Last week, we showed you some of the new pieces from the Martha Stewart Jewelry collection. From making custom pieces of jewelry with beautiful charms to painting a fun pendant, the collection is great for creating unique, personalized gifts. If your child is ready to start making graduation gifts, or you’re looking for a gift to give to a graduate that she can’t find at her local accessory store, take a look at this week’s Make It blog for ideas of some of the ways the jewelry pieces can be utilized.
| If you’re not so sure about making jewelry yourself, try adding a pendant to a store-bought silver chain. (Just make sure the chain can slide through the holes on the back of the pendant.) |
| This leaf charm was added to one of the collection’s ring blanks with a drop of epoxy. Cut off the stem, or bend back, before adding to the ring. |
| Many of the charms look great without paint, like the anchor. We glued one to an unpainted wooden disc and added a pinback behind it to create a tie tack and/or lapel pin. |
| For the student who is passionate about her high school or soon-to-be college, try painting some of the enamel blanks with her school’s colors. Depending on the school’s mascot, you might even be able to find that represented in the collection, too. |
| I made a charm bracelet (great for telling a friend’s story) by cutting a piece of chain and adding a jump ring and lobster claw on one end. |
| Each charm was added the chain with a jump ring – use the round – and flat-nose pliers for this task. |
