Hi this is Julie with Beadaholique.com and today I'm going to show you how to make a paperweight.
So this is one of those projects that came about when I was doing something else. I was
wandering around in our warehouse
and I saw this really high magnifying dome and I thought that this would be the
funnest paperweight. So I grabbed all the ingredients. I thought I'm going to do a video
and show you how to do it because I thought they'll make great gift ideas
so what I have here is a high magnifying dome it's fifty millimeters in
size and I've also pulled out some
papers. I have a collage sheet here and my image that I want to use is the
butterfly
you can see that just magnifies it like crazy
it's a little small for my dome so I've also picked out another piece of paper
which is just a pretty pattern that will accent the butterfly
that I'm going to use as well
and then I'm gonna back it in this velour paper
It's a really soft velvet like paper that will prevent your
paperweight from scratching whatever's underneath it
so to do this you're going to need some Diamond Glaze
I'm using Nunn design glue here. It's a great white glue
and a pair of scissors
so to start
go ahead and cut out your butterfly
rough cut it to begin with
I'm going to carefully cut around the edge
now if you have an image that you're using that's going to
be large enough for the 50mm you won't have to do this backing
technique
but I actually really like doing it this way because it opens up more
possibilities of the different images I can use
by putting a backing on it
that's my butterfly
I've got a little piece of white on the edge. I'm going to trim that off
there you go
now to apply the white glue. You can definitely use a toothpick or some other type of
applicator
if you've watched my videos you know I'm a little lazy here. I like to use my my
fingers
and take some white glue
spread it onto the back of my image
I'm not over saturating but I'm going to the edge and covering every part of
the back
flip this over
press them into place on top of my pretty backing paper
I'm going to let that dry now
for ten minutes. I didn't use that much glue so it's going to dry quickly
and then I'll come back
and show you how to apply the glass dome over your image
now that this is dry I'm going to scoot my beading mat back
because I want to be working on a completely flat surface of my beading
table
I'm going to use my Diamond Glaze
and I'm going to be applying it to this flat side, so if there's any fingerprints on
here which is really easy to
to have happen
go ahead and wipe that surface off
I want it to be really nice and clean
I'm going to apply the Diamond Glaze in the
middle
if you've worked with Diamond Glaze before you know that it spreads out so it's probably
about the right amount
flip it over and we're gonna center it with the butterfly in the middle and
I'm going to let this spread out a little bit
it's going to spread out on it's own
flip it over and we don't want to move it around too much
once we get it on there
move it a little bit
and
and I am pressing firmly
into place
I'm going to hold it here
for a little bit
maybe about thirty seconds to make sure that bond is solid
and I'm not going to wiggle it around as I'm pressing this one
make sure that that Diamond Glaze spreads out
goes to all the edges
and this is forming a nice tight bond
I'm going to release it, let it dry and you can tell that some of the Diamond Glaze spread
out the side which is totally fine
I'm going to try to clean it up a little bit right now and then I'll show you how to
actually
remove that Diamond Glaze from the top surface if any get onto your
glass
do try to
wipe away some of it
It's going to make it easier in the next step
If you do get any Diamond glaze or glue on your fingers, just make sure to wash your
hands with soap & water right away after you finish that step of your project
we're going to let that dry
for a good half an hour until
that white kinda milky look is gone and completely cleared
now that the Diamond Glaze is fully dried you can see that it turned clear, it's no longer
like a milky white. It actually took longer than I thought to dry, it took about an
hour and a half for mine just because it's very hot today where I'm working
so keep that in mind, that drying times may vary
I need to cut out my glass dome
take my scissors
cut right up to the edge of the dome
and just follow that edge
I'm cutting in a little tiny bit, you can see it's pretty much right up against
that edge but I'm curving my scissors just a little
so that I don't have any paper showing on the outside of the dome
Now at points along
the cutting line I did notice some parts are stiffer and that's where the Diamond
Glaze spilled out which is totally fine
cut right through it
so that looks good
and I promised to show you how to remove Diamond Glaze that got onto the top
surface of your domes and I'll see if I got any on the top
I can see right here there's a little bit of Diamond Glaze
I probably wouldn't mind that too much but I actually want to show you how to remove it
I have some nail polish remover
and all you need to do is take a q-tip
or I have a paper towel right here
just put a little bit onto
the surface
find where your Diamond Glaze spilled over, rub it
with the nail polish remover
this is going to remove the Diamond Glaze from the glass
very easy to do
I'm sure you're familiar that
nail polish remover has quite a strong scent
do this in a well ventilated area
and try not to get any of the nail polish onto your paper below
all nice and smooth
so now to finish up our paperweight I want to go ahead and apply velour
paper to the back
and to do this
I'm going to use my fingers and just make sure you do you wash your hands right
away after you do this. You don't want any glue drying on your fingers
apply
the glue directly onto the paper
don't over saturate it
just make sure you have enough to go to the edges in one nice even layer
flip over the velour paper so that the soft side is down
press
on top of it
and we do that and we'll let that dry for
probably about twenty minutes. Again depending on how hot it is where you're
working
it might take a little bit longer or it could take a little bit less
and then when that's dry come back and trim it and then we'll be done with the
paperweight
The paperweight is glued to the back of the velour paper
trim it out
I'm going to use the actual edge of the
glass dome itself
as our guide, just line up your scissor against it
and trim
So there we go. Our paperweight is all done and this is a great project especially around
the holidays or if you want to make some gifts for friends or to sell.
These are super easy and a lot of fun to make.
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