Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Sand Dollar Pendant

This sand dollar pendant is easy to make and is a great keepsake from a beach trip!
On one of my trips to the Gulf coast,  there were a lot of sand dollars washed up on the beach. I did NOT kill them!!! They had already met their demise.
Some were small enough to fit on a Scrabble tile so I decided to make pendants. 
Here's what you'll need to make the pendant...
 Supplies:
sand dollar
Scrabble tile
bail
E6000 glue
White acrylic paint
Black acrylic paint
Diamond Glaze

The How To:

The sand dollars are a dark color...
 I gave it a couple of coats of white acrylic paint...


I painted the Scrabble tile black...

Once both of those pieces dried, I glued the sand dollar to the tile.
Then I added a few coats of Diamond Glaze. This works as a sealer to protect the piece and gives it a nice thick coating.
I finished it off by gluing a bail to the back.
  Super easy!!!
The hardest part of this project was finding the sand dollars!

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23 comments:

  1. I love it! It's rare for me to find a sand dollar that small. There is a guy at a local craft bazaar who sells these shalacked sand dollars that I bought and love to wear when I remember. But it's probably as big as my fist!

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  2. So glad to know you didn't go out on a sand dollar killing spree, lol. This turned out really nice, love the white/black contrast. Thanks for sharing at our party today.

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  3. What a great idea! I'll be looking for tiny sand dollars next time I go to the beach!

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  4. Very sweet! Thanks for sharing at Things I've Done Thursday. www.bearrabbitbear.com

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  5. I love this craft, and your blog is great. That is why I want to share you with others. I am tagging you in an effort to get to know you and your blog better. Have fun, and take your time...it took me a week, Lori
    http://www.bleak2unique.com/2012/03/triple-tag.html

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  6. Such a great idea. A little beach keepsake for those of us who don't live near the beach.

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  7. That's so cool! I've never been able to find one in Myrtle Beach. I guess I could always buy one though, right? Thanks for sharing at Shine on Fridays!

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  8. thank you for this tutorial. I don't know if I can find any here on the coast of Connecticut but I'm sure going to look anyway. thanks, Linda

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  9. I love your sand dollar pendant...how uniquely gorgeous and beautifully created. I am now a follower of your blog and look forward to return visits. I invite you to join me as well on my blog at http://atastefultouch.blogspot.com
    Hugs, Gayle.

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  10. Gorgeous!!! I love anything beach related!

    Visitng again from,
    Sarah@
    www.dottedlinecrafts.blogspot.com

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  11. Gorgeous! I think sand dollar seem a little magical.

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  12. I do not often find (intact) sand dollars on the (SoCal) beaches by me. Those teeny ones are fabulous, as is your idea. Thanks.

    Following ...
    Mary @ Sea Quilts

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  13. Beautiful pendant! Thanks for coming to our "Strut Your Stuff Saturday." We hope you'll be back next week! -The Sisters

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  14. You always have creative ideas, Virginia! Thanks for sharing and i hope you have a fab weekend.

    Hugs,
    Lelanie

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  15. This is such a great project! I love it's simplicity. In fact, it's downright cinchy ... and would be perfect at our "It's a Cinch" multi-blog link party. The link stays open until midnight Friday and when you link at one blog, you're automatically linked up to the party's five co-hosts ...

    http://www.itallstartedwithpaint.com/2012/03/its-cinch-link-party.html

    Hope to see you at the party!

    :)

    Linda
    www.itallstartedwithpaint.com

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    1. So glad to see you at the Cinch party ... what can I get you? Red or white?

      :)

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  16. What an awesome idea! Thanks so much for the tutorial! I need to use this idea for Mother's Day!

    Thanks for linking to the party.

    blessings,
    karianne

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  17. That really is the perfect beach trip memento. Thanks so much for sharing this at our party!
    Karah

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  18. What a great idea - my girls are always finding great shells on the beach and would love to do this!

    Thanks for joining our Cinch party.

    New Linky follower
    Kelly

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