Silver Keyhole Pendant

Embellish this silver keyhole pendant with a vintage skeleton key.

That's Clever! : Episode HCLVR-238 -- More Projects » (Continued from Page 1)
10. Oxidize the two silver disks in liver of sulfur solution (wear gloves). Rinse well.

11. Brush the metal with a steel or brass brush until you have the desired effect.

12. Cut a length of 14-gauge wire that will protrude 1-1/2 millimeters on each side when inserted through the sandwiched pieces of silver. File the ends slightly to ensure they are level and smooth. Cut a couple of extra in case you drop one and cannot find it.

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Figure I
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Figure J
13. Line up the upper left hand corner holes and rivet by inserting the piece of cut wire and tapping a few times with a hammer (figure I). Flip the piece over and hammer a few times, repeat hammering and flipping until the metal mushrooms out flat.

14. Glue the map and mica on the bottom disk using very little craft glue (figure J). The glue is just to make it easier for you to rivet so that the map is not sliding around. When the entire piece is riveted, it will be the rivets that hold the map and mica in place.

15. Continue to drill the holes in the bottom disk and rivet one by one.

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Figure K
16. Figure out where the vertical center is (or the visual center) and drill a hole below the smaller disk.


17. Form the twisted wire into an oval with overlapping ends and thread it through the hole and attach the skeleton key as a charm to the silver keyhole pendent (figure K).


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