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How to Make a DIY Faux quotGoldDippedquot Crystal Pendants by Denise Mathew
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DIY faux gold dipped jewelry is all the rage so this tutorial is exactly what you need to make beautiful DIY jewelry. It's a quick and versatile project that requires very little skill and just a few supplies. Use larger crystals for pendants and smaller for charms and earrings, the possibilities are endless, so let's get started! • If you want to fast forward past the intro where I show pictures of past and future projects advance to 0:55 • I buy all my beads already drilled and thus technique doesn’t require a drilled bead, that’s what is so nice about it. I’ve scoured Youtube anyway for tutorials on how to drill crystals and I’ve added a few links for people to check out I’m no expert so proceed at your own peril 😊 • • Drilling Gemstones and Semi Precious ... • • How to Drill a Hole In a Tiger Eye St... • • How to drill a hole in a rock for jew... • • Drilling a Hole in a Rock • I found my gemstones in a local new age store many years ago but I know etsy.com have sellers who sell raw gemstone crystals, also a subscriber suggested this eBay seller http://stores.ebay.com/Mininggems, just to be clear I haven't ordered from this seller and am only suggesting based on the subscribers info. • I know this isn't necessarily a jewelry tutorial but I couldn't resist trying this technique out! So the other day I was cleaning out some cupboards and besides getting a sore back I found some really pretty crystals, many of which were perfect for making gold-dipped pendants. I had wanted to do a tutorial on this technique after a viewer asked me about how to do this type of pendant, so when I discovered the crystals it seemed it was the right time to make this tutorial. • There was a bit of trial and error with this technique, I made the mistakes so you don't have to:) I originally bought gold leaf paint and thought it would create the same effect but I quickly realized that the result was inferior to the gold-dipped crystal that I had bought a few years back(One I paid $23 for!) So I went back out and got gold flakes and sealer, there were kits for gold leafing that included the adhesive and sealer but as I said, I found the sealer was perfect for me. • The crystals I used were Agate Horn/Teeth shaped beads, Raw Amber, Amethyst, A Geode, and a Clear Crystal Quartz.To prevent the wire in the drilled beads from moving too much and wearing away the gold I used a little bead glue to hold it in place at the sides, I also added a little bead glue to the finished crystal jump rings around where it was attached to the crystal for added strength. I haven't bought crystals for a few years so I'm not sure where to get them but if anyone has a good source I would love to hear about it. This technique can be done in silver as they have silver leaf kits and flakes too. • The Gold Flakes I used are by ArtMinds • The Sealer is Mona Lisa by Speedballart • The glue is E6000 available at craft and hardware stores. If anyone knows of a better glue to use I would love to hear about it. • • If you need more help with basic wire wrapping techniques and wrapped loops here is a link: • How to Make DIY Wire Wrap Beads and S... • and Part 2 is here: • • How to Wire Wrap Beads and Stones Part 2 • • Here's the link for the technique that I adapted these pendants from: http://www.jamiebhannigan.com/diy-gol... • Thanks so much to her for her inspiration. • For Gold Leaf Kits, Sealer and Adhesive: • http://www.speedballart.com/our-produ... • http://www.michaels.com/mona-lisa-met... • ArtMinds gold flakes are available at Michaels Craft store. • If you want to know when I post new tutorials you can follow me on twitter here: / denisemathew • or Goggle Plus at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+DeniseMa... • To see more of my videos, please, Like, Comment, Share and Subscribe. • Thanks for all the comments, likes, and shares I really appreciate all your input! • See you next time:) Denise
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