A couple of years ago, I posted a tutorial on making a bracelet from old spoons that proved to be quite popular. Here are examples of more types of jewelry you can make from old spoons.
Here’s a torch enameled spoon bowl pendant that I drilled for a jump ring before enameling. The copper ring is a big jump ring soldered shut, hammered flat and textured. When my friend Terri saw it, she remarked that she would have used the concave part of the spoon bowl instead of the convex side as I did. Which opens up a bunch of new design possibilities that I plan to explore.
Here are two pairs of earrings made from different parts of the spoon handle. First, I cut the pieces to the proper length and filed them smooth. I filed a gentle curve on the top pair because I think it looks more attractive than a straight edge. Then I drilled holes and filed off the burs. I patinated them in liver of sulfur, and made ear wires from fine silver on which I had previously balled the ends. After inserting the wires through the holes in the earrings I gently hammered fhe balls flat so the wire would stay in place and the earrings would hang properly. Finally, I smoothed the other end of the wires with a cup bur in a rotary tool.
Hi, how did you get the enamel to stick to the spoon?
The Internet is full of information on enameling principals. Check out
http://copperheartdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/05/tutorial-intro-to-enameling.html
Hi I love your enamelled spoon. I too make jewelry from old spoons. I have lots of spoons left over that I don’t use for my technique that I can’t part with because some day I was hoping to find a way to use them. Question do you use a kiln or torch to enamel your spoons. It’s such a large area to cover. I don’t have a kiln. I would love to share a picture of what I do with my spoons.
Hi Linda. I torch enameled the spoon bowl but there are a lot of ways to use spoon bowls besides enameling. If you search “spoon bowl jewelry” on Pinterest, you will get lots of ideas. You can also enamel with a beehive kiln. If you look around, you can get a good deal on a used one. I bought a barely used one on Etsy and saved almost half of what a new one would cost. Thanks for writing.
And sharing pictures is encouraged!