Keys and Locks for Jewelry

With keys and locks being a fashionable jewelry theme right now, you can make trendy pieces for very little. I put a large key from an antique store on a ball chain for a great casual necklace.

For Valentine's Day, I hung a small lock and key set on a long ribbon, adding a red plastic "jewel" heart - for a specially romantic pendant.

By pam munro from L.A., CA

Editor's Note: Be cautious around children with antique locks and keys. They are often made of lead.