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Beginner Creations at My Iguana Beads Class | Learning and Teaching  More Recent Articles  Search The Beading Gem's Journal Beginner Creations at My Iguana Beads Class | Learning and Teaching  Last Friday's class at Iguana Beads was a lot of fun for all of us who attended including me!  All the students had never ever made any jewelry before. But it was not just about learning how to make a necklace. Yes, they were introduced to the basic tools, components, findings.  More than that, they were given tips on how to approach jewelry designing. The goal was not to walk out with identical pieces! One of the best exercises for creating jewelry is to be presented a design challenge. You see this on many blogs. It could be responding to a theme or as in the case of these students - working from a design challenge tray. This was put together by Crissy, the owner of Iguana Beads. She also helped out with this class! Learning how to handle unfamiliar tools is one lesson! The students quickly learned making your own jewelry means you can make it as long or as short as you want!  Terri made a long crystal necklace to go with the large pendant she wired up. Another thing they learned is not to be afraid of doing something different.  Candice had the confidence to go with an asymmetrical necklace. While designing her necklace, Lynn discovered by herself that purple and green do go together.  Her choices were guided by the purple and green tinged iridescence of the central mosaic Paua (New Zealand abalone mother of pearl) shell bead. You know how you sometimes have to be in the mood for certain designs?  Well, Sarah was definitely in mood for a bracelet rather than a necklace.  So she had fun picking an eclectic bead combination for her stretch bracelet. Laura settled on a sweet rose quartz nugget for her choker. She enjoyed the wiring portion of the pendant and appeared to have a natural affinity for wire.  So she will definitely be interested to find out about upcoming beginner wire work classes at Iguana Beads. I captured all these pictures with my iPhone 6S in artificial light using my Modahaus TS320 tabletop studio.  Luckily Iguana Beads had two good lamps.  Even so, some of the designs were tricky to capture with only a few minutes available for each design! Teaching has always been a joy for me.  I firmly believe it makes me a better blogger too. "The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery."  Mark Van Doren Before You Go: What to Do When You Lose Your Mojo to Create Judy Larson's Leftover Bead Madness Necklace Tutorial Easy Beginner Wire Work Earrings Tutorials ______________________________ Original Post by THE BEADING GEM Jewelry Making Tips - Wire JewelryTips  -Jewelry Business Tips           Share Your Comment! Share Your Comment! Related Posts My Necklace Design Workshop at Iguana Beads   • Email to a friend • View comments • Track comments •   More Recent Articles A Curved Beaded Flower Brooch Tutorial Translucent Screen Printed Resin Jewelry Tutorial Ear Suspenders - a New Trend? Superduo Beaded Zipper Stitch Tutorial Resin Dragon Jewelry by Art by Aelia Winner of TierraCast's $80 Giveaway of the You Love and Your Team collection Debbi Simon's Epoxy Clay Artistry Craftsy Class Review & Giveaway     Contact Me • Past Issues • Join This List • Unsubscribe     Click here to safely unsubscribe from "The Beading Gem's Journal." Click here to view mailing archives, here to change your preferences, or here to subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC, 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123, Sudbury, MA 01776, USA.