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Turquoise Bottlecap Ring
Designed by Deborah Anton
Materials Used:
Amate Studios Bottle Cap Ring
Pardo Jewelry Clay
Turquoise Jasper Cabochon
Turquoise Colored Seed Beads 11/0
Black Seed Beads 11/0
Micro Beads-Silver
Swarovski Crystal Flatback
Judikins Diamond Glaze
Directions:
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Roll out Jewelry clay and prepare to fit inside the Amate Studios Bottle Cap Ring.
- Add Cabochon to the center of the ring, pressing lightly to adhere to the clay.
- Decorate around the cabochon with the seed beads-one row of Turquoise seed beads and one row of black seed beads.
- Bake ring to harden jewelry clay as instructed on the package. For this ring, it was baked at 325 degrees F for 30 min.
- Once baked, continue decorating and accenting around the cabochon using the silver metal micro beads, use a little bit of Diamond Glaze to adhere to different areas if needed.
- Finish with covering entire ring with Diamond Glaze and allow to dry completely. Once dry, cover ring with one more layer of Diamond Glaze and add Swarovski Crystal to the center of the cabochon.
INITIALED WEDDING VASE
Designed by Cheryl Ball
Supplies:
Amate Studios™ Designer’s Collection
Antique Square Pendant - #177 – silver overlay
Liquid Fusion™ Adhesive
Aleene’s® Fast Grab™ Tacky Glue™
Tulip® 100 count Iron-On Crystals™ - Turquoise
Vase
Fabric – enough to wrap vase
Lace – 3” wide – 12” – or enough to wrap around vase
Ribbon – 1 yard – narrow white – or desired color
Cardstock – shimmer
Seed beads – pearl finish
Toothpick
Crayon
Pencil
Scissors
Scratch paper
Sewing pins
Glass marbles
Silk flower
Instructions:
- To create a pattern for fabric, wrap scratch paper around vase at about middle of vase with a 1” overlap at sides and ½” excess at top and bottom edge.
- Place on desired fabric, pinning in place to secure then cut out. For a finished top and bottom edges, apply a thin bead of Fast Grab glue to top edge then fold over pressing in place, repeat with bottom edge.
- Finish one edge of side, position on vase then glue fabric in place.
- Glue lace section to middle of vase as shown, having half above and below fabric gluing to seam of fabric.
- Use pencil to trace scroll pendant onto back of paper then cut out trimming as needed to fit inside pendant. Apply a very thin layer of Liquid Fusion™ to inside bottom of pendant then press paper into place. Let dry.
- Working in short sections at time, use toothpick to add a thin bead of Liquid Fusion to inside edge of pendant. Tap tip of crayon to seed bead then press into glue lining up with side of pendant – the crayon will hold bead just long enough to set in place. Fill in around pendant with seed beads.
- Use pencil to lightly trace desired initial into center of pendant. Working in small sections at a time, use toothpick to add a thin bead of Liquid Fusion along line. Use crayon to position crystals in place. Let dry.
- Cut a 14” length of ribbon, wrap around center of vase and tie a knot. Thread pendant onto one end of tie then tie another knot.
- Add clear marbles to vase as a weight then add silk flower.
Turquoise Tag
Designed by Michal Rainsbarger
Materials:
- Amate Studios Designer’s Collection Dog Tag #60600133
- Black mat board 1/16” thick
- Matte gel medium
- Double sided printed papers
- Acrylic paint (turquoise)
- Black Micron pen (005)
- Vintage Lucite flower
- Silver tulle
- Glitter glue (turquoise)
Optional: Ribbon or wire for hanger
Tools:
§ Scissors
§ Small brush
§ Masking tape
§ Adhesive such as E-600 or Weldbond
§ Bone folder
§ Clean, dry cloth
Instructions:
1. Trace and cut the mat board to fit inside the tag. Set aside.
2. Tear different sized pieces of the double sided paper and glue them onto the mat board using gel medium. While it’s still cool to the touch and not totally dry, burnish down small pieces of masking tape to a few areas of paper. Peel the tape back to reveal the different layers of paper. You can continue this method by applying additional layers of paper and gel medium if desired. Let dry completely.
3. Mix paint with a small amount of water to create a wash. Brush it over the layers of paper using the clean, dry cloth to remove any excess paint. Let dry. If needed, the Lucite flower can be painted at this point with the same wash.
4. Brush on an even coat of gel medium over the entire collage. Let dry.
5. Doodle and draw over collage using the Micron pen. Add sparkly polka dots with the glitter glue. Let dry.
6. Cut out 4-5 round pieces of tulle slightly larger than the Lucite flower. Glue them down in layers with gel medium. Allow the gel medium to dry completely before gluing the flower on top.
7. Cut a rectangle piece of tulle approx. 3” larger than the tag. Brush on an even coat of adhesive to the inside of the tag. Glue the tulle and the collage inside the tag. Position the tulle as desired and let the adhesive dry completely.
8. Add a hanger: ball chain, ribbon, wire etc.
Flower Bookmark
Materials:
Designer’s Collection Small Flower 32mm (#166)
Round flat-backed jewel
Seed beads
Diamond Glaze™ by JudiKins
Ribbon: 1 ½’
Tools: toothpick, spoon
Instructions:
- Put a puddle of glaze in the pendant and spread it with a toothpick.
- Place the jewel in the center.
- Use a spoon and scoop the seed beads into each petal. Tap down and remove excess seed beads, filling the petals but not going over the edges.
- Add more glaze to each petal to bond the seed beads without overflowing the pendant.
- Dry the pendant overnight on a level surface.
- Fold the ribbon in half and put the fold through the pendant loop. Bring the ends of the ribbons through the ribbon loop.
Snowflake Ornament
Designed by Susan Johnson
Supplies:
Amate Studios Designers Collection 1 11/16" Circle Pendant
McGill Paper Punch 1 11/16" Circle
Snowflake Chipboard by Bazzill Basics
Paint Dabbers by Ranger in Stream and White
Stickles by Ranger in Icicle
Mixed Minis "letters" Grungeboard by Tim Holtz
Flat back Pearls
Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon
Dazzle Tac Jewelry Glue by Beacon
Photo
Paper towel
Directions:
- Using the paper punch, punch out a photo and glue to bottom of Designers Collection 1 11/16" Circle Pendant. Add an edge around the pendant with the "Icicle" Stickles. Set aside to dry.
- Pick an appropriate letter to add to your pendant and dab it with paint from the "stream" paint dabber. Set aside to dry.
- Paint the snowflake with the "stream" paind dabber , then dab with the "white" and wipe off the white paint with the paper towel to give a softer/lighter look. Set aside to dry.
- Use Zip Dry Paper Glue to attach the "letter" to the side of the pendant and to attach the flatback pearls to the snowflake. (the snowflake has a whole to add a hook, place a pearl over the whole to cover it up)
- Use Dazzle Tac Jewelry Glue to attach the pendant to the snowflake and set aside to dry. Because of the loop on the pendant, you may need to place the loop side off the edge of a shelf or table to keep the pieces flat.
- Attach an ornament hook and attach to your Christmas Tree.
Faux Turquoise Heart Pendant
Designed by Sam Katz
Supplies Needed:
•Amate Studios Designer Collection Long Heart Pendant Tray #60600165 in silver.
•Polymer clay (For this project, I chose Fimo Classic):
About 1/2 block of Turquoise.
About 1/16 block of Orange or Yellow.
About 1/16 block of Champagne.
About 1/16 block of White.
•Lisa Pavelka’s Magic Glos (either sunshine or a UV nail light) &
heat gun - optional
•Small silver charm & strong wire cutters to remove the loop at the top
•Either a clay dedicated pasta machine or acrylic roller
•A clay dedicated mini food processor
•A tissue or clay blade (or an X-Acto knife will do)
•A cheap plastic paint brush
•Acrylic paint-burnt umber
•An old torn up sponge.
•Any cyanoacrylate glue.
•1 small smooth ceramic tiles.
(these are actually smooth white bathroom or kitchen tiles & can be
found inexpensively at places like Home Depot).
Instructions:
1. Condition clay-for this project, you can condition all of your colors together.(If you are not familiar with conditioning polymer clay, you can go to:http://www.artjewelrymag.com/art/Default.aspx?c=a&id=755for a short video.(You will need to create a free account, but it is
fast & easy)
2 After your clay is conditioned, roll a sheet on the thickest setting of your pasta machine or roll with your acrylic roller to about 1/8” thickness
3. Tear your sheet into small pieces & put them in the food processor
4. Using short bursts, turn the food processors on & off until you have all small uneven “pills” of clay.
5. Take the loose bits of clay & make a thin layer on the ceramic tile (about the thickness of the pendant tray) & press them gently down & together. Peel the resulting layer gently off of the tile & then put it back down.
6. place your pendant face down on your clay & press gently to make an impression of the space you want to fill.
7. Using your clay blade (or X-Acto knife), trim around your piece, following the indentations made by pressing the
tray into the clay as a guide. (If you are new to clay blades, be sure to hold it by the dull side!)(the “down” side of the clay will be the front of your piece). You now have a flat piece of turquoise clay, with “veins” like an unfinished nugget of turquoise.
8. Gently fit your raw clay piece into the pendant tray. •It should be an exact fit so you may have to bend & cajole it a bit to get it in -be patient.•Once you have the clay in the pendant tray, gently press with your fingers to ease out any air bubbles that may be caught under the clay.
9. Cut the loop off of the top of your silver charm (the star, in my case) & press the charm into the clay.
10. Place piece back on the ceramic tile, piece of cardboard or a cookie sheet & bake, at the temperature recommended by
the manufacturer of the clay brand that you are using, for 20-30 minutes. Let cool.
11. Mix a small amount of acrylic paint & using a stiff brush, paint the surface of your clay, being sure to get all the way into
the veins. Quickly, before the paint dries, use a barely damp sponge to remove the excess paint from the surface of
you piece. Repeat if necessary. You may want to have some Q-tips or cheap “duel tip cosmetic applicators” to remove paint from small areas. Be sure to clean any paint residue from the pendant tray.
12. Place on a ceramic tile or a cookie sheet & bake, at the temperature recommended by the manufacturer of the clay brand that you are using, for 10 minutes to bond the acrylic paint to the polymer. Let cool.
13. Pop clay out of pendant trays & glue back in using any cyanoacrylate glue.
14. This next step should be done indoors, away from direct sunlight. Place your piece with the loop of the pendant tray over the edge of the ceramic tile, so that it lays flat.
15. Directly from the bottle, slowly squeeze in a layer of of Magic- Glos up almost up to the top of your pendant It will self-level, but you can “help” it by tipping the pendant in different directions to help it flow to the edge. If you have any air bubbles, hit them briefly with the heat gun (not TOO close, or the pressure of the airflow will blow your Glos over the edge of the pendant) & they will pop. Once the Glos is level & there are no air bubbles, prepare a place outside, either flat on the ground or a table in direct sunlight.
16. Take your pendant out in the sunlight. The Glos will begin to harden rapidly, so don’t touch it
Keep in the sun for about 10 minutes. If the sun is not directly above (noon-ish),you may want to turn the pendant & cure for another 10 minutes, if one side of the pendant was casting as hadow into the “well” of the pendant, to be sure that all edges are fully cured
(you can also use a UV light to cure the Magic-Glos indoors, so you can work at night or in bad weather)
Designed by Kelley Lohr
Supplies:
Amate Studios Base Elements Circle Linked Bracelet
E-6000 Glue
6 coin shaped turquoise beads
Instructions:
- Place a dollop of the E-6000 glue the size fo a chick pea into each well of the bracelet.
- Push the flat side fo the turqoise coins into the adhesive.
- Allow 24 hours for drying time.
