That being said I am sitting here now, albeit briefly, with the intention of posting about my new ring in between coughing fits and wiffs of eucalypt from the good 'ole vicks.
The course I attended was at a place called Made in Malmsbury in the town of Malmsbury which is about an hour and bit drive north of Melbourne. Frances, the teacher and owner of Made in Malmsbury, holds silver and goldsmithing courses there for those wanting to learn about jewellery making and also holds wedding ring courses for couples who'd like to make their own rings. I wish I'd known about it before I'd have gotten married!! The course ran for about 5 hours and there were five of us in the class so it was a good size and a great day.
Ta da! As you know I went to the course having really no idea of what style of ring I wanted to make so the ring and final design was an ongoing process throughout the day. I literally kept adding bits and changing bits as I learnt what I could and couldn't do within the time frame I had.
Am I happy with what I made? Yes, it's wearable, I quite like it and I now know what I would like to make next time. It's definitely inspired me to do more! Silver smithing isn't difficult as such but it would take a fair bit of practice learning to saw metals straight, file edges evenly and get that finished professional look into each thing you made. It's lucky I like the wonky, naive style that I produced!!!
But it was such a fun day, I absolutely loved doing it and I can't wait to have a second turn at it. I would really love to plan for a girls day out and go out to Malmsbury to spend the day making stuff together. It would be so much fun!
Must take a break now...cough splutter cough splutter...hopefully back soon!!
15 comments:
Oh you poor thing :( sending you lots of soothing cups a tea and aloe vera tissues.
On the up side that ring is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Can you take a picture on your hand? I'd love to see it on. It looks to be a great size.
Now off to bed with you (if only in your dreams ... ;) )
Thats brilliant!!!
Wowee, that's so pretty! Glad you had fun!
That looks fabulous and I can't believe you did it in only 5 hours.
I put my hand up for the next Malmsbury trip , I'd luv luv luv to come.
well done - the ring looks fab!
it looks great! I totally love it!
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Wow! I really love it too! Very graphic. Hope you're feeling better soon. K
Oooh, oooo, arrrrrh, I love it. hey I hear there maybe a quilt in the making! Would love a look. Hope you are feeling better soon.
Thanks Cath, I loved making it. Very inspiring and fun activity!
Thank you!
I won't forget Jay. I hope to plan one in a couple of months. Will let you know when I do.
Thank you. It was lots of fun to do
Thanks Izabela. Just trying to work out how to incorporate crochet into it!! ;)
Thanks Kylie. Sorry I am late on the ring responses. It slipped my mind. I blame the Lurgy
Aha! Here's the quilt comment. I knew I'd seen it somewhere!!
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