Friday, July 20, 2012

Mini Acrylic Coffin Charm!!!!

I know, another charm but I am really on a charm makin' high so I've just got to share this with you.  I knew several months ago that I wanted to do something really cool for the Halloween charms but I just couldn't find what I wanted.   Well, I could but they were really expensive ~ I saw these charms....

Steampunk Victorian pendant charm pirate pendant Necklace locket  DARK Spirited Locket  COFFIN Necklace

but they are WAY too expensive ~ 10.00 each!

Then I saw these.....

Plastic Skeletons in Coffins charms

A bit tacky looking

I've seen them made out of wood and glass but again, very cost prohibitive.

Things weren't looking good until I had a thought....
I bought a piece of sheet acrylic material,
drew out some designs, 
had my dad cut them out and.....

TA-DA....


Wicked cool acrylic charms in shapes "I" want!!!!
I made two different sizes of coffins and a house charm.
I had left over acrylic so I'm thinkin about trying some little gothic arch charms too!

How freakin cool is that? 

Now, since the charms are hand cut they aren't all exactly the same but I think they are all way cool :)  I have a few of the small ones started for the swap (pictured below).  I need to finish them off but I'm loving how they look so far.

The type of acrylic I bought said it was o.k. for higher temps so i'm going to put it to the test this weekend and try to solder a couple together just to see how things turn out.

Anyway,

again,

if

you're in the charm swap....

be sure

NOT

to

scroll

down

any

further....

Cause

here

is

the

start

of

my

Mini Coffin Charms....


I still need to finish them off but I'm excited how cool they look so far :)
I hope you are too!

Take care and have a super weekend everyone!!!


8 comments:

  1. These are scary awesome Roni. You always come up with the greatest and love how you are cost conscience.
    Can't wait to see the final results.
    Have a super cool weekend.
    Lesley♥

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  2. Super cool Roni! Wishing I had taken part in the Halloween swap as wel now, lol. Clever You!

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  3. How stinkin' cute!!! Where in the world do you get your cool ideas???
    Have fun with your charms..can't wait to see them finished!
    ♥Bev

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  4. How cool is that! Weird to be having to think about Halloween already but it takes time to get ready doesn't it? Lots of folks thinking about Christmas by now. I have barely put stuff away from the last holidays and the next ones are coming around the bend!

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  5. Now other words but wicked cool! So inventive.
    DianeD

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  6. These are so awesome!! Very cool! :)

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  7. Crazy how great minds think alike..I have a set coffins started for the swap as well.

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