Created
and presented by Deborah Spofford, CCD
Author and Designer for the Creative Industry
Create
beautiful glass art easily with a few simple materials.
Materials:
8” clear
plate
Gold
holographic paper (two designs)
Gold
jump rings (one package)
Liquid
Laminate™ by Beacon™
Swirl
paper punch ( 1 ½”)
Navy
Blue mulberry paper
Scissors
plastic
cup (to hold plate while you work on it)
Instructions
Prepare. Wash
and dry the plate. Cover work
surface with plastic.
Cut Mulberry paper. Cut a piece of Mulberry paper large enough
to cover the plate.
Cut and punch Gold paper shapes. Punch out five swirls of one gold holographic
paper and four of the other holographic paper. Cut eight triangles (1 1/4” x 1” x 1”). Cut
eight pieces (1/4” x 2”) of holographic paper that is different from
the triangle paper.
Decoupage. Squirt
the back side of the plate with a thick coat of Liquid laminate™. Use
a paint brush to spread it around.
Add the paper shapes. Arrange the swirls in the center of the plate
alternating every other one with a different holographic design. Place eight in a circle and one in the center. Arrange
the triangles and paper strips around the outside edge of the plate. Alternating
triangle, strip, triangle, strip. Cover the paper shapes with laminate.
Add the fibers. Lay the fun fibers (one at a time) randomly
on the back of the plate. Press
the fibers into the laminate in several places so they stay in place. Hint: Don’t
over work the design. Just lay
the fibers down and let them fall naturally on the charger. Layer
the fibers…first purple, then white, then green.
Add more Liquid Laminate™. Squirt more laminated over the fibers.
Add the paper backing. Place the mulberry paper over the back of
the charger. Soak the paper
with laminate and smooth with a paint brush. Work
air bubbles from the middle to the outside edges. If necessary poke air bubbles with a needle
and smooth with the brush. Do
not over work the paper.
Trim the edges. Cut the excess paper off of the charger. Press
the paper edges tight against the lip of the charger.
Let the charger dry. Set the charger on top of a plastic cup so
the edges can dry. Dry over
night.
Add more laminate. Coat the back of the charger with two more
coats of laminate. Let dry between
each coat.
Hand wash the surface of the charger.
Supply Sources
We
used….
Fibers
Fun
Fibers from Adornments™
Winter
#6 and Summer #6
Decoupage
medium
Liquid
Laminate™ from Beacon™
Beacon
Chemical Co
(914)
699-3400
Seed
Beads
Mill
Hill
Gay
Bowles Sales, Inc
