5 Creative & Quick DIY Gifts + FREEBIE Holiday Cheer Download Art for You!

Happy holidays! Our gift to you ~ our Dec 11 Holiday Cheer Circles FREEBIE download sheet. Download the page, save to your computer, (right click, choose "save picture as"), open, print out full size (letter) for festive 1" circles, or reduce, enlarge as you'd like.

With just this one sheet, you can easily make bottle cap pendants, bottle cap fridge mags, bracelets, glass domed art pendants, epoxy circle instant bracelets, ornaments, wrapping paper, tags & more! See our samples below, and as always, happy crafting!

Click here for our HOLIDAY CHEER CIRCLES download file. It is in .jpg format and will be HUGE on your screen. Right click with your mouse and save to your computer. Ask your printer to print letter size, or 8.5" wide.

Here's 5 quick and creative little gifts for you to try:

1. Magnetic Bottle Cap Pendants Made from fridge mags! Our 1" epoxy circles and 1" glass domes fit perfectly on the back of our double sided adhesive flat circle magnets. Peel n stick, pop the finished dome in our bottle cap pendants (inside or outside) and you've got an instant, interchangeable bottle cap pendant necklace. When you get home, you can put it back on the fridge or on your jewelry organizer! :-)

2. Glass Domes for Pendants and Ornaments. We are now well-stocked in all sizes and shapes of glass domes, cabochons, and matching pendant bases.

Take a peek - a little dab of e6000 or 3D Crystal Lacquer is all you need to take your printouts, scraps, family photos or collage art to a new wearable (or fridge-magnet) level! Great gifts, fun for kids too!

You can see them all here.Try making this nearly instant zipper pull – from one of our 100D kits - each flattened bottle cap charm comes with it's own adhesive dome and jump ring attached – ready for your art, photos, more. Add a lobster clasp and you've got a zipper or backpack pull. Finish your image with a 1" circle punch or exacto knife on a cutting mat.

3. Glass Dome Pendants become Key Chains with just a Key Ring!

Use one of our411 Silver Pendants with Glass Dome tops, add one of our Key Rings, and use our download sheet or your favorite photo - you've created a very easy (and sturdy) gift!

Wrap them up in our 10-pack gift bags - put together a whole bunch of family gifts with just a little bit of time, easy on the wallet too!

4. Epoxy Domed Zipper/Backpack Pulls.

Start with 1 of our 100D Flattened Bottle Caps w/Epoxy Dome cover, add a lobster clasp to the jump ring, and you've got an instant zipper pull or backpack hang tab.

4. Blossoms of Red & Green Necklace Get in the Holiday spirit with this necklace using our Millefiori Single Flower Glass Beads. These 12mm beads are cut out in single flower shapes in a rainbow of colors. You might also try our Millefiori Stars or Millefiori Mixes. For this project, Cheryl chose the red flowers and green flowers only out of the 30 beads on a strand. Combined with red, green and clear seed beads as well as bright silver ridged spacer beads, Cheryl has created a very festive necklace. She chose to make her design in a matinee length at about 22 inches. We are sure you will be inspired to make your own holiday creations to enjoy this party season.

5. Fridge Mag Snow Globes! Featuring your family and friends! Just add your photo or last year's holiday card to the back of our magnetic fridge mag snow globesfor instant personalized results!Try our matching mini photo tags - we now offer a double sided blank -perfect for reversible or two-sided charms and pendants- one of our most frequent customer requests.Wrap it all up with our 10 pack gift bags! ~ Choose from Velveeteen Opaque (no peeking!) or etherial Organza Bags ~ easy on the pocket book and easy on the eyes! Makes gift giving a breeze.

Don't forget to use your newsletter subscriber code DEC2011 at checkout. You will need to be signed in and enter your savings code on the payment/last page of checkout in the promo code box.

E-us for help with DEC2011 in the subject line and we can apply your savings in the form of a refund when your order ships.

Thanks always ~ wishing you a fun and happy holiday season filled with lots of family, friends, and crafts! From all of us at Rubber Nation Crafts and very soon at eCrafty.com

5 Quick DIY Gifts, Host an Earring or Wine Charm Party, Freebie Cropping Tool Download

We have a whopping 125 new items - new bead mixes, strands, findings, adhesives - click here Oct and here Nov to see them all. Shown: last year's customer favorites just restocked: Little magnetic photo snow globes!

 

Our gift to you our wonderful customers and newsletter subscribers take 20% everything in your cart with your code NOV2011 in the promo code box on payment page. 

 

Our clickable supply list will help you make nearly instant gifts:

 

Try our bottle cap pendants or bottle cap magnets with adhesive domes included, assembled photo bracelets, assembled photo charms, fridge mag snow globes, charm bases with adhesive domes included, even typewriter key charm kits! Adorable! Affordable! Easy! Done!

 

We also stock double-sided 1" adhesive squares , tons of neck cords and neck chains as well as bracelets and jump rings to make your project truly instant. Just trim your photo, printout or photocopy, peel, stick, wrap (try our gorgeous organza bags or gift tins) and give!

 

Here's some simple tips and links to make your photo gifts better:

 

Recycle last year's photo holiday cards - Yours, family members, friends'. Use a tight crop so that you see your subject's face - not a whole bunch of other things. Many times - larger photos are already the right size since what you're trying to crop or frame is a face that is between 2/3 to 1.25".

Free online photo cropping tool! If you need to reduce or enlarge your photo, try Google's FREE online tool ~ go to http://pixlr.com/ You do NOT have to download any software - you can work online, add any image, crop, shrink and print! If you have Microsoft Word - just copy your photo and open a new document. Insert your photo. Grab or click on the corners, crop or trim, and print.

Photo labs at your local drugstore or office supplies superstore -  You can also go to your local photo copy center, sometimes even your local grocery store has a photo kiosk, and have them help you make the reduction you need. Just measure the acetate insert and take in your photo - they can print out a sheet for you.

It's easy to shrink your image! Work in fractions,divide, find your desired reduction. For instance: You need your photo to be 1", your original is 3" - 1 divided by 3 is ....33% - you will need to print out your oriignal at 33%. You can do this with any set of measurements easily!

Our photo bracelets and mini memory frame charms have acetate inserts in each of the frames - if you take out one of the inserts - you can use that to place over your photograph and trim to size.

Our Recipe for an Easy Holiday Crafting Party:

Here's what's great about earrings and wine charms - anyone can make a pair or a set to take home - especially beginners!  With very few supplies, your guests can leave with their own handmade party favors!

Earring Crafting Party: Take 1 set of our 100pc ear wires, 1 set mixed crystal bicones, combine with 1 set 10pc assorted millefiori bead strands, add 1 set of our headpins, eyepins, jumprings assortment, and you've got a recipe for fun!

Holiday Wine Charm Crafting Party:  Take a set of our ribbon photo charms or memory frame minis, 1 set of our jump ring mega mix, a sheet or two of our laminating film, some simple adhesive squares, and just about any 1" art you'd like. Our friend and coworker Anne made these with artwork from return address labels.

OK! Now get to it!  Remember to reward yourself with a 20% discount on all items in your cart with the code NOV2011 in the promo code box on your payment page. Thanks always and happy creating from all of the folks at Rubber Nation Crafts, RubberNation.com and soon, eCrafty.com

As always, e-us with any questions: rubbernation@comcast.net Happy creations!

Double the Fun with 2-Sided Domes, Magnetic Bottle Cap Pendants, More!

Our friend and coworker Anne came up with these brilliant little tricks to make your craft supplies serve double duty!

 

1. Magnetic Bottle Cap Pendants Made from fridge mags! Our 1" epoxy circles and 1" glass domes fit perfectly on the back of our double sided adhesive flat circle magnets.  Peel n stick, pop the finished dome in our bottle cap pendants (inside or outside) and you've got an instant, interchangeable bottle cap pendant necklace. When you get home, you can put it back on the fridge or on your jewelry organizer! :-)

 

2. Convert Mini Bottles into Art, Message in a Bottle Charms. Add a set of our new eye screw tops 1206A to the corks of any of our mini bottles ~ roll up your art or scrap or fabric and put it inside ~ smooth against the edges with the thin wood end of a paintbrush. You can make your mini bottle coordinate with just about anything with a simple switch of a scrap!

 

3. Create 2-sided reversible rectangle pendants using our new 1x2" domino size epoxy bubbles e6000'd on the back side of our rectangle pendants 412A. You will have to trim about 2mm (tiny tiny amount) off of the bottom of the epoxy bubble.

 

4. Make 2-sided glass dome keepsake jewelry.  This works best with our thin-rimmed pendant bases such as 413A bases and glass dome tops. Try some combos like a photo with initial on the back, a baby pic and grad pic on the other side, wedding day and first date pic, etc.

You get the idea!  Our square bases 400P work well for double sided square charms and pendants. You can use them with either our 1" square epoxy bubbles or 1" square glass domes. (This is Anne's baby to grad sample with daughter Molly).

 

5. Create reversible charm blanks - no domes needed! Try our 1500J Photo Frame Charms - just under 1" tall each. Trim your photo or art, cover with our laminating film (instant) and e6000 onto the base. Turn over, repeat, done! You can also get the same effect using our 3D Crystal Lacquer and our Ink Jet Fixative stick - let dry overnight.

 

6. Epoxy Bubble Finger Rings. Our friend and coworker Shenoa, Cheryl's granddaughter, made this fun, bright finger ring using just our 1" epoxy bubbles, one of our brown and pink floral batik beads, and ring blanks, along with a dab of e6000. This is a great idea for kids, teens to make for quick and fun instant jewelry.

 

7. Fall Hues Necklace. Our friend and coworker Cheryl (Shenoa's grandma) made this lovely necklace by intertwining just a few of our new items ~ sparkle and watercolor beads by the yard, and a medallion from our new Fearless Crafters' LIghtweight Metal mix, along with a with a few of our customer favorite ~ 10 yards of seed beads necklace in amber red fall hues. 

 

Our annual FALL SHIPMENT is here! Make sure to check out ALL 125! of our new items this month! Also, make sure to use your 20% savings code OCT2011 at checkout AFTER you sign in (this means, make sure to register ~ you'll receive 20% on everything in your cart) at checkout when you use code OCT2011 in the promo code box. Please e-us or type a note in the comments section of your order if you have any problem getting your code to "take" after you've signed in. 

 

About the designers:

Anne Strasser is a crafty soul. Watch out - if you turn your back, she will have glued something to something. When she's not here, she's busy gluing stufff, gardening and raising her wonderful daughters.

 

Cheryl Satterlee is also a crafty soul. Watch out - if you turn your back, she will have beaded something or organized something! When she's not here, she's busy being a grandmom to 3 wonderful kids.

 

Shenoa Satterlee is a theatrical soul who also just happens to be Cheryl's granddaughter. When she's not here, she's in middle school, or at theater practice. We miss her during the school year but we are happy to have featured one of her creations this month!

 

 

 

Jewelry Ideas Made with our "In Black and White" Freebie Collage Sheet

Beyond Black and White! 6 New Inspired Projects for You!


Wow! We had an amazing response to our "In Black and White" freebie download collage sheet from the July newsletter and Facebook post. We hope you find these 6 projects as inspiring as we did! Click on any photo to for a closeup.

First up, Kristine Richards joins us as a regular contributor and creative force extraordinnaire. Lucky us! She works in many mediums - this time she used polyclay along with our clear epoxy domes and favorite inks, wire and crystal faceted beads to transform our "In Black and White" freebie download collage sheet into the gorgeous necklaces you see here. Hang on to your collage sheets ~ there's more to come! This is probably do-able for a medium-level crafter. For a detailed project sheet (PDF format - printable instructions) on Kris' necklace, just e-us.

Next up, our friend and coworker Hannah Greenberg came up with a different rainbow interpretation of our "In Black and White" freebie collage sheet - using watercolors on a black/white printout. She trimmed and rolled the colored squares of paper inside of our mini glass bottle charms. The results are gorgeous - and probably just the right level for beginning crafters.  For a detailed project sheet (PDF format - printable instructions) on Hannah's' mini bottle charms, just e-us.

For our bead loving readers, our friend and co-worker Cheryl Satterlee came up with two ingenious ways to incorporate our ball chain necklaces with our spunky black, white and pink lampwork beads. Her latest creation is a new twist on a beaded necklace and chain using 20 gauge wire and assorted glass pearls.


Here is another variation on this new technique from Cheryl. She chose the focal bead with the largest hole for the centerpiece of this pendant. Again using 20 gauge wire she threaded a mixture of focal beads, spacer beads and metal bead caps onto the wire. But this time she created a loop at the bottom and threaded the wire through the center bead twice. The tops are just loops of wire connecting the pendant to the ball chain.  

For a detailed project sheet (PDF format - printable instructions) on Cheryl's ball chain technique, just e-us.
Last but by no means least, our friend and co-worker Shenoa Satterlee (Cheryl's granddaughter) made a beautiful necklace for Grandma Cheryl in all of her favorite colors. Here she used one of our Batik Focal beads as the center of this design. She created a pattern of beads and chain for this necklace. Try one of ourJewelry Makers Mixes in your favorite colors. A few findings of jump rings, headpins, chain and clasps are all you need for a gorgeous new necklace.

If you're still reading this, then you are a die-hard crafter indeed! Don't forget to use your 20% Newsletter Subscriber coupon code SEP2011 in the promo code box on the payment page at checkout. You must be signed in for this promo code box to appear.
If you cannot see it, or you bypass it at checkout, just e-us in the "comments" section on your order - we'll arrange a discount for you in the form of a refund when your order ships. Remember, SEP2011 in the promo code box saves you 20% on every order this month!

Thank you to our wonderful contributors this month:

Kristine Richards lives happily ever after in the mid west, taking time to smell the roses, create poly clay and lampwork beads and jewelry, attend craft and bead classes, spend time with her family, all the good stuff. There is probably a more accurate bio to write on her - but the newsletter deadline is near! We'll do a formal bio on her project sheets. Welcome Kristine! You are our fairy godmother of craftiness!

Cheryl Satterlee lives happily ever after here in Northern California with her family and grandchildren nearby. We're very grateful to have her help on EVERY front! Packing up your orders, looking after things that would normally slip thorugh the cracks, and creating beautiful jewelry in her spare time. She is multi-talented and enjoys beading, baking and babysitting for new family members!

Shenoa Satterlee lives here in Northern California just a stone's throw from Grandma's house. She is a bright, industrious middle schooler who happens to love absolutely everything about the theater ~ writing! acting! singing! lights! camera! action! She has helped us a lot over the summer here in the office. Thank you Shenoa!

Hannah Greenberg also lives here in Northern California, works hard in high school, love to dance, and does some amazing bending of wire and beading of beads in her spare time! We're lucky to have her here helping us and thinking up so many COOL new uses for our craft items!

DIY Typewriter Keys & Wistful Traveler's Jewelry + Freebie Download for You!

 

We've got a really great FREEBIE printable collage sheet download when you “LIKE” US on Facebook (click here)! 

If you're already a fan, you'll see the link here

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ECrafty/135397089827981

 

If you're not on Facebook, you can still get the same freebie - just refer a friend to our site here or sign up for our Monthly Savings Code & newsletter here, OR just e-us using this link mention "Freebie collage sheet July 11" in the subject!

Use these as we did for the jewelry samples above, or embellish our bamboo tiles. Great for scrapbooks. These also make a killer set gift set of fridge magnets. Add our 1" pendant bases + instant adhesive domes - or print out slightly larger and punch out 1" circles too ~ use with our bottle cap pendants and magnets !

 

Make instant pendants, magnets, more! Add our epoxy domes, or e6000, 3D Crystal Lacquer + glass domes. Easier still, just stick down epoxy bubbles and trim. Done.

 

We hope you’re having a wonderful summer with some extra time to set aside for crafts and family.

 

 

Don't forget the savings!

Remember to use your subscriber savings code (type it on payment page after you've signed in - promo code box will appear) for 20% off your cart contents with your exclusive member savings code AUG2011 good thru 9/1!

Happy August! Here's 3 fast and fun ideas for near instant art jewelry.  

 

We made our Typewriter key jewelry charms and Typewriter Key Finger Rings, as well as a Bahama Mama necklace using just a few of our newest charm blanks, domes and this month's freebie collage sheet download. (see below). Let's get started!

 

Plan ahead - attached to a charm bracelet or hung from a chain or ribbon, these make easy, fun & personalized holiday gifts.

    

1. Faux Typewriter Key Charms (click image above)

Our newest charm bases and matching domes just arrived - 18mm - dime size - just about typewriter key size - perfect for faux typewriter art jewelry.

 

2. Faux Typewriter Key Rings (click to enlarge)

Our finger rings and matching domes just arrived - 16mm - actual typewriter key size - perfect for faux typewriter art jewelry.

 

How to Make Typewriter Jewelry Using our Glass Domes and Charm bases:

1. Print this month's freebie typewriter collage sheet at 30% of actual size. 2. Add a small dollop of e6000 adhesive to printout. 3. Press glass dome down firmly for a thin, bubble-free seal. 4. Speed dry in your microwave (1 min, 10% power) or oven (250 degrees) briefly. 5. Trim around the glass edge with sharp scissors, 6. Dry fully. (Back in the oven or let sit overnight).  7. Glue your art dome into the rimmed base - perfect fit, perfectly finished charm! 

 

 3. Bahama Mama Necklace. I'd rather be in the Bahamas today, wouldn't you? Armchair travel your way around the globe with a custom armchair traveller charm.

Our new 1" thin-rimmed SP square bases with matching epoxy bubbles just arrived - I made fast use of them on this nearly instant project!

 

How to Make our Bahama Mama Necklace Using our Charm Bases and Epoxy Domes

1. Find a cool map scrap. (National Geographics are good). 2. Peel n stick our epoxy bubble on top. 3. Glue into charm base.(e6000, etc.)  4. Dry fully. (try a low-temp oven if you're in a hurry ~ like headed out the door trying to give as a gift!) 5. Embellish with our Mini Message Bottles, Starfish and Scallop Shell charms 6. Attach with jump rings onto one of our simple chains or cords.

 

August FREEBIE Download Collage Sheet ~ Smith Corona style Typewriter Keys

 

We've got a really great FREEBIE printable collage sheet download when you “LIKE” US on Facebook (click here)! If you're already a fan, you'll see the link here:

 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ECrafty/135397089827981

 

If you're not on Facebook, you can still get the same freebie - just refer a friend to our site here or sign up for our newsletter here, OR just e-us using this link or mention "collage sheet" in the subject!

Use these as we did for the jewelry samples above, or embellish our bamboo tiles. Great for scrapbooks. These also make a killer set gift set of fridge magnets. Add our 1" pendant bases + instant adhesive domes - or print out slightly larger and punch out 1" circles too ~ use with our bottle cap pendants and magnets !

 

Make instant pendants, magnets, more! Add our epoxy domes, or e6000, 3D Crystal Lacquer + glass domes. Easier still, just stick down epoxy bubbles and trim. Done.

 

We hope you’re having a wonderful summer with some extra time to set aside for crafts and family.

 

Don't forget the savings!

Remember to use your subscriber savings code (type it on payment page after you've signed in - promo code box will appear) for 20% off your cart contents with your exclusive member savings code AUG2011 good thru 9/1!

DIY Typewriter Keys & Wistful Traveler's Jewelry + Freebie Download for You!



August FREEBIE Download Collage Sheet ~ Smith Corona style Typewriter KeysFREEBIE printable collage sheet download when you “LIKE” US on Facebook (click here)! If you're already a fan, you'll see the link here:


We've got a really great 

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ECrafty/135397089827981

If you're not on Facebook, you can still get the same freebie - just refer a friend to our site here or sign up for our newsletter here, OR just e-us using this link or mention "collage sheet" in the subject!

Use these as we did for the jewelry samples below, or embellish our bamboo tiles. Great for scrapbooks.

These also make a killer set gift set of fridge magnets. Add our 1" pendant bases + instant adhesive domes - or print out slightly larger and punch out 1" circles too ~ use with our bottle cap pendants and magnets !

Make instant pendants, magnets, more! Add our epoxy domes, or e6000, 3D Crystal Lacquer + glass domes. Easier still, just stick down epoxy bubbles and trim. Done.

We hope you’re having a wonderful summer with some extra time to set aside for crafts and family.

Don't forget the savings!

Remember to use your subscriber savings code (type it on payment page after you've signed in - promo code box will appear) for 20% off your cart contents with your exclusive member savings code AUG2011 good thru 9/1!

Here's 3 fast and fun ideas for near instant art jewelry.  

We made our Typewriter key jewelry charms and Typewriter Key Finger Rings, as well as a Bahama Mama necklace using just a few of our newest charm blanks, domes and this month's freebie collage sheet download. (see below). Let's get started!

Plan ahead - attached to a charm bracelet or hung from a chain or ribbon, these make easy, fun & personalized holiday gifts.

1. Faux Typewriter Key Charms (click image above)

Our newest charm bases and matching domes just arrived - 18mm - dime size - just about typewriter key size - perfect for faux typewriter art jewelry.

2. Faux Typewriter Key Rings (click to enlarge)

Our finger rings and matching domes just arrived - 16mm - actual typewriter key size - perfect for faux typewriter art jewelry.

How to Make Typewriter Jewelry Using our Glass Domes and Charm bases:

1. Print this month's freebie typewriter collage sheet at 30% of actual size. 2. Add a small dollop of e6000 adhesive to printout. 3. Press glass dome down firmly for a thin, bubble-free seal. 4. Speed dry in your microwave (1 min, 10% power) or oven (250 degrees) briefly. 5. Trim around the glass edge with sharp scissors, 6. Dry fully. (Back in the oven or let sit overnight).  7. Glue your art dome into the rimmed base - perfect fit, perfectly finished charm! 

 3. Bahama Mama Necklace. I'd rather be in the Bahamas today, wouldn't you? Armchair travel your way around the globe with a custom armchair traveller charm.

Our new 1" thin-rimmed SP square bases with matching epoxy bubbles just arrived - I made fast use of them on this nearly instant project!

How to Make our Bahama Mama Necklace Using our Charm Bases and Epoxy Domes

1. Find a cool map scrap. (National Geographics are good). 2. Peel n stick our epoxy bubble on top. 3. Glue into charm base.(e6000, etc.)  4. Dry fully. (try a low-temp oven if you're in a hurry ~ like headed out the door trying to give as a gift!) 5. Embellish with our Mini Message Bottles, Starfish and Scallop Shell charms 6. Attach with jump rings onto one of our simple chains or cords.

Goodies, Deals and DIYs + 20% off Code for you!

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FREEBIE Download Collage Sheet + 5 New DIYs for You to Try!

We’ve got 5 fresh new projects for you to try, as well as a FREEBIE printable collage sheet download when you “LIKE” US on Facebook (click here)! If you're not on Facebook, you can still get the same freebie - just refer a friend to our newsletter here or sign up for our newsletter here, OR just e-us ~ we’ll send you the link.

Use these for backgrounds for your own words, initials - or trim out an initial from a magazine or print out from your computer. Add our 1" pendant bases + instant adhesive domes - or print out slightly larger and punch out 1" circles too ~ use with our bottle cap pendants !

Make instant pendants, magnets, more! Add our epoxy domes, or 3D Crystal Lacquer + glass domes. We hope you’re having a wonderful summer with some extra time to set aside for crafts and family. Let’s get started!

Wondering what do to with our Yard of Beads, or 10 Click here!. Anne took our 10-pack seed bead necklaces by the YARD assortments and added a few simple dangles – the results are really great. Make these necklaces your own with a few simple charms, beads, etc. Click on the sample to see three great color combos!

Look at these fun sets of wine charms Anne made with our word and message charms.

You can do the same with any of our photo charms, or themed charms below, with just a few wine charm rings.

Very easy, really fun! All new themed charms are in – wonderful for wine charms, charm bracelets, earrings and necklace inclusions – even scrapbooking ~ see them all here.

Some of these charms even work as bails – see some examples here.

In praise of ginormous beads and return address labels. A little light went off in Anne’s head (it doesn’t take much!) when she came across some free return address labels - the result? Gorgeous wine charms! The outcasts from our Everything but the Kitchen Sink 1135 mix lead to the picnic tablecloth weights below.

Here’s some simple tablecloth weights she made from our Ginormous Beads (2 for $1) and our Crystal Ice Pendants, Tumbled Glass Beads, along with some headpins, eyepins, jump rings and a few curtain clips (from IKEA). What a fun hostess or neighbor gift! If you don’t need Ginormous Beads, you might want to check out our expanded selection of our customer favorites – our amazing Jewelry Maker’s Bead Mixes – color coordinated with spacer beads and matching pairs ~ just waiting for your next inspired idea.

Sweet Summer Earrings. Our friend and newest co worker Hannah made these breezy summer earrings with our ear wires, a few bicones and some of our new flower charms. Our new bicones mix contains all 4mm bicones in a rainbow of colors – just perfect for earring pairs and smaller scale jewelry projects, dangles, random rainbow designs.

Quickie last project idea: Instant inspiration from magazine pages -Kim made this Buddha pendant in a flash from a home decor magazine page. Magazine clippings are perfect for our cameo and collage pendants because the paper is already sealed - just use a small drop of 3D Crystal Lacquer directly on the magazine image, place your glass tile on top, slide tile on surface to remove bubbles, let dry. e6000 your completed art glass tile into the base.

This was a super simple version - very cool additions would be to find some inspiring words in the article, or grab some cool lettering or smaller pics/patterns - collage it. In addition to squares, we have a TON of new ovals and rounds - all in 4pc kits ready to use!

What else can you do with magazine, newspaper, wrapping paper and other things found in your recycling bin? Use our memory frame minis - the 2-sided acetate insert is your template - trim and wear. Any of our fine glass tiles can be made into a personalized pendant, with a little glue-on bail, a magnet, dab of our 3D Crystal Lacquer or Diamond Glaze or e6000 – you’ve got instant wearable art or fun customized fridge magnets. Remember, like us on Facebook or refer a friend, get a free printable collage sheet to use now!

Remember, you can save 20% off everything in your cart (non-bulk/wholesale items) by typing JULY2011 in your promo code box AFTER you SIGN IN - on your payment page. You must be signed in in order to see the promo code box appear! That's $20 off a $100 order or $4 off a $20 order - whatever the amount - the discount is the same - GREAT! See you soon at Rubber Nation Crafts and eCrafty.com!