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Watch Heather’s super cute Candy Filled Valentine Love Letter YouTube video tutorial!
Click here to see Heather’s tutorial on TheSewingLoftBlog.com
Watch Candace’s fun and easy Polymer Clay Heart Charm YouTube video tutorial!
Materials:
Stretchy string .07mm – 18″
Chain of your choice – 20″
Small shapes with holes
Beads
26 Gauge wire
Aleene’s Super Gel Glue
Round nose pliers
Chain nose pliers
Wire cutters
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Weave your stretchy string through the chain until you have about 7″ of chain pushed together.Make sure it will slide over your hand and fits comfortably before tying the string ends. |
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Pull the knot gently to tighten. Put a dot of Aleene’s Super Gel Glue on the knot and allow to dry. |
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Using your jewelry tools, attach the ends of the chain together. I used these small polymer clay hearts from a previous project. The clay had been burnished with craft foil on both sides. I dressed them up by applying a dimensional sealer on both sides. Check out my Creative Jam Jar video to see how the craft foil is applied to unbaked polymer clay. I used this method on the label. |
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Measure 8″ of 26 gauge wire and fold it in half. |
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Make a 1/4″ loop in the center of the folded wire. |
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Slide your charm into the loop. Slide a bead over the wire to close the loop. |
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Wrap an 1/8″ loop above the bead, but don’t close it. |
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Slip the charm’s top loop onto a chain link. Hold the loop with pliers to keep it’s shape and wrap the wire tails under the loop. Trim or tuck in the excess wire. |
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I like a full bracelet, so I added simple bead charms between the hearts. |
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We are giving this bracelet away! Simply leave a comment about the Valentine Show on Cool2Craft.com, Cool2Craft Facebook fan page or CreatingTheHive.com to enter. A winner will be chosen randomly on February 13, 2012 and announced on the Eco Flower Show. |
Supplies:
5×7 canvas
Patterned paper of your choice
Flowers and rhinestone embellishments of your choice
Waterbase decoupage sealer
Alphabet stickers of your choice
Cotton cloth
Photos
Paintbrush
Clear glitter
Black ink
Liquid paint in a spray bottle
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Cut a heart shape from your patterned paper and drag black ink along the edges of it. |
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Glue it onto your canvas by applying a thin layer of waterbase sealer over the entire canvas. Allow to dry. |
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Apply the waterbase sealer to just the heart, and pour clear glitter over top of it. |
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Shake off excess glitter and allow to dry. |
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Print a photo with dark colors on a laser printer using regular computer paper and trim around the edges. |
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Apply decoupage sealer to the scrap of cotton fabric and to the front of the picture. |
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Place the picture onto the fabric, image side down. Continue applying waterbase decoupage sealer to the piece in order to cause the fabric to become semi-transparent. Set aside to dry (you may have to hang the photos to dry depending on how soaked they are with sealer). |
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When the decoupage sealer is dry, you will be able to see the image through the fabric. |
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Using your spray paint, apply splotches of color as desired. |
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Then trim your photos and apply them to the canvas with waterbase decoupage sealer, along with lettering of your choice. |
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Embellish with flowers and rhinestones of your choice. |
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