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Myra Nicholas: coyote@nanosite.com
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UNIQUE, INTERESTING AND FABULOUS KITZ
By Professional Artists. Because your project can only be as unique
as the materials you use.
PARTZ
LOCATOR CHARM
LOCATOR
You've Arrived.... Recycle with style with this evening bag kit!
Inspired by those fabulous beaded bags of the
early part of the century with an updated concept and a very new millenium
twist on it. You take two of those annoyingly common cd's and create an
object of adornment and fantasy. Put anything you want on it, it will
be yours alone.
Converting commonplace items into a visual fantasy used to be exclusively
fairy godmother territory! But, unlike Cinderella's slippers or coach,
these do not change back into their mundane selves at midnight.
The kit contains instructions and a template for drilling your CDs, a
template for making the liner, adhesive-backed patterened sheet with fractal
design, and then you can choose between two distinctly different styles
of construction.
The gemstone/vintage jewelry version (there's also a single large gemstone
version..here shown in teal) features a wonderful beaded wireworked ruffle,
a center disk to paint and cover plus materials to make your own "bling
bling" and gives you a great canvas to stamp, glue,
paint and cover the CD and make it yours.. You get 2 disks to paint matching
colors, seed beads to make that nice "ruffle edge", and dichroic
glass "gemstone" dots to arrange with your own special finds.
The "charming version" (shown in green and red) takes a different
approach. Instead of the wirework to support your handbag's inside, tube
beads act as spacers threaded with with wire and ending in loops. That's
where the charm goes... those loops allow you to hang colorful enameled
charms of everything from butterflies to cocktails, cats to handbags and
shoes to create swing and motion. Pick your 1 dz charm set from our charms
pages--. You also get the spacer beads. If you already have something
you want to use as a spacer, these beads will be perfect on your "fringe"
to add extra sparkle. Since the exact width of the bag is up to you, the
18 inches of ribbon you'll use to mask the liner bottom is about an inch
and a half wide. You supply the imagination. Recycle with style! Make a
statment with your handbag!
Select versions of this kit: include have special "Share with a Friend"
pricing for 2, Workshop/Party pricing!
| | CD Bag with Vintage PARTZ
| | CD Bag Kit with doz charms |
Included in all versions of this kit:
CD drilling template
Liner pattern template
Kit assembly directions
Adhesive backed digital design pattern paper
Silk cord for shoulder strap |
Tools you will need:
- Needle nose pliers
- Drilling tool (dremel-type) and 1/16" drill bit
- Wire coiling tool like the Twist
'n' Curl with several size mandrels
- wire cutters
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Materials you will need:
- Clear gloss finish to protect your bag
- Paints and inks that will work on plastic surfece (no embossing,
the heat will deform CDs)
- Filler-type glue that dries clear (like E6000, goop)
- 20 or 24 gauge wire (copper wire from the hardware store is
ok)
- Fabric or card stock to create a liner for the entire piece
Useful, but not essential:
- Decorative embellishments, plastic rhinestones
- Clasp or chain to keep lid attached
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Check our CHARMS page for additional adornments
that you might want to hang on your bag.
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