The other day, I had the pleasure of taking Kim St. Jean's "Metal Fold Forming" class via Beaducation! It was really inspirational and I decided to try my hand at it. I had all of the tools and materials on-hand, so I got right to work. Here is what I made:
I've given it the name, "Fools for Love Cuff Bracelet".
Instead of duplicating the one she demonstrates exactly, I created mine with an "X" fold pattern that goes around the cuff. Originally I had thought that I might like to rivet some "O" shapes on, but once it was hammered out, I didn't think it needed it and thought that adding them would be a little overkill. The "mountains" turned into the perfect frames to stamp letters. I did a fire-polish patina in these stamped windows as well, creating almost a harlequin look with the rainbow iridescence. Kim shares a version of this as a bonus technique! (I also added a little Gilder's Paste to brighten up the ridges.) I'm really happy with the end result!If you'd like to learn how to make a cuff bracelet like this, CLICK HERE to check out Kim's Metal Fold Forming workshop on Beaducation!
11 comments:
Love it
That looks like so much fun!
Cool!
Great job Andrew! I took a workshop w/Kim last Feb...she and her husband Norm are so nice!
Andrew that is just Fabulous!!
That cuff is just stunning!!!
Andrew, that's a gorgeous cuff!
That turned out wonderful. It sounds like a great class.
It's just beautiful, Andrew!
Beautiful Andrew. This class is even more tempting to try.
That's a beautiful cuff, especially for a first effort. I love cuffs, I may try that myself.
Good job.
Love it!!! I have wanted to play with fold forming myself, and just haven't done it.
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