Charm packaging

You may remember my vintage and rock princess chunky charms a couple of weeks ago. Well, they are packaged up and heading to the swap hostess. One of the requirements of the swap, was to make a cute presentation of the charms. Pretty packaging. I wasn't sure how to do that, but this is what I came up with.




My Rock Princess charms are on some DCWV Rockstar paper that I have had forever and wasn't sure what to do with. It has hot pink foil lips on it!. I added a skull from Indie Art. I used an Inkadinkadoo stamp and stapled it over the charm to help hold it in place. To finish it, I added some black, shimmery ribbon.





The vintage charms are on paper by Karen Foster. I hand cut paper flowers out of some old book pages and added a Prima flower to the top of it. The brads were gold, but I scratched them up with some sandpaper and used brown Staz-On ink to make them fit in with the vintage theme. Brown velvet ribbon is stapled across the charm.

I had just as much fun making the packaging, as I did the charms. I hope you will try some too! Happy crafting!

What else have I been making charms for?

I have just finished up these altered Rolodex cards for a swap, my first time altering them! Since I have made so many charms lately and have extra beads everywhere, I wanted to be able to add some to my layouts and projects. I decided to make some small charms and add them to my paper clips!





Such an easy way to add some unexpected bling when a stick pin may not work!

I used some old book pages, Distress Ink, swirl background stamp, and some very yummy paper from the Basic Grey Hopscotch line. I also cut some crete paper streamers in half with decorative scissors to make the ribbon. To finish off the paper clip, I tied some Martha Stewart ribbon, and added a Prima flower. I left the tab blank so each person could add their own label.

I am super excited about using these charmed out paper clips in some layouts of mine!
Happy crafting!!

Altered journal

Can you believe that this journal was out of the dollar bin at Michael's? I wanted a journal that I could make and hang a chunky charm on. Since it had red polka dots on the inside, I used some of my Basic Grey Scarlet Letter paper. I used Modge Podge to glue down the paper on the cover. The edges are painted black along with the back cover, and then sealed with a coat of Modge Podge. I was also able to use my new Copics!! I stamped the butterfly image and used my copics to color and blend around the butterfly. I added a larger black circle behind it and then rolled the edges inward. I used some hot glue to add the ribbon, Glossy Accents to make sure that the bling stayed on, and then of course, that cute chunky charm! And it's all done! Not bad for a half days work. Happy crafting!

Rock Princess Chunky Charms!

I told you I was in love with these little things! This is the charms that I made for the Creator's Choice group in my swap. I decided on a "rock princess" theme, kind of girlie and funky. I had alot of black and pink beads, (and this is one of my favorite color combos!) so I went with what I had! I added a button and a rose shaped bead. I made bottlecap charms with Pink Paislee rub-ons and added them. It makes a very cool sound when it's dangling! Now I need to make something to package them in, so for now it's back to my paper stash! Tomorrow I have a new layout to share with you. Happy crafting!

Oh my, I'm in love!-Vintage Chunky Charms

I am not sure why I joined a chunky charm swap on the Cricut message boards. I have never made one before. But now I must say that I am in love with these charms! I have thought about adding one of these to my purse, my keychain, and of course my scrapbooks. Maybe even just letting them hang around my craft room!

The theme for this group was vintage. I used some charms with a antiqued brass finish and some things that make me think old; A skeleton key, fancy bird, filigree heart, a reproduction of a vintage button, pink, green, and milk glass. I may add some ribbon to them, just to dress up the top a bit. Now on to the next group, which was creator's choice. I can't wait to see how those turn out! Happy crafting!