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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

{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.
Halloween Owl Necklace with Stamped Metal "Boo" Charm pitterandglink.com
To create my necklace, I began by stamping the "boo" charm with the tools and supplies sent to me by Goody Beads.
Halloween Owl Necklace with Stamped Metal "Boo" Charm pitterandglink.com
I placed a rectangular tag blank on my bench block and stamped the word "boo" on the tag with my hammer.
Halloween Owl Necklace with Stamped Metal "Boo" Charm pitterandglink.com
To make the word pop, I colored over it with a Sharpie.
Halloween Owl Necklace with Stamped Metal "Boo" Charm pitterandglink.com
I removed the excess marker with a paper towel soaked in rubbing alcohol.  Then I worked on creating the other elements for my necklace.
Halloween Owl Necklace with Stamped Metal "Boo" Charm pitterandglink.com
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.
Halloween Owl Necklace with Stamped Metal "Boo" Charm pitterandglink.com
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.
Halloween Owl Necklace with Stamped Metal "Boo" Charm pitterandglink.com
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.
Halloween Owl Necklace with Stamped Metal "Boo" Charm pitterandglink.com
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.
Halloween Owl Necklace with Stamped Metal "Boo" Charm pitterandglink.com
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.

4 comments:

  1. OMG Bethany!! I love it! How cute & pretty!! Do you still have an Etsy store? If you ever make these with a cute little turtle, let me know :) You should sell these. Very nice!!! Very pretty!!!!

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  2. Wow you did great, really cute. Do I see a snowman coming?

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  3. This is soooo cute! You know I love me some owls ;)

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  4. You had me at "owl necklace"!!! I am really on an owl kick here lately, and purple and orange are 2 of my favorite colors. That necklace is so cute. You did a great job as always.

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