Wedding jewellery

I went on the Beginners Tiara Making course at the London Jewellery School today, taught by Gail Florio:

http://londonjewelleryschool.co.uk/beading-and-wire/beginners-tiara-making/ 

It was fun getting to play with all the Swarovski crystals and pearl beads. We learnt how to measure and make a tiara to fit, how to make and attach fans, trees and flowers, wire twisting, and decorating hair clips and combs. I also learnt a bit more about what you can do with wires of different thickness.

You can use the materials they have in the class and you can also bring along your own components to add to a tiara. The lady next to me was creating a tiara for a family member and had brought along a stunning brooch which was incorporated onto the side of the tiara along with diamantes.

I made a tiara, 2 hair combs, and a couple of hair grips:

Starry stuff

My lovely husband went to Hobbycraft yesterday and bought me some interesting beads, including little plastic stars. I've mixed them with pearl beads to create some starry earrings:

Red

Today I thought you might like to see a red necklace I made recently using red pearl beads and some red crafty bits I found in Hobbycraft. I made one of the red pearl beads the focal point by wrapping it with some red wire.

My first ring!

Today my purple sparkly jewellery pliers arrived:

I also ordered some sliver plated beading wire, Japanese Miyuki lavender fringe beads and Czech glass cream pearl beads. I'd been waiting for these in order to have a go at making a Cocktail ring: http://www.londonjewelleryschool.co.uk/projects-make-cocktail-rings/ 

These are some pictures of the ring I made. It was much harder to make than it looks, possibly because my beading wire was slightly thicker than that suggested. Some of the beads are a little loose and I'm not very happy with the roundness of the ring (it's a little bent) but I am pleased with it as a first attempt.