MOM
By Sonia Viglianti
Materials:
• 12x12 Black cardstock
• 12x12 Printed heritage-style paper
• 8 ½ x 11 white cardstock, for printing the photo
• Heritage Bead Mix
• Sporty Bead Mix
• 24 gauge or thinner silver wire
• Clear round rhinestones
• Clear marquis shaped rhinestones
• “Mirror” silver nailheads
• Heart with Ying Yang charms and jump rings
• Craft chalk
• Pop Dots
• Black marker and journaling pen
• Decorative corner punch (Emagination used)
• Thermo Web Double Sided adhesive sheets
• Letter stamps (PMX used in sample)
• Black stamping ink
• Nylon thread
• Photo splits
• Glue Dots

Instructions
1. Print photo onto white cardstock, tear in an oval shape, and chalk the edges with brown chalk.
2. Trim printed paper Ό” on each side. Punch corners with decorative corner punch. Attach to black cardstock with mirror nailheads.
3. Trace title letters onto Thermo Web adhesive sheets. Peel back one side of adhesive backing and attach to the printed paper with the other backing facing up.
4. Using a black marker, trace around the outside of the adhesive letters. This will help the word stand out more.
5. Peel away the other side of the adhesive backing.
6. Pour Sporty Bead Mix over the adhesive letters and press firmly into the adhesive. Shake off excess, and pour on again. Fill in any big gaps. 7. Attach photo with pop dots.
8. Measure 16” of wire. Make a swirl at one end using needle nosed pliers.
9. String Heritage Bead Mix onto wire in the following pattern: black, metal bar, black, 20
white/pearl, black, metal bar, black, 20 white/pearl, etc. 10. When strand is long enough to loosely cover two sides of the layout, make a swirl at the other end.
11. Attach “Heart With Ying Yang” charms with jump rings.
12. Place the beaded wire on the upper right corner of the printed paper. In at least six places along the length of the beaded wire, poke holes on both sides of where the beaded wire will be on your layout. Thread a 3” piece of nylon thread through each hole, secure in the back with photo splits.
13. Stamp words that are meaningful regarding the person in the photo.
14. Attach rhinestones randomly with Glue Dots.