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Jewelry with a bang! Shotgun shells made into a necklace, bracelet and rings
Fire in the hole! is what you say before firing a gun or detonating explosives on a set. Well, that was all that was running though my mind when I was hacking up these shotgun shells to make this jewelry!

I just love recycling and upcycling!

Posted by PlaidCrafter from Los Angeles, California, United States • Published 10th September 2008 • See PlaidCrafter's 107 projects »

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Step 1
All I did was cut off the plastic part (I will be sure to post what I make with that soon!) and sanded the remaining bit of plastic flush with the metal edge. I then glued ring blanks to the back for the rings. For the bracelet I taped the bracelet blank to the table first so I was sure to get all the casings aligned, I find it a bit easier to do it this way when gluing multiple items to one project. It also helped keep the glue off the spacer sections.

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Chelli B. · Līhuʻe, Hawaii, US 23rd February 2011

way cool i think thats a great idea

Becks S. · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 36 projects 2nd March 2010

you. are. brilliant. L.O.V.E. it!!!!!!!! i am definitely going to remember this next time we go shooting and have tons of empty casings left over!

Ulrike W. 30th September 2009

did you cut of some of the metal parts before you glued the bail? or how and where did you glued it on?

PlaidCrafter · Los Angeles, California, US · 108 projects 12th February 2009

I simply glued a bail on the backside. It was the kind that has a "tab" like shape below the loop. I used jewelry glue and ball chain.
Thanks for the compliment!
Stef

Ulrike W. 12th February 2009

i love it! very cool!

could you just tell me how you did the necklace?
this would be awesome!

greetings from germany
uli