Here at Beads Online have over 10 years experience making glass tile jewellery. Teaching you how and supplying affordable supplies is our specialty.
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Glass tile jewellery
A List of Our Altered Art Glass Tile Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
We have been making glass tile jewellery for nearly 10 years (yep we where one of the first bead shops to write tutorials for magazines and bring the craft to the bead shows). When we first started the only two decent clear adhesive on the market Diamond Glaze and Mod Podge (which I still love as you can use it for so many things). Manufacturing caught on to the trend and a crop of new and improved clear adhesives hit the market with my personal favourite Mod Podge Dimensional Magic – 2 Ounces.
In a nutshell there are two main kinds of glass tile making where you get a glass tile and stick an image on it and then use a decorative surface for the back of the tile, glue a bail on. The other kind is where you use a glass cabochon (the glass has dome effect, slightly thinner) stick an image on and then mount the glass cabochon on a setting. The tutorials below (some on this site and some on our main website Beads Online) will take you through both techniques. Also if we make any more tutorials (which we will as that’s what we do) I will add them on – EnjoyXx
THE TUTORIALS
Photo Jewellery Tutorial – Reboot 2015.
How to a make glass cabochon altered-art picture charm
How to make a glass tile pendant
How To Make A Glass Tile Pendant Using Mod Podge
How to make a baroque chandelier style altered art pendant
How to make a glass tear drop pendant
How to make a Scrabble tile pendant
Up-cycle Lace Chandelier Pendant Kit Using Mod Podge Dimensional Magic
How To Make A Glass Tile Pendant Using Mod Podge
You will need
Small Paint Brush
Fine tipped precision scissors
Mod Podge
Patterned paper*
Clear glass tile or cabochon
Matching setting
Most paper will work as long as the print doesn’t run when wet i.e jet ink paper is not suitable
1. Cut the paper to match the glass cabochon or tile. You can hold the glass cabochon firmly on the paper and with your scissors cut around the glass cabochon using it like a template. For this step you can also use a paper punch or alternatively you can trace around the cabochon with a pencil and cut inside the traced lines.
2. Use your paint brush and brush a thin layer of the Mod Podge on the glass cabochon or tile. Place the paper on the back. Using your fingers smooth out any air bubbles and make sure the Mod Podge is spread evenly. Use a clean cloth to clean any excess Mod Podge.
3. Allow to dry and glue the cabochon to the matching setting. You can use the Mod Podge or glue. It is important that the Mod Podge on the glass tile is dry before gluing to the setting. If not discoloring can occur.
Australian Beading Magazine Jan 2012 – Celebrating our Cover Feature
After last years challenges the year ended with on a fantastic high, Beads Online is on the cover of Australian Beading. This is something I am over the moon about. The glass tile necklace and earrings where designed by the very talented Suess Griffin. This is Suess first time to appear in Australian Beading and to get the main cover picture on her first shoot is just a tribute on what an amazing designer she is.
Beads Online has in total five projects in the magazine and a fantastic article/project on one of the winners of 2011 Beads Online Beading Competition Emma Hill.
