Tools Used –
Spellbinders
Grand Calibur die cutting machine
Spellbinders
Nestabilities Labels Fifteen (2nd smallest in set)
Sewing Machine
Scissors
Small hand drill or rotary drill
Pliers: round-nose
Wire cutters
Textured stamp
Bone folder
Products
Used –
ICE
Resin®
2
small pieces of Art Mechanique cream sheer ribbon
Muslin
Fusible
interfacing (sew-in will work)
Crocheted
flower
Brown
thread
Vintage
ear ring with faux pearls
Copper
sheet: 34 gauge
Snaps
and snap setting tool
Fingernail
buffing stick or very fine sandpaper
Liver
of sulfer solution
Epoxy
glue
Instructions
1. Use the die to cut and emboss a square from the copper
sheet.
2. Lay the square on the stamp and rub with the bone folder
to create texture.
3. Soak the square in a warm liver of sulfer solution until it is
very dark. Remove and rinse with cold water. Lightly sand with the nail buffing
stick to remove some of the dark patina.
4. Cut the back off the earring. If the earring has a dangle
and is removable, remove it.
5. Glue the earring at the center of the flower. Let cure.
6. Mix the resin according to the package directions. Cover
the front side of the square with resin and place the flower centered on it.
Drip a little more resin onto the piece to cover the flower. Let it cure
according to the package directions.
7. If the earring dangle was removed, replace it.
8. Tear two pieces of muslin to 2 1/8” wide and to your
wrist size plus about 2”. Cut a piece of interfacing that is just a little
smaller than the muslin. Iron the interfacing to one muslin piece.
9. Lay the second muslin piece on top of the other with the
interfacing sandwiched between the two pieces of muslin. Sew a zigzag stitch
around the edges twice. Sew two lines of gathering stitches down the center of
the cuff.
10. Pull the threads to gather the cuff to fit your wrist, (remember to
allow enough overlap for the snaps). Tie the threads off to secure.
11. Follow the manufacturers directions to apply two snaps
to the cuff.
12. Drill a hole at the center of each side of the square.
13. Thread a ribbon through the holes. Trim the ribbon tails
to extend to within about ½” of the snaps.
14. Center the square onto the cuff and sew a zigzag and
straight stitch down the center of each ribbon tail.
15. Thread a piece of ribbon under the ribbon on the
cuff to one side of the square where it is not sewn down; tie it in a knot and
trim.
Finished Cuff
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