Steampunk jewelry become popular because it is featured by the historical temperament combined with modern science. To put it into practice in fashion circle, steampunk jewelry is made of gears, hands and bearings which can represent the typical image of steam age, and designed with precious stones, metals and crystals which stand for recent jewelry making techniques.

Actually many steampunk jewelry on web shops are handmade in manufacturing workshops. And often their supplies are used watch parts and mechanical components which can be purchased in hardware stores and in low prices. Therefore it is better to create by yourself than to buy a just-so-so product in personal stores. Moreover to do it by yourself can make you experience the fun of jewelry making and save a lot of costs.

Here we get a project of how to make steampunk jewelry for your reference. It is an easy and quick way to make a steampunk brooch.

Things you need are as follow: gear, copper sheet, superglue and a brooch pin, scissors

How to make steampunk jewelry Step 1: prepare the materials

First Use soft cloth to clean and dry the gears and copper you has prepared. Just remove dirt and oil spots on them and never use sandpaper to polish them, as we just need the materials proper for jewelry making and also keep the natural appearance as they were before.

Second, use wire scissors to cut all parts of a flower, for example, five petals and two leaves. Notice: be careful about cutting, at best to wear a pair of goggles when you are doing; moreover to flatten and blunt the edges of flower parts to avoid hurting yourself.

How to make steampunk jewelry Step 2: make the main part of brooch

First, Use professional ink to paint the flower part, for example gold for petals and green for leaves.

Second, use plier to give slight curls to leaves and petals and use superglue to stick them together

Third, add gears to the back of flower, stick tightly

How to make steampunk jewelry Step 3: finish the steampunk jewelry

Assemble your main part and brooch pin together with glue or wire. Remember to wait the glues dry if you use glue to stick all parts together. And the brooch must be laid alone for more than one day.

Now the project about how to make steampunk jewelry is over. This is the simplest way to make a piece of steampunk jewelry, so don’t hesitate there, just have a try and enjoy. A steampunk brooch is rather fabulous, and you will not be competed out.