Celebrate
Mom with a gift of pretty jewelry. Moms generally will love anything you give to them
for Mother’s Day, but with jewelry it’s a guarantee they will love it. Here is a project
that is simple to make using some Mod Podge and Martha Stewart craft stencils. The
instructions for this Fair Isle Necklace and Earrings can be found below. This craft
will not take longer than an hour to create.
PLAID Supplies
·
Martha
Stewart Crafts™ Fair Isle Dots Adhesive Stencils
·
Mod
Podge ® Dimensional Magic, 2 oz.
Other Supplies
Shrinkable craft film (like Shrinky Dinks Shrinkable
Plastic in Almond), Paint markers (like Sakura Permapaque), 2 earring backs, 1 large
jump ring, 1 silver chain, Circle cutter or other circular items to make a template,
3/4” hole punch, Jewel glue, Scissors, Pencil
Instructions
1.
You
will first need to cut your shrinkable plastic into three circles – one larger for
the necklace and two smaller for the earrings. To do this, either use a circle cutter
or find household items to trace. I used a funnel for the necklace and a jar lid for
the earrings. Put the items on the surface of the shrinkable plastic and trace. Keep
in mind that your plastic will shrink to 1/3 of its current size.
2.
Carefully
cut the plastic using your scissors. Cut slowly.
3.
Choose
your adhesive stencils and place onto the plastic. Use your paint markers to color
in the stencil designs. Pull up the stencil and allow the paint marker to dry. Don’t
touch the paint for several minutes or you will smear it. Tip: Your stencils may have
a little residual marker ink on them, but they are perfectly fine use again for painting!
4.
Repeat
on both the large circle and the two smaller circles until you have the design that
you like.
5.
Punch
a hole in the necklace with the hole punch.
6.
Bake
the shrinkable plastic according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Let cool.
7.
Apply
Dimensional Magic over the top of the necklace and earring circles. Let dry overnight.
8.
Apply
a second coat of Dimensional Magic (if desired) and let dry overnight.
9.
Attach
the jump ring and the chain to the necklace. Attach the earring backs to the earring
circles using jewel glue.
10.
Let
dry for 24 hours before gifting!
