Edina Tien

Edina Tien

My charms are made from glass flower vase pebbles. The image is from a Teesha Moore collage sheet, and I digitally added the word “dream.” After printing out the images, I attached them to the pebbles which were then soldered. Detailed instructions below…

Supplies:

• rubbing alcohol or window cleaner
• glass flat-backed pebbles (from floral dept of craft store)
• images printed on paper
• dimensional adhesive (such as Diamond Glaze™)
• copper tape
• bone folder
• soldering supplies (flux, lead-free solder, soldering iron, etc.)
• jump rings
• baking soda
• water
• paper towels
• fine steel wool

Directions:

1. Clean glass pebbles with rubbing alcohol or window cleaner
2. Adhere pebbles to image with dimensional adhesive; allow to dry overnight, then cut away excess paper
3. Copper tape the back of the pebble; cut away excess tape
4. Copper tape around the edge, crimping down excess tape toward the back of the pebble
5. Burnish with bone folder to firmly secure copper tape to the glass
6. Solder and add jump ring
7. Use paper towel and mixture of baking soda and water to neutralize and wipe away excess fluxm then use damp and dry paper towels to wipe away residue
8. Polish with steel wool, then use damp and dry paper towels for a final cleaning