The next class is December 4: Christmas Tree Pendant and/or Falling Star Chainmaille Earrings.
You may make your choice of one or both projects. You must RSVP by November 27th. Text Leslie at 256-755-0479 or Judy at 205-541-7207 to reserve your kit(s). Kit prices are TBA.
For wireworkers:
Christmas Tree Pendant – The tree is made by forming copper wire into a Christmas tree shape using a template. Then various colors of glass and gemstone bead “ornaments” are lashed onto the tree and a jump ring is attached at the top. (The photo is an example. The actual beads will be ornament colors.)
For chainmaillers:
Falling Star Earrings – Each star is made by enclosing a faceted glass bead in Byzantine weave and attached to a “trail” of Jens Pind Linkage (JPL) weave. The whole falling star is then attached to an earring finding. Both weaves are made using bright aluminum jump rings.
Did You Know? The term organic describes gemstones that were made from, or came from, living, or once-living things. Examples of organic gemstones include pearl, amber, ivory and jet.
December: Tanzanite: Named for Tanzania, the country where it was discovered in 1967, it's the blue-to-violet or purple variety of the mineral zoisite. Tanzanite has become one of the most popular colored gemstones. Zircon: Optical properties make it bright and lustrous. Best known for its brilliant blue hues; also comes in warm autumnal yellows and reddish browns, as well as red and green hues. Turquoise:
Ancient peoples from Egypt to Mesoamerica and China treasured this vivid blue gem. It’s a rare phosphate of copper that only forms in Earth’s most dry and barren regions.
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