More Necklaces!!

I still have more buttons laying around, and more storage space for jewelry. The day I run out of space will be a weird day. I had both of these things that I decided were just too shiny and pretty for me. How should I darken them up?

NAIL POLISH. I don’t just use it so much because I like the smell. I painted some on this metal heart, then rubbed it off with a napkin.

I love this because it looks like tarnished silver, instead of bright shiny new craft store metal.

I followed the same process with this one. I painted on some black nail polish, then rubbed it off. Rather than paint the whole thing black at once, I did each piece in thirds.

I love how the black really defines the detail on the rose, and makes the individual petals visible.

What else was I fooling around with? Nail polish and bottle caps!

I poured a little black nail polish in there, and swirled it around, gently. I used the brush to make sure it coated the sides completely. I love this stuff, because it gives you such a shiny, enameled look.

And here we see the final products: top left is a ceramic star I made and just finally glued a necklace thing onto, top right is a cute chick cut out of a magazine and glued into the black bottle cap (see this tutorial for bottle cap necklaces), bottom left is the swallow button glued onto the back of a black bottle cap, and bottom right is the filigree heart with skull and cross bones! I love having a mess of new jewelry to wear! It’s almost better than new clothes.

November 21, 2011. Tags: age metal, bottle caps, buttons, how to make necklaces, how to use up nail polish, nail polish, necklace, necklaces, skull, skull necklaces, skulls, turn buttons into necklaces. Arts and Crafts.