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Poster: tiggerificandi

I had a great time making these, once I figured it out. Used a lot of different stamp sets, colors, etc.

Date: Monday, May 2, 2005 GMT
Views: 6918
Favorited: 17

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Keywords: pen glass beads

Stamps: b-1, mini messages, building borders

Accessories: sponge

Techniques: glass beads

Difficulty (1-Easy 5-Advanced): 3

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WeimFamily

Pearl-ExPert

Registered: January 24, 2005
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 2850

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 8:28 AM

Very cute. I'm planning to make some for my DD's many teachers. You did a great job.

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frankie

Glitter Guru

Registered: July 11, 2004
Location: Utah
Posts: 5422

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 8:48 AM

These are great! TFS!

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cork1035

Gabfest Goddess

Registered: April 27, 2003
Location: In the Bay of Thunder
Posts: 7577

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 10:01 AM

Can you pm me some instructions how to do these pens? Yours are fantastic!

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KLogan

Crimping Master

Registered: March 26, 2003
Location: Bothell, WA
Posts: 1142

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 10:01 AM

Great job! These look awesome. :-)

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April0463

Glitter Queen

Registered: April 12, 2005
Location:
Posts: 13

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 10:10 AM

love these pens!! Would you be so kind to e-mai me the instructions?
Thanks
[email protected]

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Chris Sal

Rubber Obsessor

Registered: March 24, 2005
Location:
Posts: 116

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 10:11 AM

You did a great job. I love how yours turned out. Could you pm me some instructions too? I have not been able to get mine to turn out very good. TFS!
Chris

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wilma bass

Pearl-ExPert

Registered: February 23, 2004
Location: The Sunny South
Posts: 2107

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 11:32 AM

I love to see your instructions too!

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Wilma

tiggerificandi

Crimping Master

Registered: January 25, 2005
Location: Arlington, VA and Bunn, NC
Posts: 1157

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 2:35 PM

I found what size to make the label, cut them, stamped them ... added any sponging for background color I wanted. Then I used terrifically tacky tape from Hobby Lobby, put it on over the label on the pen, heated it slightly with my embossing gun. Then took off red coating, rolled and smushed into the glass beads I also got at Hobby Lobby. After it was covered with beads I rolled them in my hands to press the rest in really good.

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kimmer

Insane Embellisher

Registered: July 26, 2004
Location: somewhere over the rainbow
Posts: 976

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 4:03 PM

I want to do this too, but I want to clarify the instructions. What kind of pen? Or doesn't it matter? When you talk "label", do you mean the plastic portion of the pen that encloses the ink, which is roughly 6" x 1"? So I cut out this label and stamp/sponge it. I adhere tacky tape (why do I heat it slightly?), peel off the red coating, and add the mini beads. When do I add the piece I stamped? This is probably really simple questions, but I'd like to make some tonite as teacher appreciation gifts. I do appreciate your time.

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tiggerificandi

Crimping Master

Registered: January 25, 2005
Location: Arlington, VA and Bunn, NC
Posts: 1157

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 6:18 PM

I read how to do it on this website, and different people use different kinds of pens. These are just a bic pen. There are many different types available to choose from. I chose something cheap for my first trial.

I used a full page label that could easily be cut to fit any size.
cut it the size I used (something like less than 4" X 1 1/8")
stamped the images
put label around pen
added tacky tape
heated (someone else on this site suggested it, maybe so beads stick better)
removed red tacky tape coating
smushed into beads (in small embossing tray)
rolled it in hands to press beads in really well

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Proud Air Force Wife
Andi Wrenn

kimmer

Insane Embellisher

Registered: July 26, 2004
Location: somewhere over the rainbow
Posts: 976

Mon, May 02, 2005 @ 6:37 PM

oh, silly me. I was thinking label, as in a piece of paper, not a sticky label. Got it now. I'm off to make one right now. I have a box full of school supplies that I bought when they were on sale; must be pens in there. Thanks again.
Kimmer

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cpstamper

Polyshrink Goddess

Registered: June 5, 2004
Location: GA
Posts: 696

Tue, May 03, 2005 @ 5:58 AM

Fabulous job on these pens - too cute! Makes me want to do these and then get some checkbook covers and make them to match. Thanks for sharing!

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