DIY coin earrings. Crafts from coins: metal creativity (20 photos). Video on how to make a ring out of a coin
Reflections resulted in this post with a lot of photographs - after all, it’s better to see the decorations. The interesting begins with a superficial acquaintance with the etymology of words coin And monisto. It is traditionally believed that a monisto is a necklace made of coins, that is, the history and origin of these words, in theory, should somehow intersect. Word"money"derived from the Latin verbmoneo, monere- "to warn".
However, the origin of the word monista associated with the more ancient Proto-Indo-European "moni" - neck and the Latin "monile" - necklace, horse mane, with ancient Indian "manuā" - back of the head. In gypsy man - neck, in Irish muintorc - necklace, in Gaulish - neck band, in Greek a word also similar in sound means necklace. So I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out that the word “coin” came from monists and necklaces, and not vice versa, as is usually perceived. Moreover, the concepts "beads" And " necklaces" older than money and there is nothing unusual about this; ancient jewelry often served as money.
The necklaces may have been something like a wallet - after all, there were necklaces made of cowrie shells, which simultaneously served as monetary units and talismans. It is known that ancient Russian princes sometimes paid their retinue with “grivnas,” which they also wore around their necks as decorations. In accordance with the metal and weight, the hryvnia had certain standards and a specific value. By the way, wearing valuables around the neck had a certain meaning for their more reliable safety during difficulties in sea voyages, military campaigns, nomadism and in general in any movements with money. As they say, I carry everything I have with me and in the safest place. And now tourists strive to put money and documents in a small handbag and hang it around their neck. Jewelry in the form of coins was very common in ancient times, and even now interest in them has not disappeared.
Kendra Spears, photo from Vogue magazine 2012
As for the word "money"I’ll add that the translation from Latin is frommoneo, monere- “to warn” may be associated with the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter, in whose temple in Rome the ancient mint was located. Perhaps this meaning of the word arose from divination rituals in the temple and was transferred to the meaning of the word “coin”. Fortune telling in Greece and Rome was called mantika, and the word “mantle” comes from the same word.
By the way, monistos and decorations made from coins are quite modern and relevant. Especially in a number of ethnic styles, as well as in Boho Chic, Bohemia, Gypsy, Trible (Boho, Bohemia, Gipsy, Tribal), and you can wear them just like that, without any style. Boho Chic appeared in the 90s of the last century, and then flourished at the beginning of this century, thanks to model Kate Moss and actress Sienna Miller. This is such a mixture of bohemia, hippies and gypsies, when they wear lace and rough boots with thick soles at the same time - by the way, they are very comfortable in real life. Gipsy is “gypsy”, also a kind of style of free artists. However, coins fit into the most different variants decorations
For example, I like to collect coins from different countries, in which she was, and hang them everywhere. By the way, there are a lot of superstitions associated with money - do you happen to have a dollar folded into a triangle in your wallet? IN I'm not superstitious about money. True, I believe that money has its own energy and it is undesirable to “spend it” to the last penny. Although in the hope that some money will attract others, there is an element of pagan magic - like is attracted (treated) by like. But money magic- this is a separate and large topic, now we are talking about something else.
Modern decoration with coins
Coins have been used in jewelry since ancient times. In the quite foreseeable written past, for example, the records of the famous traveler Fadlan, who visited Volga Bulgaria, are known. Among other things, he left a description of the attire of Russian women: “On their necks they have several rows of monistas made of gold and silver...”. Wearing necklaces of this type was common among different peoples - the Volga Bulgars, Tatars, Armenians, Greeks. Until now, these ancient jewelry appears in both Asian and European women's costumes, for example, in Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania and others. Well, everyone knows about the gypsy monists - this is practically their symbol.Word and decoration"monisto"known in Old Slavic and Russian, in Ukrainian it was callednamisto, in Kuban until recently they were called a colorful word - intentionally. Studying this topic may well hold many surprises.
Modern girl in boho chic style jewelry
Modern decoration in the style of gypsy monisto
The bag is decorated with coins
Modern jewelry
And here is another bag - this photo was published in Vogue magazine three years ago
Beads with coin pendants
And now a little history. Here is a small selection of Byzantine gold coin jewelry found
Pectoral of their coins and gold pseudo-medallion, Byzantium, 539-550
Discovered in Egypt, near Lycopolis, it is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A large medallion is an imitation, made of two gold leaves, with the inscription on it: “Lord, help him who wears (this).” The coins are real, the oldest were made under Emperor Theodosius II, the earlier ones - under Justinian I. Gold solidi, a couple of semimissi at the bottom
This necklace was accidentally found in 1893 near Anapa - a gold solidus from the period of the joint reign of Justin I and Justinian I was inserted into its clasp. It is stored in the Hermitage. Under Justinian I, gold coins were used especially actively in jewelry.
Jewelers sometimes replaced coins with minted imitation on a thin sheet, as in this 6th century necklace found in Asia Minor on the site of the ancient city of Zephyrion. 2 pendants imitate Justinian's solidi. The figure of an Angel with a cross on the “reverse” and the mintmark CONOB denotes the gold standard mint Constantinople. Located in the Hermitage.
The bracelet from the Cyprus Museum in Nicosia uses a solidus from the joint reign of Justin II and Tiberius Constantine in 578.
This gold belt was found in 1902 in Cyprus. Contains 4 large medallions of the Emperor Tiberius of Mauritius, presumably minted for distribution to courtiers in 583 in honor of Mauritius's accession to the office of consul. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The coin inserted into the frame could be part of a chain - as in the case of Justinian's solidi.
20-carat solidi of Emperor Heraclius are roughly connected to each other in a chain. Pereshchepinsky treasure.
Coins with holes from the Moscow State Historical Museum, found in southern Russia or Ukraine.
The work of Anglo-Saxon masters of the 6th-7th centuries.
7th-century Anglo-Saxon cross pendant decorated with a 20-carat gold solidus of Heraclius 613-632 g
Follis of Leo VI with a soldered eye from the Gnezdovo burial mounds in the Smolensk region. Bronze Byzantine coins with ears or holes punched for wearing on a cord are often found in Viking burials.
Solidus of Emperor Roman in a modern frame
Both silver miliarias and Arabic dirhams were used as decorations; they are especially often found in women's graves.There are simple copper scyphate coins with frames or rings, and holes in gold histamenons XII are very common. Chose different sides for carrying coins. For example, when choosing sides with the emperor, the image of Christ or the Virgin Mary turned out to be upside down. Someone wisely chose the obverse and wore the coin on his chest as a medallion. The presence of a hole in a coin reduces its collectible value.
Viking bracteates depicting Odin found
The study of jewelry with coins is closely intertwined with numismatics, in this regard, I will mention another type of jewelry coins - bracteate the period of the great migration of peoples. In general, a bracteate is a coin minted on one side only, usually from a thinner sheet of metal than regular coins, translated from Latin bractea- "tinny". Silver and gold bracteates are more common. They were made (= were in fashion) in the 5th-7th centuries, had a loop for wearing and were used as amulets. Most often, they depicted a human head or a full-length person; the head and animal often symbolized the Scandinavian god Odin; the image of a triskelion (three legs from one point, running in a circle) was also common.
Fragment of a necklace 330 BC. from the Georgian National Museum
The monists also reflected ancient beliefs about the cleansing power of the sound of a bell (in a more pronounced form, this is manifested in the ringing of bells). Among the oldest decorations there are many bells, “ringers” and “noisemakers”. Monisto fit very organically into this tradition - it was not only about the value of money and jewelry, there was also a spiritual background, according to which it was believed that the ringing of jewelry was pleasing to the gods and drove away evil spirits.
Found interesting photos in the community poltava , at the exhibition of ancient women's folk jewelry in the spiritual center of Paisius Velichkovsky at the Holy Dormition Cathedral in Poltava. The exhibition shows Monista and Dukach, who were also called lichman or yagnus,- jewelry made from one coin. Dukach is a coin decorated with a bow and stones, which was worn on a cord or not on a ribbon. This decoration was especially common in the 18th-20th centuries.on the Left Bank, Chernihiv region, Poltava region, Slobozhanshchina. The name comes from the name of the coin - ducat. The coin was worn as an element of beads or separately, with ears attached to the coin. Austrian ducats were especially common, but rubles, hryvnias, chervonets, thalers, etc. were also worn. Dukach was often a family ornament; it was passed down from generation to generation.
Maybe coral beads in combination with a coin were some kind of classical decoration, so the name “monisto” was transferred to beads with coins? In Polabian (a now extinct language), a word close to monists is translated as coral. By the way, Polabian is a West Slavic language spoken by the Slavs living in what is now South Saxony.
I found this version of the frame on treasure hunters blog
And this modern version gold frame (5 grams) for the royal chervonets found
Algerian woman, postcard 1900
Berber woman (Morocco) in traditional jewelry and with a tattoo, photo from the beginning of the century
Gypsy woman in monists, antique French illustration
Pectoral (bandalier); corals, 21 coins, 1900
National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Oman, such necklaces are worn by Bedouin Baule women from the Wahiba desert in the Arabian Peninsula. Silver, coins, wood, beads, fabric
Indian Rabari people
Yemen, 1990
Girl in Chuvash costume
Traditional Croatian costume
From the book "Ukrainian Folk Jewelry" by Ganni Vrochinskaya, photo found
By advice
The ancient Hutsul zgardas used balls, discs or crosses. Large red corals imported from France and Italy were very popular. The red color of corals was believed to have magical protective properties. The festive costume of wealthy Hutsul women of the 17th and 18th centuries could contain up to several tens of kilograms of jewelry around the neck. This is a coral necklace in several rows, glass patties, pieces of silver and wide strips of beads. Shelesty, a necklace of metal bells, was also popular.
Silver, coral, amazonite, amber, Morocco. Antique three-row necklace from the Dra Valley in southern Morocco, decorated with old pseudo-coins and pendants
This Berber silver necklace is about 100 years old - such jewelry was passed down from generation to generation and served as a bride's dowry. Corals, green, blue and yellow enamel. Algeria. Found
Belly dance (belly dance)
A comparison inevitably arises between belly dancing, Indian temple dances and gypsy dances - in all cases, the “ringing” of decorations matters. That's how many peoples wore monista - and the gypsy ones are most remembered, probably because of the dances in which gypsy dancers could make them ring so effectively. In my deep conviction, all these dances arose from the art of the priestesses of temples dedicated to the ancient Mother Goddess, a cult characteristic of all peoples in ancient times.
Dancer
And this is for dancing in colder regions
Well, if you’re going to wear jewelry made from coins, then it wouldn’t hurt to take a couple of belly dance lessons. They say it helps you get rid of extra pounds :)) You can do it right now and here
Today you can buy almost everything you want. However, now things made with one's own hands are considered more valuable. And not just because it is exclusive and no one else will have anything like it, but also because a person will definitely put a piece of his soul and positivity into such a homemade product. And this is a very valuable gift! It is worth noting that after reading this article, everyone will be able to conduct a “Crafts from Coins” master class among their family, friends and acquaintances, because there is a lot of information and it is very interesting.
Monisto
So, if a person has a lot of coins that can no longer be used to pay in a store, you can put them to good use. Why not create crafts from coins with your own hands? What could it be? First of all, decorations. You can make a chic necklace that our ancestors wore in ancient times. It's called monisto. How to make such a product? To do this, you need to take a cord or chain, as well as a lot of coins. It is worth noting that the necklace can be either in one row or in several. In order to fasten the coins to each other, you will need to drill small holes in them and thread thin wires. If the necklace will be in several rows, you need to fasten the pennies at the bottom and at the top, if desired, you can also on the sides. You can also attach coins to a chain using a wire that will be threaded through a hole in the chain and into a hole in the coin. If the pennies are attached to the cord, then it can simply be threaded through the holes. You can attach a special hook to such a necklace for closure, but it can also simply be tied at the back of the neck with a bow.
Ring
What other crafts can be made from coins? Why shouldn't a man give his beloved a ring? In her jewelry collection, it will definitely be the most valuable, because it will be created by hand. So let's get started. First of all, you need to drill a hole in the coin strictly in the center. How to achieve this? To securely fix the money, you can make a hole in the board into which the penny will fall. Next, using a small diameter drill (about 10-13 mm), you need to make a hole in the coin strictly in the center. To prevent the tool from jumping off, the center can be marked with a core. After these manipulations you should get something similar to a puck. If this is the case, then everything is in order and you can move on. Next, this workpiece must be put on a metal rod and processed with a hammer evenly over the entire surface (as if pressing it against the rod). Important point: in order for the inscriptions on the coin to be preserved, all manipulations must be carried out with a rubber hammer. It is also better to warm up the money a little first, so it will be more pliable and the process will not take much time. However, here it must be said that such coin crafts may not work out the first time; for an excellent result, you will need to ruin a few pennies. So this is the rough result of the decoration. Now you need to bring the product to a beautiful state. To do this, you just need to polish the ring thoroughly. This can be done using a special paste and soft cloth. It is worth noting that these manipulations can take quite a lot of time, so it is better to be patient. Another secret: you need to heat the front again and put it in cold water, this will remove the scale and polishing will be more successful and faster. That's it, the ring is ready!
Frame
If the previous options were quite difficult to implement, then there are easier coin crafts that you can create with your own hands quite quickly. Why not make an interesting photo frame? To do this, you need to take a cardboard of good density (preferably colored) and a photograph, and also stock up on various coins. The photo is placed in the very center of the cardboard, now all that remains is to decorate the frame with pennies. To do this, they just need to be “planted” with superglue. It is worth noting that you can decorate the frame in different ways. Some may find it sufficient to glue a few coins to the corners of the cardboard and stop there. And someone might want to cover the paper thickly with coins, leaving no room for clearance. You will get a money photo frame like this.
Tree
Can also be made from coins. The craft, by the way, is not only beautiful in its result, but can also carry a special meaning and be a kind of magical magnet for money. To make it, you need to stock up on small change (you can have one or different values), and, of course, prepare a tree. What could it be? This can be an ordinary snag from the forest (it can be treated with fabric or paper), to which wire branches will be attached. Here they hang coins, pre-drilled in the very center. A tree can be woven from beads, or rather, the base can be woven with beads and small branches can be made. Only you can hang some coins on them, because they simply won’t be able to hold on. Or you can go the simple route, decorating an ordinary flowerpot with coins suspended on strings or wire.
Statuette
What other crafts can be made from coins? You can make an interesting figurine - a money waterfall. For this you will need a beautiful cup, an old fork, saucer and coins. And, of course, superglue. First you need to bend the fork so that it can hold the cup on itself, and at the same time fit well and stick to the saucer. The base is ready. Now everything needs to be decorated with coins. It is necessary to glue the product from the bottom up, first decorating the saucer with scattered change, then, going up the fork, stick the coins and attach a little change in the cup. That's all, the money waterfall is ready!
Casket
Let's move on: what other crafts made from penny coins exist? Why not make a box out of old odds and ends? To do this, you can paste coins over an old piece of wood, but that will be too easy. Or you can make a box entirely out of pennies by gluing them one to the other. You need to start with the legs, then make the bottom, placing coins on top of one another in the same way as the scales of a fish are located, then build the walls again (you can simply create turrets, only in this case the box will be transparent). To make the lid, you will still need a wooden base - the top from an old box, which is simply pasted over with coins.
Suspension
Crafts made from coins can be quite simple. Why not make a simple pendant. A product made from old coin. To do this, you just need to drill a hole of the required diameter in the money and thread a chain or thread into it. To make the decoration look more beautiful, you can attach a coin to the base using a thin wire. This way the penny will not spin around and will always lie beautifully on your neck.
Ordinary coins that have already gone out of use, or are simply lying around as unnecessary weight in your bins, can be turned into original jewelry, or used to decorate any surface. Today we offer you a small master class, thanks to which you can change either a coffee table or any interior door.
Materials for work:
- A lot of coins (absolutely any, but preferably the same diameter);
- Wire cutters;
- A suitable horizontal surface (in our case, the author used a regular interior door without embossed inserts and glass);
- Thin wooden slats to match the door;
- Any glue;
- Epoxy resin in large quantities;
So, as already mentioned, absolutely any horizontal surface is suitable for our product. In this case, wood looks like a more advantageous option, as it harmonizes with the color of copper coins.
Wooden slats must be glued to the edges of our surface, and the corners must fit tightly to each other; this is very important at the final stage, when we apply the coating.
Now you need to decide on the pattern that you will lay out on the surface. You can use diagonal stripes, floral motifs or a simple geometric pattern. Color effects can be created by swapping coins of different colors. Typically, the oldest coins have a dark copper tint, while newer coins have a gold cast.
When the pattern is determined, you can begin to lay out its surface, gluing one coin at a time. In places where a whole coin is not needed, use wire cutters to cut off what is unnecessary and place the coin in place. We also do not throw away the remaining pieces; they may be needed to fill voids along the edge of the surface.
In principle, it does not matter which side or in which direction to move, although it is better to start from the edges or from any corner, and then move straight. We place the coins as close to each other as possible so that there are no large gaps between them.
When the entire surface is covered with coins, you can begin the final part. We take epoxy resin and a special hardener, and mix it all until a homogeneous mass is obtained (the number of components is written on each package and depends on the type of resin and manufacturer). When the mixture is ready, simply pour it onto the surface with the coins. In this case, wooden slats act as sides and will not allow the still liquid material to leave its place.
We leave it all until it dries completely and we end up with an original surface that will help you decorate any room.
Surely, many of you have already seen such funny things as rings made of coins, and this will surprise few people now. But progress and the imagination of masters do not stand still, and gradually I began to stumble upon new interesting coin crafts from the same pioneering masters. I want to talk about them in this post.
I’ll explain my position right away. Since I myself work with coins, bending them into various obscene states, I am naturally primarily interested in those coin crafts that make you think “how is it made?” Therefore, I will not consider various floors/tables/stools and other mosaics where coins are used purely as a covering. I'm interested in geometric changes.
Let's start with something simple. We cut out the middle of the coin, bend the washer into a cone, bend it to the state of a straight ring with parallel walls, and we get a blank.
Further more. Cut this ring in one place. Carefully straighten it. The result is a strip like this. Of course, all this is done with the necessary precautions to preserve the original external and internal design on the coin. This pattern is not visible in the picture below because the workpiece is annealed and not yet polished.
Well, now this blank can be bent any way you want, giving you a lot of different options for use. These include regular pendants, bracelets, hooks, and tie/money clips. But you never know what imagination is capable of.
The next level is creating earrings.
To be honest, when I first saw this photo, I was stunned for a while. I thought I knew everything about bending and bending coins. And then I just couldn’t figure out how to get such a double strip, and even roll it into a ring.
But, as they say, the casket simply opened. A year later, these photographs from another master caught my eye and everything fell into place.
The point was that it was not a strip that needed to be flattened, but simply a coin with the center cut out. Even before the moment of its bending into a ring. But my brain, fascinated by stripes, didn’t let me figure it out.
Okay, earrings, pendants, stripes, they're all great. How about taking advantage of silver's exceptional tensile properties? And like this:
The Morgan dollar is a very large coin with a diameter of 38 millimeters made of 900 silver. And with proper annealing, it can stretch to impressive sizes.
If you want a more exotic version of the bracelet, then you can do the following. Take the anka in one hand and the punzel in the other. Place a coin in the hole and sharply bring your hands together several times.
Kidding. In fact, I have no idea how this is done, I can only guess, but I have never tried it myself.
And finally, if you have a CNC milling machine lying around or, what is much less common, your hands grow out of the right place, you can take a jewelry jigsaw and create.
That's probably all. On this moment This is the edge of technology for the manufacture of various gizmos from such excellent material as coins.
Although no, I can’t resist the temptation to show some of my works. The vanity of a master is a terrible thing.
South Korea. 10,000 won. 1983
Great Britain. 1/2 Crown 1937-1946.
THE USSR. 5 rubles 1980. Anniversary series "Olympics-80".
P.S. If you read to the end and decided to try to do such things, here is a small bonus about how often it happens :)
Thanks for reading. I hope it was interesting and informative.
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