Crafts : Jewelry : Optical Lens Pendant : Home & Garden Television

Project by Cyndi Lavin from Ayer, Mass.

Using a vintage optical lens and a copy of a photo, Cyndi Lavin creates a pendant, complete with bead embellishments and a bail for wearing on a chain necklace.

Materials:

photo to use on pendant (original will not be harmed)
vintage optical test lens
clear fixative spray
hangtag
head pin
assorted beads
polymer medium
bail
photo-editing software on computer*
scanner
printer
1-1/2" hole punch
paintbrush
pliers: chain nose and round
wire cutters
*Colored photocopies may be substituted.

Steps:

1. Scan and alter a photo using image software into a 1-1/2 inch square. Print out on quality white printer paper.

2. Spray lightly with fixative and let it dry.

Figure A

Figure B

3. Cut out picture with a 1-1/2 inch hole punch (figure A). Cut out a 1-1/2 inch-circle out of the paper, not printed with an image, just a plain white circle.

4. Pick beads that complement the colors in the picture and thread beads onto a headpin. Create a wrapped loop through the hole in the hangtag, and set it aside (figure B).

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

5. Apply a thin coating of polymer medium to the back of the optical test lens, brushing from the center outward to the rim (figure C). Quickly center and stick the picture down with the picture facing the glass, burnishing with your finger from the center outward to the rim (figure D).

6. Apply a thin coat of polymer medium to the back of the picture and stick the hang-tag with the dangling beads in place at the bottom of the lens with only the hole hanging below the level of the rim (figure E).

7. Apply another thin coat of polymer medium and cover with the plain white paper circle. Let it dry and coat the back of this circle with a final thin layer of polymer medium.

8. Slide the bail through the hole in the top of the test lens handle.

Figure F

9. Make a necklace out of matching beads and attach it to a jump ring attached through the slit in the top of the lens (figure F). Note: Instructions for creating the necklace were not provided.

Website: www.why-not-art.com

Also in this Episode

That's Clever! : Episode HCLVR-157
•	Sculpted Figurine Picture Frame Holder
•	Bead-Embroidered Heritage Neckpiece
•	Handcarved Porcelain Bowl
•	Optical Lens Pendant

Crafts

Optical Lens Pendant

Tools

MOST POPULAR

Crafts

Optical Lens Pendant

Tools

MOST POPULAR

Home and Garden Ideas from our sponsors