Bloom Bangles	Sunday, March 3	$145
	Deryn Mentock	9:00 - 4:00

Student Level: All levels welcome
Type of Workshop: Process and Project

Create a garden of beautiful bangles, with formed metal flowers, to adorn your arms. We’ll begin by making a twisted and textured bangle that looks amazing, even without decoration. But, of course, we’ll add decoration! I’ll show you how to build a variety of metal flowers and wrapped charms and stones to add to your bangles, as well as how to wire wrap stones onto the bangle itself. You’ll learn to wire wrap, ball wire, forge, form, twist, shape, drill, texture and achieve a brilliant heat patina. These bangles are even more charming when made with mixed metals and look especially gorgeous worn stacked. (Check out my Resin Paper Wire Forms class if you’re interested in making the perfect leaf and flower elements to add to your bangles.)

This class is taught in conjunction with my “Resin Paper Wire Forms” class but can be taken independently.

Kit/Materials Fee of $5 payable to Instructor at class time includes expendables and use of tools:

• Metal circle punch
• Dapping block
• Bracelet mandrel
• Mini bench vise
• Texture hammers
• Electric bead reamer
• Dremel and drill bits
• Bracelet mandrel
• Torches
• Butane
• Small amount of sari silk ribbon
  
  Supply list:

• Chain nose jewelry pliers
• Extra-long round nose pliers (riogrande.com or Fundametals)
• Small round nose jewelry pliers
• Flush cutters for wire (cheap, craft store type)
• Metal shears
• Metal file #2
• Fine grit foam sanding block
• Awl
• Chasing hammer
• Small 12 oz rubber dead blow hammer or rawhide mallet
• Steel bench block
• Bench pillow (or hand towel) for use under bench block
• Center punch
• Measuring tape or ruler
• 10-12 inches, 12 gauge bronze wire, per bracelet (Fundametals online)
• 12 inches 20 gauge bronze wire, per flower
• 10 inches 22 gauge bronze wire, per flower
• 3 feet, 22 gauge bronze wire, per bracelet
• 4 feet 22, 24 or 26 gauge bronze wire, per bracelet for wrapping beads onto bangle (Fundametals online)
• 24 gauge copper sheet metal; approx. 2 inches square, per flower (you may want to bring bronze and/or sterling, in addition)
• Rhinestone buttons or glass buttons, with a shank
• Stones, beads, pearls, charms, rhinestone headpins, etc.
• 3mm-6mm beads for wrapping
• Resin paper leaves and flowers from my “Resin Paper Wire Forms” class (optional)

Optional:

• Please bring whatever type wire you’d like to work in; sterling, copper or bronze. Bronze is suggested because it’s inexpensive but these bangles are great with mixed metals
• Texture hammers
• Metal bracelet mandrel (if you’re able to bring one)
• Metal circle punch
• Dapping block
• Two hole metal punch
• Mini bench vise
• Ear plugs
• Work light
• Beading mat or work surface

 

Questions? Email Deryn at mocknet@sbcglobal.net
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