In this video, I show you how to create a Steampunk necklace. There is something about wheels and gears and little bitty parts that fascinate me!
If you give blocks of shapes to a baby,
they will play for hours! Truth be told,
if you give me blocks and shapes to play with, you’ll keep me busy for hours
too! I had so much fun combining these
bezel shapes with a collection of old watch parts that I’ve saved over the
years. I’d been saving a very special
piece –an old pocketwatch – that I picked up at a flea market in Paris last year. I am happy that it found a home in this
delightful art pendant. Yes, it’s a
little over the top, but it is wearable!
And if big and bold isn’t quite your style, you can still accomplish a
wow piece of jewelry by incorporating just one bezel and favorite finds.
The Steampunk Art Necklace
Designed by Linda Peterson
Spellbinders
Supplies:
MMM-001
Spellbinders® Artisan X-plorer™ Machine
MD1-002
Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Squares One Die
MB1-002S
Susan Lenart Kazmer for Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Squares One-Silver bezel
MB2-004S
Susan Lenart Kazmer for Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Triangles Three-Silver
bezel
MP1-002
Susan Lenart Kazmer for Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Ephemera Papers Two
20
gauge steel annealed wire (available at hardware stores)
Air
dry clay*
Acrylic
paint – cream/off white color and brown
Face
mold or other suitable mold of choice
Watch
parts in a variety of sizes
Spinners
(arrows)
Leather
cording
Spiral
end caps
Clasp
or toggle
Tacky
glue
Jewelry
glue
Jewelry
pliers
Wire
cutters
* substitutes for air dry clay: polymer clay, friendly plastic pellets, resin
clay, fiber plaster can all be used in this project. Follow manufacturers instructions for mixing
and/or curing.
Cut
a square using the #3 squares one die (with 1 being the smallest) from chosen
ephemera paper.
Roll
air dry clay into ball and then press into desired mold. Bend the mold to release and allow to dry
slightly. Paint and antique. Glue a few watch parts to the eye if desired.
Assemble
all your parts together. Mix and match
parts into a pleasing arrangement.
Attach
bezels together by inserting a length of wire into the loop on one of the
bezels. Bend down and wrap end around
base of loop. Repeat to attach all the
bezels together.
Glue
paper into bezel. Glue on face and
additional watch parts where desired and allow to dry.
Cut
three lengths of leather cording to the desired size. Slip a spiral end cap over each end and press
with pliers to secure. Attach toggle/clasp.
Create
a spiral bail and attach to leather cording by twisting it on. Attach pendant to spiral bail with jump ring.
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