Component Templates with Heart Earrings and Pendant

by Judy Larson

Category: Metalwork
Technique(s): Hole Punching, Oxidizing / Antiquing, Texturing
Skill Level: Beginner

This pattern utilizes a 6" Sheet Metal Square.

Materials

24 Gauge 0.020 Dead Soft Copper Sheet Metal - 6x6 Inch

MET-705.24

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Bead Cap Copper 8mm

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Bead Cap Copper 10mm

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12mm Copper Rivet - Pack of 25

A5-512

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Small flat backed crystals

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Ear Wires Copper

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Jump rings copper 7mm

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Tools

Pro Shear

SHR-544.00

SHR-544.00
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Chain Nose Wire Pliers

G2-508

G2-508
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Flat Nose Wire Pliers

G2-506

G2-506
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C.H.P Milano Italian Flush Cutter, 5 1/2 Inches

PLR-487.00

PLR-487.00
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Riveting Hammer

HAM-200.00

HAM-200.00
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Euro Punch Plier 1.50mm

PLR-133.70

PLR-133.70
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Bench Block Helper with Steel and Nylon Blocks

DAP-500.30

DAP-500.30
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Liver of Sulphur Gel, 2 Ounce Bottle

SOL-610.02

SOL-610.02
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Marker -extra fine

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E6000 Adhesive Glue 3.7 oz. - Pack of 1

G16-18

G16-18
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Steel wool

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2 Ounce Rubber Head Hammer

G3-19

G3-19
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7 Piece Mini TruStrike Hammer Set with Stand

HAM-520.70

HAM-520.70
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Needle File Set Pack of 5

FIL-970.00

FIL-970.00
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Instructions

Step 1

The jewelry component templates in the left section (as shown below) will make three sets of earrings with matching pendants as well as a charm for a bracelet.

Step 2

The jewelry component templates in the center section ( as shown below) will make one pendant, one set of earrings, one set of earrings with matching pendant and three flower components. Hint: Connect the flowers for a beautiful necklace.

Step 3

The jewelry component templates in the right section (as shown below) will make a bracelet component, two sets of earrings with matching pendants and a tab style pendant.

Step 4

Template Component -
Directions:
Copy the templates.
Transfer the designs to your sheet metal.
Cut the designs out.
File any sharp edges.

Step 5

Copy the three heart templates.

Step 6

Transfer the designs to your sheet metal.

Step 7

Cut the hearts out using your preferred method for cutting sheet metal.

Step 8

File any sharp edges.

Step 9

Use a 1.5mm hole punch to make holes for hanging each piece.

Step 10

Place each heart shape on a bench block. Use the Mini TruStrike Designer/Texture Hammer to texture each heart.

Step 11

The metal pieces will no longer be flat after texturing. Place each piece on a bench block and use a rubber or plastic mallet to flatten them.

Step 12

Place the bead caps on the bench block. Slightly flatten them using a rubber or plastic mallet.

Step 13

Position the bead caps on the hearts. Using an ultra fine point permanent marker, mark where the rivet hole needs to be punched. Use a 1.5mm metal hole punch to make the holes.

Step 14

Rivet the bead caps in place.

Step 15

Glue the decorative crystals on top of the rivets

Step 16

Attach ear wires to the earrings and the jump ring or bail to the pendant.

Step 17

You can leave your pieces bright and shiny or use liver of sulfur to patina them. Buff with 0000 steel wool to bring out the dimension of your texturing.

Reviews

Judy Larson

My philosophy has always been "I will never live long enough to learn everything I want to learn, go everywhere I want to go and see everything I want to see!" So, what I make and how I create it is always changing and evolving. I was born shortly after WWII to parents who grew up during the Depression. They always had a "we can do it, we can make it" attitude which rubbed off on my two younger brothers and me. My brothers are amazing and can make and do ANYTHING! When I was a little girl, my mother gave me an old carved cigar box, which I cherish, filled with pop beads, wooden beads and yarn for stringing. That was the beginning of my jewelry making journey.

On a visit to the Grand Canyon when I was a young woman, I was fortunate enough to help a Native American silversmith sand cast my first silver bracelet and bezel set a large turquoise nugget on top. I was in love, hook, line and sinker! While working full time and having a family here in northern Minnesota, my artistic endeavors slowed down but never stopped. I am an artist, scrapbooker, seamstress, woodworker and jewelry artisan. Now that I am retired, I am able to indulge in all my hobbies. However, there just never seems to be enough time in the day to do it all, but I try!

I have been teaching community education beginner and intermediate jewelry making classes since my retirement. Many of my students have been bitten so hard by the jewelry making bug that they say I have turned them into monsters-they just can't get enough. Making jewelry, seeing something take shape from small bits and pieces, is so rewarding that I hope it brings out the "monster" in you, too!