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Zombie Love - Charm Bracelet

Created by: Cindy Morris

This design is made with CRYSTALLIZED™ – Swarovski Elements.

2 #06-202-14-18 CRYSTALLIZED™ 14mm crystal heart pendants, sapphire
2 #06-202-14-44 CRYSTALLIZED™ 14mm crystal heart pendants, tanzanite
2 #06-202-14-10 CRYSTALLIZED™ 14mm crystal heart pendants, aquamarine
1 #06-202-14-184 CRYSTALLIZED™ 14mm crystal heart pendant, air blue opal
1 #06-202-14-191 CRYSTALLIZED™ 14mm crystal heart pendant, cyclamen opal
8 #41-180-20-9 Prong bails, gunmetal
2 #44-780-01 30x16mm dog tag blanks, copper
2 #44-780-23 32mm round blanks, copper
12 #37-167-9 8mm round jump rings, gunmetal
3 #37-722-9 2" standard eye pins, gunmetal
7" #40-099-57-7 7.6mm double oval chain, antiqued copper plate
1 #39-349-7 15mm lobster clasp, antiqued copper plate
2 Copyright-free images

Tools and supplies: side cutters, chain-nose pliers, round-nose pliers, hammer, bench block, alphabet stamps (#69-241-01), awl (#65-801), two-hole metal punch (#69-235), Renaissance® wax (#86-915) , Envirotex spray sealer (#82-525-12), alcohol inks, yarn, bullet casings

TIPS:
* Use a heat gun instead of an oven for the image transfer. It makes it much easier to remove the paper! Seal the image transfers with Renaissance wax.

* Color the stamped tags with alcohol inks. Seal with Envirotex spray sealer (#82-525-12). For a glossier look, paint on EasyCast epoxy resin (#82-500-08) or other dimensional glaze. Don’t use Renaissance wax, as the inks will smear.

* Punch holes in the bullet casings with a nail or awl. Your local recycling center may be a good source for spent casings.

See the following technique sheets:
Basic Jewelry-Making Technique Sheet
Techniques for Creating a Stamped Metal Charm
Tips for using ITS™ Image Transfer Solution

To view our jewelry-making technique sheets (PDF files), you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it free here.

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