Makin’s Clay® Pocket
Watch Keepsake Triptych
Designed by Candice
Windham
We all have small keepsakes around the house: mother’s ring,
dad’s cufflinks, a baby’s first rattle.
The Makin’s Clay Memory Frame Kits make displaying these
small items easy and help keep them safe and dust-free. You can include several
things in each section or focus on one item, as I did with my father-in-law’s
pocket watch. It had been stored in a drawer for most of our 45-year marriage,
only coming out when a relative was visiting and wanted to see it.
We wanted to include it in our keepsakes on display, both as
a reminder of him and because it is so beautiful. The fact that I had this
sweet photo of him with my hubby as a baby only made it better.
Here’s how I did it:
Supplies:
Makin’s Clay® Memory Frame Kit, Triple Frame
Makin’s Clay® Roller
Makin’s Clay® texture Plates: Cobblestone (Set A, # 38001)
and Woodgrain (Set D, #38004
Makin’s Clay® Mixing Ruler
Patterned card stock, cut to fit the center square
Patterned card stock to print the title block and phrase
Solid card stock scrap for phrase backing
Burnt Sienna Acrylic Paint (Golden)
Dye Ink, Vintage Photo (Tim Holtz Distress Ink for Ranger,
Inc.)
Craft Knife
Pencil
Plastic or vinyl gloves
Instructions:


Roll the remaining clay and impress with the cobblestone
texture plate.
Flip the clay over and use the frame from the kit to trace
the mat shape.
a craft knife. Repeat for the second frame and allow both, along with the background square, to dry overnight.
Tip: To speed up
drying, I place the pieces in front of a fan and turn them over every couple of
hours so they dry evenly.
If you want the clay pieces
darker or the texture to show more, apply brown dye ink with a sponge.
Assembly

Apply heavy-duty double stick tape to the back of all the
clay
pieces. Attach the frames to the photo and title block and the background
piece to the card stock. Mount the background piece into the center opening
with heavy-duty double stick tape.
Screw two small cup hooks
into the top of the center square. Hang the watch chain on the hooks and allow
the excess chain to pile on the base of the square.
Slip the framed pieces into
the top and bottom openings, then add the cover to protect it all.
2 comments:
Ooh, I love this Candice - wonderful way to use these frames.
Absolutely beautiful...brilliant!
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