WDW Magazine April 2016 - Disney's Hollywood Studios | Page 85

For this bracelet, I was shooting to make it as close to an original Alex and Ani as I could get.

Materials:
Jewelry Wire comes in different colors, thicknesses (gauges), and softness (how easy
it is to bend and shape). I didn't have one of Lisa's bracelets with me at the store, so
I chose a gold colored wire. It only came in 16 gauge, which is a little thinner than her
other bracelets. It is also "dead-soft" which means it is very easy to bend and shape.
Assorted jump rings. My thinking on that was perhaps I'd make a silver or copper
bracelet if I didn't like how the gold turned out.
Store-bought charms from the craft store: I didn't expect to find any Disney charms,
but I happened to notice the "Let it Go" charm and couldn't pass that up. With
Valentine's Day in mind, I grabbed the smaller charms that each said "love" on one
side and had a heart on the other side.

Prepping the Pennies:

For my pressed pennies, I decided to try a Patina solution to darken them.
I submerged each in the solution for a minute or two, and then used the rough side
of a kitchen sponge to rub off the patina from the raised parts of the pennies.

Tools:

I used these rounded nose pliers for bending the wire and the wire cutters to cut the wire.
Another tool I picked up just for this project was this metal punch to make the holes in
the pennies. – Check the font here, it looks a little funny
I also picked up a rubber-damping pad for "work hardening" the wire. The rubber mallet
was one I already had.

Photo by James Cameron

Photo by James Cameron

Photo by James Cameron