On the 6th day of Christmas Miss Melody brought to us... green team

A message from Mel...

"I spent a lot of time trying to decide what would ship easily and what I could do without a sewing machine! Every craft I wanted to try started out with a sewing machine. Since I do not have a sewing machine, or access to one, I decided to do a variation on Bella Beth's glass tile magnets.

I was thisclose to making Scrabble tile pendants http://www.makeandtakes.com/links/scrabble-tile-pendant-tutorial, even had the Scrabble game bought and ready to plunder. It just never felt right, you know? I didn't want to wreck the game by stealing the tiles, I couldn't find the Diamond Glaze (finally found it on-line) but the comments about DG being finicky and possibly toxic to use didn't set well with me. I read and read more about making pendants and finally settled on using Beth's tutorial http://hometomemories.blogspot.com/2009/02/getting-crafty-glass-magnet-making-101.html for making glass tile pendants. I had all the materials for the magnets because I had planned to make them last summer and just never got around to it. Like she suggested, I did buy the tiles on ebay. The same ebay shop offered a 7/8inch square punch, but I found one in my local Hobby Lobby. I bought the sterling silver plated bails on etsy. This store http://www.etsy.com/shop/SunAndMoonCraftKits also sells the complete kits if you want a one stop shopping experience, which is nice.


I found the decorative card stock at my local scrap book store and cut with the 7/8inch punch.


I used a clear backed sticker for the initials, which required a little more time for the glue to try when adhering to the glass. The Weldbond glue is white when wet and clear when dry. It took a long time for the glue to turn clear where the sticker was. I say that so you don't freak out that it's not clear in an hour. Give yourself a lot of time, read - days, for the glue to dry before going to the next step, if you try with a sticker. *Note: I did try making one using Krazy Glue (clear) to adhere the paper/sticker to the glass and it left a funky clear wave over the image. It didn't look right, even though it was clear. I suggest sticking (ha,ha) with the Weldbond and giving yourself more time in the drying process.


Before I put the bail on I sealed the paper with Aleen's Paper Glaze, which I found at Michael's. I let that dry and then put the bails on.

Tada!

I'm so glad you like them. The little bit of sparkle and the festive colors made me happy while I worked on them. Happy Holidays!"
 

Initial Necklace Pendants... SO cute!

Thanks for the picture Dawn!