Design Team: Liz O (Unik by Yes) Week 22 Cycle 9
#DIY Gift idea alert! Check out these shrink plastic earrings created by Liz! Tutorial below!
Happy
Tuesday Crafty Friends!
Welcome
back! I am so glad you stopped by because I have another very trendy project to
share with you ;) I can honestly say I
am loving the "Stay Connected" dies from Craftwell, so many possibilities!!!
Creative
supplies:
"Stay
Connected" Dies from Craftwell
Shrink
Plastic: black and white
Jump
rings
Round
nose pliers
Lever
earrings
Core'dinations
White Wash
Sanding
gadget and dusting cloth
eCraft
eBosser
Teresa
Collins' Wood grain cottage Embossing Folder
Permanent
adhesive
glitter
paper
Xyron
Sticker Maker
Plate Combos:
For
SP:
D + C + (2) *rubber shims+ Magnetic Shim + Metal Dies+ Wax paper + Shrink Plastic
+ Metal Adapter + A
For
EF:
D+C+ EF+A
For
MD:
D+C+ B *+Magnetic shim +Metal Dies+ Wax paper +Paper+ A
*
Please note that plate B or a rubber shim might be optional depending on the
thickness of your paper/plastic, I used light weight paper.
Creative process:
Arrange
your Plate combo. I noted that it cuts better when using a piece of shrink
plastic that is slightly larger than the die instead of a large piece. Space
your dies over the plate for ease of cutting.
Punch
holes on the plastic geo tags
to turn them into a tear shaped "beads". Bake your plastic pieces
according to manufacturer’s instructions. Confession:
At first, in order to save some time -I thought :?- I used a heat embossing
tool, but it did not work too well so I went back to the oven
method, I thought this was worth sharing since you probably don’t want to experiment and waste
material right?
Let
your pieces cool before handling and join them using your pliers and jump
rings. Assemble your earrings and done!
Now
for the display I used a pattern I found on Pinterest and made an SVG cutting
file with it. This display works best with dangling earrings rather than with
studs, because the length and weight of the earrings keep the top part from straightening
back, if it makes sense ;). I cut the file with the eCraft, ran it thru the
eBosser using Teresa Collins' Wood grain EF. Score the triangular sides, fold
backward and glue their base to the back of the bottom piece. For details and a
link to the display please visit my blog.
I
hope you leave this post inspired to create something using your TC dies!
Please share with us what you create using these or other TC dies, we LOVE to
see your projects!
As
always thanks for stopping by!
Have
a super crafty day!
Liz
Thanks Liz! How cool would these earrings be for your techie loving friend? Are you making Christmas gifts this year? Share your thoughts below!
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