"Travel Time" Domino Necklace by Leigh Snaith-Brunton
The Sharpie Domino Queen
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SUPPLIES: Adirondack Pigment Pens - Butterscotch, Lettuce, Cranberry, Caramel, Rust, Stream - www.innovativestampcreations.com Ancient Page Coal Black dye ink Gold metallic paint pens - fine and broad points Green, yellow, orange glass beads Yellow organza ribbon 1 brass eye screw Rhinestone jewel Sprinkle of microbeads Watch parts - wheel cog, clock hand Judikins Diamond Glaze glue Heat/Embossing tool Dremel tool and vise/clamp Safety glasses and mask Clear nail polish Scissors Doublecross wooden domino - www.craftingsandthings.com

DIRECTIONS:
Start this elegant project by first drilling a hole into the top of the wooden domino. Mark a spot with a black sharpie and secure the domino in a vise/clamp and carefully drill a hole deep enough to screw in a brass eye screw. Make sure you wear safety glasses and a dust mask against the flying wood particles.

Stamp the Travel collage image directly onto the domino in Ancient Page Coal Black dye ink. Heat set the image or leave for approximately 12 hours to set.

Colour the image with various Adirondack Pigment pens by blending and shading with your finger. Scribble a bit of colour directly onto the domino and blend. Apply more colour to achieve a darker shade etc.

Add gold detail to the pocket watch image with a fine point gold metallic paint pen. Edge and colour the sides of the domino with a broad gold metallic paint pen. Once the metallic paint is dry apply a layer of Diamond Glaze to the surface and the sides of the finished domino. I like to apply a generous amount to the top surface and then just smear on a thin layer with my finger to the sides (do this once the surface coat is dry of course). Add the clock hand, wheel cog, rhinestone and microbeads to the surface while the glaze is still wet.

Once everything is dry, screw in the eye screw. Cut a length of yellow organza ribbon and thread 4 glass beads onto the ribbon, through the pendant eye screw then thread on the last of the beads. Make sure you've got equal amounts of beads on both sides of the pendant and spread them evenly apart. Decide how long you want the necklace to be and create a bead and loop closure. Thread a bead on one end of the ribbon and double knot to secure. Form a loop on the other end of the ribbon and double knot. Trim away the excess ribbon and dab on clear nail polish to secure the knots and prevent them from unraveling or fraying. To put on the necklace simply put the bead through the loop to close. Tip: Make sure the bead fits through the loop snuggly.