I'm out of town for the week filming the new season of Scrapbook Soup TV. While I'm away, I hope you'll enjoy these posts from the Balzer Designs archives. You can always search the archives for past gems HERE. Enjoy!
This post is from December 12, 2010.
Want a quick and easy gift to give? Have I got the tutorial for you!
First you've got to do a basic tape transfer. Check out my video below for the how-to:
(What do you think? My friend Kim has been bugging me forever to do one-minute technique videos and I finally did the first one! I think one of my 2011 resolutions is going to involve a whole lot more of these!)
Once your tape transfer had dried, grab some fragments.
Fragments are plastic pieces from Tim Holtz. You can get them with or without holes. These ones (as you can see) have holes. (The piece on the right is my tape transfer.)
Apply Glossy Accents to the fragments. Not too much. (Sometimes the tape transfer will stick to the fragment on its own, but just to be safe it's good to use adhesive.
Press the fragments onto your tape transfer.
Once the Glossy Accents is dry, cut around the fragment.
Use a sharp tool to poke through the tape where it covers the hole.
Add a jump ring and an earring hook to each fragment…
…and you've got a fabulous pair of earrings!
Here's a pair I made from some text from a Glamour Magazine:
Lots of cool possibilities, right?
Well, let's take it one step further, eh?
Repeat the same steps as before, but this time with a single large fragment.
The tape transfer is see-through, so we are going to place it onto a book page for a layered effect.
I wanted to catch the word "fairy." Use Glossy Accents to adhere the fragment to the book page.
Once the Glossy Accents is dry, cut the fragment out.
I like to cover the back of the book page (which will rest against your body) with some multi medium. Just something to seal it and prevent water/sweat damage.
Wrap foil tape around the edges of your pendant.
Once you've wrapped around the whole pendant, you'll need to smooth down (flatten) the tape on the front and the back. Do your best to be neat and pay attention at the corners.
My corners are still a bit wrinkly, but I smoothed them as best as I could with my thumb.
As we did with the earrings, poke a hole through the tape and book page where the hole in the fragment is.
I added a jump ring and a rubber necklace and voila! A fabulous artsy necklace in about 15 minutes!
Hope you'll make some earrings or a necklace of your own!
Thanks for stopping by!
Fantastic idea.
Fantastic idea.
Fantastic idea.
Fantastic idea.
Fantastic idea.
Fantastic idea.
Oh, great! Even MORE things to try!
Sorry, did I sound overwhelmed there? There are just so many things I want to try and to make that I can’t fit them all into my life.
(What? A gal’s gotta have clean laundry and dishes and SOMEBODY has to go to work to keep the cats in kibble…)
Honestly, I DO appreciate the fact that this doesn’t look to be an all-day project…
Thanks Julie!!
Oh, great! Even MORE things to try!
Sorry, did I sound overwhelmed there? There are just so many things I want to try and to make that I can’t fit them all into my life.
(What? A gal’s gotta have clean laundry and dishes and SOMEBODY has to go to work to keep the cats in kibble…)
Honestly, I DO appreciate the fact that this doesn’t look to be an all-day project…
Thanks Julie!!
Oh, great! Even MORE things to try!
Sorry, did I sound overwhelmed there? There are just so many things I want to try and to make that I can’t fit them all into my life.
(What? A gal’s gotta have clean laundry and dishes and SOMEBODY has to go to work to keep the cats in kibble…)
Honestly, I DO appreciate the fact that this doesn’t look to be an all-day project…
Thanks Julie!!
Oh, great! Even MORE things to try!
Sorry, did I sound overwhelmed there? There are just so many things I want to try and to make that I can’t fit them all into my life.
(What? A gal’s gotta have clean laundry and dishes and SOMEBODY has to go to work to keep the cats in kibble…)
Honestly, I DO appreciate the fact that this doesn’t look to be an all-day project…
Thanks Julie!!
Oh, great! Even MORE things to try!
Sorry, did I sound overwhelmed there? There are just so many things I want to try and to make that I can’t fit them all into my life.
(What? A gal’s gotta have clean laundry and dishes and SOMEBODY has to go to work to keep the cats in kibble…)
Honestly, I DO appreciate the fact that this doesn’t look to be an all-day project…
Thanks Julie!!
Oh, great! Even MORE things to try!
Sorry, did I sound overwhelmed there? There are just so many things I want to try and to make that I can’t fit them all into my life.
(What? A gal’s gotta have clean laundry and dishes and SOMEBODY has to go to work to keep the cats in kibble…)
Honestly, I DO appreciate the fact that this doesn’t look to be an all-day project…
Thanks Julie!!
Don’t be overwhelmed with tape transfers! They are so easy, and so addictive. They look really nifty on Formica samples, too, that you can get from the hardware store. and they can do wonders for an art journal page! Once you have the tape down firmly on your image, you can leave it to soak while you do something else, like the laundry. As you may need to soak it more than once, you can pop it back into the water and do the dishes. But don’t dump the water with the paper griddlies (a technical term) from the peeling process into the sink. Strain through a paper towel or coffee filter and pitch it into the garbage, to save your plumbing.
Don’t be overwhelmed with tape transfers! They are so easy, and so addictive. They look really nifty on Formica samples, too, that you can get from the hardware store. and they can do wonders for an art journal page! Once you have the tape down firmly on your image, you can leave it to soak while you do something else, like the laundry. As you may need to soak it more than once, you can pop it back into the water and do the dishes. But don’t dump the water with the paper griddlies (a technical term) from the peeling process into the sink. Strain through a paper towel or coffee filter and pitch it into the garbage, to save your plumbing.
Don’t be overwhelmed with tape transfers! They are so easy, and so addictive. They look really nifty on Formica samples, too, that you can get from the hardware store. and they can do wonders for an art journal page! Once you have the tape down firmly on your image, you can leave it to soak while you do something else, like the laundry. As you may need to soak it more than once, you can pop it back into the water and do the dishes. But don’t dump the water with the paper griddlies (a technical term) from the peeling process into the sink. Strain through a paper towel or coffee filter and pitch it into the garbage, to save your plumbing.
Don’t be overwhelmed with tape transfers! They are so easy, and so addictive. They look really nifty on Formica samples, too, that you can get from the hardware store. and they can do wonders for an art journal page! Once you have the tape down firmly on your image, you can leave it to soak while you do something else, like the laundry. As you may need to soak it more than once, you can pop it back into the water and do the dishes. But don’t dump the water with the paper griddlies (a technical term) from the peeling process into the sink. Strain through a paper towel or coffee filter and pitch it into the garbage, to save your plumbing.
Don’t be overwhelmed with tape transfers! They are so easy, and so addictive. They look really nifty on Formica samples, too, that you can get from the hardware store. and they can do wonders for an art journal page! Once you have the tape down firmly on your image, you can leave it to soak while you do something else, like the laundry. As you may need to soak it more than once, you can pop it back into the water and do the dishes. But don’t dump the water with the paper griddlies (a technical term) from the peeling process into the sink. Strain through a paper towel or coffee filter and pitch it into the garbage, to save your plumbing.
Don’t be overwhelmed with tape transfers! They are so easy, and so addictive. They look really nifty on Formica samples, too, that you can get from the hardware store. and they can do wonders for an art journal page! Once you have the tape down firmly on your image, you can leave it to soak while you do something else, like the laundry. As you may need to soak it more than once, you can pop it back into the water and do the dishes. But don’t dump the water with the paper griddlies (a technical term) from the peeling process into the sink. Strain through a paper towel or coffee filter and pitch it into the garbage, to save your plumbing.
Love the look of this technique :o) just wondering though if the clear packing tape is the same as what we call Sellotape (brand name – sorry) as our packing tape is usually brown. Wondered if anyone knew?
Love the look of this technique :o) just wondering though if the clear packing tape is the same as what we call Sellotape (brand name – sorry) as our packing tape is usually brown. Wondered if anyone knew?
Love the look of this technique :o) just wondering though if the clear packing tape is the same as what we call Sellotape (brand name – sorry) as our packing tape is usually brown. Wondered if anyone knew?
Love the look of this technique :o) just wondering though if the clear packing tape is the same as what we call Sellotape (brand name – sorry) as our packing tape is usually brown. Wondered if anyone knew?
Love the look of this technique :o) just wondering though if the clear packing tape is the same as what we call Sellotape (brand name – sorry) as our packing tape is usually brown. Wondered if anyone knew?
Love the look of this technique :o) just wondering though if the clear packing tape is the same as what we call Sellotape (brand name – sorry) as our packing tape is usually brown. Wondered if anyone knew?
Used uk sellotape and it works 😀 really happy!! Thanks Julie x
Used uk sellotape and it works 😀 really happy!! Thanks Julie x
Used uk sellotape and it works 😀 really happy!! Thanks Julie x
Used uk sellotape and it works 😀 really happy!! Thanks Julie x
Used uk sellotape and it works 😀 really happy!! Thanks Julie x
Used uk sellotape and it works 😀 really happy!! Thanks Julie x
I really like these, I’d never have thought it to use tape. Very clever!
I really like these, I’d never have thought it to use tape. Very clever!
I really like these, I’d never have thought it to use tape. Very clever!
I really like these, I’d never have thought it to use tape. Very clever!
I really like these, I’d never have thought it to use tape. Very clever!
I really like these, I’d never have thought it to use tape. Very clever!
they are really creative and antique looking earrings.. i will definitely try them!
they are really creative and antique looking earrings.. i will definitely try them!
they are really creative and antique looking earrings.. i will definitely try them!
they are really creative and antique looking earrings.. i will definitely try them!
they are really creative and antique looking earrings.. i will definitely try them!
they are really creative and antique looking earrings.. i will definitely try them!