Breast Cancer Awareness Pendant 2

Hi everybody! Kim here from My Kraft Kloset reminding you that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I wanted to create something special to show my support and to remember my younger sister, who lost her battle with breast cancer one year ago at the age of 46. I wanted to do something to raise awareness and spread the word to all the women in our lives, because early detection can save lives! I've designed this beautiful pendant in antique silver with a few accent pieces that are very personal to me from Craft Fantastic to wear proudly.

Click "here" to get all the basic details on how to get started and all the supplies I used are listed below.

Facts About Breast Cancer:

in the USA from the National Breast Cancer Foundation, INC:

• One in eight women in the USA will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime.
• Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.
• Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women.
• Each year it is estimated that over 252,710 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,500 will die.
• Although breast cancer in men is rare, an estimated 2,470 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and approximately 460 will die each year.
• On average, every 2 minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer and 1 woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes.
• Over 3.3 million breast cancer survivors are alive in the USA today. 
• GET TESTED EARLY!! Early detection can save lives. 

Breast Cancer Screenings:
Here are some screening guidelines according to the American Cancer Society:

These guidelines are for women at average risk for breast cancer who don't have a personal history of breast cancer, don't have a strong family history of breast cancer, or don't have the genetic mutation known to increase risk of breast cancer (such as BRCA), and has not had chest radiation therapy before the age of 30.

• Women between 40 and 44 have the option to start screening with a mammogram every year. (I would start at 30-35 to create a base line)
• Women 45 to 54 should get mammograms every year.
• Women 55 and older can switch to a mammogram every other year, or they can choose to continue yearly mammograms. Screening should continue as long as a woman is in good health and is expected to live 10 more years or longer.
• All women should understand what to expect when getting a mammogram for breast cancer screening – what the test can and cannot do. For those who are of higher than average risk please click here.

I am not a medical doctor, so consult with yours, but from my families experience the earlier you can have a mammogram the better you are to start a baseline of your medical history. Or earlier if you have a family history of breast cancer or the BRCA gene. Insist on a mammogram, regardless of your age. Or change doctors if you don't agree with them.  If your ever told you have dense breast tissue, it makes tumors harder to detect, and you should insist on an MRI or ultrasound for further testing. Only YOU can be your own health care advocate and only YOU can save your life or the women in your lives with EARLY DETECTION!!! 

I hope I've inspired you to become aware of your breast health, get educated, talk to your daughters, mothers, sisters, family, friends and share awareness with others. Thanks for stopping by!

Kim Klinkovsky @mykraftkloset

Supplies Used:

SMALL ROUND TWIST LINK TRAY antique silver

SMALL GLASS ROUNDS

MINI ROUND GLASS BLING champagne (light pink)

(1) LARGE JUMP RINGS silver

(4) SMALL JUMP RINGS silver

TYPEWRITER KEYS mini & small glass sizes (monogram "k")

(2)WING CHARM antique silver

BELIEVE CHARM (from Craft Fantastic Aug. Kit of the month or craft stores sell charms or online)
24" ROLO CHAIN silver

FANTASTIC GLAZE & GLUE 2 oz.
FANTASTIC SUPER STICKY DOTS
MULTI PURPOSE JEWELRY PLIERS
Qtips

Spooktacular Halloween Accessories

Hi everybody! Kim here from My Kraft Kloset sharing some spooktacular jewelry that you can make yourself to accessorize for Halloween or any day with these amazing antique brass pieces from Craft Fantastic. I LOVE this time of year! So, follow along as I show you a couple of fun pieces you can make for yourself or grab an affordable kit and make some for your friends and family too!

Let's get started...

For this project I chose this darling black cat from this Halloween image sheet.

Add a few drops of Glaze & Glue onto a mini glass square, place over the image, and press gently for a few minutes until set. Wipe off any excess glue around the edges with a Q-tip. Allow a few minutes to dry.

Once dry, cut around the glass and cut out the image. Next I chose this mini antique brass square tray to fit nicely on the bangle and to give it a vintage look.

Adhere a Fantastic Super Sticky Dot to the tray, remove red sticky dot backing and place the glass image in the tray. And press gently to set.

Next I chose a tiny clear round glass bling, but I wanted it orange for Halloween or Fall. So, I colored it with an orange alcohol marker. Set a side to dry.

I picked out this tiny antique brass round tray, because it has two loops on each end. One to attach a jump ring and the other to attach a charm to dangle. 

Once the orange glass bling is dry, adhere a Fantastic Super Sticky Dot to the tray, remove red backing, and place in the tray. Press gently to set.

Pick out some of your favorite charms and attach small jump rings to all of them and the trays with pliers. 

And now the fun...Assembling!!!

Just screw off the ball on the end of this antique brass bangle bracelet and slip on all the pieces and screw the ball back on to complete for Halloween or maybe Day of the Dead (Día De Los Muertos).  Pretty, right???

Change and personalize your bangle anytime with the season, holiday, occasion,  or your mood with a switch of a new charms or maybe make new trays!

Or add this spooky tray to a faux leather necklace and be stylish for Howloween!

Voila! There you have some spooktacular jewelry pieces to accessorize for the season or any day! I hope I've inspired you to check out our images and charms and see what you can make! 

Be sure to check out the new and improved October Kit-of-the-Month that are back this month and get started early on a few custom gifts for the holidays or upcoming special occasions. The possibilities are truly endless with these amazing Craft Fantastic products! Leave us a comment and tell us what you think or what your making and share with us. Thanks for stopping by!

Kim Klinkovsky @mykraftkloset


Supplies Used:

SLIDE BANGLE antique brass

FAUX LEATHER NECKLACE assorted

HALLOWEEN images for all jeweler's glass sizes

TINY ROUND GLASS BLING (clear, that I colored orange)

TINY ROUND LINK antique brass tray

MINI SQUARE PENDANT TRAY antique brass

MINI GLASS SQUARES

HEART LOCK CHARM antique brass

NATURE CHARM COLLECTION antique brass

DAY/DEAD CHARM COLLECTION antique brass

SMALL JUMP RINGS antique brass

FANTASTIC GLAZE & GLUE 2 oz.
FANTASTIC SUPER STICKY DOTS
MULTI PURPOSE JEWELRY PLIERS
Qtips

Orange Copic Marker (alcohol marker)

Bridal Party Wedding Gifts

Hi everybody! Kim here from My Kraft Kloset sharing with you a few beautiful projects just in time for bridal season for some very special people you've asked to be a part of your wedding party. Show your bridesmaids just how special they are to you with these amazing gifts they will treasure for a lifetime.

Craft Fantastic products allow you to personalize each gift for each bridesmaid using their initials, birthstone, favorite color, a family tree for a sister, cousin or special family member, hearts, a Celtic type knot, roses, butterflies, angel wings and so many Charms to chose from to customize each bangle bracelet.



Let's get started:

1.  Choose from hundreds of Craft Fantastic images, which is always the hardest part, because they are amazing. But for this project I wanted something vintage and traditional and selected the initials of each bridesmaid with these wonderful alphabets: TINY ALPHABET #1 all tiny jeweler's glass sizes and TINY ALPHABET #2 all tiny jeweler's glass sizes. 

2.  Add a few drops of Fantastic Glaze & Glue on the back of a mini glass round and press gently onto an alphabet image for a few minutes until set. Wipe off any excess glue around the edges with a Q-tip.

3.  Once dry, cut around the glass and cut out the alphabet image. 

4.  Adhere a Fantastic Super Sticky Dot to a chosen tray. Remove red sticky dot backing and place glass alphabet into a silver or antique brass tray, as shown below. If your using a tiny or mini bling, like these "birthstones" then there is no need for glue, just adhere the bling directly onto a tray with a super sticky dot. 

5.  As you can see above, some of the tiny trays have circles on each end. One to hang special Charms from with jump rings and the other to attach with another jump ring to slide onto a bangle. Add a tiny bling of color in the center to match their birthstone. 

Add a special note, like this one below, that I typed up on my computer and printed on cardstock to accompany each treasured gift. And don't forget the bride, make one for yourself with a little something old, new, borrowed or blue too!

Bangles are so pretty alone or stack a few of them together and have some fun.

See how lovely these are in antique brass with these Charms: Celtic type knot, tree of life from nature set, heart, dragonfly, butterfly, and a cute little button.

Voila! There you have several uniquely personalized gifts to say "thank you" to those special people who've decided to stand beside you and your groom on your special day. They will love these! I do! Don't you?

Be sure to check out our *NEW* Designer Kits-of-the Month and get started on a few custom gifts for all your upcoming special occasions. And keep a few for yourself too, because they are stunning! The possibilities are truly endless with these super fantastic products! Leave us a comment, we'd love to hear what you think. Thanks for stopping by!

Kim Klinkovsky @mykraftkloset


Supplies Used:

SLIDE BANGLE silver (3/pkg)

SLIDE BANGLE antique brass (3/pkg)

TINY ROUND GLASS BLING (assorted colors)

TINY ROUND LINK silver

TINY ROUND LINK antique brass

MINI ROUND GLASS BLING champagne (comes in aqua and clear too)

MINI ROUND PENDANT TRAY silver

MINI ROUND PENDANT TRAY antique brass

MINI ROUND TWIST LINK TRAY antique brass

MINI GLASS ROUNDS (for alphabet images)

Click to see All Charms

Click to see All Images

SMALL JUMP RINGS silver

SMALL JUMP RINGS antique brass

FANTASTIC GLAZE & GLUE 2 oz.

FANTASTIC SUPER STICKY DOTS

Qtips

How to Create a Charm Faux Leather Bookmark

Hello everyone!!!  Kymona from Kreative Kymona here today to share how to create a charm faux leather bookmark for your planner/journal.

I love my Hobonichi planner but it doesn't come with a bookmark to mark the page and this cover doesn't come with one either.  So I decided to create my own.

Let's take a look:

Interesting right!!  Does that bookmark look familiar? It should, its Craft Fantastic Faux Leather Necklace!! 

Yes, you can use the Faux Leather Necklace pieces to create a bookmark.  Depending on the size of your planner/journal, trimming the leather piece might me necessary.  

Here's how I created this bookmark:

1. Measure the planner/journal using the Faux Leather to see if it fits around the pages.  
2. For this planner, the faux leather is too long. 
3. To make it fit, take your time and take the metal piece off of one end using 2 Multi Purpose Jewelry Pliers and cut the faux leather to desired size.
4. Carefully put the metal piece back, making sure to tighten it onto the faux leather. 

Now that bookmark is complete, now its time to personalize the bookmark.

I had some basic small charms lying around my craft room so I decided to use them. They were already on clips so clipping them in place was easy. 

This charm set needed some color and the faux leather necklace had the silver chain hanging so I decided to make use of it. 

I used a small jump ring to add the Butterfly Link Tray and a purple tiny glass bling to add character to this charm set.  I used another jump ring to add my initial charm to finish off the set. 

I'm in love with my new charms.  I can't wait to make more for my other planners!!!

So what do you think?  Would you consider creating your own bookmarks for your planner/journal? Please let me know below.  I would love to hear from you!!

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August Kit Instructions

The August Kit-of-the-Month is ALL ABOUT GLASS BLING & DANGLE PENDANTS! 

Pendants dangling from Lobster Clasps allow the ultimate flexibility in style and function! Wear the three dangle pendants together for a showstopper piece with bohemian flair or just sport one for a more minimalist look! Add them to other Craft Fantastic pendants for an easy change-up! The possibilities are limitless! PLUS, there's bling! I truly can't keep my eyes off something shiny and these pieces will certainly turn heads for the very same reasons!

Let's put these gorgeous pieces together...

Assembly Instructions 

Here's a few links to help you complete the projects followed by a few 

assembly instructions for each piece:

ADDING AN IMAGE TO A PIECE OF GLASS

WORKING WITH STICKY (JEWELER'S) DOTS

1. Cut the center of the 30" Rolo Chain using a pair of scissors or wire cutters.   
2. Attach a Small Jump Ring to each end of the chain.
3. String a Large Jump Ring through the Small Jump Rings.
4. See individual instructions below for completing each Dangle Pendant.

1. Select an image and add it to the glass cabochon using Fantastic Glaze & Glue.   
2. Attach the Tiny Round Link Tray to the Mini Round Twist Link Tray using a Small Jump Ring.
3. Attach the Knot Connector to the bottom of the Tiny Round Link Tray using a Small Jump Ring.
4. Attach the Lobster Clasp to the top of the Mini Round Twist Link Tray using TWO Small Jump Rings. This will help the pendant lay properly when worn.
5. Add a Fantastic Sticky Dot to the Mini Round Twist Link Tray. Add a Fantastic Sticky Dot that has been cut into 1/4 to the Tiny Round Link Tray. Remove the red backing to expose the adhesive. 
6. Firmly press the appropriate cabochon into the Mini Round Twist Link Tray. Press the Tiny Round Glass Bling into the Tiny Round Link Tray.

1. Select an image and add it to the glass cabochon using Fantastic Glaze & Glue.   
2. Attach the Heart Charm to the bottom of the Tiny Round Link Tray using a Small Jump Ring.
3. Attach the Lobster Clasp to the top of the Tiny Round Link Tray using TWO Small Jump Rings. This will help the pendant lay properly when worn.
4. Add a Fantastic Sticky Dot that has been cut into 1/4 to the Tiny Round Link Tray. Remove the red backing to expose the adhesive. 
5. Firmly press the cabochon into the tray. 

1. Select an image and add it to the glass cabochon using Fantastic Glaze & Glue.   
2. Attach the Lobster Clasp to the top of the Mini Square Pendant Tray using a Large Jump Ring. 
3. Add a Fantastic Sticky Dot to the tray. Remove the red backing to expose the adhesive. 
4. Firmly press the cabochon into tray. 

1. Select images and add them to the glass cabochons using Fantastic Glaze & Glue. 
2. Attach the Small Round Twist Link Trays together using small jump rings. 
3. Attach the Lobster Clasp to one end using a Small Jump Ring.
4. Attach the Large Jump Ring to the opposite end using a Small Jump Ring.
5. Add a Fantastic Sticky Dot to each tray. Remove the red backing to expose the adhesive. 
6. Firmly press the appropriate cabochon or gem into each tray. 

1. Select an image and add it to the glass cabochon using Fantastic Glaze & Glue.  
2. Run the 24" Rolo Chain through the bail. 
3. Add two Fantastic Sticky Dots to the tray. Remove the red backing to expose the adhesive. 
4. Firmly press the cabochon into the tray. 

1. Attach a Knot Connector to the bottom of each Mini Round Twist Link Tray using a Small Jump Ring.
2. Attach a French Ear Wire to the top link of each Mini Round Twist Link Tray.
3. Add a Fantastic Sticky Dot to each tray. Remove the red backing to expose the adhesive. 
4. Firmly press a Mini Round Glass Bling into each tray. 

1. Select an image and add it to the glass cabochon using Fantastic Glaze & Glue.   
2. Add a Fantastic Sticky Dot to the tray of the Mini Round Twist Ring. Remove the red backing to expose the adhesive. 
3. Firmly press the cabochon into the tray. 

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