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Glass Tile Pendants

I am always on the look out for a fun and unique gift idea for friends and family. This year my new go to gift are these cute Glass Tile Pendant Necklaces. One of my favorite parts of these necklaces is that they are so easy to make. They are also really versatile and unique and you can make a wide variety of them to be as unique as the person you are making them for. Today I am sharing with you the tutorial so you can learn how to make tile pendants too.

I found the glass tiles and bails to make these here. I bought my Diamond Glaze at Ben Franklin Crafts.

All you need to do is take your glass tile and clean it off. (They were a bit dusty upon arrival). Then find your favorite picture of a child (it has to be a picture from a laser printer or photo store), scrapbook paper or even a peice of fabric as the necklace design.

With a pencil trace around the tile square. When cutting out the square of paper (or other material), cut inside your line so that it fits well on the square. Coat the printed side of the paper, the side you want to see on your necklace, with your diamond glaze. You do not need a lot of diamond glaze, just a couple of small dots will be sufficient. You just need enough to cover a thin layer of the glass tile. Attach your paper to the glass tile. If any excess glaze runs out of the edges of the glass, immediately wipe it clean with a damp paper towel.

Turn your glass tile over so that you are looking at the back of your necklace. Paint a thin layer of Diamond Glaze over the entire back of the necklace and let dry.

When dry, place a small drop of Diamond Glaze onto your bail (chain attachment) and attach the bail in the exact middle on the back and at the top of your necklace.

When the glaze has dried, your necklace is finished and ready to wear. Aren’t they adorable? I made a few for myself and then let the girls each pick out a design for their own necklace. My sisters don’t know it yet, but they are going to be getting some of these for their birthdays this year…Surprise!

April 20, 2009 · Filed under: Crafts, Tutorials Tagged with diamond glaze, glass tile pendants, glass tiles, how to make necklaces, how to make tile pendants, mother's day, mothers day gift idea, photo necklaces, picture necklaces

Make A Crayon Roll

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I have seen these adorable Crayon Rolls in several places. But I wanted to make one to fit my daughters longer Crayon Twistables. So I looked at this tutorial and saw how they were made and then came up with this creation. If you want to make yours for crayons, colored pencils, or markers, you will need to make a measurement and adjust your material requirements in height.

You’ll Need:

2 pieces of fabric – 14 x 21 and 8 x 21 (inches)
1 piece of ribbon – about 20 inches long
Matching thread

* I sewed a 1/2 inch seam throughout this entire project

First, cut out your pieces of fabric…
And then fold them in half, lengthwise and iron them flat.

Take the smaller piece of fabric, make a seam right along the fold, close to the edge.

Then open up the larger piece of fabric and lay the smaller one on top, matching the two raw edges of the smaller one with the one raw edge of the bigger piece.

Sew them together along that long (21 inch) edge.

Then fold the other half of the larger piece over the smaller piece that you just attached…… and pin it along the long edge and the 2 sides. (You’ll be folding it temporarily in half right where you previously ironed the fold on the big piece, but the opposite way.) So now you have 4 raw edges pinned all together.

Sew along all 3 sides (not the fold) leaving a gap at the bottom, so that you can turn it right side out.

Trim all corners before you turn it right side out so it will lay flat.

Turn it right side out and iron it. Sew around the entire roll, close to the edge.

Measure the length of the crayon roll and divide it by how many compartments you’ll need. I sewed my crayon compartments so that they were 1 inch apart. Sew each line just until the edge of the top piece.

*If you do not want to see the lines of the sewing to separate the crayons, you may want to sew the lines for them before you sew the back of the roll closed. But I wanted to be a ble to center my lines perfectly and the lines on the back did not bother me.

Lastly, turn the crayon roll over and pin the ribbon to the back. Line it up to be sewn with the seam of the last compartment. Be careful to not sew over your crayon pocket or you will not be able to slide your crayons in!

Stick your crayons in and roll it up.

Now you have a cute and portable crayon roll to slip into your bag or purse to pull out at church, doctors appointments or while your waiting in a restaurant.

By the way, the striped material is from a sheet I found at a thrift store for $2. Can’t beat that price for a whole lot of material. So next time you are at a thrift store or garage sale, keep your eyes open for cheap, cute material!