4 operas, 15 hours of music ! It goes on and on and on.

 Looking back at my last blog post in November I said I would post some pictures of the ring I was learning to make. Well I needed some special tools for the job and with the post strike & Christmas they never arrived until 23rd December so I have only recently taken up the challenge again.

I am trying to make a Solitaire ring with a basket setting and its definately feeling like a Saga, (dictionary definition  “a long story of heroic achievement” ). It has taken me out of my comfort zone and is almost certainly the most difficult thing I have ever tried to make in Jewellery class.

Here are some photos of the first attempt.

Above photo shows the ring I am replacing and the early stages of making the basket and the shaft.

Thankyou Chris at Touchmark Studios for your patience and as always excellent teaching, I’m now off to dress up and flash this sparkly babe about !