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Choices: 'The Epic Fail' or 'I've Learned a Lot'

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Choices The choice is mine.  When I decide to go a new direction in my jewelry making (or life in general) I try to do my research.  What will I need to know and what tools will I need to have?  Two very important questions to be successful.  I may need to read, listen, take classes and review the tools in my toolbox.  I decide what to add and then start the project. This time I'm learning about sheet metal, solder, and torches.   Several months ago I purchased a DVD  "'Fold Forming' by Eva Sherman.   It was fun to make her copper cuffs and I followed her instructions perfectly.   That was undoubtedly the key to success - follow the instructions! see another cuff at https://www.etsy.com/listing/561289671/copper-cuff-fold-formed-copper-copper?ref=shop_home_active_4 Then I took a class on making a cuff given by Jeff Fulkerson.  The class was a stretch for my skill set but eventually I completed the silver cuff.    So far so good.   And then life