My “Aubrey” is wearing a wig from Blytheoholican, Natasha Moore stock coat, and Kuloft Mouse glasses.

She is sitting in my new lightbox I built.

I used my circle punch for my 1″ pinback buttons and a regular hole punch. All are 1″-3″ covered with Sharpies.

I put them in the oven at 325 and watched until they shriveled up. I tried to flatten them with a cup but it didn’t work very well. I also noticed that you could still scratch off the Sharpie (which no other tutorials mentioned). Maybe sealing them with spray enamel would help? They shrunk to charm size but some were a little distorted. I’m not super attached to all of them so I may just toss some. Any ideas on what to do differently next time?

My boyfriend bought a necklace when he was a boy and told his mom that he was going to give it to the woman he was going to marry. He gave it to me a few years ago J Well, it ended up breaking and I kept all the beads I could find. I decided not to make it a necklace again because I didn’t think I had enough beads. It meant a lot to me so I wanted to use the beads for something. I made earrings (clip-on as mine aren’t pierced), a ring, and a bracelet. I put felt on the base of the earrings and ring because I was gluing the beads and I needed a better surface. The bracelet is elastic.

This is a picture of the whole thing. Below are more detailed pictures.

Travel; the world is yours; great expectations; care for the environment; “when I do make a poor choice, I acknowledge it and move forward”; say yes to a better world; “I think anyone who follows their own instincts is alwasys truly unique in the end”; I am armed with good intentions; (cut off) create possibilities and express your vision of what is possible; create; express yourself; play; I am armed with good intentions.

Life’s too short to be a wallflower; I’m pathologically optimistic; love your friends, love the journey, love yourself, love takes time, love who you are; tell your family and friends how much you love them; craft; say yes to love; say yes to hope; a drop of edge, a splash of quirk, and a whole lot of work; feel the love.

(cut off)create possibilites and express your vision of what is possible; create; express yourself; play; say yes to shoes; blog worthy; create a life you love; I want to know more; inspire change.

Gym gym gym; create a life you love; keep a contented heart; personal best; nut up or shut up; say yes to health; how far can you go?; honor your physical self; say yes to curves; a down-to-earth attitude.

Keep a contented heart; say yes to me; inspire change; no matter where you fall on the socioeconomic hierarchy, you are expected to aspire to something better; open mind; raise awareness; mind, body, and soul; I can push myself further; label me versitile; you’re beautiful and smart; never hide; feel beautiful; life is full of setbacks. Success is determined by how you handle setbacks; (cut off) how far can you go?; work out, work it; brave and free; (cut off) a down-to-earth attitude; imaginative; do not wait for other people to change the world; listen, listen, listen, & then ask strategic questions, appreciate the moment; positive change.

I discover the magic key; I go searching for answers.