“Sunspill”
Celestial Domino Necklace
By
Leigh Snaith-Brunton
The sharpie Domino Queen
Design Team Leader

1. Start by drilling two holes into a new (shiny) super-sized white domino. Drill one hole through the domino from the front to the back at the top and the same at the bottom. Drilling tip: Mark the position of the holes first and then drill them slowly. The super-sized dominoes are thicker than standard dominoes so it is best to go slowly because the drill bit gets quite hot and melts the domino shavings.

2. Ink up the stamp by Acey Deucy with coal black Ancient Page dye ink by Clearsnap. Press the domino to the inked image and remove carefully in an upward motion to prevent smudging. Heat set the image with an embossing heat tool.

3. Colour the image with ultra-fine Sharpie markers. The background is a blend of Sky Blue and Ocean Blue with Orange stripes, the pottery is Peach with the shadows and lines drawn in Brick Red. The women are a combination of Orange, Yellow and Dandelion and their hair is stripes of Brown and Red.

4. Edge and colour the sides of the domino with a broad point metallic gold DecoColor paint pen.

5. Embellish the design with silver star jewels by Stampendous and brass sun charms. First remove the bale from the charms with wire cutters and then adhere in place with a drop of Judikins Diamond Glaze glue.

6. Apply a generous coat of Diamond Glaze to protect the design and put aside to dry.

7. Attach a larger brass sun charm to a silver star pendant with silver wire.

8. Cut two lengths of tiger tail beading wire.

9. Thread one piece of tiger tail wire through the star pendant and through the bottom hole of the domino. Add a crimp bead to one end of the wire and pass the other end of the wire through the crimp bead so that a circle is formed. Pull on the wire ends to tighten the circle and crimp the bead with bead crimpers or pliers. Hide the crimp bead inside the domino hole.

10. Create a hanging bale for the domino in the same way using the other piece of tiger tail wire.

11. Complete the creation by threading the domino pendant onto a metal choker or chain.

‘Magic Moments’
Celestial Card featuring a Mahjong tile Spotlight
by
Stephanie Loomis

1. Stamp “Serenading the Moon” (The Angel Company) on a pre cut 5 ½” x 4 ¼” sheet of white glossy cardstock. Use Staz-On Jet Black ink (Tsukineko)

2. Stamp the angel from the same image onto a mahjong tile using Staz-On ink (Tsukineko). Heat set.

3. Color the mahjong tile with Permopaque markers (Sakura)

4. Color glossy cardstock with jewel toned pearlescent chalk (Pebble Inc.) Use a heavy hand with the chalks for maximum coverage. Spray with chalk sealer.

5. Layer glossy cardstock onto a burgundy A2 note card (source unknown)

6. Use decorative scissors to cut out vellum quote (source unknown)

7. Attach vellum to upper left side of the card at an angle.

8. Secure the mahjong spotlight* over the angel on the glossy cardstock, carefully matching the lines. Use the narrowest dimensional tape available. (Scotch make a good one.)

* ‘Spotlight’ refers to the technique of picking a portion of a stamped image to highlight. For this project the ‘spotlight’ was achieved by adding the Mahjong game tile.

‘Sun and Moon’
Altered Matchbox & Domino
By
Deirdre

1. Start this project with a travel size domino. Color the face of the domino with sharpie markers in yellow, orange and red. Rub in the color before it dries to give a softer muted look. (See Picture 1)


2. Ink up a sun stamp with black Staz-On ink. Press the face of the domino down onto the stamp and pull off carefully. (See Picture 2)


3. When the ink dries glue (E500) clear colored crystals to the face of the domino on different rays of the sun image. Coat with a layer of Judikins Diamond Glaze and let dry. (See Picture 3)


4. Empty the matches from a standard size matchbox. Pull out the inside section of the matchbox and either drill small holes, four in the bottom and one at the top, or carefully push holes through with something sharp. Cut a pretty blue, lightly patterned paper to fit the outside of the matchbox. Glue the paper onto the outside of the box with any craft glue. Ink up a moon stamp with black Staz-On ink and press the top of the matchbox onto the stamp, lift carefully. Glue small blue crystals into place, as if they were trails left behind a star. Cut a piece of orange paper to fit the inside of the matchbox, glue into place. (See Picture 4)


5. Cut 2, eight inch long pieces of blue “eyelash” yarn. Tie on a star and moon charm to the middle of each length of yarn. String a blue and black bead along side each of the charms then push the ends of yarn through the holes at the bottom of the inside section of the matchbox and knot them both into place.

6. Cut a long piece of yellow/mixed color “eyelash” yarn. Press one end of the yarn through the top hole and knot it into place. Gather the rest in equal sections then tie together to form the top drawer pull. (See Picture 5)


7. Print out the words “SUN AND STARS AND MOON COMBINED, OUR DESTINIES THERE FOR US TO FIND” in Microsoft Word, using a pretty font. Cut the words into sections that fit the matchbox. Edge the papers with ink then glue into place. (See Picture 6)


8. Put the decorated domino charm into the matchbox then slide it back together. Sweet as a gift for a friend, or surprise someone with it as a Random Act of Kindness! (See Picture 7)