Oh! I am so excited about the bracelet I have to share with you today! It turned out far better than I anticipated :) I love it when that happens ~ don't you?
As you've already figured out the game pieces I'm using today are checkers. Vintage wooden ones to be exact!
Let's get down to it...
Supplies:
Vintage Wooden Checkers (or new wood checkers work as well)
Tissue Paper
Adirondack Snow Cap Pigment Ink - Ranger
Flourish Stamp - Fancy Pants
Glossy Accents - Ranger
Collage Sheet - Curious By Design - Hannah Grey
Dried Flowers
Posh Accent Pen - Gold - Ranger
Wire
Beads
Tim Holts Ideaology Trinket Pins
Instructions:
1. Drill 2 holes in each checker.
2. Stamp flourishes onto tissue paper using Adirondack Snow Cap Pigment Ink. Heat to set.
3. Adhere tissue paper to checkers ~ see video...Let dry.
4. Trim excess tissue paper from the checker using an exacto knife.
5. Sand the edges of the checker to take care of any jagged edges left from cutting away the tissue paper.
6. Apply a dried flower to each checker over flourishes using Glossy Accents. Let dry.
NOTE - if at anytime the holes become plugged with the Glossy Accents all you have to do is take a pick and clean them out.
7. Cut out desired images using paper punch from collage sheet.
8. Adhere collage images to checkers using Glossy Accents. Let dry.
9. Apply Gold Posh Accent Pen to edges of all stamps.
10. Wire the checkers together. The bead isn't necessary, it's just an extra little fun touch.
11. Add Trinket Pin for the closure.
Now you have your very own double sided vintage checker bracelet!!
ENJOY!!
Tomorrow I will be using Bingo goodies!
Hope you stop in and check em out...
Now, the question of the day...
Have you got any Ink Stains on YOUR fingers?!?!? ;)
This is awesome!!!! Thanks so much for the time you put in! You rock!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs a matter of fact I DO have ink stains on my fingers. Great bracelet. And people always wonder why I don't toss old games with missing pieces, cause you can always do something with them, as you have just proved!
ReplyDeleteThose are so cool Roni!! You never cease to amaze me!!!!
ReplyDeleteI wish I had some ink stains on my fingers, but I haven't crafted since before I started school in January. :-( Isn't that sad?! I'm half way done with school though, so hopefully I'll be able to get back to crafting in April after I graduate!!!!
Wonderful project and yes, me too, I have ink on fingers, almost all the time. I'll be bookmarking your awesome blog!
ReplyDeleteAmazing truly amazing where do you get all your ideas from? I really enjoy visiting your blog, Thank you Jaqi
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous!! Love it :-)
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