HOF3 Jewelry Printable Kit Tutorial...

I mentioned yesterday that this kit is now up on the site and that I would put together a little tutorial about how I put mine together. I have been making these like crazy and on the sheet you purchase you have 25 total images to choose from so there are a ton. So lets get started...you will need to gather a few things like:

 

HOF3 Jewelry Printable, Tim Holtz Fragments, Glossy Accents

 

Chandelier Crystals, plastic jewels, beads and jumprings. I purchased the long hot pink jewel I used in the example necklace from Tracy at By Design Scrapbook Boutique when I was there teaching. But chandelier crystals, beads, bells, almost anything sparkly would be fun to use. What about these? I think they would be super fun! And look at these fun bells I found in these bright colors. LOVE THEM! The red ones actually have a velvet texture on them.

 

So once you have gathered your supplies and printed your page of tiles you are ready to start creating. I printed my sheet of tiles on Epson glossy photo paper but you could print them on textured cardstock, transparencies, sticker sheets, shrinky dink plastic, vellum. Pretty much anything but for my necklace I used photo paper.

Next, choose the tile you want to start with, coat the back of your fragment with glossy accents and adhere down over the tile you have chosen. You do not want to put tons of glue, just give it a nice coat, spreading it out with the tip of the glue bottle covering as much as possible. Push down on the fragment making sure you see glue covering the entire tile and I usually hold mine for about ten seconds to make sure it is secure. 

 

 

 

Remember that you have several shapes in your fragments package so you could use several different shapes. Here I have used a smaller square and only used part of one of the tiles. 

I did let mine dry for several hours....you do not have to but I like to make sure they are nice and secure before I start drilling and cutting on the tiles.

Once the tile is dry, using your scissors, trim around the edges of the tile.  I then sanded the edges of mine to make sure it is nice and smooth.

Next you will want to drill your holes for the jumprings. I used a small drill bit and my husbands drill. I have a girlfriend who uses her Dremmel for this all of the time so I know those work as well.

 

So now comes the fun part...assembling them and adding jewels, bells, and beads. I have used a ball chain for my necklaces. I purchased them from etsy and they can be found here. She has fabulous colors to choose from.

 

 

 

The Peace Tags were a super easy way to attach the necklaces. And for the back side I just attached a small plastic bag to hold the bulk of the chain.

This would easily slip into a card where you can write your sentiment and have a gift ready for almost anyone! Teachers, neighbors, girlfriends, babysitters....I plan on making a few extras and slipping them in my purse for those times you forget someone on your list (please tell me I am not the only one that does this) and then you will have a super cute gift to pull out when you need it.

If you have any questions post them here and I will try to answer them. Enjoy!

 

Comments

[Geralyn Gray]

I just love these.......you three are so talented.....love all of the Christmas designs and different ideas!!!!!

[Robin]

What a clever and great ideas - they are great. Thank you for sharing this with all of us.

[Gail E]

Thanks for the tutorial. I just love all the different ideas and now can't wait to get started!!

[Nan Fowler]

i started making mine last night. I say them on Heidi's blog yesterday and I couldn't wait to buy the printable kit and get started. they dried overnight and I'm going to drill my holes tonight. Can't wait to see how they turn out. Thanks for the
wonderful gift idea. Merry Christmas

[michelle]

These are stinking cute...WIll have to run to micheals and get the tiles. thanks janet for another great project.

[donelle Macey]

Oh sure after I place my order at Hof3 I now see these.....sooooo cute I kept my daughters shrinky dink machine I am excited to plug that baby in and get shrinkin. Back to place another order. Janet your work is always so inspiring.

[Theresa]

Thank you!

[Julie]

Your necklace is beautiful! It looks doable too!

[Angela Miner]

These are so stinking cute! I wish I had found them earlier, but at least now I have a super cute idea for next Christmas! P.S. It would be AWESOME if you did something like this for EVERY holiday!

[Charity]

Sweet!

[shabbyjuls]

Love love love these..I am working on mine now. I really wanted to make some gifts this year....question....what is the font you are using for the joy and celebrate? And the j for Janet...love these. ..awesome idea..I agree that you should do more of these..I would love making these for birthday gifts too and gratitude gifts!!!

[Angie Smith]

I really love your creations. They really prove that you all work from the heart. And we are blessed because it is triple the inspiration in one place!!!

[Bobbi]

I have always wanted to try these. I think my daughters and I will have to give it a whirl. Maybe for Valentines Day since my Christmas craft list is all filled up. Thanks for sharing!

[Brooke - in Oregon]

These are adorable and would make such cute little ornaments too!

[nicole petersen]

where did ya find felted bells? And, where did ya find the long black and red jewels??????? i have looked and looked and looked! lol

i hope all is well on your side. the baby is so cute. good job of cooking that one. :)

[Kristy]

those are the cutest ever!!!!!
love the colors too :O)

[Bieha Besh]

wow,,now i kno how to make my own dsgn necklace,,,thank much,,,really usefull~

[suzanne]

Wonderful idea!
thanks for the tutorial....
i get so many ideas from you guys...!

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