These are the pins that I made, as name tags, for our last Joyful Heart Demonstrator Breakfast.
It’s a technique I learned from Kelley Purkey (missed you this year at convention) several years ago but this time, I didn’t have to cut out the design by hand! I just ran the paper through the big shot and stamped the design (from the Elements of Style set) in basic grey on the top layer of 3 layers of Whisper White Butterflies. I glued all the layers together using Tombow, multipurpose glue. While the glue was still wet, I curved, and curled, snipped the slit between the wings a bit and shaped the butterfly the way I wanted, then left it sit overnight to dry completely.
Then I sprayed at least 3 coats (allowing drying time in between) of Folk Art Highshine Glaze. I did this on my front porch—it’s very toxic smelling.
I applied Chunky glitter—clear—to the center of the butterfly for the body but it turned yellow because I put it on with Tombow glue, I guess. I would use Crystal Effects the next time.
To apply the name, I hand wrote then names and cut them in a banner shape—on Whisper White Cardstock. Then I formed them a bit so that they looked ‘flowing’, I sprayed them with one coat of spray, then when that was dry, I sprayed a second coat-to the front and the back, and stuck it immediately to the finished butterfly. Then I sprayed one last coat, over the name tag and when dry, applied a pearl or rhinestone.
I hot glued a pin onto the back when complete.
another make and take inspired by a swap I got at convention
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