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Project with Memory Glass
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Faux Soldered
Jewelry
Skill Level:
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Create a unique jewelry piece with this quick
and easy faux soldering technique! Turn it into
a pin or use as an embellishment!
Created by Suze Weinberg, Sue Astroth and
Barb DeLap |
• Memory Glass™ , any size
• Melt Art™ Melting Pot®
• Melt Art™ Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel™ (UTEE),
Platinum
• Melt Art™ UTEE F-L-E-X™
• Melt Art™ Kool Toolz™
• Posh Impressions™ Accent Pens
• Double-sided Tape (Suze’s Wonder Tape™)
• Artwork (stamped, Vintage Ephemera, stickers,
photos)
• Optional: Artistic Wire™ (26 gauge,
assorted colors)
• Optional: Charms, Stickers,
beads…use your imagination!
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(1)
Stamp or create artwork and trim to fit
your Memory Glass (1” x 3” , 1-1/2” x 1-1/2” and
2” x 2”. Cut second piece of cardstock the same
size.
(2)
Melt Platinum UTEE™ in Melting Pot. Add one
quarter scoop of UTEE Flex and let melt. Mix
thoroughly.
(3)
If creating a charm hanger, cut four inches (4”)
of wire. Place double sided tape on one side of
cardstock. Sandwich one inch (1”) of the wire
between the two pieces of cardstock. This will
help secure the wire.
(4)
Now place the artwork with wire between two
clean microscope slides.
(5)
Holding the slides together, dip the 3 inch edge
of the slides into the melted UTEE. As soon as
the slide breaks the surface of the UTEE, remove
from Melting pot. Wipe any dripping UTEE on the
inner edge of the Melting Pot. There should only
be about 1/8” of UTEE on the dipped edge of the
slide. Dip the other two sides that do not have
the wire. Be careful with your fingers! You’ve
now “soldered” the first three edges of the
slides.
(6)
For the last edge (with the wire sticking out),
bend the wire to the BACK of the slide. Dip into
the Melting Pot; after removing it, immediately
bend the wire back in place. This will take some
practice! You can always fill in any edges by
using your Kool Toolz Zspatula to drip in some
melted UTEE.
(7)
With wire tools, add on beads or charms to the
wire hanger.
(8)
Optional: Add rub-ons to the glass
front, stickers, Adirondack® Acrylics™ or
Stickles™. |
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Baby Lois Compact with
Glossy Accents™
Skill Level:
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Create a new memory heirloom with Crackle Accents™ and
Glossy Accents™!
Created by Lisa Dixon, 2007 Ranger Design Team |
Materials List
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Adirondack® Acrylic Paint Dabber-
Lights, Shell Pink, Willow, Cloudy Blue
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Inkssentials™ Glossy Accents™
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Inkssentials™ Crackle Accents™
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Inkssentials™ Non-Stick Craft Sheet
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Inkssentials™ Cut n’ Dry™ Foam
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Perfect Pearls™ Pigment Powders
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Blush
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Perfect Medium™ Stamp Pad -
Clear
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Distress Ink™ Stamp Pad -
Brushed Corduroy
• Patterned Paper,
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Gypsies, 7gypsies.com
• Transparency,
Staples brand, staples.com
• Dollar Store Mirror Compact
• Seed Beads,
Cream
and Pink, Mill Hill, millhillbeads.com
• Pin,
Making Memories, makingmemories.com
• Other – spray adhesive, alphabet beads,
natural muslin, pink scrap fabric, chipboard,
vintage button, foam paintbrush, quilt batting,
embroidery floss, needle, upholstery trim, silk
flowers, sandpaper
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Instructions |
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(1) Sand
the outside surface of the compact and wipe away
residue with a damp cloth. If your compact
contains a cake of makeup, remove and discard.
(2)
Working on the Non-Stick Craft Sheet, use Cloudy
Blue Paint Dabber to cover the inside and
outside of the compact. Avoid paint on the
mirror portion of the compact.
(3)
When dry, follow with a coat of Shell Pink
paint. Add touches of Willow paint using a small
square of Cut n’ Dry foam. Allow the paint to
dry completely.
(4) Cut a circle from patterned
paper about two and one-half inches in diameter.
Use Cut n’ Dry foam to ink the edges with
Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink and adhere to the
outside lid of the compact.
(5) Use a foam paint brush to
apply a thin coating of Crackle Accents to the
entire outside of the compact. Some brushstrokes
will remain but you’ll achieve small
well-defined crackles with a thin coat of the
Accents. Allow to dry completely for all the
cracks to appear.
(6) Once dry, rub Brushed
Corduroy ink with square of Cut n’ Dry Foam over
the crackled surface to further define the
cracks. Wipe excess ink away with paper towel.
(7) Print vintage photo onto
transparency and trim to fit mirror portion of
the compact.
(8) Use Cut n’ Dry Foam to apply
Perfect Medium to the printed side of the
transparency. Use cosmetic brush to apply Blush
Perfect Pearls pigment powder to Perfect Medium
side of the transparency. Adhere the
transparency to the mirror using a spray
adhesive.
(9) Add Glossy Accents to cover
the photo and fill the mirror well. Use a pin to
immediately pop any air bubbles that form. Add
tiny seed beads into the wet glaze around the
perimeter of the mirror. Allow to dry to a clear
and shiny finish.
(10) Apply additional coats of
Glossy Accents as desired to add dimension and
to further secure the beads. Be sure to allow
each coat to dry thoroughly before adding the
next coat of glaze.
(11) To make the fabric inset
for the bottom of the compact cut a circle from
natural muslin about three and one-eighth inches
in diameter. Cut a small swatch from pale pink
fabric and use embroidery floss and needle to
stitch the word “Baby”. Tack to the muslin
circle and sew alphabet beads to spell out name
in beads underneath. Add some stitched buttons
beneath the name. Be sure your embroidery, beads
and buttons are centered in the muslin circle.
(12) Cut a circle from chipboard
and a circle from quilt batting both about two
and one-eighth inches in diameter. Sandwich the
batting between the chipboard and the
embellished muslin circle. Use a tiny amount of
spray adhesive on the batting to prevent
shifting. Turn all the layers over and snip the
overhanging edges of the muslin about every half
inch to create flaps. Use Glossy Accents to glue
each cut flap to the back of the chipboard. Use
the Glossy Accents to adhere a length of
upholstery trim around the edges and to glue the
fabric inset into the bottom of the compact. Add
a quilter’s pin to the embroidered swatch.
(13) Layer two pastel silk
daisies and attach the flowers to the lid of the
compact. Add a vintage button to the flower
center using strong double-sided tape to
complete the project.
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