Glass tile Jewellery doesn't have to be, just a nice
piece of japanese paper turned into a pendant! Although this can be
fantastic if this is what you like. But did you know that there are SO
many different ways that you can make fabulous jewellery? Starting with a
glass tile!
First off lets start with good ol' glass tiles and
paper. This is about as easy as it gets to make GREAT LOOKING PENDANTS.
Then work on variations.
1. Pick you paper. I LOooove to use yuzen
japanese papers. These are a fabric paper, which basically means that
they have a very fibrous quality to them. If you were to try and cut them
with a hand punch, you would not get the clean cut of normal paper. You get
more of a torn look with straggly fibres hanging out the edges. But don't
get discouraged, these papers absorb Diamond glaze beautifully and work great
with glass tiles. You can also use scrapbooking papers, however I don't
recommend card stock (to thick), or magazine pages. (More on that below).
2. Apply Diamond glass to the flat side of the
glass tile. On oval tiles this is easy to figure out. But some
square tiles look the same on both sides. Just pick the side of the tile
that is going to be the back and apply the glaze. Remember the saying
"not to much and not to little"? Well this is same for applying
glaze. The glaze needs to be spread out over the entire tile, thinly.
3. Now push the glaze side of the tile down onto
the paper where you want the image showing through. Push firmly.
Leave to dry.
4. Once the glaze has dried, it is time to trim the
edge of the paper. Take a SHARP pair of scissors and cutting at an angle,
trim the paper as close to the glass as you can.
5. Seal the back of the paper with another layer of
glaze.
6. Now you have three options for finishing the
tile.
b. For added protection add a
layer of resin to the back of the tile. While this is drying you can push in a
bail. When the resin has fully cured the bail will be secure.
c. Using a strong glue such as Araldite, E6000 or hypo cement glue the tile into the appropriately sized bezel
setting.
7. Add chain and you are done!
Note: If you would like to use magazine paper or a
photo printered on a bubble jet printer you will need to use Modge Podge to
seal the paper first. (Magazine paper often shows the images from the reverse
side through the paper.)
However if you print your photos at Officeworks or
on a Laser Jet printer, you DON’T need to seal the image.
SEE I TOLD YOU IT WAS EASY!
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and blog role. For instructions on how to make glass tiles with nail polish or the fabulous Christmas Ornament, see the next two blog posts!
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Have
fun crafting – Kylie :)
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