First Bezel-Setting a Cabochon

     As beginner Jewelry/Metals students, everyone has to start somewhere. First learning how to  create effective designs, sweat solder, form rings, Bezel-Setting Cabochon's and most importantly, learning the order of process for these new techniques.

   Some photo's of my first Cabochon settings;

   Obviously learning many things my first attempts. For this project my inspiration came from pictures of Ivy vines. My intentions were to have a vine-like, caged, organic leaf covering over the cabochon. 

   I learned something very important about jewelry from this first project- If it is going to be worn often (not just for fashion purposes), it must be comfortable, and these rings are slightly sharp!