I have had a fantastic couple of days annealing, bending and soldering silver. My hubby bought me some vouchers for birthday and christmas to use at
Urchfont Manor. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful facility on the doorstep.
I signed up for the silver jewellery making course with the brilliant
Pauline Payne. We started by learning how to make a ring. How to anneal the silver, add texture to the silver, bend it into shape, get a good join and solder.
Next lesson was how to cut a shape from sheet silver. I cut the flower shape to mount on my ring. I also mounted the turquoise in the centre, so I made a bezel etc.. I have always wanted a couple of silver bangles so they were my next project.
I still had a morning to fill so I decided to make something for my little ones and came up with an initial pendant each. (I did one for Fay too but she was out wearing hers when I took this photo).
I learned so much I can't get it all down in words. Pauline was a fantastic tutor, so patient with us, and has a style of teaching that made us all feel at ease. The company also made for a very enjoyable couple of days, with 9 other ladies to chat to and compare notes with.
I'm going to start saving for another course next year!
