Posted by Marcie on 2007-11-26 10:26:54
Post Subject: Stained glass ornaments
Ok, I KNOW I have seen a thread on this board in the past about tips on making the stained glass charms - a piece of paper between two small pieces of glass and soldered on the edges. Can someone help me find this please?
Thanks!
Posted by girlsavage on 2006-05-20 09:36:31
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I like the emboidery idea...how about on towels with one of their names on each. This is handy if you use the same towel a couple days in a row to tell who used which one. ;)
A couple of years ago I made wine glass charms for a couple that have wine nights at their house pretty often. You could also use the embroidery idea and do their initials on cocktail napkins, like of it's Dick and Jane Nobody, ~DNJ~. Or going with the wine glass idea, hand paint some wine glasses with glass paint.
Some friends of mine made napkin rings for another of our friends. They were a big hit and get used at all of her dinner parties.
Posted by smudgy_cat on 2006-09-07 16:31:19
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could you put together wine and cheese basket kits? You could make the wine glass charms and put in a nice fabric square to line the basket, and get some little cheese knives and make some cheese name labels. You could make the labels with some non-reactive/food safe wire that is looped to hold a piece of paper. You could also make some copper tags with the cheese name pressed in.
Posted by juna on 2004-10-28 16:51:30
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You could make your own sugar-or salt- scrubs to take home.
I make a lavender sugar scrub from:
2 c. raw turbinado sugar
a small glug of grapeseed or almond oil
about 8 vitamin E tablets (prick the gel cap and squeeze out the goo)
a few drops of lavender essential oil (or other essential oil of your choice)
Mix and keep in a clean glass jar. Maybe even personalize a label for each with contact paper.
Wine glass charms would also be fun to make, and use, at the party. Ringsnthings.com sells the wire hoops (conveniently categorized in their wine charm section). You could shrinky dink some charms for them, too!
Posted by redheadedali on 2005-05-12 16:30:39
Post Subject: Soldered glass charm supplies
Does anyone know where I can get some good supplies for making soldered glass charms like these http://www.backyardcards-gifts.com/Schedule.htm ? I am about to start my summer break and would like to begin experimenting with making these.
Posted by craftfetish on 2006-06-12 10:16:16
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Those coasters would be so cute.
I recently saw a pair of stitch markers for knitting made out of scrabble tiles on ebay (but I was out bid). Wine glass charms would be a non-knitting variation.
I would think almost any game piece would work, but the scrabble tiles offer the added fun of letting you spell things.
Posted by Dawn on 2004-11-28 22:24:04
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I've found that things that people can use for their holiday entertaining make great gifts. Coasters, cocktail napkins, wine glass charms, placeholders, holiday music (particularly jazz, lounge, latin, or pretty much any instrumental), ornaments, and napkin rings are all inexpensive and easy to make in bulk. They can also be easily personalized to suit the recipient.
