coin jewelry, coin necklaceAfter stumbling into a web retailer specifically focused on handcrafted coin jewelry, I got the urge to try something similar out for myself. I now understand why there are places that specifically deal in coin jewelry. It is no easy task to create a handmade bracelet or necklace as I learned firsthand. So without really knowing what I was getting into, I grabbed a large glass jelly jar filled with coins out of my bedroom closet. My grandpa used to collect coins from all the places he visited. While in the army, he traveled the world. I choose to use a shilling, which someone in my family brought back during a trip to Great Britain. The nickel sized coin looked thin enough to get a drill bit through but after having a miserable time dulling bits, I tried starting the hole with a nail and hammer.

After some serious wrench time I did get a hole through my first coin but it was pretty sloppy. The coin was mangled and my dream of a cool coin necklace was put back in the hands of the people who do this sort of thing for a living.