Last weekend's studio time evolved into this weekend's shop update. After working with the antique wooden letterpress sticks on hand, I came up with the above simplified pendant design.
Here's a peek into the process:
I worked with each wooden stick in a series of clamping, sawing down, drilling, and finally sanding smooth clean edges and sides. Once the pendants were complete, I threaded a single skinny chain through the hole and fastened together the clasp to complete the necklace design.
Each of the necklaces in the collection above are one of a kind and available in the shop. They make for a personalized and unique initial, monogram, or other meaningful customized type of gift.Additional letter options should be making their debut soon!
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Simply gorgeous!
ReplyDeletewhat a creative idea for a necklace.... beautiful items here.
ReplyDeleteWow Mary, these are so cool and very clever! What a great way to up-cycle a bit of antiquity. I'll bet these are going to fly right out of your shop! Thanks for sharing your process.
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Hi Sandra,
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