I probably need to use a better resin.
Monday, February 21, 2011
More "charming" Paris pieces!
I may re-do these because of the bubbles- but this is what I have so far:


I probably need to use a better resin.
I probably need to use a better resin.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Scrabble tiles!
I put these together last night.


The images are from http://cloud9kreations.com/shop/. I re-sized and stretched them a bit so they would fit the tiles, then glued them to a tile and covered them with ModPodge Dimensional Magic.
These are so easy to do!
The images are from http://cloud9kreations.com/shop/. I re-sized and stretched them a bit so they would fit the tiles, then glued them to a tile and covered them with ModPodge Dimensional Magic.
These are so easy to do!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
More charming stuff!
Another addition to my New York/London/Paris necklace plan: New York!

I found a little Brooklyn Bridge charm, and the picture came from an old American Airlines travel poster. Now I need to figure out how I'm going to assemble the final piece!
Girls in a toy car:

Another fabulous old photo found at http://www.graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/ . I sponged a bit of copper ink on the photo for some color, then glued a little old fashioned car charm to the frame. I may cut off the top ring and make this into a pin instead of putting it on a chain.
I found a little Brooklyn Bridge charm, and the picture came from an old American Airlines travel poster. Now I need to figure out how I'm going to assemble the final piece!
Girls in a toy car:
Another fabulous old photo found at http://www.graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/ . I sponged a bit of copper ink on the photo for some color, then glued a little old fashioned car charm to the frame. I may cut off the top ring and make this into a pin instead of putting it on a chain.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Mucha Bling!
My soldering still isn't perfect, so I decorated the front with rhinestones.

My main problem is that I wasn't cleaning the tip properly. I bought a tip cleaner/tinner and used it for the first time tonight. It's awful stuff, but it works. The solder flowed better, but my tape is still a bit bumpy. It just won't stick!
I made another memory glass pendant- a naughty flapper (image from the Graphics Fairy):

This just needed a little extra sparkle, so I put a few rhinestones on the corners, and added a copper crown.
My main problem is that I wasn't cleaning the tip properly. I bought a tip cleaner/tinner and used it for the first time tonight. It's awful stuff, but it works. The solder flowed better, but my tape is still a bit bumpy. It just won't stick!
I made another memory glass pendant- a naughty flapper (image from the Graphics Fairy):
This just needed a little extra sparkle, so I put a few rhinestones on the corners, and added a copper crown.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Memory glass work...
More charms for my travel-themed necklace- London and Paris.


I may take apart one of them and re-do it as New York, so my final necklace would be NY-London-Paris. :)
Navy girl pendant- based on a classic WWI recruitment poster.

I glued small charms to each frame. The Navy poster image came from LunaGirl Images.
These came in the mail yesterday- mini shadow boxes. I can put any kind of tiny item in them! I'll probably cover the insides with clip art, then choose a theme.

I suck at soldering. I tried to do the Mucha pendant again, and failed miserably. I just can't get the solder to flow well. :( I hope I figure out what I'm doing wrong- I don't want to waste any more solder or tape!
I may take apart one of them and re-do it as New York, so my final necklace would be NY-London-Paris. :)
Navy girl pendant- based on a classic WWI recruitment poster.
I glued small charms to each frame. The Navy poster image came from LunaGirl Images.
These came in the mail yesterday- mini shadow boxes. I can put any kind of tiny item in them! I'll probably cover the insides with clip art, then choose a theme.
I suck at soldering. I tried to do the Mucha pendant again, and failed miserably. I just can't get the solder to flow well. :( I hope I figure out what I'm doing wrong- I don't want to waste any more solder or tape!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
More charm work.
One success, one work in progress, one mess. :(
The success- a memory frame charm. I glued the little charms (from B'Sue Boutiques) to the frame. It's 1x1 inch, much smaller than the picture!

This will be part of a bigger project- a travel themed necklace. The next memory frame will be London themed.
Work in progress- three little charms with vintage photos from LunaGirl images:

They need more resin. I have three more blanks to work with! These are so tiny- 8mm.
More from LunaGirl, and this was the mess. :( A Mucha poster with a rhinestone border. This was supposed to be under glass and soldered, but on my first try, the glass cracked, and on the second, the solder just didn't flow and made a HUGE mess. So I pulled the glass off and will try again...

I love the images from LunaGirl!
The success- a memory frame charm. I glued the little charms (from B'Sue Boutiques) to the frame. It's 1x1 inch, much smaller than the picture!
This will be part of a bigger project- a travel themed necklace. The next memory frame will be London themed.
Work in progress- three little charms with vintage photos from LunaGirl images:
They need more resin. I have three more blanks to work with! These are so tiny- 8mm.
More from LunaGirl, and this was the mess. :( A Mucha poster with a rhinestone border. This was supposed to be under glass and soldered, but on my first try, the glass cracked, and on the second, the solder just didn't flow and made a HUGE mess. So I pulled the glass off and will try again...
I love the images from LunaGirl!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
New stuff to post, at last!
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