Good day all!!! So is everyone ready for Christmas? I still have shopping to do........but I did mange to get my parcel mailed out to my parents......so they should have it in plenty of time for Christmas!

Well, on to today's post.........since I always do cards, I decided it was time to show you that you can make some really awesome gifts for Christmas, so I hope you all enjoy today's post..........

Here's my version of a Tim Holtz necklace.............anyone that knows me, knows that I have most of his products, I do buy double, sometimes even triples........lol.......I do love my Tim Holtz products.........



So bear with me this is a rather long list of products that I used to make this.........I will give you a brief tutorial after the Products Used...............

Products Used

Ranger 2"x2" Memory Frames-Black Patina

Ranger 2'x2" Memory Glass

Tim Holtz Ball Chain

Tim Holtz Charm Clips

Tim Holtz Word Keys

Tim Holtz Hinge Clip

Tim Holtz Jump Rings

Tim Holtz Adage Tickets

7 Gypsies 6"x6" Conservatory Pad

White Cardstock

Spellbinder's Scalloped Rectangles Large

Ranger Crackle Accents

Ranger Glossy Accents

Stampendous Acetate Sheets

Alcohol Inks in the following colours: Eggplant, Stonewashed & Silver

Tim Holtz Distress Inks- Dusty Concord, Chipped Saphirre, Tumbled Glass & Vintage Photo

Cosmo Cricket- Tiny Type Clear Black Stickers

Black StazOn Ink

Technique Tuesday Verbose Clear Stamp

Ranger Distress Stickles- Rock Candy

In the Making-Cool Highlight Glitter

Whew........that's a long product list for such a small item.........lol. Okay onto the how to make it part.....

I cut my bead chain so it's 20" in length, then I cut my acetate sheet so it was 1 7/8"x 1 7/8" and applied the alcohol inks on it. Now cut the butterly from the 7 Gypsies pad with the scalloped rectangles die and apply a fairly thick coat of the crackle accents over it, (BTW, I love this stuff....its amazing) set aside to dry......FYI...this takes awhile to dry, but once it's dry, apply the vintage photo distress ink to it so it gets into the cracks and wipe with a paper towel.

I made a small tag myself from white cardstock and used the dusty concord distress ink on it and applied the word Love from the Cosmo Cricket stickers. I stamped the Technique Tuesday Verbose stamp on the back of the glass and let it dry. Just so you know....the reason that I used the acetate is that the alcohol inks will react with the StazOn and you will end up with a mess!!! Now, distress the ticket with Tumbled Glass, Chipped Saphirre & Vintage Photo and using your finger rub some rock candy on the word and dry. Here's a close up it in the frame...........

Onto the assembly.......I used the glossy accents to adhere the acetate and then adhere the rest of the embellishments. I then applied the glossy accents to all the sides of the glass and sprinkled on some glitter. Put the front piece on while it's still wet, this will seal the 2 pieces of glass together and spread the glitter somewhat. Put in the frame and let dry. Attach the charm clip to the bottom and add the word key. Since I put the hole to the bottom.....I attached the hinge clip to the top and added a jump ring. Now you can hang it on the beaded chain. Voila a beautiful gift for someone!!!

I hope you enjoyed my project...sorry if it's a bit long, but I thought that I would give you somewhat of a tutorial, as the pics do not do it justice, it's so hard to show the glimmer. I would love to hear your thoughts......so please leave a comment..........don't be shy!!!

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