Copper ring and chunky pendant
Started doing this handmade jewellery course in January, one of my New Year resolutions which I’m actually fulfilling, and I must say it feels great. So far I’ve made a copper ring and a copper and brass pendant. The ring was simple enough with a bit of hammering but the pendant took me three classes to complete. Think my design was just too elaborate for a beginner but that’s just me, I never go for the simpler things in life because it may be easier as I do fancy unique jewellery.
Copper bangle next
This week I will be trying my hand at a bangle. I’ve already cut out the metal and heated through the metal and will start twisting it into shape tomorrow. Making handmade jewellery is hard work. No doubt it gets easier once you know what you are doing but it’s also very therapeutic wearing jewellery and more specifically ethnic jewellery designs that you have handcrafted yourself. When people admire my ring and pendant and ask where I got it, I can’t tell you how I swell with pride when I say, “I made it myself”. They usually cannot belief that it is chunky jewellery I made myself.
