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Make a Steampunk Pocketwatch Pendant

23 June 2010 11,573 views 8 Comments

by heather

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Ha ha ha! I have found the treasure!

Packaging:

I used dollar store wedding favor tins to make steampunky-boxes to put the charms in. I cut out 2" circles from some parchment-looking scrapbooking paper, and then used the Cricut to cut a shape that looks like a gear out of brown cardstock. I rubbed a little metallic copper paint on the gear shape to give it a little shine. I glued the gear to the circle.

To insert them into the tin, I took out the plastic insert, glued a tiny bit of hot glue around the edge, inserted the plastic insert and the circle into the tin. Then I glued around the edge of the paper with a little more hot glue to seal it into the tin.

Inspiration:

And, just for a little more steampunk inspiration, here are the charms I received in the swap:

Altered Scrabble Tile by aprilagain

Steampunk Swallow by Doxie24_7

Elegant Steampunk by Krafty_Karusu

Steampunk Games by Lady Lovecraft

Find a ton more steampunk charms at Craftster

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8 Comments »

Whim Wham said:

Neat idea! Love the metal stamping on the washer that makes it look like a clock. Too cute!
Great article link defining steampunk too. =)

# 23 June 2010 at 10:27 am

The Answer Is Chocolate said:

Oh thank you for this. Last month, I bought a “bag o watch parts” at a street fair and have only used a fraction of them for one project so far but want to do some more so this is great inspiration!

# 23 June 2010 at 11:09 am

Mich L. said:

Those are so so great! I am dying for that bail idea. Brad into clock hands?!?!? Too smart for words. I love that you didn’t use pre-made steampunk components. These are also such a nice size, and I love the simplicity of it while still keeping that clockwork feel. I kinda really want one.

# 23 June 2010 at 11:09 am

Rachel said:

These are so cool! I love tiny things. Thanks so much for the how-to, I’ll be linking.

# 23 June 2010 at 3:04 pm

Jenny said:

Oh my sweet thrifty Jesus. I must make this immediately.

# 23 June 2010 at 7:25 pm

Bridgette said:

Oh…..I am sitting here trying to decide how to tell you how much I LOVE these! Maybe I should just give you my mailing address! hahaha Just AWESOME! LOVE THEM! ~Bridgette

# 23 June 2010 at 9:00 pm

Big Beautiful Necklaces out of Broken Jewelry | Croq Zine - The Blog said:

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# 13 July 2010 at 10:57 am