Making

 I feel very fortunate to have access to the workshop here where I can make jewellery - as well as having access to lots of tools and knowledge via Barry.

It was hot over there today however; but I do have quite a bit of jewellery to get made, so off we went.

Preparing lengths of different gauge silver wire to create pebble forms.

Excellent tools for 'sanding' and filing.

Pebble forms before soldering.

And after soldering.

Steps still ahead include: polishing, oxidising and adding elements to pendants and earrings.

Christmas stars...

I am helping out with the Christmas party where we live, and am decorating the tables. I have chosen a star theme and have been practising making folded stars. Here are some coloured ones.

And here is what happens when you cut across the wrong folds!

The stars will be more along silver and gold lines, and I think I have folded about 100 so far... 

And this is what I found in a box I bought labelled warm white twinkle lights... laugh!