I have for the last few years made bottlecap necklaces and other jewelry. I love to do bottlecap stuff and have a few excellent friends and relatives that save me beer caps, which makes it a little like upcycling. I have become a huge fan of resin because of its versatility, although I also love the little epoxy seal stickers for a quick finish.
I also LOVE Big Bang Theory. I mean I absolutely love it. It appeals to my very geeky sense of humor. So for the second of many crafting days I proudly present to you....
Please please, try to hold your applause. I understand that as far as fantastic things go, this takes the cake.
To make this, I wove a small chain through a larger chain and attached a lobster clasp to the end as a necklace closure.
I had made my bottlecap pieces the day before, but if you were to use the epoxy stickers it could all be done in the same day. I just happen to do enough other things that resin is useful for that I always use resin.
Resin, however, can be incredibly finicky, has to be mixed PERFECTLY (and I do hate to measure things) and does not like temperature extremes or humidity.
So basically it and myself are a match made in heaven.
Regardless, I ordered some charms on eBay. I had browsed Hobby Lobby AND Michael's one day and could not find a lizard at either one. I found a scissors charm only at Michael's. It was pretty darn frustrating. The rock charm I used a rough, uncut ruby that my sister brought back from a vacation, because that appealed to my nerdy geology side. I used an easy to wrap, 22 gauge wire to make a faux "bail" so that I could put a jump ring through it and hang it.
The paper I coated with resin, but a few coats of Mod Podge on each side would yield acceptable results as well.
This is no doubt one of my favorite crafts to date. The charms costs under $5 for both packs, and I could make around 18 different ones of these (not that I will). You could get a rock in your backyard. The chain I had, but it could be purchased for probably under $5 as well if you used some coupons wisely. It's a small price to pay to have a completely unique necklace.
Here are a few more pics of charms up close and personal:
Cost so far- which I guess especially for this I should only count what I actually used...
about 15 cents for the charms (which is probably overestimating since I usually don't bid on ones with a shipping cost) and all other materials already owned.
Total 365 Day Cost: $4.15(ish)
I really can't keep perfect running totals here.
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