Recently I've taken a bit of an interest in jewelry-making. I really want more jewelry, but it's so expensive and the mall is just so far away. Plus, as long as I'm sitting here at my desk I might as well do something creative. So, I've been making original jewelry.
Since I don't have any actual jewelry supplies (supplies are so expensive and the craft store is just so far away) I've been looking around to house for anything pretty, when I discovered my dad's junk tool box. Any random spare parts or bits of metal, he throws in there. So I picked out a few dusty bolts and screws and random twisty-things I don't know the name of, found a few coils of wire, and set to work.
The first piece I made, and my favorite of the bunch, is a necklace pendant. This was actually made by gluing but it is shocking secure glue. In the time I've had it, it's been dropped on the floor, tossed around, crushed under stacks of books, and not a single bit has become remotely loose. It was definitely the easiest piece to make, because it was more or less just stacking, stacking stacking pieces of hardware until it looked totally boss. I like how it looks a lot. It seems heavy, but it's really not at all unmanageable:
http://username14523.deviantart.com/art/Steampunk-Pendant-Bolts-and-Screws-353427477
The second piece I made I'm not quite so fond of. It's a pair of earrings made from screws, secured by wire-wrapping. To be totally honest, it's not my style. I can absolutely see some alternative punk kid wearing it, but it's just not really something I could ever pull off. Ironically, I put a LOT of time and effort into these. You would not believe how sharp wire can be; I ended up with a few pokes and cuts. I probably won't wear them, but perhaps I'll find someone who likes it:
http://username14523.deviantart.com/art/Screwed-353452393?q=gallery%3Ausername14523&qo=2
The third piece is a bracelet, made and secured with wire, screws, bolts, nuts, and wire wrapping. I actually love how it looks, and I will totally wear it sometime unless I can find a customer for it. It was absolutely the hardest piece to make, because I've found that when you wrap wire around wire, the wire you've wrapped will spin around and not stay secure. In addition, I had to cram in a lot of junk so it didn't look bare, and it was difficult to maneuver around all the little pieces. In the end, though, it was totally worth it. It does not fit into my style (typically vintage-classic) in any way whatsoever, but I swear I will find a way to wear it someday:
http://username14523.deviantart.com/art/Industrial-Hardware-Bracelet-353652548
Anyways, thanks for viewing my little gallery. if I can rally any positive support for these pieces I might even make more. I've never made or seen jewelry like this, so please leave your comments letting me know what you think! I'm really curious about how the public will take these pieces.
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