ideas for making steampunk jewelry
Ideas for Making Steampunk Jewelry
If you are someone who is fond of vintage items and science fiction, you are surely going to love steampunk jewelry as it has their essence in it. This jewelry is available in stores, but I think you will love it even more when you make it yourself. Go through this article if you are looking forward to making a steampunk jewelry all by yourself.
- Paintbrush
- Ruler
- E-6000
- 22 gauge wire
- Wire cutter
- Jump rings
- Needle nose pliers
- Steampunk items like vintage metal hardware, watch dials and machinery, vintage keys and Victorian charms
- Start with making your chain link bracelet.
- Make metal charms by placing small metal items on larger ones and gluing them together using E-6000. This glue creates a very strong bond between the two metal parts when left undisturbed for 24 to 72 hours.
- Move to the next step only after the metal charms are fixed to each other properly.
- Take a charm along with a wire and carefully insert around 3 inches of wire on top of the charm and twist in the center.
- Roll the ends of the wire with the help of a paintbrush and press the ends using a plier.
- Carefully bring the paintbrush off the wire.
- Attach the metal charms with the chain link bracelet using jump rings.
- Attach as many charms as you wish, on the bracelet, keeping equal spacing between two charms. Measure the spacing using a ruler and finish off with the bracelet.
- Small plier
- Wrist watch - 2
- Earring hooks
- Beads
- Decorative wires
- Collect two old wrist watches with quartz dial. Make sure the dial is made up of quartz by checking the label that is usually printed on the dial.
- Open the watch by removing the back plate using a screwdriver. Many watches have a dent on the back plate to aid in easy removal.
- Separate the dials from the watches and ensure that both of them match each other.
- Separate the plastic layer by lifting it using the screwdriver and cut it off.
- Decorate with wires, beads and gears of your choice.
- Finally, attach earring hooks to it and your earrings are ready!