DIY Faux "Gold-dipped" Gemstones Reboot By Denise Mathew

Hi Guys, here's a great tutorial for an eos charm necklace by Nova Thorn, it's great idea from an up and coming you-tuber, here's the link if you want to check it out ;)
• DIY EOS CHARM/NECKLACE...
This is a reboot for everyone who hates my extended intros. I honestly didn't know that it was so irritating until people told me, so thanks so much for your input ;) I have learned my lesson and admit that I probably got a little intro happy, but I am now reformed and will not repeat my mistakes. Hope you guys enjoy the new and hopefully improved tutorial.
Denise
I know this isn't necessarily a jewelry tutorial but I couldn't resist trying this technique out! So the other day I was cleaning out some cupboards and besides getting a sore back I found some really pretty crystals, many of which were perfect for making "gold-dipped" pendants. I had wanted to do a tutorial on this technique after a viewer asked me about how to do this type of pendant, so when I discovered the crystals it seemed it was the right time to make this tutorial.
There was a bit of trial and error with this technique, I made the mistakes so you don't have to:) I originally bought gold leaf paint and thought it would create the same effect but I quickly realized that the result was inferior to the gold-dipped crystal that I had bought a few years back(One I paid $23 for!) So I went back out and got gold flakes and sealer, there were kits for gold leafing that included the adhesive and sealer but as I said, I found the sealer was perfect for me.
The crystals I used were Agate Horn/Teeth shaped beads, Raw Amber, Amethyst, A Geode, and a Clear Crystal Quartz.To prevent the wire in the drilled beads from moving too much and wearing away the gold I used a little bead glue to hold it in place at the sides, I also added a little bead glue to the finished crystal jump rings around where it was attached to the crystal for added strength. I haven't bought crystals for a few years so I'm not sure where to get them but if anyone has a good source I would love to hear about it. This technique can be done in silver as they have silver leaf kits and flakes too.
The Gold Flakes I used are by ArtMinds
The Sealer is Mona Lisa by Speedballart
The glue is E6000 available at craft and hardware stores. If anyone knows of a better glue to use I would love to hear about it.
If you need more help with basic wire wrapping techniques and wrapped loops here is a link: • How to Make DIY Wire W...
and Part 2 is here:
• How to Wire Wrap Beads...
Here's the link for the technique that I adapted these pendants from: www.jamiebhanni...
Thanks so much to her for her inspiration.
For Gold Leaf Kits, Sealer and Adhesive:
www.speedballar...
www.michaels.co...
ArtMinds gold flakes are available at Michaels Craft store.
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Thanks for all the comments, likes, and shares I really appreciate all your input!
See you next time:) Denise

[@debraschultz4850]

I'm a channel watcher of denise mathew now! Excellent information, easy to follow and very simple, thank you for your videos.

[@BoojiePanda]

Another great tutorial... thank you so much, Denise!

[@idunno1396]

Allow me to suggest when you glue the jumpring to the undrilled crystal, to put a piece of wire or string through the jumpring and on the crystal where the glue is to make the jumpring more permanent, and since you will be covering it with goldflake anyway, you can put as much reinforcement as you would want. Kind lf like "bandaiding" the ring to it.

[@idunno1396]

I use E6000 all the time, it's good but not THAT strong. I get the glue at walmart.

[@DeniseMathew]

+Idunno do you have a suggestion for a stronger type of glue that works well for you, I'm always open to new products 😊

[@DeniseMathew]

+Idunno makes sense, and it might help with initial stability to hold the jump ring in place as the glue sets, thanks for the comment, it sounds like a great option.

[@Okiimiru]

thank you for posting this video. I have a few thousand carats of raw stones sitting in my supplies pile from back when I thought those would sell well simply wire wrapped (polished cabs outsell them like crazy). I ordered the gold leaf and Mona Lisa sealer to turn an unused supply into a valuable product. Thank you :)

[@DeniseMathew]

+Erica Lyons Wow that's a lot of stones! Admittedly I absolutely love every crystal known to the world but I have a fondness for the organic, raw versions because they have so much character. I would love to check out your store if you want to leave a link, I'm always on the hint for more stones. All the best, Denise

[@Okiimiru]

The few thousand carats came from the eBay seller mininggems who is based out of Pennsylvania. The price is amazingly low so I ordered a bunch, and definitely recommend the seller. I had just been wire wrapping them, which didn't sell well, but I think this gold cap looks much nicer than what h

[@Okiimiru]

much nicer than the wire wrapping I'd been doing, and should sell better :)

[@DeniseMathew]

+Erica Lyons yes, you're right. I completely agree they should sell better, and thanks for the name of the ebay seller I'll check it out :)

[@crystalheart9]

That is a beautiful look. Thank you for the tutorial. May I ask where you get your tooth shaped stones?

[@DeniseMathew]

I got them at beadaholique.com years ago 😊

[@crystalheart9]

Thank you so kindly. Love your videos, I have subscribed!@@DeniseMathew

[@novathorn5482]

This is so cool, I made a DIY eos charm/necklace video. I'm subscribing.

[@yasminamoran2000]

Deberían de hacer un vídeo en español. Así cubren más seguidores. Video muy interesante. Pero no lo comprendo por el idioma

[@2degucitas]

I save foil from candy and chocolate and use it.

[@DeniseMathew]

+2degucitas that's a great idea 😊

[@halleyhammonds6826]

would mod podge work as a sealer?

[@DeniseMathew]

+Halley Hammonds my feeling is yes, but I can't say for sure since I haven't used it. But I would definitely give it a try. Hope this helps.

[@foxfurelise]

I was going to ask this too! Would love to know if it works.