diy: fools gold
my fascination with 70′s-era-pyrite (fools-gold) harkens back to 6th grade earth science, and a dog-eared page of shiny gold minerals in my textbook. cut to today, and a ziplock of pyrite rocks from a local gem show
start with:
- wire cuff (mine is from an antique store)
- 15-20 pcs (1/2″-1″) pyrite
- aleenes jewel-it glue (the best)
- a few toothpicks, and paper plates for glue
begin by placing 1-3 rocks, starting with your larger (and favorite) stones in the center, working towards smaller at the ends. arrange to fit like a puzzle. glue the back and sides, and allow to dry overnight. repeat. i leaned mine against a basket to dry, standing up. mine took about 5 nights total, with a few stones placed each night.
ring is vintage; nailpolish is BLEACHBLACK dickweed (coming soon!)
x
valerie
What an awesome idea! DIY posts always inspire me to try something new, and this is no exception. I would just have to learn to be patient and not put on all the stones at once! Thank you for the post!
Love this DIY post. Gorgeous jewelry!
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hells YEA! this is gorgeous!
i LOVE your DIY’s…i’m so over studded-punk everything, and yours are really beautiful & unique!
you always have the BEST DIYs…thanks for this!!!!
this is such a great DIY!! I can’t wait to try it!
This is simply beautiful, I am obsessed with that gold/brass color, I think a pyrite ring is in my future..
cool idea,
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I love pyrite– this is SICK!!!
xx
Ava
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Aggh! I love this! I am obsessed with foo’ls gold!
awesome.
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Brilliant!
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