Gifts for my Sister

Today I thought I'd post something that wasn't a cake. Yes, believe it or not, I do other things besides make cakes. Although, recently, the cakes seem to have taken over. Anyway, a while back I made some gifts for my sister just because she is the greatest sister ever. She is much more of a jewelry person than I am so I decided to try making her some earrings.

 I stamped an image onto some shrink plastic (remember shrinky dinks?!), colored them, cut them out and shrunk them down. Then I used some beads and wire to turn them into earrings.

I have done some shrink plastic before, but I found that the ink wore off after a while, so I found that it is best to cover the image with Stampin' Up's Crystal Effects or another type of clear drying glaze. Before these dried, I sprinkled glitter all over them. Everything looks better when it's sparkly. :o)

If you look close you can see the sparkles. 

I used watercolor pencils to color these in before shrinking them.

I also wanted to make her a keychain, and I knew exactly which stamp to use. This image is from SU's "The Nicest Things" stamp set and I bought it knowing I would make something for my sister with it.

Sorry for the poor quality photos. My camera couldn't decide on what it wanted to focus on. I hope my sis has enjoyed her new jewelry. I think I may have to make some more for me and possibly some Christmas gifts.

Till next time...happy crafting and God's love and blessings!