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Add a Bit of Dimension

by Judy Larson

It is amazing what adding a little dimension (i.e. a bit of curve) can make to your projects. It is usually very subtle, but can make all the difference in the appeal of the finished product.

Instructions

There is nothing wrong with the BEFORE pieces, but the design is stepped up a notch when dimension is added. A lot of tools are not needed to achieve dimension in your projects. Only two pliers were used on the BEFORE pieces to change the look to the AFTER-a bracelet bending pliers and a ring bending pliers.

Judy Larson's Add a Bit of Dimension - , General Education, , adding dimension

Judy Larson's Add a Bit of Dimension - , General Education, , adding dimension

Judy Larson's Add a Bit of Dimension - , General Education, , adding dimension

Judy Larson's Add a Bit of Dimension - , General Education, , adding dimension

Judy Larson's Add a Bit of Dimension - , General Education, , adding dimension

Judy Larson's Add a Bit of Dimension - , General Education, , adding dimension

Judy Larson's Add a Bit of Dimension - , General Education, , adding dimension

Judy Larson's Add a Bit of Dimension - , General Education, , adding dimension

Here you have to look pretty hard to see the difference, but once you see it, you can understand how slight changes can even change perceived value.

Judy Larson's Add a Bit of Dimension - , General Education, , adding dimension

Judy Larson's Add a Bit of Dimension - , General Education, , adding dimension

Materials

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Tools

Nylon Bracelet Bending Plier

PLR-840.00

PLR-840.00
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $19.97
Gold Club Price: $14.98

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Nylon Ring Bending Pliers

PLR-841.00

PLR-841.00
Lesson Quantity: 1.00 pieces
Purchase Quantity: 1.00 each
Price: $20.97
Gold Club Price: $15.73

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Category: General Education
Technique(s): General Education

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Judy Larson

My philosophy has always been "I will never live long enough to learn everything I want to learn, go everywhere I want to go and see everything I want to see!" So, what I make and how I create it is always changing and evolving. I was born shortly after WWII to parents who grew up during the Depression. They always had a "we can do it, we can make it" attitude which rubbed off on my two younger brothers and me. My brothers are amazing and can make and do ANYTHING! When I was a little girl, my mother gave me an old carved cigar box, which I cherish, filled with pop beads, wooden beads and yarn for stringing. That was the beginning of my jewelry making journey.

On a visit to the Grand Canyon when I was a young woman, I was fortunate enough to help a Native American silversmith sand cast my first silver bracelet and bezel set a large turquoise nugget on top. I was in love, hook, line and sinker! While working full time and having a family here in northern Minnesota, my artistic endeavors slowed down but never stopped. I am an artist, scrapbooker, seamstress, woodworker and jewelry artisan. Now that I am retired, I am able to indulge in all my hobbies. However, there just never seems to be enough time in the day to do it all, but I try!

I have been teaching community education beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes since my retirement. Many of my students have been bitten so hard by the jewelry making bug that they say I have turned them into monsters-they just can't get enough. Making jewelry, seeing something take shape from small bits and pieces, is so rewarding that I hope it brings out the "monster" in you, too!

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