How to Make Corelle Plate Necklace Jewelry DIY!

How to Make Corelle Plate Necklace Jewelry DIY! Learn how to transform vintage, chipped or cracked plates and dishes into wearable jewelry, necklace pendants and more. Did you have Corelle Butterfly Gold plates? They launched in 1970 and I think everyone I knew growing up had them. This was our family plate pattern. Make nostalgic jewelry with old dinner plates using lead-free solder, great for handmade gifts too! Supplies Needed for Corelle Plate Necklace Pendants: affiliate links Chipped Corelle Plate or other dishes (I found mine thrifting) Glass Tile Nippers and Tile Cutting Pliers Lead Free Solder Glass Grinding Machine Copper Foil Stained Glass Soldering Iron Heat Resistant Work Surface Pins Flux and Brush Jewelry Pliers Wire Steel Wool Safety Glasses Marker Step 1: Marking Use something round, like the inside roll of some washi tape and draw circles around the desired patterns with a permanent marker. I found my Corelle Butterfly Gold dinner plate when I was thrift store shoppi...

Interlocking Acrylic Trees with xTool S1

Interlocking Acrylic Trees with xTool S1 and FREE Files! Let me show you how easy it is to make these adorable interlocking trees using the xTool laser cutting family. If you have the CO2 laser, the xTool P2, you can cut all the colors, shades and finished of acrylic. If you have a diode laser, the S1, M1 or other variants, you can still cut quite a few shades of acrylic. I cut the dark green chubby tree with my xTool M1 and the bright green, green, and black tall trees with the xTool S1. I've designed this simple triangle tree file and I'm adding the FREE download link at the end of this post. I love tall skinny trees. I have a pencil tree as my Christmas tree set up, so it just made sense to make these tall skinny trees that interlock for the perfect holiday decor. Cut them out of wood, cardboard or acrylic. Paint or decorate them. Cut a whole bunch and fill the mantle with these cute trees! Let's get started. The xTool S1 just got a much needed/wanted software update so ...