Chalkboard Pendant!

This pendant was inspired by Marti Emmons of CocoDelay Inc. She shared her recent chalkboard jewelry collection with me entitled, 'CoCo Lingo'. Here's my attempt at creating my own chalkboard jewelry creation.

Choose desired circle punch and material. I chose a sheet of cork board although wood is another good option.

Paint the circle with chalkboard paint and let dry.

Use white ink and X stamp and let dry. Add small tube rivet at the top where the jump ring will be placed. Add large tube rivet next to the X.

Place the round cork piece on top of a square shaped metal piece, using your metal punch and round file to hollow out and shape the inside of the rivets. Use a hammer on each side of the rivet to securely attach the cork to the metal.

Red, White & Blue Statement Necklace!

 Inspired by Jewelry Designer Brehan Todd, I headed to the local Red, White & Blue to search for treasures to make a statement necklace. I found some really nice spring themed vintage chains and brooches for the project and headed to my studio to start creating.

My treasures...$1.50 each!

The chain that I chose was quite long and I wanted to create a choker style statement necklace, so I removed the original clasps and doubled the chain to the desired length. 

Set up your work space and choose tools.

Decide which treasures to use.

Remove clasps or other unwanted findings.

Attach clasps to create desired length.

This vintage brooch needed the pearls restrung and reattached with eco-resin.  

Remove the brooch pins and attach to the chain using eco-resin and/or a soldering tool.

Voila! A beautiful Spring vintage choker style statement necklace!