Saturday, June 16, 2012

Glass marble gems

 Loved this idea (seen here). I want to make the magnet versions as well, but for now my cousin and I made some cute mustache pendants.

First, start with a square of paper (can already have a print on it, but we chose to create our own.)  We drew the image before cutting it out to make sure it fit in the gem's parameters.
 Next, cut your paper down to size.
Place some mod podge on the back of the gem and place your image face down. Press down and make sure there aren't any bubbles.
Allow the mod podge to dry, then place more on the back of the piece of paper that is now attached to the gem.  Once this drys, use the E-6000 glue to glue on your necklace-piece that will allow you to put the pendant on a necklace. I chose these (in the picture below) because they were easy to glue on and were really simple.
Place on your favorite cord, ribbon, or chain and enjoy.
(Note: some images don't show up as well under the gem.  Metalic or paper with a sheen causes a mirror effect and may make it hard to see the image on the paper.)

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