Hello, I am L13. I am Claire’s quieter and somewhat more creative twin. Over the past year I have become very interested in home-made jewellery, so much so that Mummy decided to incorporate jewellery making into my school. Together we came up with a project based on African jewellery. I have always LOVED African jewellery, so I was very excited. Deciding on what my project would entail took a bit of work, but we finally came up with enough ideas to not only excite me greatly but also to keep me very busy 🙂 This post is about all my plans including what I am hoping to achieve during the duration of this project.
Research the History of African Jewellery
In the only writing part of my project, I hope to learn not just the history, but also the regional differences and any nuances and/or meaning behind the jewellery (for example ceremonial jewellery). I will write up my findings in report form and this will form the basis of my presentation.
African Jewellery Party
Having attended a Pampered Chef Party with Mummy a few years ago, we thought it would be a great idea for me to hold an African Jewellery Party. In case you do not know what these type of parties are like, I shall explain. Parties of this kind are a way for an individual or company to introduce guests to their products, and hopefully sell some to them. In this case, I will introduce the African jewellery to my guests with the goal of informing them about African jewellery in general and selling my own home-made examples.
My party will include the following elements:
- A Display of my African Jewellery
I will create a beautiful and hopefully eye-catching display of all the African jewellery I have made. This display will entail a bust wearing a few of the pieces, plaster-cast hands which will display my home made rings and bracelets, as well as a few display boxes. I will also have an extensive supply of the jewellery already packaged on display, in addition to some business cards.
- Presentation
The display (as described above) will also contain some information boards, based on my report, and will include some pictoral examples of actual African Jewellery. I will present both my report and my jewellery in this presentation. I will be talking specifically about tribal jewellery, symbolic jewellery in addition to exploring the methods used to make the jewellery.
- Demonstration
I will be demonstrating how to make one or two pieces of simple African Jewellery. I hope to show you not only how the African people create the jewellery they wear, but also the skills I have learnt in the past few months.
My Personal Objectives
Apart from gaining a knowledge about African Jewellery, I hope to learn new skills in jewellery making, in particular paper bead making and fabric wrapping. I also own a small business making and selling hand-made jewellery and I am looking forward to introducing it to my guests 🙂