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Shrink Plastic Necklace

Make a necklace from Shrink Film. #sponsored @graphixarts

I was sent a sample of Shrink Film from Grafix. I was so excited to see the film in silver and gold. I wasn’t aware of the color options. The gold was such a nice color for jewelry making. The technique I used was so simple and easy to do and the result is one of my favorite pieces.

Materials:

Shrink Film – gold
StazOn black ink
stamp
hole punch
corner rounder
scissors or paper trimmer
toaster oven or heat source
UV resin (optional)
UV light (optional)
jewelry making materials
beads
cord

Video Instruction:

To finish it off I used a black spacer bead and a gold crystal. Gold wire was used to join the pieces together and it hangs from an adjustable waxed cord in black.

Learn how to tie an adjustable knot [youtube video]

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How To Make Faux Leather Earrings

How to make faux leather earrings with a Cricut. Includes a free SVG file. How to Make Jewelry Using a Cricut Machine.

Making earrings with your personal die cutting machine is a current hot topic in crafting. I’ve done it before [see post here], but these leaf-like earrings are my newest design. This version of earrings was made using The Best Glue Ever by ScraPerfect. It really made making them and attaching the layers together easy. The tacky glue dries quickly but leaves enough time to maneuver the position of the layers.

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Materials:

2 colors of faux leather (Cricut Brand)
Personal cutting machine (Cricut Maker)
The Best Glue Ever
a weight (I used a tile)
2 crystal beads – blue
2 silver jump rings – small
2 earring wires – loop on 1 end
2 fish hook ear wires
jewelry making tools (wire cutter, round nose plier, flat plier)
free SVG file
To save as an SVG click the image and do a save as SVG

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Using a Cricut Maker, I cut the faux letter

cut pieces of faux leather

using The Best Glue Ever

Once glued and in place, I used a tile to weight
the layered faux leather down.
Let dry overnight.

I used a T-pin to poke a hole in the faux leather and
attached a jump ring and earring wire.
Threading the crystals and finishing off the wirework
to make the finished earrings.

Resin Earrings with ScraPerfect Embellies

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As a part of the ScraPerfect Design Team, I post on their blog twice a month. I am usually posting about working with paper and there phenomenal Best Glue Ever. However, today’s post I am making UV Resin earrings using ScraPerfect Embellies. Check out the post here: [resin earrings]

How to Make Polymer Clay and Mica Earrings

What the entire process of making polymer clay earrings using mica powder.

This post is a part of the DCC (Designers Craft Connection) Group. We are sharing our favorite materials and products. For me, that was a bit difficult to choose as I like working with a variety of different materials. I ultimately chose to work with polymer clay and making jewelry. It is a material I have worked with for a long time, although I don’t post a lot about it.

This post and photos may contain Amazon or other affiliate links. If you purchase something through any link, I may receive a small commission at no extra charge to you. Any supplies used may be given to me free of charge, however, all projects and opinions are my own.

Materials:

scrap polymer clay
pasta machine
acrylic roller
knife blade
clay cutter (RJ Crafts)
texture plate
oven
mica powders
paintbrush
Future Floor Cleaner (Pledge Revive It)
jewelry tools
jewelry findings

Directions:

video tutorial

mica on the clay before baking

finished earrings

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Polymer Clay and Foil Technique

I have a post on the ScraPerfect blog today with a video tutorial for using foil on polymer clay. [blog post]

Polymer Clay and UV Resin Earrings

I am really excited about the results I am achieving with this technique. I think I have only just scratched the surface of the possibilities. I really like how the paint (DecoArt Interference) changes from white to colors when applied to a dark surface. The UV Resin really enhances the colors and gives emphasis to the dimension. I’ve only made earrings so far but I look forward to making pendants and more. The colors are so pretty and work together well.

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Materials:

Directions:

Using black polymer clay, stamp the surface, cut your shapes and bake to the manufacturer’s instructions.

video tutorial