This weeks featured item is the Owl Necklace from my online shop Fashion Magpie Jewellery.
The owl necklace is a bronze coin which was pressed onto a pattern with a Vintaj Big Kick embossing machine. The embossing machine rolls the blank coin with a deco embossing pad sandwiched between to clear pieces of plastic. The rolls pressed the coin down onto the pattern and emboss it.
Next I took the patterned coin and polished it with a nail file pad. This technique helps to polish only the pattern on the coin and relieves it. The next step was to add colour, I did this using Vintaj's patina ink which I dabbed onto the coin with a paint brush. the colour I used is called Moss green. Before it dries and while its still tacky I took the nail file pad to it again and polished the patina from the pattern so the green only remained on the background.
To keep the shine I coated the entire coin in patina glaze, again by Vintaj. this helps to keep the metal pristine.
When the coin had dried I wrapped a four star shaped filigree around the back and then added holes with a hole punch where I wanted the owl to hang from (it already had the hole in the top.)
The owl is a bronze charm with a front and back to the owl. I hung him from a jump ring and added him to the bottom of the coin.
The chain is made up of a mixture of 8mm bronze filigree beads and 3 beads together, 2 brown beads and a moss green faux pearl.
To buy the Owl Necklace it is £12.95 with £3.20 UK postage and packaging.
You can find Fashion Magpie Jewellery at the below links
Folksy Website www.folksy.com/shops/fashionmagpiejewellery
Etsy Website www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FashionMagpieJewels
Pinterest http://uk.pinterest.com/fmjewellery/
Fashion Magpie Jewellery Blog is a celebration of antique and handcrafted jewellery, with regular featured items from my shop, antique jewellery showcase, interviews, reviews and tutorials.
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