Pentacle at last!

[Emerald]

wow very impressed, you sure you are beginners

[Sheltie]

Looking really good. Think he will be well chuffed with that

[mochiandmocha]

Wow... We didn't expect such warm comments in just half a day!!! Thanks you all so much!

To answer your questions, yes we are beginners! Bought a couple of jewellery-making books last Christmas, bought some equipment (before that, all we had was 1 hammer and 2 screwdrivers. Really!) and got started around february (in the evening and week-ends since we're still teaching).
We used 2mm thick oval wire for the outside circle, 2mm round wire for the star, and 0.5 I think for attaching the star to the circle as well as making our own jump rings to attach the pentagon to the star.

We must say that soldering the big circle was an absolute NIGHTMARE and we are very VERY grateful for all the advice we got on the forum about soldering thicker pieces

Did I mention we had never seen or heard of a pentacle pendant before the customer asked us one? We had to do a little research, thought the pentagon idea would add some originality to all the designs we'd seen, and off we went!

Again thank you so much for your advice/help/comments on this project!

I've posted a couple production photos on my newly-created blog:
Silver Pentacle and Bracelet - Nezumiz Diaries

[EmmaRose]

After goodness knows how many years I still couldn't solder a 2mm wire ring that nicely (if at all arggh)
Em

[caroleallen]

Really neat work, particularly the pentacle, which must have been quite difficult to make. Well done.

[lorraineflee]

Looks really great, well done you two!
Lorraine

[Ominicci]

Wow! Well Done!