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| Cabochon and settings |
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What is the advantage of
(D)o (I)t (Y)ourself ? For me, that is I can tailor-made anything
which is created by my own ideas for special purposes.
I wanted to make
something special for my daughter who is almost 6 years old. The hottest
topic was all about the space in her school recently. So I was going
to make her an astronaut key ring by using clear glass cabochon and
cabochon setting.
Here's what I need:
1 x Metal key chain
1 x Astronaut picture (we print the picture by a printer)
1 X Plastic stick
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| Clear glass cabochon, cabochon setting, GS glue are needed for a DIY key ring |
I put plenty of GS glue
onto the flat side of the clear glass cabochon and spread the glue
all over the surface evenly by using a plastic stick.
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| Put plenty of GS glue |
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| Evenly distribute the glue all over the flat side |
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| Evenly distribute the glue all over the flat side |
The picture should be cut
into a size that fit the glass cabochon. And now could be stuck onto the clear
glass cabochon.
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| Stick the astronaut picture onto the glass cabochon |
Bubbles might be found in
between the picture and the glass cabochon, but it is easy to get
rid of them.
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| Bubbles are found in between the cabochon and the picture |
I pressed and pushed the bubbles gently outwards and the
bubbles were disappearing.
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| Bubbles disappeared after press it gently |
Then I cleared the excess
glue. Please do remember that GS glue is easy to use, it does not
bond fingers, therefor, I could remove the excess glue easily.
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| Excess glue can be removed easily |
A tailor-made cabochon
was done, the next step was stick it onto the setting.
Only a few amount of GS
glue is needed, excess glue might cause a messy look.
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| Put a few amount of GS glue on the cabochon setting |
Hung it on a key chain,
my girl's first astronaut key ring has been done. She loves it very much!!!
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| A astronaut key ring is done |
Other two ideas of clear
glass cabochon and setting, it can be a pendant of a necklace, a bag
zipper, a key ring or any other purpose. That is why I like DIY!
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| Other ideas of DIY cabochon and settings |
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