Family photos. Collages. Upcycled Christmas cards. Meaningful quotes. There are many keepsakes and bits of nostalgia that are worth framing for the holidays. It is really fun to solder your own pendants and ornaments, but if that’s not your thing – or you want unique shapes without having to cut glass – or time is of the essence – Rings & Things has a pretty amazing selection of hinged memory picture frames to choose from. Just insert two images and you have a reversible pendant or piece of art!
I made this ornament for my friend to commemorate her first 1/2 marathon in 2011. (She’s doing another next week!) On the other side is a photo of her son playing football. He’s going to be a heartbreaker, don’t you think?
The frame is called a faceted diamond in our online store, but all I see is the Superman logo. Pretty appropriate for this dynamic duo! I used the Rings & Things soft soldering kit to add a jump ring at the bottom so I could dangle the faceted glass beads and silver-plated charm from the bottom.
Recycled Christmas cards and other holiday snippets make adorable ornaments. The little house, triangle, and rectangle shapes are in the 1.5-2.5″ range – perfect for both ornaments and long-chain necklaces that fall to the wearer’s midsection.
This last piece isn’t a holiday design – but it is the type of thing I would love to unwrap on Christmas morning! Mollie’s “As the Crow Flies” necklaces combines a framed image, handmade wire components, little oxidized charms and beautiful gemstone beads (aqua fired agate and prehnite, to be specific).
As you can see, there are endless options for customizing memory frames. but there are more holiday picture frame designs in our design gallery too! ~ Cindy
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Brillant use of recycled christmas cards!
I need to learn how to make my own hinged double sided glass picture pendants. I would be grateful if you could send me a video of how to from scratch along with materials and tools required. Thank you
Hi Nelly,
I don’t know of any videos on this topic, but there are great how-to tips for making hinges, on the ganoksin jeweler’s forum. The people on the ganoksin forum are also very helpful (as long as they can tell you’ve done your research before posting – so be sure to reach existing tips and posts about the topic before starting a new one).
It’s not easy or fast — making your own jewelry-sized hinges requires precision skills, and careful sawing and soldering. I’m usually in too much of a hurry, and haven’t actually completed a whole hinge yet… I’ve changed my mind and switched to a new project each time I’ve started and realized just how much work it is! ~Polly