Not long ago, I found a Russian Saint-Petersburg Metro token at home (I guess, I brought it from my last visit of Russia) and 5 ruble coin. Turning it in my hands, I decided to make something with it since I cannot use it here anyway:) Besides, coin jewelry has been popular since coinage began.
I did not want to make any holes in it, so the chain mail bezel should work.
You will not believe, just after making this "Russian" pendant, my daughter found a genuine Slovenian 1 tolar, 1995, coin and Canadian Elizabeth Head Penny 1969 coin. I wanted to make a bezel for them too!
Enough with metal tokens and coins, I thought :) But I wanted to do more... I had a Cameo waiting for its lucky moment. There you go!
Well, coins and Cameo work fine with this technique, now I wanted to try it with a cabochon, which is a little thicker. I had a black onyx round cab.This black onyx cabochon is extremely well-cut and polished. Black onyx has traditionally been used to banish grief and enhance self-control. Oxidized silver plated jump rings are woven so that they hold the coin firmly in place... and it turned out very nice, I think :) Although, it took an hour to "battle" with slippery cabochon to squeeze it into the bezel :)
Diameter of this pendant 1 3/4" (45mm):
Diameter of this pendant 1 3/4" (45mm):
If you want to know how to make a chain Mail bezel yourself, I have a tutorial for it here . And, by the way, if you want to purchase the pendant(s), you can find them at my Etsy Shop.
Love this technique! So beautiful.
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