Ouija Glass Pendant

Ouija Glass Pendant

http://www.sakuracraft.com/

 

Materials:

Sakura Hobby Craft Glass tiles- 1"
1" circle punch
Metal Flashing Tape
Sakura 3D Crystal Laquer
Scissors
Ouija image
Bail



Glass tiles- 1", 1" circle punch and Flashing Tape

Sakura 3D Crystal Laquer and image









Step 2

Directions:

1. Gather your materials
2. Design your image and use 1" circle punch to punch it out.

   

   Step 3

3. Using Sakura 3D Crystal Laquer, cover back of glass with laquer and press the image face down on the glass. Use a qtip or something else smooth to burnish the image down. You can look through the glass side to see where any air bubble may be. Let dry.
4. Use the 1" paper punch to punch out a circle from the Metal Flashing Tape (this is bought at the hardware store). Also cut a strip of tape wide and long enough to wrap around the edge.
5. Place the metal tape on the back of your glass. This is will be a faux metal back. Place the tape around the edge only slightly overlapping on the front.
6. Burnish edges down
7. Glue on bail using the 3D Laquer.

   

   Step 3
   
   
   
   



Step 5



Finished!

Tanya Ruffin
Create Studios
TKArts
http://www.sakuracraft.com/

Breast Cancer Ribbon Pendant

Welcome to October!

 

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month

so I plan on trying lots of different things out this month with ribbons and making ribbons.

 

I figured that I would start off with making a necklace with a pink ribbon.

 

I think I should've used a lighter background so the ribbon would have stood out better but still happy with the way it turned out regardless.

 

 

 

Supplies:

3D Crystal Lacquer

Glass Tiles - Sakura Hobby Craft

Terri Sproul Jewel Effects Pearl Powder - Pink Sapphire Pearl

Pink Ribbon

Hemp Cord

Pink Cardstock

 

 

Use 3D Clear Lacquer to adhere the ribbon to the glass piece and the cardstock to that.

 

Attached the pink polka dotted ribbon to the back with lacquer.

 

Ran hemp cord through it.

 

Mixed 3D Lacquer and the pink sapphire pearl mixer down to as light of a pink as I could get it and brushed it over the top of the glass piece.

 

Note: If trying this I would go for a darker pink ribbon and something other than a pink cardstock background such as white so it shows up much better.

 

Thanks for visiting.

 

-Jamie

 

 



Christmas and gifts with Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers

 

 

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about the holidays lately. I decided to try to get a little head start on the little gifts. I started out with the following:

  Can you see the wooden bracelet? Well I mixed up some Crystal Lacquer with the extra fine glitter and Terri Sproul Mixer/ Gold and painted it. I put two coats on it and it came out looking wonderful. I’m glad I have a couple more bracelets that I can paint to give as little gifts!

While I was at it I painted a paper mache’ ornament that I had with the same Gold Mixture that I painted the bracelet with. Here’s a picture of both finished pieces:

               

Doesn’t that Gold and Glitter just look gorgeous? I loved how they turned out, how about you?

Barbara

Christmas Ornaments with Sakura & Terri Sproul Mixers!

 

Yes, it is September and Halloween is next month, but Christmas is in the stores and will be here before you know it!!!  

Have you ever wanted a color theme Christmas Tree?  Go to the store and find that it would cost $4 to $5 or more per ornament, return home and put up the same decorations from last year? You are not alone. At $4 that would be $200 plus tax for 50 ornaments... YIKES!

Last week I was at the craft store and found ornament blanks for sixty-nine cents that are usually used with acrylic paint. You heard right SIXTY-NINE CENTS and they weren't on sale!  I thought I would try painting them with Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers, with a  touch of Terri Sprouls Ultra Fine Glitter.  

Supplies:

Sakura Crystal Lacquer

Terri Sproul Mixers-Tanzanite Pearl

Terri Sproul Mixers-Gold

Terri Sproul Ultra Fine Glitter

Square Micro Beads(Stash)

Ornament Blanks - Craft store

 

Working on a craft sheet, I mixed Crystal Lacquer with Gold and Tanzanite mixers in separate pots. Then  painted the base of the ornaments one color and the topper the opposite.   

 

While the Crystal Lacquer was still wet I lightly sprinkled  them with Terri Sprouls Ultra Fine Glitter.  I added a few of the square micro beads on the toppers for a little added sparkle. 

I love how the lacquer pools in the design of the ornaments! What I really like when painting with the Crystal Lacquer mixed with Terri Sproul Mixers is it was a one coat project.  No need for a sealer, the Crystal Lacquer is a sealer! 

Yes, I painted the back side of the ornaments. 

I am so happy with the results! I can make a theme color tree with 50 ornaments for $34.50 plus tax and a few supplies:  Sakura Crystal Lacquer, Terri Sproul Mixers and Ultra Fine Glitter for less than half the price! If your store has one of the coupons that is 40% off the total sale that would be a really have a great deal.   

These are now ready for a bow and a tree!

The possibilities are endless. Your creativity is only limited by your imagination...

Just imagine what you could do with 

Sakura Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul Mixers.

Faux Stained Glass Medievalish Candle Holder

I love the 3d Crystal Lacquer! I have been experimenting with things I can do with it. Mix it with Terri Sproul Mixers and wowza! For this projects I wanted to try to use the mixers with the 3d Crystal Lacquer to make a translucent paint. Add that the a glass candle holder and you have a great faux stained glass piece.

Supplies:
Paper punch- Punch Bunch Fleur de lis & Recollections Star Burst
Sakura 3d Crystal Lacquer
Terri Sproul Mixers- Jewel Effects Shimmer Powder- Shimmer Violet & Gold Dust
Contact Paper
Glass votive ( from dollar store)
Q tip or Finger tip ( my personal favorite)




I start by paper punching some Fleur de Lis and star bursts from contact paper. I buy my contact paper at the dollar store, because I am all about making affordable crafts.









I first placed the Fleur de Lis stencils on the votive and went back afterwards and placed the starbursts, but you could put them all on at the same time. I was still planning out my design when I started.









Now mix some of the 3D Crystal Lacquer with the gold mixers. The thicker the better. My first one was too thin and it ran a little under the stencil. I ended up tapping my finger in the lacquer and then picking up a little gold. That seemed to be the perfect combination. Then you can tap back into the gold if you want it a little darker and/or thicker.






Pull the stencil off when wet. That is why it is best if it is a little thicker, so it will not run after you pull it off.  If it runs a little, it still looks fine, because the lacquer tends to run when it is thinner (without a lot of mixers), and thus is more clear...so you barely see it after it is dry anyway...

I then went back and put the violet starbursts.
I used the violate mixers for the star burst.
My votive has a nice medieval feel to it.

Again, if you plan your design better, you can put all your stencils on at once.

And when you are done, you have an elegant votive painted with translucent shimmery lacquer. I love it!

Tanya Ruffin
www.CreateBR.com

Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Pendant

I made a simple project this week.

That means I need to definitely step it up for my next post, but I've wanted a multiple sclerosis awareness bracelet, necklace or some sort of jewelry and figured no time is better than now. :)

Supplies:

Jewelry Findings by Sakura Hobby Craft

(3 pieces of white brass pendants, only used 1)

3D Crystal Lacquer

Terri Sproul Mixer Color Enhancer Effect

Terri Sproul Mixer Jewel Effects Powder - Citrine Pearl

Light orange beads from my stash

Orange ribbon from my stash

1. First mix the Terri Sproul mixer (citrine) with 3D Crystal Lacquer until you get the consistency and amount you need.

2. Then add the Color Enhance Effect.

3. "Paint" the white brass pendant. It ends up being like a yellow like color.

4. Take a ribbon of your color choice and according to the awareness you are trying to represent. I chose orange to represent multiple sclerosis since I have MS. I know that orange also represents other things as well.

Website that shows the colors for different awareness ribbons!

5. Glue the ribbon down to the pendant and cover it and whole pendant with 3D Crystal Lacquer.

6. Use beads and fill in the areas that have no ribbon on it.

7. Clip off extra ribbon from the edge of the pendant.

And now I have my MS Awareness Jewelry!

Hope this helps anyone interested in trying it themselves.

Thanks for looking!

Jamie

Jamie Lindstrom Designs

A Cute Little ATC with Sakura and Terri Sproul Mixers!

 

I have been creating quite a few ATC’s for swapping and for leaving as RAA’s (Random Acts of Art). I enjoy creating these cute little 2.5” X 3.5” pieces. ATC stands for Artist Trading Cards and if you’ve never tried them you really need to. I started out with the following:

To begin with I stamped the flower image onto an ATC card. Then using some pastel Crystal lacquer, I mixed some TS mixer Green Shimmer into it and painted my stem and leaves. Following that I painted some Red Shimmer mixed with Crystal lacquer that is rather on the pink side because I didn’t mix much red in and painted the flower petals. The center of the flower is a pastel pink Crystal lacquer and the surrounding ATC is painted in a pastel blue Crystal lacquer.

      Don’t you think this is pretty? Plus your card is protected with the Crystal Lacquer. I think all it needs is some wording to the right of the flower don’t you? Your comments are all read and appreciated by me.

Barbara