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Looking for the ultimate gift for the friend who has everything? A cute family fun day project that ends with something you can keep forever? Or maybe just a way to keep your favourite trinket safe forever? Well, now you can! Grab a Cheeky Crafter DIY Floating Locket Kit, and it contains everything you need to make one complete floating locket, in a colour and style of your choice!
Each DIY Floating Locket Kit contains:
Just add the filler of your choice, and your locket is ready to wear - or to share! You can put whatever you like inside it. Photographs, a lock of hair, beads, a small piece of artwork, a clay thumb print, dried flowers, glitter, or even a pinch of a loved one's ashes. Whatever you choose to put in there will be safely sealed in there forever, once the glue sets.
* Note: E-6000 Craft Glue is extremely strong, but also toxic if it touches your skin. I strongly recommend that the actual gluing process only be done by an adult wearing the included disposable gloves. Keep away from children! If the glue ends up on your hands, wash immediately with soap and water.
| Material(s): | The bezels are made from colour-toned zinc alloy. The chains are made from high-quality copper, also colour-toned to match the bezels. The cabochons are made from shatter-resistant glass. |
| Circle Dimensions: |
The outside of the bezel is 33mm wide, 46mm tall, 7.7mm thick without the cabochons installed, or 13mm thick with the cabochons installed. The space inside the locket for fillers is 29mm round, 4.9mm deep. |
| Heart Dimensions: |
The outside of the bezel is 36mm wide, 41mm tall, 7.7mm thick without the cabochons installed, or 13mm thick with the cabochons installed. The space inside the locket for fillers is 29mm wide at the widest points, 26mm from the lowest point of the heart to the top of the curves, and 4.9mm deep. |
| Oval Dimensions: |
The outside of the bezel is 28mm wide, 50mm tall, 7.7mm thick without the cabochons installed, or 13mm thick with the cabochons installed. The space inside the locket for fillers is 32mm tall, 23mm wide, 4.9mm deep. |
| Square Dimensions: |
The outside of the bezel is 30mm wide, 41mm tall, 7.7mm thick without the cabochons installed, or 13mm thick with the cabochons installed. The space inside the locket for fillers is 24mm square, 4.9mm deep. |
| Chain: | Kit includes your choice of either a 55cm, 60cm, or 70cm colour toned copper rolo chain in a colour to match the bezel. |
| About The Glue: | Please click here to view the product information for E-6000 Craft glue. |
Plated Jewellery:
If a piece of jewellery is referred to as plated or electro-plated, that means that it was made out of a strong base metal (like steel, copper, or zinc alloy), and then essentially dipped it in a softer and less robust precious metal (like gold or silver) to give it a thin layer of precious metal on the outside. In plated jewellery, the precious metal usually makes up about 0.5% of the total weight of the item.
Plating jewellery creates vibrant colours and protects your skin from allergies to the base metal, but the plating will eventually wear away to reveal the metal underneath.
Filled Jewellery:
If a piece of jewellery is referred to as filled, that means that it was made out of a strong base metal (like steel, copper, or zinc alloy), with a sheet of precious metal over top. This is similar to the plating process, but much more robust. In filled jewellery, the precious metal usually makes up about 5% of the total weight of the item.
Filled jewellery is a little more expensive than plated jewellery because there is more of the precious metal, but it lasts longer because the precious metal won't flake away like it will in plated jewellery, while the core metal is stronger than a solid precious metal item.
Solid Jewellery:
If a piece of jewellery is referred to as solid, that means it is made entirely out of the advertised precious metal, usually with a small percentage of alloy metals mixed in to make it stronger. Pure silver or gold is very soft and loses its shape swiftly, so it's alloyed with a small percentage of another metal (usually copper) to make it strong enough to stand up to day to day wear.
Solid jewellery tends to look lovely and cost more because of the larger percentage of precious metals, but it is fussier to maintain. You'll need to regularly clean it to avoid the inevitable onset of tarnish, and you may occasionally need to bend it back into shape if you notice it's starting to look a bit wonky.
Colour-Toned Jewellery:
If a piece of jewellery is referred to as colour-toned, that means that the entire piece is made out of the strong metal (like steel, copper, or zinc alloy), and the metal has been dyed to resemble another metal (usually gold).
Colour-toned jewellery generally does not contain any precious metals. Colour-toning usually produces a darker starting colour than plating, but the colour is more reliable and will last for longer, and the overall piece is very strong and won't lose its shape.
The Cake Metaphor:
I like to use the cake metaphor to remember the difference.
If your jewellery has been plated, it's like a cake with a thin layer of icing on the outside and plain insides.
If your jewellery has been filled, it's like a cake with a thick layer of fondant on the outside and plain insides.
If your jewellery is solid, it's all icing and no cake. We're not judging, you do you, boo!
If you jewellery has been colour-toned, it's like a cake that has been coloured using food colouring instead of icing.
Why Not Both?
After that cake metaphor, I bet you're asking the same question I was: But I can have coloured icing AND a pretty rainbow cake on the inside! Why can't I have the same in jewellery?
The answer is that you can! It's quite common for manufacturers to colour tone the base metal of their plated jewellery before they plate it, because that makes it less obvious when the plating starts to wear away. It will still fade as the precious metal wears away, but the difference is less visible.
But, most manufacturers won't tell you if they've done that, so it's kind of one of those things where you just have to hope for the best.
This item qualifies for free shipping within New Zealand. Yay!
Stock for this item is held in New Zealand. Please allow 1-4 days for delivery via CourierPost.
Our parcels are sent non-signature. If you need your parcel to be sent signature-required or if you want to specify a drop-off location, please let us know.
Thank you!
Looking for the ultimate gift for the friend who has everything? A cute family fun day project that ends with something you can keep forever? Or maybe just a way to keep your favourite trinket safe forever? Well, now you can! Grab a Cheeky Crafter DIY Floating Locket Kit, and it contains everything you need to make one complete floating locket, in a colour and style of your choice!
Each DIY Floating Locket Kit contains:
Just add the filler of your choice, and your locket is ready to wear - or to share! You can put whatever you like inside it. Photographs, a lock of hair, beads, a small piece of artwork, a clay thumb print, dried flowers, glitter, or even a pinch of a loved one's ashes. Whatever you choose to put in there will be safely sealed in there forever, once the glue sets.
* Note: E-6000 Craft Glue is extremely strong, but also toxic if it touches your skin. I strongly recommend that the actual gluing process only be done by an adult wearing the included disposable gloves. Keep away from children! If the glue ends up on your hands, wash immediately with soap and water.
| Material(s): |
The bezels are made from colour-toned zinc alloy. The chains are made from high-quality copper, also colour-toned to match the bezels. The cabochons are made from shatter-resistant glass.
|
| Circle Dimensions: |
The outside of the bezel is 33mm wide, 46mm tall, 7.7mm thick without the cabochons installed, or 13mm thick with the cabochons installed. The space inside the locket for fillers is 29mm round, 4.9mm deep. |
| Heart Dimensions: |
The outside of the bezel is 36mm wide, 41mm tall, 7.7mm thick without the cabochons installed, or 13mm thick with the cabochons installed. The space inside the locket for fillers is 29mm wide at the widest points, 26mm from the lowest point of the heart to the top of the curves, and 4.9mm deep. |
| Oval Dimensions: |
The outside of the bezel is 28mm wide, 50mm tall, 7.7mm thick without the cabochons installed, or 13mm thick with the cabochons installed. The space inside the locket for fillers is 32mm tall, 23mm wide, 4.9mm deep. |
| Square Dimensions: |
The outside of the bezel is 30mm wide, 41mm tall, 7.7mm thick without the cabochons installed, or 13mm thick with the cabochons installed. The space inside the locket for fillers is 24mm square, 4.9mm deep. |
| Chain: | Kit includes your choice of either a 55cm, 60cm, or 70cm colour toned copper rolo chain in a colour to match the bezel. |
| About The Glue: | Please click here to view the product information for E-6000 Craft glue. |
Plated Jewellery:
If a piece of jewellery is referred to as plated or electro-plated, that means that it was made out of a strong base metal (like steel, copper, or zinc alloy), and then essentially dipped it in a softer and less robust precious metal (like gold or silver) to give it a thin layer of precious metal on the outside. In plated jewellery, the precious metal usually makes up about 0.5% of the total weight of the item.
Plating jewellery creates vibrant colours and protects your skin from allergies to the base metal, but the plating will eventually wear away to reveal the metal underneath.
Filled Jewellery:
If a piece of jewellery is referred to as filled, that means that it was made out of a strong base metal (like steel, copper, or zinc alloy), with a sheet of precious metal over top. This is similar to the plating process, but much more robust. In filled jewellery, the precious metal usually makes up about 5% of the total weight of the item.
Filled jewellery is a little more expensive than plated jewellery because there is more of the precious metal, but it lasts longer because the precious metal won't flake away like it will in plated jewellery, while the core metal is stronger than a solid precious metal item.
Solid Jewellery:
If a piece of jewellery is referred to as solid, that means it is made entirely out of the advertised precious metal, usually with a small percentage of alloy metals mixed in to make it stronger. Pure silver or gold is very soft and loses its shape swiftly, so it's alloyed with a small percentage of another metal (usually copper) to make it strong enough to stand up to day to day wear.
Solid jewellery tends to look lovely and cost more because of the larger percentage of precious metals, but it is fussier to maintain. You'll need to regularly clean it to avoid the inevitable onset of tarnish, and you may occasionally need to bend it back into shape if you notice it's starting to look a bit wonky.
Colour-Toned Jewellery:
If a piece of jewellery is referred to as colour-toned, that means that the entire piece is made out of the strong metal (like steel, copper, or zinc alloy), and the metal has been dyed to resemble another metal (usually gold).
Colour-toned jewellery generally does not contain any precious metals. Colour-toning usually produces a darker starting colour than plating, but the colour is more reliable and will last for longer, and the overall piece is very strong and won't lose its shape.
The Cake Metaphor:
I like to use the cake metaphor to remember the difference.
If your jewellery has been plated, it's like a cake with a thin layer of icing on the outside and plain insides.
If your jewellery has been filled, it's like a cake with a thick layer of fondant on the outside and plain insides.
If your jewellery is solid, it's all icing and no cake. We're not judging, you do you, boo!
If you jewellery has been colour-toned, it's like a cake that has been coloured using food colouring instead of icing.
Why Not Both?
After that cake metaphor, I bet you're asking the same question I was: But I can have coloured icing AND a pretty rainbow cake on the inside! Why can't I have the same in jewellery?
The answer is that you can! It's quite common for manufacturers to colour tone the base metal of their plated jewellery before they plate it, because that makes it less obvious when the plating starts to wear away. It will still fade as the precious metal wears away, but the difference is less visible.
But, most manufacturers won't tell you if they've done that, so it's kind of one of those things where you just have to hope for the best.
This item qualifies for free shipping within New Zealand. Yay!
Stock for this item is held in New Zealand. Please allow 1-4 days for delivery via CourierPost.
Our parcels are sent non-signature. If you need your parcel to be sent signature-required or if you want to specify a drop-off location, please let us know.
Thank you!