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Making jewelry With The Typist is complicated, so I have to show you in two posts. This is the second post. The first one is over here from yesterday.  I like making jewelry though. It is fun.

Then I trussed it up and started putting the cool stone that kind-of-matches-my-bill in the setting.

I got it going finally. I just had to rassle with that wire some.

The Typist said I mustn’t forget to put a bail on it. If I forgot, it would have to be attached with superglue or staples to be worn, and that sounds very uncomfortable.

Ta da!  My first ever pendant! I had fun making it! Do you want to buy it?  Maybe someone will if I ask the Typist to put it on her jewelry site.

Tags: adventure, making jewelry, typist

First we had to get the tools together. The Typist allowed me to use her nice pliers.

Then I had to pick a stone. I got to raid the Typist’s special secret stash!

I chose a pretty one that matches my bill!  The Typist told me that it is Baltic Amber.

The we had to get the wire.  The wire is very skinny. This is a good thing or I would never be able to rassle it into a jewelry shape. Can you imagine me rassling a rebar???

This skinny wire is a special type of sterling silver called Argentium. That means it will not tarnish and it does not have nickels in it. Dimes either, I think.  I had to cut it very carefully.

Once the wires were cut the right size, I had to tape them together. The tape got a little bit wild on me.

Once I had the tape safely on the wires, I had to mark it so I would know where to add more wire and bend it and stuff.  The Typist let me use her Secret Squirrel Marking Formula. That was very nice of her.

Then I had to take a break. Making jewelry is complicated and tiring.

Part 2 will be tomorrow. (Update: Here is part 2!)

Tags: adventure, making jewelry, typist