Lapidary_Journal_Jewelry_Artist_-_November_-_December_2019

Jewelry Project WESTERN ROMANCE

PREPARE THE PAPER

TEMPLATES

5

Use a pencil to draw the cowboy

boot pattern onto a sheet of ¼"

grid graph paper.

6

Make a photocopy of the boot

drawing and then use scissors to

cut out the copy.

6a

Use rubber cement or glue

stick to adhere the copy to

the original template. Cut, copy,

and paste until you have a total of

at least four images of the cowboy

boot on a single sheet of paper.

6b

Print a copy to use for this

project and save the original

for future applications.

CUT OUT THE METAL

7

Cut out the boot shapes. Cut

out two of the images around

the perimeter of the boot. Imagine

the boot without a strap and cut the

strap off accordingly.

Tip: The paper cutouts should be

slightly larger than the shape itself

to allow for more accurate cutting of

the metal.

7a

From the remaining paper

boot shapes, cut out two

heels, two hearts, and two boot

straps.

8

Use rubber cement or glue stick

to attach a paper boot cutout to

the textured side of the silver.

8a

Use a jeweler's saw equipped

with a medium blade to cut

out the boot shape.

8b

Flip the silver over and attach

the other paper boot to the

shiny side of the metal sheet.

6a

7a

8b

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6b

8

6

7

8a

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