Upcycled Tap Shoe Pendant

Do you have a pair of old tap shoes that you no longer use?  Well you can find a new use for them with this Upcycled Tap Shoe Pendant project.  This charming necklace makes a wonderful gift for a dancer or someone who enjoys the fine arts.  Decorate the pendant however you'd like and you'll always carry the magic of music close to your heart.

Materials:

• Cystyler tool
• Variety of crystals
• Acrylic black paint
• Old tap shoe
• Glue
• Embellishments
• Jewelry wire
• String

Instructions:

1. I painted the shoe tap with DecoArt's Americana Acyrlics in Lamp Black, adding a couple of coats of Duraclear Varnish.
   
   
    
2. I like the texture of the tap, which the paint covers so I decided to add a light coat of Metallic Lustre in Silver Spark.
   
   
    
3. After adding a painted distressed circle to the center of the tap, I used Beacons Glass Metal and More to add a coat of glue around the circle with a toothpick.
   
   
    
4. Adding the stones to the surface of the pendant was super easy with this tool! My old method involved picking the stones up individually with a toothpick! I can see how an entire surface can be blinged up so quickly and easily with the Cystyler.
   
   
    
5. Moving on, I used silver beading wire to add stones, taking advantage of the pre-drilled holes around the perimeter of the tap.
   
   
    
6. I finished the whole project by adding the pendant to a pearl string and stamping script text to the center of the pendant.