Wednesday, February 2, 2011

My first Charm Swap

I thought I'd try something different and entered into a Charm Swap. I belong to the group AllThingsTim and this swap looked interesting to me. I'm really getting into the Tim look! I've never made a charm in my life, but after a little research this is what I came up with. I bought blank dominoes at my LSS and drilled a hole in the top to and put a wire in to hang the charm. ( I added a little glossy accents to make sure it stayed.) I took Tim Holtz Alcohal Inks (caramel, latte and eggplant) and an applicator and dapped the tile. After it dried I stamped it with brown Staz-0n Ink and used the corner of Tim's optimist photograph stamp. I sprayed over the tile with a clear spray. I felt it needed something else so I added one of Tim's typecharms, I stamped the face image and cut it out with a 1/2" circle punch. I then added a few beads and a lobster claw. I made 21 of these for the swap and I hope they are all happy with them. I can't wait to see what I get back. The rules were you had to use one Tim Holtz item, not including the ink, it was a lot of fun. I'll post what I get in return in a couple of weeks. Have a great day and thanks again for following me. Shari

8 comments:

  1. Oh, Shari!!! They came out just wonderful!!! They look terrific!

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  2. Shari, that is soooo pretty! I love it! I want to do something like this, and am just about to start using UTEE... What fun it will be!

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  3. Eek!!! That is GORGEOUS!!! Wow! I've never done a charm/charm tag. You are awesome!

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  4. Shari, these are fabulous! I've been looking at them but have never made one, maybe I should try it sometime. Keep safe and warm!

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  5. Hi, Shari. Wanted to stop by and say hello and to also thank you for your condolence on the loss of my nephew. That meant so much to me.

    Hugs!

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  6. Hi, Shari! Wanted to stop by to wish you a happy Valentine's Day!

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  7. Way to rock the charm swap, hard to believe its your first one!!! You'll have some happy swappers!

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