Tuesday 14 July 2020

Memory Glass Christmas Tree Decoration.

I am not 100% with this decoration, but it was an interesting experiment after thrashing out ideas with Marc on ways to attach a hanger to a memory glass project without resorting to glue, which has never been aesthetically successful.

Tis the season Memory Glass Christmas Tree decoration

Finally, we hit upon using gold glitter Fimo to seal an embellished, patterned paper between 2 x 2ins glass squares. In making the frame I sank and secured a gold jump ring into the clay that would hopefully work as a hanger.

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I used small, self adhesive letters for the sentiment, cutting them everso slightly to fit the glass.

IMG_5766When it all went it in the oven I wasn’t sure if the heat would crack the glass, but it held out.

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This first very basic attempt is a bit rough and ready round the edges … leaving the back as it was……..

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……….. but I can see how it could be dolled up if/when I have another go.

Tis The season Christmas bauble

On the front I added a wooden Christmas tree (Hobbycrafts Xmas 2019)  with a generous layer of  Ranger Glossy Accents and a scattering of flat back gems, including the red star on the top. I also added three snowflake sequins also with a gem to the front of the glass to finish the look.

Everything needs fine tuning, the Fimo needs to be smoother and thinner round the edges, however I can see how being as thick could work if you wanted to create a little scene, i.e. white Fimo around a snowman in the snow…… I also think the lettering is a tad too big, but the hanger, the whole point of Marc’s and my original conversation, worked well, although I think I should now look to using a much smaller one …… so watch this space ……..