Two-Sided Photo Pendant

Materials:

18-gauge sterling silver sheet
22-gauge sterling silver sheet
22-gauge sterling silver square wire
18-gauge copper sheet
round nose pliers
torch
crock-pot
pickle
Black Max - antiquing/tarnishing/oxidizing solution
jeweler’s saw
jeweler’s wax
flux
paintbrush
silver solder wire
soldering block
tweezers
permanent marker
metal alphabet stamps
hammer
buffing machine
jump rings
jewelry chain
clasp

1. Stamp u+me on a piece of 18-gauge copper using metal alphabet stamps.

2. Draw a heart around the stamping using a permanent marker. Cut out the heart with a jeweler’s saw.

3. Draw a tree design on the piece of copper using a permanent marker (figure A).

4. Cut out the tree with a jeweler’s saw (figure B).

5. Cut out about 20 small leaves from the copper (figure C).

6. Place all leaves and heart upside down on a soldering block. Put flux onto the pieces. Cut pieces of solder and melt the solder onto the metal pieces using a torch.

7. Place the tree right side up on the soldering block. Apply flux to the tree. Place leaves and heart with the solder sides touching the tree. Heat with the torch and solder them onto the tree (figure D). Place in heated pickle solution in a crock-pot for cleaning.

8. Sand the edges of the tree with sandpaper. Then buff the tree on a buffing wheel with a matte buff.

9. Cut out a square of 18-gauge sterling silver the desired size for the backing of the pendant. Round the edges with a metal file and sand with sandpaper.

10. Place the tree on the silver piece and draw an outline around it.