Calling All Metalsmiths. . .

So I'm teaching beginning metals this semester, for the first time. I have to cover the basics (texturing metal, rivets, soldering), but other than that, the projects are entirely up to me. I've been thinking about what project I want to do, what projects I don't want to do, projects I enjoyed, and what projects will get good results. All of this got me wondering about project other metalsmiths have done.

So I want to know: What was your favorite project, either at a beginning metals level or above? What did you enjoy about it and what did you learn from it?

Leave a comment by Friday, and I'll pick one at random and send that person a little surprise!

I'm in Metalsmith!!!

Ok, so it's just the "Join SNAG" insert, so it doesn't really count. But it's still cool! This is a pic from the pin swap at the conference. That's me in the striped shirt. Jessica is next to me in the black shrug and white shirt.
And if you check out the SNAG website, or the page about the conference in Metalsmith, you can see Annie, participating in that very heated dialogue!