Groovy Enamel
Flower Brooch
Designed by
Kristin Burgess
Inspired by the 1960's love of flowers, comes this retro daisy design that can be worn as a necklace or easily converted into a colorful summer pin. Beautiful worn over a solid summer dress or pin one onto your favorite handbag to enjoy day after day.
Layer vintage enamel metal flower components along with our NEW arrival of limited edition soft plastic flowers to create these groovy pendants! Switch out colors to create a series of pins or make playful summer necklaces for your friends!
This project requires gluing and a small amount of coiled wire linking. To learn how to form a simple open loop or coiled loop please refer to the book
ALL WIRED UP by Mark Lareau offered in our book and magazine section. The Beadin' Path also offers a
Wireworks I class if you are able to make it to the store to take a class. Preregistration is necessary and can be done online or over the phone. Our classes are always posted on the website if you are looking for a fun vacation destination! Come see our expanded storefront!
Step 1:This necklace can be made into any length you desire. The pendant looks nice both worn shorter as a choker style or on a long necklace measuring 20 inches or so. Assess where you would like the flower to hang and then cut the chain to that length using the wire snips and set aside. First we will build the flower then we will attach the flower pendant onto the chain. With one base metal gold headpin, stack these beads in the following order onto the headpin: 1 pewter gold flower heshi, 1 orange flower, 1 gold plated daisy component, 1 lilac flower, 1 vintage jet black daisy, and lastly 1 enameled flower stem.
Step 2: With all the flowers and components stacked, bend the remaining wire to a 90 degree angle against the back of the green enameled stem. Try to get these various components as tightly stacked together as you can. The components will still shift a little but we will take care of this later with the E-6000 epoxy. With the remaining wire bent, use the broad part of the round nose pliers to make a large double loop against the back of the pin. This loop is neccessary to keep the metal components tightly together. If there is a little extra wire after you have formed the double loop it should be cut away.
Step 3: 
One end of one of the petals on the black enameled flower has a hole that we can utilize to hang the split ring from so that it can be worn as a necklace. One split ring should be fed through this hole using the split ring pliers to open the ring and then the round nose pliers are used to feed the split ring around. The chain should slide perfectly through this 6mm split ring. A seperate split ring is attached to one end of the chain. This split ring should incorporate the hook part of the clasp. For this project the hook and open ring on the hook is all we will need to use from the clasp set.
Step 4: On one base metal gold head pin stack one pewter gold flower heishi, 1 orange flower, 1 orange flower, 1 brass textured flower cap, and 1 pewter gold flower heishi. With the remaining wire form a coiled loop incorporating the end of the chain. This "mini daisy" on the end of the chain becomes the catch. The hook on the other end of the chain catches the coiled part of the "mini daisy", completing the catch. With just a small amount of epoxy, glue the pin back onto the back of the brooch in the horizontal position just below where the top of the pendant is (see picture above). Allow the brooch to completely dry before wearing. Follow epoxy instructions carefully, they are printed on the E-6000 tube. Using a toothpick add small amounts of glue inbetween the different stacked flower components to create a stronger solid piece.
As always, enjoy!
