Let's all Do a Craft!! C'mon kids, its fun:-)

Have some extra game tiles laying around? Or perhaps a glass tile?? Or looking for a new thing to make in all your spare time? Here is an easy project to create your own unique necklace.

Let's specifically talk about a nice glass picture pendant. You will need the following: (I buy my supplies from Sun and Moon Crafts on Etsy...link is on the bottom of my page here)

1 Glass tile
1 really small picture, or just a nice piece of paper (I love the Japanese Chiyogami paper that is used for Origami). For this project I actually used some text from the back of my Twilight Book!!
1 tube of glaze...(you can use 3-D Crystal Lacquer, or Sun and Moon sells their own glaze)
1 Aarnaku Bail
1 chain, leather cord, or stringing material of choice (I like the ball chains...they are inexpensive and cute)
1 small tube of E6000 glue (DON'T sniff it...and use in an open area)
a toothpick (you will see what its for later!) and some waxed paper, and a damp paper towel

Take your picture/paper and trim it to the size of the glass tile...I actually like to trim it just a bit smaller than the glass. On the FLAT side of the glass, place a drop of the glaze and spread it all around with the toothpick, getting to all the edges. Place your picture/paper, printed side down, on top of the glaze and smooth it out with your finger, so there are no air bubbles under it. Let it sit for a few minutes. The glaze is acting like a glue, and it will dry quickly, so be sure your picture/paper is positioned properly. After a few minutes have passed, you want to glaze over the entire picture/paper. DO NOT shake your glaze tube...(will create air bubbles). Squeeze the first dot of glaze out of the tube onto the waxed paper, as this will bring the initial air bubble out. Then, start squeezing your glaze onto the tile, over the picture/paper. You will go around the edges first, and then keep going around, filling in until the entire thing is covered. The idea is to not pick up the glaze tube, but to keep going in one continuous cycle. Once this is done, set your tile aside on a flat surface, and allow to dry at least overnight.

Once the tile is "cured", you can add your bail. Take the bail, and dot it on the back with the E6000, and place it in the center of the back of your pendant. Hold it there for a few seconds, and then set it aside again, and allow to dry for at least a few hours.

As you can see by the picture, I also added a crystal charm - but we can talk about that later!!

Thread your chain, cord, whatever thru the bail, and Voila!!! Your new necklace is complete!!