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Pour small piles of 4 colors of Pipedreamink Opalettes embossing enamel
(Cool Colorway from
www.amstamps.com) on a thin slab of predrilled clear sea glass. I
melted it for a few minutes in a low temperature oven (325 degrees F) in a 13 x
9 inch pan lined and covered with tinfoil. (A melting pot would also work
for this.) Once melted, use a toothpick to swirl colors then return to the
oven or use a heat gun to level the surface. Seal back of pendant with an
acrylic sealer such as Future Floor Finish.
On the reverse side stamp Celtic Knot (Yellow Rose Art Stamps) using a
Staz-On inkpad. Emboss with silver embossing powder or you can color the
design using metallic paint pen. Remember to use eye protection and be
careful not to overheat glass.
Make a figure 8 wire finding* for each hole in your pendant using 16 gauge
deadsoft silver wire. The loops should be large enough to go through the
hole and around the sea glass.
Use pliers to attach figure 8 findings to sea glass. Make a larkshead
knot** to attach silk beading cord to the free loop of figure 8 finding
and string and knot beads onto cords using overhand knots between each
bead. This necklace is composed of Paua
shell ovals, silver tubes, and size 6 seed beads.***
The tassel**** was made with size 11 seed beads and a Paua shell oval
using a simple fringe technique (25 beads long) below the Paua bead and a
loops of 10 seed beads above the Paua bead. A silver jump ring wrapped
around the tassel keeps the tassel together.
Tutorials (click on the names below to see those tutorials)
*Figure
8
**Larkshead
knot
***Knotted
necklace
****Beaded
tassel
Safety Note: Drilled sea glass is available from EBay seller Norcaljasper.
The large thin slab shown here was purchased undrilled from
www.beadbury.com. I drill my own sea glass using a cordless Dremel with a
2 mm diamond core drill bit (Eurotool) in a plastic dish partially filled
with water. This is not a recommended use for the Dremel per the
manufacturer. Other methods are available per Google search. Always be
careful using electric power tools around water!
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