Janice - DIY: Lovely Locket Links Necklace

Hello Creature Comfort-ites!

This is Janice from Papier Valise + the scissor variations blog.

As you are aware Ez is in the midst of her cross country move and I was delighted to be asked to contribute during her absence.

This is a quick + easy jewelry making project for all skill levels that involves basic jump rings, linking + lots of room for design personalization:

Gather Together

assorted lockets, jump rings (9mm shown)

basic jewelry tools (for opening + closing jump rings + *snipping off metal loops), tool for punching through metal (I used a **cropadile tool), additional decorative charms + buttons if desired, ribbon or decorative clasp

Open up your lockets so interiors are exposed.

Using a crodadile (or metal hole punching tool) punch 2 holes in each side of your locket--I used the 1/8" setting.

Once you have all of your holes punched, open up your jump rings + begin linking your lockets together in a chain formation.

Before closing your jump rings you may wish to add an additional decorative element such as a button, or     charm.

Once you have determined how long you want your piece to be--will it be a necklace or a bracelet--you can add a clasp or ribbon for a closure.

Clip off the top metal locket loops with your jewelry cutting tool + your piece is ready to wear!

   * Snoop in the household tool box for tools that will snip off the metal loops

** There are many jewelry tools available for punching holes through metal. I used the crop-a-dile for this project as it is quite versatile--and I can use it for lots of different craft projects. I  use it to punch through stacks of paper when book binding, other metals as well as plastics.

Lockets used in this project:

two sided embossed oval

round smooth

open oval

Creature Comforts readers will receive a 15% discount on the lockets used in these projects when entering the coupon code: creature comforts

at www.papiervalise.com

Offer Valid: August 13th--August 20th, 2009

Text + Photos Copyright  2009 Janice Rusnak

Comments

[zakka life]

I love the idea of using lockets in unexpected ways. Very clever and very pretty.

[Gina D]

oh Wow! This is awesome! Thanks for sharing! :-)

[Melissa]

How incredibly adorable! What a fantastic way to reuse lockets and looks like SO much fun! Thank you so much..xoMelis

[Becky @ Farmgirl Paints]

Wow really cute. Very different:)

[Leni]

this is a great way to display a family photo!

[samantha hahn]

cool!

[Whitney @ Whisker Graphics]

Janice,As always... Creative and gracious. :) Lovely guest blog and jewelry.

[Leigh @ compactbydesign]

Ez, wishing you all the best with your move. When you get settled please come over to my blog to pick up your "Blogging Award"!

[Employment Australia]

That’s a very clever idea, thanks for sharing this to us.

[mining jobs]

Hey! These are totally a marvelous idea1 the necklace locket you made, gorgeous!

[Philippine Real Estate]

Stunning creation! I love what you did with these lockers.

[katie runnels]

sweet idea!! I have to get me a cropodile!! thanks for the tip! xo

[Kathy C.]

What a fantastic idea! I've never heard of a crop-a-dile befre and I'm checking it out now.

Thank you for the lovely DIY steps!

[scissor variations]

Thanks you!

[scissor variations]

Thanks!

[scissor variations]

Thanks for all of your lovely comments--this is a very quick and easy project--hope you give it a try~

Janice

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