'Asian Checker Pendant' - by Missy Wong

Leigh's Altered World of Game Pieces

Leigh's Altered World of Game Pieces
Using Checkers in Jewelry
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'Asian Checker Pendant' - by Missy Wong

Supplies:
1 Plastic Checker
2 Asian Themed Beads
1 Small Asian Coin
1 Tiny Mah Jong Tile
1 Asian Charm
2 Black Matte #10 Seed Beads
Judikins Diamond Glaze
Asian Ephemera (Big enough to punch out a inch wide circle from.)
Red Waxed Linen Thread (About 30 inches or desired length that will
hang the pendant where you wish.)

Tools:

Drill, hand drill or Dremel (I use a small hand drill by Fiskars)
1 inch circle punch
A pair of Sharp Scissors
Thread Clippers (optional)

Directions:

1. Drill a hole through the ridged wall of the checker. Remember the hole needs to come out on the concave side with the star. (The crown side will be the back of your pendant.)

2. Thread the linen thread through a bead, take both ends of the thread and push it though the drilled hole. The bead will be sitting over the hole you drilled into the checker.

3. Punch out a circle of the Asian Ephemera. (Remember to not cover the hole you have drilled!) Use just a few dots of Diamond Glaze to position and hold your circle in to the convex surface. You will need to gently put it around to not get any wrinkles or bends in the paper.

4. Use Diamond Glaze to tack down the small coin and tiny tile into places you wish. Once you know your items will not move fill the surface with more Diamond Glaze. (Do not fill higher then the ridge wall of the checker.) Let it sit for 12 - 24 hours to dry.

5. After pendant has set thread both ends through another bead. Thread a seed bead on each end of the thread.

6. Using a square knot, tie off the ends to the length you wish with the charm tied into the knot.

7. Slide the seed beads over the ends of your thread to seat them next to your knot. Drab a bead of clear nail polish on to your knot.

8. If desired, once the polish is dried, use thread clippers to clip the loose ends flush with your seed bead.


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