By the Sea Altered Washer Charm

A couple people e-mailed asking to see some of my "General" themed charms that I'm making for the swap so I thought I'd share the last charm I'm making for that group. 

By the Sea

Washer Charm

The first thing I did was to glue my washer onto a piece of pattern paper that will eventually be the back of the charm.

After that side was dry I trimmed the washer from the paper, sanded all the edges then glued the washers to various images I wanted to show on the fronts of the charms.

Once the main image was dry I trimmed, sanded then inked all edges with Sepia Archival Ink ~ front and back.

Next I applied a thin layer of Glossy Accents to the back of each washer and let it dry.  I then wrapped a piece of blue wire around the washer and created a loop for hanging.  Finally I applied a nice thick layer of GA to the fronts of each washer and let them dry.

I finished off the charms by adding a couple tiny "ocean" charms (shell & seahorse) as well as a reclaimed vintage faux pearl.   And here's what they look like....



Close up of one of the washer charms....

Easy Peasy...

Just a bit time consuming.