Hey Craft Buddies. I’m back with a dazzling project. This time, I’ll be using Iron-On-Ink Markers along with Artesprix’s blank of the month for July, sublimation pendants. Follow along and let’s design a set of sparkling sunset pendants.
About Artesprix Iron-on-Ink?
Artesprix Sublimation Markers, Ink, and Paint are specially formulated to allow you to use basic copy paper to: color, stamp, stencil, and monoprint anything you wish and turn it into a heat-transferable design. These designs are then applied to a polyester or polyester coated substrate with heat and pressure. You can use a heat press or a home iron! These designs, through this process of sublimation, will become permanent on your substrates.
Supplies
Sublimation Jewelry Pendant Blanks
Sublimation Markers
Orange, Green, and Yellow Sublimation Stamp Pads
Flat-back Rhinestones or Pearls (small)
Plain Copy Paper
Pencil
Gem or Rhinestone Glue
Rhinestone Picker or Wax Pencil
Small Blending Brush
Pendant Chain
Step-by-Step Tutorial
- Use a pencil to trace around the circle pendant insert on a sheet of copy paper
Pro Tip #1: Make several circles. This will give you extra to work with in case you don’t like your first (or second, or third) attempts. - Create a sunset background for your scene by using a blending brush to add orange and yellow ink to the top and green ink to the bottom of each circle
- Use a black sublimation marker to make a tree trunk and branches inside of the circles
Pro Tip #2: You can use a pencil to sketch the details first and then trace over with your black sublimation marker - Use a brown sublimation marker (or ink pad) to fill in the tree trunk and branches (OPTIONAL)
- When you’re happy with your design, place the pendant circles, white side down, over the designs and tape using the heat tape
- Let’s make our sublimation sandwich so that we can press our design onto the pendant blank. Place a sheet of protective paper on your work surface. Add the paper with your designs and taped down pendants on top of that. Last, add another sheet of protective paper on the very top.
- Turn on your heat press and set the temperature to 400 degrees with the timer set to 40 seconds
- Flip the entire “sublimation sandwich” over and place it on the heat press.
- Press the design using firm pressure.
Pro Tip #3: The pendants are metal and will be very hot. Use a heat glove to remove from the heat press. - Before removing the pendants from the heat press, do a “peek test” by lifting just one corner of the paper to see if the design transferred. If it did, you are good to go on to the next step. If it did not transfer as you would like, press again for a few more seconds.
- When cool, adhere rhinestones with gem glue to the pendant design to form the “leaves” on the trees. Let the rhinestones cure for at least 2 hours.
Pro Tip #4: A wax pencil or a rhinestone picker are great for picking up the stones and adding them to your design.
- Remove the adhesive backing on the pendant base and secure the insert that you created onto the base.
- Add a chain to the pendants to finish off your pieces.
And you are done! I created a set of three pendants for my daughters and I to wear. They are really pretty and I love that we can trade them between us to wear with different outfits.
For more fascinating ideas for your next Iron-on-Ink project, check out the Artesprix Blog. Let us know if you try out this project by using the #Artesprix & #IrononInk or post your project to the Artesprix Facebook Group. And don’t forget to order your sublimation pendants soon because once July is gone, so are these beauties.
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Now, go make something dazzling!
Want to see this project come together in real time? Check out the Instagram Live replay below.
