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[LittleGem]

Hello everyone!

I have just started at Cooksongold as E-commerce Assistant and I also have a keen interest in jewellery making. I am going down to London next week to attend my first jewellery making course and I am really excited!

What was the first piece of jewellery you ever made?

Nice to meet you all!

Jess

[Mystic]

Hi there, my first piece I made was a pendant, inlaid with copper and had a gold dangle with a Malachite bezel setting and a hand made chain with a toggle clasp. It took me a wee while to make it as it was at night school and we only had 2 hours a week.
Oh and welcometo the forum.

[Dennis]

Hi Jess and welcome. Here's a scan of a grotty old print dated 1994. The teacher said 'bring a design, we're going to make a ring' and that is what I did. Dennis.

[Goldsmith]

I made this back in 1963, two years into my six year apprenticeship. It's a silver pendant that I recently found it in an old box of bits, I have included a photo of it in bits to show how it was put together, all made by hand from sheet and wire.

James

[medusa]

I don't have it anymore, but it was a nugget type pendant of PMC with my fingerprint in it and a series of holes drilled in the back which were enamelled different colours.

[Patstone]

Hello Jess, all I can say is I hope you have as much fun making jewellery as I have, sometimes it can be very frustrating, but worthwhile when you can look at a piece and say "wow I made that". My first item, like Dennis was a ring, also in an evening class for 2 hours a week, it was 6mm wide and 1.50mm thick with silver balls in a group, it took me ages to get the silver balls to stick where I wanted them in a group, and one is slightly wonky, but I dont care, I made it. Once again welcome to the forum.
Pat

[gemheaven]

lol I'm not even going to show you my first piece...

Welcome to the forum

[LittleGem]

Wow! Thankyou for sharing your work, I hope my piece turns out just as well as everyone's here did! My course is at the London School of Jewellery, Hatton Garden- so no pressure!

If I am happy with it, I will most certainly be posting it on here for you all to marvel at

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekends

Jess

[silver70]

Welcome to the forum! My very first piece was a beaded necklace, earring and memory wire set. My first piece of silversmithing was a bangle. Good luck with yours!