Women are big lovers of jewelry. Many of the fairer sex want to have in their jewelry box not only purchased accessories, but also hand-made ones. Such little things can decorate your own neck and ears, and also serve as a cute present for a friend or colleague. From what and how you can make an original pendant, read on.
What materials are pendants made from?
To create an interesting, stylish accessory you don’t need to have a huge amount of knowledge or skills. An ordinary person who is interested in the final result can cope with the task. Selecting materials for work will not be difficult. Often they are right under your feet (beautiful pebbles from the river bank), at home (threads, beads) or in nearby stores (polymer clay, plastic).
Tools for work need to be borrowed from men:
- pliers;
- round nose pliers;
- wire cutters
In the craft store they buy some other little things, without which work is impossible:
- cord or chain for a pendant;
- cord fastener;
- Super glue;
- pins for holding a stone or bead;
- wire;
- several caps for beads, stones or a holder for a pendant.
Important! This list is incomplete; materials from which the original pendant will be made are added to it.
From stone
How often, while walking along a river or seashore, we find stones of interesting shapes and colors. If you have these in your home, then now is the time to create your own personal jewelry masterpiece - a pendant with a talisman stone.
The simplest solution is to drill a small hole, fill it with glue, then insert a piece of wire with a loop on top, press and let dry. If the stone is small, then it is better to do without holes and glue a cap on top, and after drying, pass a cord through it. A larger mineral can be drilled through and a wire passed through the center, and then double or triple twisting can be used to create the original shape of the accessory.
From wire
Non-standard products are made from wire. A copper or aluminum pendant, made according to your own sketch, will successfully complement your everyday or office look. Copper wire, aged to resemble bronze, looks good in any design. No less wonderful are pendants interspersed with small stones, small beads or seed beads.
Important! The most interesting examples of handmade pendants consist of a combination of metal of different sections, connected together or twisted together.
Made of plastic
Completely unique accessories are created from this material.To work, you need to purchase acrylic glossy varnish and a set of plastics, and a cutting board, knife, rolling pin, a piece of thick film and a toothpick can be found in any kitchen.
The essence of the work is that pieces of plastic of different colors and sizes are planted on a plastic base, which you prepare manually.. This could be a specific pattern, ornament, or it could be randomly placed inclusions. Then the product is covered with film and smoothed with a rolling pin or bottle. The final stage is oven drying at high temperature and finishing with glossy varnish.
The products turn out to be original, look very attractive, and most importantly, this is an original work, no one else will have one like it. And even if you want to create exactly the same one, there will still be differences in the nuances.
From polymer clay
A similar technique is used when working with this material. A pendant made of polymer clay can be made flat, with a mixture of shades, or voluminous, with molded floral or other motifs. Such designs in pendants look incredibly realistic, and this is achieved due to a unique material that is rolled out into the thinnest strips and can be easily sculpted.
From beads and beads
In addition to beads and beads, you will need fishing line, a needle and a lighter to secure the edge. Beads and/or beads are strung on a fishing line in a certain order, at the end of the work the edge is burned, and the resulting ornament is suspended from a cord or chain using a pendant holder. The second option is that the resulting pattern is fixed on a plastic or wooden base using glue.
Important! When purchasing beads, pay attention to the company. Chinese manufacturers supply cheap and low-quality goods: the beads are uneven and narrow, and often do not fit into the needle.To get a spectacular pendant, choose companies from the Czech Republic or Japan.
Made from epoxy resin
It is not difficult to make a pendant from this material with your own hands. It consists of two components: it contains a resin and a hardener.. To create an original product you will need a shape and a drawing or flower. A pendant made of transparent colored resin with a dried flower placed inside looks interesting. A pendant consisting of several frozen drops of different colors, connected together and secured on top with another layer of epoxy resin, also looks great.
Made from fabric materials
You will need a beautiful lace or guipure fragment, which is coated with colorless nail polish for rigidity and connected to the chain using jewelry rings. This decoration is made mainly of white or black lace or embroidery and serves as a pendant or necklace.
From threads
For this purpose, embroidery floss threads, various laces, ribbons, strings connected into round shapes of different diameters are used. Tassel pendants have become very popular among young people.. One of the options for a thread pendant is an embroidered ornament placed in a cabochon frame.
From chains and metal elements
A pendant consisting of several chains of different lengths has an excellent appearance. A man can help make a keychain pendant or an original decoration from a bicycle chain with his own hands.
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