Hello lovely readers! I really enjoyed meeting some of you at the DIY Event with Free People Portland that I taught on Saturday.
About 20 people came during a 2-hour period to learn how to make a beautiful gold-dipped quartz necklace.
Explaining how to wire-wrap. Some of the quartz pieces were pretty slippery!
Comparing to my finished example of how to twist the ends of the wire.
Adding the liquid gold gilding to the ends.
It was so awesome! There were people of all differing levels of DIY ability and interest: some seasoned makers who were already quite experienced with wire-wrapping, and some who were just getting their feet wet.
Also: if your store or boutique or event is interested in hosting a DIY project event – drop me a line! I’d love to work with you:-)
Thanks to everyone who came to the event – and to Free People for hosting me! It was lovely to meet all of you!
P.S. And for anyone who wanted to stop by and couldn’t…I’ll be posting the tutorial on how to make one of these necklaces tomorrow! Stay tuned…
xo
Carly
Event photos by Kristin Rosario
This is awesome! Great project and looks like a fun event.
Beautiful! Wish I could join you guys in person! But for now I’m looking forward to the tutorial tmr!
Natalie Hua recently posted…Inspired by my growing herbs 🙂 Minty and Springy! Base= no nam…
I super love the raw beauty of this quarts necklace! I am excited to do tweak this and sell what I’ve created online! I am an accessory/jewelry entrepreneur, and I just learned how to make jewelry by attending classes by Dragonfly Designs (http://www.jewelrybydfly.com)in South San Francisco. They taught me everything I need to learn in jewelry making like copper etching, enameling, stamping and draping, bead stringing, wire work, resin pendants, finger knitting and hair jewelry!