Springtime in Paris

The current ArtCharms swap that I've signed up for is called "Springtime in Paris".  These are the charms I've created for that theme. 

Their base is a Scrabble tile with a hole drilled through it.  I have a hand drill that I use, so there's a bit of muscle involved there.  I never realized that the wood used in Scrabble tiles can be softer or quite hard...and quite difficult to drill through.  The tiles then had scrapbook paper featuring a map of Paris glued to the fronts & trimmed to fit.  Same process with a text print paper to the backs of the tiles.  Edges were slightly sanded & the papers were protected with MicroGlaze...a wonderful product.  The edges of the tiles were finished off with 1/8" wide black & white ribbon...the most frustrating part of these charms.  A Paris clock (from SkyBluePink) was glued to the text side of the piece.  Finally, a jump ring was inserted into the hole & an Eiffel Tower charm was added to complete the charm.

I won't be doing quite as many swaps this year, so I'm really enjoying the ones I choose to play in.  Join us if you're interested.