ArtGlitterBlog: Fabulous Fall Leaf Pins by Clare Dempsey

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Fabulous Fall Leaf Pins by Clare Dempsey

I think you’re never too old to play in Fall Leaves. The trees here are already changing and the colors are wonderful! So this year, I set out to capture that color and beauty with Art Glitter in jewelry. I started by cutting my leaves using SCAL2 on my Cricut and the Art Glitter Transparency sheets. It cut like a dream, but if you don’t have a Cricut, just hand cut a leaf or cut it with another die such as Sizzix.

I creased my transparency down the center a bit to make my leaf more natural looking. I then used the Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive with the Ultrafine glue tip and laid down the glue where the veins of the leaf would be in green.

I then added more Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive in between the veins. I carefully poured one color at a time, starting at the outside and working in to the center. This was allowed to dry completely and then I added Ranger Glossy Accents on the top of the glitter one half of the leaf at a time. The Glossy Accents caused my leaf tips to curl, just like an actual leaf on one side. I applied the Glossy Accents one side at a time, because the transparency sheet was already creased, and I wanted the GA to dry evenly. Once the first side was dry, I added Glossy Accents to the second side and allowed it to dry. Be sure to pop any air bubbles after you add the Glossy Accents before it dries! I did have to coax the curl into the second side while the Glossy Accents was still a bit soft.

I then added a pin back from Michaels to the back of my leaf using my low temp glue gun.