Circuit Board Jewelry

☆ Do you have any small broken electronics... harvest the circuit boards and lets make jewelry!  Read this instructable and find out how to make nifty, wearable circuit board jewelry. ☆

• small circuit board ( the circuit board I  am using I had harvested from an old broken Bluetooth headset. The other circuit boards were harvested from other small broken electronics such as a phone, remote control car, led night light ).

• metal jewelry link ( big enough to fit a hole in your circuit board and on a jewelry necklace at the same time).

• 1 necklace ( I use chord with lobster claw clasp already attached to the chord. You could also use a chain necklace).

• 2 jewelry pliers ( just to open the link and close the link when attaching it to the circuit board and to the necklace).

• 2 part epoxy ( I used Gorilla glue 2 part epoxy).

• 1 old paint brush ( a brush you won't use again for applying the epoxy)

• 1 yogurt lid or cardboard surface (to mix the epoxy).

• toothpick ( for applying expoy when sticking crystals on to the computer chip).

• fishing line string ( about 5 inches, to tie on to your circuit board and hang somewhere to let the epoxy dry).

• 1 pair of scissors ( to cut the fishing line).

• PearlEx powdered pigment ( color I used is misty lavender).

• 1 flat back aroua borealis crystal skull and an aroua borealis rhinestone to fit and cover over any other screw holes that won't be used for the jewelry link.
You can search and find multiple sources that sell 'flat-back skull crystals'.

Use the fishing string and string it through one of the existing screw holes that you intend on being the hole for the jewelry link to attach to the necklace. Then tie the ends of the string together with a thumb knot. This string tied to the circuit board will be used to hang up the circuit board when the epoxy is curing.

Read the epoxy directions. In a we'll ventilated area take the 2 part epoxy and mix / prepare the epoxy as directed per epoxy directions. I used plastic yogurt lid to mix my epoxy on. I prepared slightly more epoxy then what I thought I needed to cover both sides of the circuit board. Then I used a brush to brush the epoxy on to the whole surface, front and back of the circuit board. At this point before hanging up to dry you can use the PearlEx powdered pigment by sprinkling it on some parts of the circuit board, then blow off the excess powered pigment. I wouldn't sprinkle it over the whole chip, because it would be difficult to see the beautiful circuit parts. Then hang the then circuit board by the fishing line. Let it dry or cure for at least 30 minutes.

After waiting for 30 minutes... I then prepared another small sized amount of the epoxy to stick the crystals on to the circuit board. I applied a small amount of epoxy to the chip with a toothpick, where I intended on sticking the crystals. Then I applied the crystals with my fingers, being careful not to touch the epoxy. I didn't cover the crystal skull with epoxy. The other crystal I covered with epoxy ( at first I ment for both crystals to not be covered with epoxy. The circle crystal fell into the epoxy mixture, and I picked it up with the toothpick and reapplied it to the chip...turned out great! I held the computer chip flat at the edge where there was no epoxy for 5 to 10 minutes before hanging it up to dry so the crystals wouldn't slide off or end up in a position that was not intended.

It's Time to Cut of the Fishing Line Tied to the Computer Chip. Then open the jewelry link with the jewelry pliers. Hold a link with pliers in one hand on one side of the link that you intend on removing with the end of the link facing up where the metal meets at the point of separation and with other pliers in your other hand place on the other side of the separation point of the link. Hold the link steady with one of the pliers while you move the other pliers away from you to open the link at the separation point. Then you can put the circuit board on the open jewelry link where the fishing line was tied. Before closing the link add the necklace chord and close the link with the jewelry pliers. Hold a link with pliers in one hand on one side of the link that you intend on closing. The separated points of the link facing upward. With other pliers in your other hand place on the other side of the separated point of the link. Hold the link steady with one of the pliers, while you place the other pliers on the other side of the link's separation point. Then move one of the pliers towards you to close the link at the separation point.

☆ You now have a beautiful wearable piece of circuit board art! Please share pictures of your creations with me! ☆