DIY Glass Image Art ~ Giveaway!

DIY Glass Image art ~ Giveaway!

Through the summer a big part of our road show is Glass Image Art ~ 

We are now offering DIY (Do it yourself) kits 

with everything you need to create your own glass image art jewelry.

The GIVEAWAY is your choice of 
 Necklace and earring set and one of our DIY Kits ~ Two winners!
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We have 2 kits right now 
 $22 & free shipping

GIA Necklace Kit

3 square & 3round glass tiles, glaze, glue, chains, bails and tutorial 

GIA Necklace & Earring Kit

3 round 1" glass tiles 6 small round glass tiles, glaze, glue, chains, bails and tutorial

Here's a quick tutorial to show you how it's done! 

Melinda Orr Designs

DIY Kit

Glass Image Art Pendant Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to make glass tile

pendants or earrings as well.

Materials needed:

• Glass tile ~ with flat back
• Paper (scrapbook paper, magazine cutouts, or photos)
• Dimensional glaze (Diamond Glaze, Sun and Moon Scrabble and Glass Glaze)
• Bail (notice the pendant and earring bails are different)
• E6000 Glue (industrial glue suitable for metal bails)
• Scissors
• Small tip paintbrush

 Let’s get started!

Step 1 – Choose your pattern paper. I have chosen double sided scrapbooking  paper, but you can use your scraps of paper, old magazine pages, or even print a photo for a personalized pendant (great for mothers day, fathers day, birthdays etc). If you are using a picture that has an undesired back, you will need another sheet of paper.

Step 2 – Take an unused glass tile to use as a viewfinder over the chosen paper from the previous step to find an appropriate selection that makes a nice frame for your pendant or earrings. You can also take a punch out tool for the same effect (remember make sure the punch out is the same size as your glass tile). Try to select near the edge so as not to waste paper

Circle punch out tool (1” round circle)

Step 3 – If you are using a picture with an undesired backing you need to use the glaze to adhere the finished backing to the picture. (If not, skip this step).

Lightly glaze picture back and press 

Step 4 – Apply a generous layer of glaze to the back of the glass tile (the flattest part of your tile). Make sure to coat the entire surface and slightly over the rounded edges. 

Diamond Glaze on Glass Tile

Step 5 – Place your punched out piece of paper over the glass tile (remember to place the paper face down on to the glass), move the paper into place with your fingers and turn the tile over. If you do not use the punch out method, just place the glass tile on the desired paper. Push down firmly on the tile to rid of any air bubbles that may have occurred. 

Punched out circle

Glass tile glazed to double sided paper

Glass tile on picture glazed to backing 

Step 6 – Then, by using a small paint brush, go around the edges to smooth out the extra glaze. This will help seal the paper to the tile and make it easier to cut out the glass tile once dry.

Add caption

Step 7 – Leave to dry (this may take a few hours for the glaze to adhere to the glass and paper). Your tile may slide over the paper slightly, if so, move it back into place.

Step 8 – Once dry, cut out along the edge of the tile with scissors, making sure the edge is smooth and even. Then, apply E6000 glue (suitable for metal) to the back of the bail and apply to the pendant . Leave to dry (about 24 hours)

Earring Bail on glass

Pendant Bail

Double Pendant Bail

You can create all sorts of pendants - here are some examples:

 You can even add a touch of your own artwork or personalize by drawing on the prints, 

using a StazOn stamping ink. 

You can see from the pendants below that I have.

Have fun, be creative, and enjoy!

Angela Orr ~ Glass Image Designer
Check out the rest of our Glass Image Art items 
on our ETSY Site 


This tutorial is for personal use only and may not be sold ~ 
Please feel free to share this giveaway and tutorial with direct links back to my blog ~ Please!