Ok I am on a bit of blog writing roll. So I decide to ride it and add the picture tutorial I made up a few months ago on creating a chandelier pendant. The full tutorial can be found here
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Black Raven Chandelier Necklace
Over the last few months I have been doing a lot of work mixing clear glass chandelier pendants with images. One of my favourite pieces would be the Black Raven necklace. The necklace and instructions is going to be published in one of the upcoming Beautiful Beading magazines.
I wrote a step-by-step photo tutorial on how to make the chandelier pendant which can be found here
New Shipment of Frames
So little time and so much to do. Monday I got a big shipment of frames. Approx. 10 different style. I have listed most of them on our website. Now the fun job begins to dress them up. So I made up a whole heap of glass cabochon using our college sheets and the next step now is to photograph them.
Altered-art faceted cross
You will need
– Clear glass faceted cross
– Pictures (i.e photos, printed material anything on paper will work as long as the ink doesn’t run when wet)
– Small scissors
– Clear adhesive (Mod-Podge Dimensional Magic, Glossy Accents etc)
– Pen/pencil
1. Cut the image to fit the cross. Trace the cross with your pen and cut a 2-3mm inside your tracing. Trim to fit image behind the paper.
2. Take some adhesive and add a SMALL amount to the back of the pendant. Place the paper on the back. Using your fingers smooth out any air bubbles and make sure the adhesives is spread evenly. Use a clean cloth to clean any excess glaze
3. Allow to dry for a while. Take your pin and insert through the hole in the top of the pendant through the paper. Using your pin you may want to pierce a hole next to it. Take your your head pin and instate it through the hole. The reason you use a pin first is so you don’t tear the paper with the head pin. Using your paint brush a layer of the clear adhesive on the back of the pendant. Allow 24 hours to try. Remove head pin and now the pendant is ready to add to your designs.
Altered Art Clear Glass Cabochon Tutorial
You will need
– Clear glass cabochons
– Pictures (i.e photos, printed material anything on paper will work as long as the ink doesn’t run when wet)
– Settings
– Small scissors
– Clear adhesive (Mod-Podge Dimensional Magic, Glossy Accents etc)
1. Cut the image to fit the glass cabochon. You can either hold the glass cabochon firmly on the paper and cut around with small scissors or trace around the cabochon with a pencil and cut inside the tracing. The glass cabochon are very forgiving so you don’t need to be too exact or too neat.
2. Apply a some glaze to the back of the glass cabochon. For bigger cabochons (i.e 25mm and upwards) apply a thin layer, make sure there are no air bubbles and gently drop face down on top. If there are air bubble in the glaze before dropping the image on top use a pin to push them to the side. For smaller cabochons (20mm & 18mm) you can apply a few drops of glaze on the back of the glass cabochon and place the image face down on top. Place the glass cabochon between your thumb & forefinger and apply pressure to spread the glaze out. Clean any excess glaze with a damp towel.
3. When the cabochons are dry glue to the frame. You can use your glaze/clear adhesive or jewellers glue.
Vintage Circus Locket
A fun locket I made up with some images I had on my computer.