for added decoration. Thank you to Faith and Gene for creating the jumprings by hand!! Now to make one in silver!!
Next up is a required class project; a simple hand forged copper bracelet. Here, the instructor will be grading our forging technique:
I have more projects, but I will reveal them at a later time. Now for some uh-oh news…. Remember this bracelet?
Unfortunately, it is now missing-in-action!! This is a shame since I LOVED this cuff bracelet! I am now working on a 2nd replacement one, so I will show you it when I’m done. Luckily, I found some more of those cool beads in my bead stash!
Before I sign off, I wanted to do a couple of shout outs: A huge THANK YOU to Faith and Gene for hosting me in their home! Faith made some yummy “ini” cocktails to cap off our day, too, which is a bonus! They even sent me home with a huge bag of sweet tangerines and kumquats! Life is good…..
A quick shout out to Christine, from the delightful Oreneta Aground blog for giving me a “Creative Blogger Award” in a recent post:
I will be sure to pass the love around in a future post! LOL!
Enjoy your day!! Hugs, Carla
Carla Barrett 