Weekend's work

[Tigerlily]

mmmm chocolate always does the trick eh!!! xx

[Jayne]

Ooh Gemma, I am in love with those earrings
What a fabulous texture! Not surprised that you couldn't resist wearing them before they were finished!
J x

[bustagasket]

they are gorgeous, so i am not surprised you are so chuffed Look out worlld when shes feeling better!

[Gemma]

Jayne the earings were easy! I just cut a bit of 3mm round wire and hit it! I was aiming to just flatten then end but I'm useless with a hammer and kept hitting the silver at an angle which left dents- which I decided I liked better than flat anyway.
Su' -when I feel better I really should be marking exercise books!
Work does get in the way of hobbies doesn't it!

[Ominicci]

Gemma the earrings are lovely!! I grinned when I saw the chain as that is what my students have been making in my jewellery class. A couple of them found it quite easy, but others were swearing as they dropped beads and jumprings all over the place LOL!

[Lisa Quinn]

Sorry to hear that you are feeling poorly Gemma, hope you feel better soon xx

But on the upside... your earrings and chain are both really lovely.

[Gemma]

Thanks again everyone- this forum is great for a pick-me-up

Heehee Nicci- that sounds familiar.
I didn't have much touble putting beads on the rings and closing them but I sent jumprings all over the place when I was cutting them. I'll be finding them for weeks I'm sure. I even think some ended up in my marking. I wonder if 9A5 will appreciate little silver rings in their homework

Anyone got any tips for not flirting them all over the room when you are slicing through your coils? Maybe I'm cutting wrong....

[Mila Jewellery]

They both look fab Hope you feel better soon x
I use a ring clamp (999 AKX) to hold the coil when I'm making my jump rings - if you take it slowly they either hook through the saw blade or drop onto your lap - I use an old tea towel to catch them as I don't have one of those proper bench apron things!

[Emerald]

When i do jump rings i either do them over my pan at the work bench or have a cloth on my lap to catch them. Hope you are feeling better

[Solunar Silver Studio]

I wrap my coils in low tack masking tape when I am cutting them (I also cut from the inside of the tube having threaded the blade down the middle) - it holds the tube tightly together and all the rings stay in place until you decide to unwrap the little cocoon!!