Fragments

Back with another item of jewelry from our class earlier this week. This time we made a pendant using some of Tim Holtz's Clear Fragments. They are essentially plastic tiles, in various sizes and their uses are many. You get 48 pieces for $9.99. We used some of the 1 1/2" squares for this project...

Fun right?? And not difficult either. We stamped some Hero Arts flowers onto Cryogen White cardstock (it's mica-coated for a fabulous subtle shimmer), colored with Copics and then adhered the tile with a bit of Glossy Accents by Ranger. It dries rather quickly which is nice in a class setting. We used more Glossy Accents to adhere the bail to the back. I have seen similar pendants done with glass fragments, something I hope to try, but these TH fragments make for a light pendant which I like.

I have done many pendants by coating them with a 2-part epoxy resin. The epoxy dries to a hard, glassy finish but it takes a very long time to dry and can be messy. Definitely not workable in a 2 hour class. These tiles make a great alternative with similar results.

Tip: take the various size tiles and place them over your stamps to see how the image might look on a pendant. If you are a floral stamp collector like me, you will probably find lots of workable images.

I may have to do some more jewelry, it is kind of addicting once you get going. I do have all those tiles left over, hmmm...