Tuesday, 13 April 2010

More Experiments with Glass Tile Pendants

9 Glass Pendant Tiles
I’ve had another play with my glass tile pendants – I found a brilliant shop on Etsy where you can download  lovely collage sheets/files of 1in x 1in designs  that fit the tiles exactly http://www.etsy.com/shop/sparrowgraphic – Daryle was very helpful and answered all my queries.
DIGI COLLAGE SHEETS
I downloaded 5 files for about £7- but I can print them off as many times as I like after that. I tweaked each sheet a little bit before I printed them off to make doubly sure that the the design was a tiny bit bigger than the tile itself, thinking I could it trim off when it was dry.
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I cut out the designs I wanted to use, stuck the tiles onto them and waited for them to dry.
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I am quite pleased with the results, these were done in a rush as I was excited and wanted to try out the design sheets, so next time I will be a bit neater. I wouldn’t embellish them as I did with my first attempts as it just doesn’t  look right. However, I am thinking that a tiny bit of translucent micro glitter might add sparkle to the designs before they are stuck to the tile.   What this space………
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I have tried to roughly calculate what each finished pendant will cost me – the glass tile –10p, the bail fastener 20p and square from design sheet 5p plus a bottle of  Anita’s 3D gloss finish – about 35 to 50p?
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I am just experimenting/playing with my new bits and pieces, but if you want to find out more just Google “glass tile pendants”, there is a ton of stuff out there about them.

12 comments:

  1. These look fantastic Helen, i think you may be right about not embellishing the front. My head is working overtime just now, i,m thinking christmas, my dd2 has a group of very close friends, think i may have found their gifts.Keep up the good work
    xxx

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  2. These are out of the box gorgeous.
    Well done you - so much foresight!

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  3. oh wow these are just stunning, I love them to bits.

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  4. Wow Helen - these are stunning - well done and thanks for the information on costs etc... i just love all the bright girly colours here and agree that they will make superb gifts and any you might sell will surely offset your costs...

    brill!

    Paula x x x

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  5. Wow there gorgeous :D This is something I've wanted try for ages so thankyou very much for the links :D x Can't wait to see more

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  6. You have transformed a dull glass tile into something absolutely stunning

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  7. WOW! Well done you these are stunning. Such a simple idea but great finished items.

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  8. These are so pretty...thanks so much for all your info as you go along in your experiments.

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  9. Wow, what a great idea, and great find! I've always loved glass pendants & magnets, now I know how to make my own :)

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  10. These are amazing, I have to try them!! They will make lovely gifts :)

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  11. I love these!! They look fantastic. Do you know of any UK stockists too or just Ebay US? Your blog is soooo brilliant. You are an inspiration! - Pootle Flump x

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