Wonderful, Jean! I’d love to see how your metalwork turns out. 🙂

As Rena stated, you have to wipe most of the flaky stuff off but after that, Ive found that dipping the piece in a water based polyurethane seals it very well. Just remember to wipe off the drips.

Julie, great idea! I think it could work with polymer clay. If you try it, please share a photo of it – I’d love to see it! 🙂

Daphne, thank you for your lovely message! Wishing you a lovely creative week too! 🙂

Question :
Are these varnishes and things like Krylon safe against the skin—are there any varnishes that are non toxic??

–for earrings its no problem, but have you ever varnished something on the underside and worried if a patron was going to break out with an allergy or something?

what metal/finish are the necklaces? they look quite old so match the pendant so well

You can get a variety of chain necklaces like the ones I’ve used here, at most jewelry suppliers and craft stores.

thanks for your help

I wear the pendant I made in this tutorial often, and I always receive compliments on it (you can see me wearing it in my Earrings from Everyday Objects video). This pendant so simple to make, and very striking when worn.

Thanks so much for sharing and pinning this project, Zoraida! 🙂

I love the patina…. Heading over to that tutorial right now… 🙂

hugs x
Crystelle

I think you’ll enjoy making this foldover pendant – it’s fun to shape the metal and the bail, and there are lots of different directions you could take it (make a different pendant shape, stamp or etch the surface instead of doing a patina, etc.). 🙂

I sprayed three light coats on each side of the pendant, drying each coat thoroughly before spraying the next one.

I think gently washing off all the loose flakes and crumbles first helps a lot. I don’t think anything would help the loose, flaky particles stick to the pendant. But after removing those flakes and crumbs (and then drying the pendant thoroughly), the spray-on sealant has worked well for me.