Jewelry class - lesson 3 (L1)
Today, I learnt how to make bracelets!! Derek started the lesson by teaching me how to make little loops out of head-pins using the round-nosed pliers. It’s not as easy as you think…trying to get it looking all uniformed and curling it while there’s a bead threaded through is super-tough! My fingers were aching by the end of the class! Anyways, for the bracelet, we chose lilac, purple and black beads…and here’s the result after one-and-a-half hour twisting head-pins (and thanks to Derek for keeping my mind off my sore fingers by telling me stories about his dog!):
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As usual, after class, I bought more beads to practice on. This time, I finally got to use these odd shaped beads that I’ve been eyeing at for the past two lessons and we paired it with light pink beads (I think it’s rose quartz) and Swarovski crystals in a deeper pink.
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I also bought similar beads as the floating necklace I made in lesson 2 to make earrings (the technique is the same as bracelets, just different findings at the ends):
Comment by jaclyn on 26 July 2006 @ 12:48 am
i like the bracelets! and ur floating necklaces! you should make and sell your own jewellery
Comment by Sui Lin on 26 July 2006 @ 1:54 am
where do you learn how to make these? i want to take some lessons too!
Happy belated birthday!
Comment by sooyin on 26 July 2006 @ 10:07 am
jaclyn: haha…no lar. am not creative enough to design and mix and match beads…=) but it’s a fun hobby!
sui lin: thanks! the shop is at plaza damas: Strands Bead Gallery & Academy. and they have a enrol-a-friend offer now that ends on 31 aug!
Comment by geekchic on 26 July 2006 @ 1:15 pm
Happy belated birthday, darls.
As you can see, I’m so effing sick of corporate life. Zzzz….
Love the purttyyyy pink and purply stuff… SELL SELL SELL!!!!
Comment by baby Jee on 27 July 2006 @ 7:06 pm
those earrings look awsomme.e…. *envies*