Sunday, October 3, 2010

Quick and Easy Gift Ideas: Make your Own Personalized Typewriter Pendants

Quick and Easy Gift Ideas: Make your Own Personalized Typewriter Key Pendants with our Downloadable Collage Elements 1" Typewriter Keys 2 Smith Corona Style Black Tan
Instant download after purchase ~ no waiting! Free shipping! Full sheet ~ 8 1/2x11". Beautiful hi-res 300 DPI artwork for use with our bottle caps, glass tiles, epoxy dots, acrylic cabochons, pendant jewelry forms, microscope slides, memory frames ~ make collage, jewelry and altered art projects. Instant download link will be e-mailed to you following checkout. See our expanding downloadable art section. Jump start your creativity with fun artwork pre-sized to your next project ~ lots of possibilities!
Printing instructions:

  • Instant download link will be e-mailed to you following checkout.


  • If you are registered on our site, you will also find all of your download links in the "My downloads" section


  • Open or save the .jpg file on your computer


  • Files are at high-res 300dpi in .jpg format.


  • Print on glossy ink jet photo or good quality coated gloss paper if possible.


  • Full size: Print as is or use "print to fit" setting on your printer, along with "high" quality output for best results.


  • This set is SCALABLE based on your own printer's capabilities ~ to print out at 1/2" or 3/4" circles - adjust your printer (50% or 75% output scaling). Similarly, you can increase the scale to get 1" circle with no border design.


  • See our other alphabets for more design options. Each printer is different - you might experiment with brightness and contrast settings to calibrate the art to your liking.



    To use for finished jewelry with our pendant bases & bottle caps: You can do alot with just one sheet! : It is a 300dpi (will appear larger on screen) prints out to 8.5x11 letter size sheet. Increase printout size slightly (about 105% on your printer settings) if you're planning to punch or trim. You can also decrease the size for 3/4" charms, etc. by proportionally decreasing the output size on your printer (75% etc.).You can use our instant peel/stick epoxy dots to seal your images on to bottle caps, magnet bases, etc.You can use your own ink jet or laser printouts, dry, SET THE INK with a little chapstick or wax based lip balm on both sides, let dry. Then use one of our clear sealers (3D Crystal Lacquer, Diamond Glaze, even Mod Podge) let dry completely, overnight, with several thin layers.

    Thursday, September 30, 2010

    Beads Wholesale and Jewelry Making Supplies -Mini Glass Vial Bottle Pendant Necklace 25mm w/ Cork Charm & Cord GREEN Dragonfly Wish Keeper

    Introducing our Wish Keeper Necklace. 1 filled mini glass vial bottle pendant charm necklace. Filled with metallic mini beads ~ available in a assortment of colors such as blue, green pink, aqua and gold. Includes beaded decorative cork stopper, charm and cord. 25mm each. (approx. 1" tall). A delightful pendant necklace. Think outside the bottle ~ use the beads and fill with whatever you wish! Great for a gift or to wear yourself.

    Thursday, September 16, 2010

    Beads Wholesale and Jewelry Making Supplies -Just the Fancies! Lampwork Beads Mix BLUE 6-24mm 50g


    Don't know if you've heard - but we're UNLOADING 35 BOXES from our fall craft supplies and beads shipment! Here's a new arrival we're just thrilled about - we can't post pictures fast enough...these lovely lampwork glass bead strands come in a rainbow of colors - pink, black, blue, aqua, green, red ~ take your pick, add some crystals and findings and have FUN creating!

    Approx. 30 beads. 6-24mm mainly. 50 gram bags or stands. Just like the name says, ONLY fancy lampwork beads in the most popular sizes for jewelry making. Focal butterfly, little ladybug, encased roses, florals, appliqued, striated, fancy and foiled art glass beads. Random assortments ~ we update the product picture as new mixtures arrive - bead count and mix will vary. Fantastic price for super fancy lampworks - keep a couple packs on hand for those inspired moments! See our findingssection for related add-a-bead pendant makers, head pins, earring hooks, cording and other helpful jewelry making supplies.

    Beads Wholesale and Jewelry Making Supplies -Fearless Crafters Metal Beads Charms Pendants Mix 100g



    Just arrived! If you are looking for some inexpensive CRAFTY FUN, try our new Fearless Crafters Metal Bead MixA free-spirited mix of lead and nickel-free solid metal alloy beads, charms, connectors, pendants, even bookmarks in some cases! Mixed finishes, colors, themes etc. 100 grams. 4-100mm. Bead count varies greatly - expect about 50-70 pc. per 100 gram bag. You are purchasing solid non-tarnishing metal alloy NOT sterling silver beads. Combine with others, save BIG on shipping!


    To see all of our new arrivals, just click here

    Thursday, August 26, 2010

    Our New 1" Pendant Kits Make Photo, Altered Art Jewelry in an Instant!

    Well, for something little, this is BIG! NO waiting for the glaze to dry on your photo and altered art jewelry! Check out our ALL of our new pendant forms with a thinner 2mm rim and a 1" opening (25mm interior) to coordinate PERFECTLY with our clear instant adhesive epoxy dots and 25mm glass tiles as well! Our SKUs  1240, 1241 and 1242 coordinate with 1" square bubbles, our SKU 1238 works with1" circle bubbles.
    We have pendant kits, plus extra squares, circles, clear epoxy dots AND glass tiles. Two of our square pendant styles are available in 2mm or 4mm thicknesses ~ letting you can choose your pendant depth and glass tile effect (sealed or exposed edge).



    You can make a pendant out of nearly any flat art with this system - try ourdownloadable art sheets for instant inspiration. If you don't have a hole punch nearby, you can use the clear adhesive epoxy dot as a trimming template after you've applied it to your image.
    Plan ahead! These make wonderfully easy and personalized holiday gifts ~ and, they're easy enough and lots of fun for the kids to do! Happy creating!
    In other news this month, check out our newest arrivals including new 1 inch clear ICE glass tile 10-packs (no discounts available on the 10packs or bulk items) in both squares and circles (slightly larger than our previous 23mm stock and the perfect fit for your 1" craft punch, our 1" pendant blanks, 1" magnets, 1" adhesive magnets, 1" bottle caps, etc!.
    Don't forget the adhesives for your base - we recommend our E6000 craft adhesive, as well as our 1" trimmable instant bonding dots and our 3D Crystal Lacquer sealer/adhesive.
    Look for lots of excitement as we begin to make the transition from our well-loved web home Rubber Nation Crafts to the larger and zippier eCrafty.com over the next month or so.
    And, bargain hunters and crafty souls - keep a look out for grand REopening member specials as well as a boatload of new items (yes, it's that time of year again! ~ our annual FALL BOATLOAD shipment is on the way!).
    Super savings for our subscribers! Don't forget to use your 5-day member's 20% off code - NEWSAUG10 good on everything on our site except bulk lot items (10 packs, 100 packs, etc,)....most of these are noted on the site as no additional discounts available.

    If you're still reading - start clicking! We have over 40 new items for August and another 20+ sneek peeks already for September - Happy creating, happy last gasp of SUMMER from all of us at Rubber Nation Crafts and soon...eCrafty.com!


    MAKE it TONIGHT! Cornucopia Leaf Leaves Cha Cha Bracelet **KIT* *OUR KIT Includes beading cord, beads and instructions. To make this bracelet: String a 100-gram bag of our organic glass charms mix (see suggested materials below) onto clear super stretch cording and voila! You've created a VERY easy masterpiece to keep or to give. Bracelet measures about 7". You will need 2 bags of our SKU 1384 Organic Leaves and Shapes mix (our kit includes 1 bag) or add spacer beads for larger wrists. Add some ear wires and a few extra dangles if you're having too much fun to quit. If I can do it, ANYone can! Estimated time: 15 minutes - 1/2 hour. Have fun!