A WIP (Work In Progress) collage of a double-sided Christmas Tree charm I created to go with the Charm Bracelet I made for Kathy.
I used superglue to glue two pieces of sheet together, then cut out and formed the tree as a single piece, adding a bevel to both sides of the edge, and drilling a few holes that will later be darkened with patina.
I then superglued the tree to another piece of sheet that I cut out and formed to be a “base” for the tree, but a little larger than the tree to give it a border. Adding a little heat from the torch separates the pieces, which were then soldered together with the base layer in the middle, creating a “double-sided” charm.
I used a chasing tool to stamp rays on the base layer emanating from the star, stamped “.925” on the bottom edge of it on the backside, and drilled two more smaller holes completely through the charm to give it a little more play with the light shining through them, and augments the darker oxidized holes that only go through the tree to the base plate.
Above is a closer shot of the double-sided Christmas Tree charm. Unfortunately you can’t see the light shining through the two smaller holes in this picture, but when you can, they really do add to the appearance of the charm very nicely I think… almost like little Christmas lights!