{Halloween Owl Necklace with Stamped Metal "Boo" Charm}

Hey, y'all!  Yesterday I shared my very first metal stamping project with you.  I had fun creating that charm, but I wanted to create an entire piece of jewelry, so as soon as I finished my charm, I made a Halloween Owl Necklace featuring another metal stamped charm.

To create my necklace, I began by stamping the "boo" charm with the tools and supplies sent to me by Goody Beads.

I placed a rectangular tag blank on my bench block and stamped the word "boo" on the tag with my hammer.

To make the word pop, I colored over it with a Sharpie.

I removed the excess marker with a paper towel soaked in rubbing alcohol.  Then I worked on creating the other elements for my necklace.

I recently bought some wooden owl embellishments from the craft store, and I already had some orange and purple beads.  I knew one of the wooden owls would be a perfect pendant for a necklace, and would be great paired with a beaded charm in the official Halloween colors.

In order to hang the wooden owl on my necklace, I had to drill a hole in it to be able to attach a jump ring.

I attached a medium sized jump ring through the hole I created and attached a large jump ring to that so that my other charms wouldn't completely cover up the owl.  I created a beaded charm by threading a a few beads onto a head pin and creating a loop on top using my round nose pliers.  I also attached a small jump ring to my stamped charm.

I attached the a medium sized jump ring to the large jump ring I had attached to the owl.  I attached my beaded and stamped charm to that same jump ring.  I threaded that ring onto a long chain I made to complete my Halloween necklace.

I love the finished piece, and of course, I'm already thinking of new jewelry pieces I can make utilizing my new metal stamping skills! Disclosure: While Goody Beads supplied some of the tools and materials for this project, all opinions are 100% mine.