the troublesome bracelet now

**Di Sandland** · 21-08-2009, 06:57 PM

that's really nice - I always admire folk who can do delicate. I can't do delicate

**bustagasket** · 21-08-2009, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by Moon Cottage

that's really nice - I always admire folk who can do delicate. I can't do delicate

Thats half my trouble i like delicate which makes thing bloody difficult lol But thanks very much

**caroleallen** · 21-08-2009, 08:42 PM

Very pretty and well worth the effort.

**bustagasket** · 21-08-2009, 09:08 PM

thank you very much

**Charlotte** · 21-08-2009, 09:31 PM

Its beautiful, I can't wait to see it finished! How long do I have to wait?

**bustagasket** · 21-08-2009, 09:36 PM

i dont know how to set the cabuchons yet, have to wait til i go back to college and thats not restarting til 22nd september

( and thats only if i can get the attention of the tutor in the first night

**The Dragon** · 21-08-2009, 10:06 PM

I shouldn't be saying this but you could tell him/her that you have several interested parties who want to see the finished piece, just don't tell him/her it's us, let him think it's customers. Gush about how wonderful it is for one of his/her students to get so much interest in a work in progress piece.

God I sound awful don't I - not so much a lie as an admission. (fingers crossed behind my back)

**bustagasket** · 21-08-2009, 10:10 PM

lmao sneakyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy lol well they do say that flatter get your everywhere lol

**mizgeorge** · 22-08-2009, 09:45 AM

I love the design, though I think I would have wanted to get the cabs set before putting it all together!

If I'm going to be totally honest, I'm not keen on the twisted wire toggle. It doesn't 'go' with any other part of the design (perhaps if you'd had twisted jump rings for the links). A plain (perhaps square wire) toggle, maybe in an oval shape, might be more in keeping with the rest of the piece.

I think you've done brilliantly to get this far Su'

**bustagasket** · 22-08-2009, 10:00 AM

i ummed and arghhed about the clasp and its true, there is no other twisted bit but these things come with experience and having not made a clasp of any description before and not wanting to wait til i go back to college i had to just do what i could to try and think of something. I saw the twisted wire technique and wanted to try it so i thought i would make the toggle using it. I still like it, and i have lots of experiments yet to try, whether they work or not is another matter

Point of note, this is the first piece of silver jewellery i have attempted, unless you count a silver keyring lol, so there are plenty of errors and a lack of quality, but it has allowed me to practise precision sawing, lots and lots of jumpring making, heaps of soldering, and will let me set a couple of stones and make my first clasp. So it has been a huge learning experience , and just to come up with something that vaguely looks wearable will make me quite chuffed with myself.