I was talking to my friend Heidi the other day and she asked me if I’ve ever met a craft I didn’t like. The answer is yes, but not many. Anyway, I learned a new craft this weekend! Metalsmithing jewelry!

This all started out when I finally got my hands on a chasing hammer and bench block. From there I had to go and get silver soldering supplies. My first attempt at soldering didn’t go so well as I didn’t know what it mean when the solder flowed and I didn’t heat it long enough. But once you know what that looks like it gets pretty easy.

IMG_1102Here is my first piece – it’s made from copper wire. The solder is silver which is why you see 2 colors. I need to figure out how to copper plate the solder.