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Jewelry: another brass bangle thingie
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another brass bangle thingie

bracelet in the works

laid out again to check
woot brass etched
figuring out hinges
woot it fits but you know I broke it
cutting out copper
bracelet in the works

Learn It

This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Metalsmithing at Home »

Instructions

while this pattern is not found on this course this course is the reason I am able to make it- in the course you will make a bangle though a bit more simple than my design.

Difficulty:

Category: Jewelry

Type of item: Accessory

For: Unisex

Style: Mod, Ethnic, Whimsical, Victorian / Steampunk, Rock / Punk, Funky, Casual


Materials

copper brass hammers etching pen solder easy and hard hole punch files dremel

What was your inspiration?

The class shows you how to make things and recently I have been playing in pandoria on the farm which is in the vally of the four winds- silly me I looked into the seasons according to some website for the chinesse seasons and found a really interesting story about a tiger, a bird, a turtle, a dragon, and the earth. So I decided to see if I could use that in this bracelet which is far from done but I thought I would share with you where I was-

What are you most proud of?

The hinges have broken on me twice and three times and I ran out of copper so I had to go get some more copper after I broke my etching tool or so I thought, and I guess I am proud of the fact that I learned how to write the seasons in chinesse while learning about hinges.. :)

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

take your time have fun with it an if it breaks then do what i do with my pc and reboot- turn off for a few hours or days or weeks and then come back with a fresh outlook and or idea and or just look at it and rethink what you could of done differently- ie dont bend the hingles so much or beat yourself or the metal up so much that it breaks. :) happy monday

 

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MsDuane on craftsy.com
May 17, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Looks like a labor of love. Can't wait to see the completed project.