Is silver jewelry all about being shiny and bright?

Not always. We are learning about antiquing techniques in our jewelry crafting class and are introduced to tarnishing silver jewelry through chemical means.

Isn't tarnish supposed to be bad? Why would anyone want their silver jewelry tarnished?

I guess it's about aesthetics and variety. Artificially tarnished silver jewelry tend to lend a certain character to it.

I wished I had seen this before the last project.

I would have antiqued my pendant better with a patina, so that it has a more attractive aged look to show the details better.

Hopefully, with lots of practice I am able to make a silver pendant this cool.