Creative Exploration to the Caribbean with Tim Holtz

With just a little over 26 days to sail, I am getting excited about this fantastic journey to the Caribbean.  I have already met several of the cruisers on a Yahoo group for the Tim Holtz Cruise.  To get in on some of the pre-cruise fun, I signed up to do a charm swap and some trades.

The charm swap charms have to include something of Tim's products.  Here is a peek at some of the charms I have been working on for the swap:

For the 1st and last charm, I used the Idea-ology. Trinket Pins along with beads and shells to keep with the Caribbean theme. The 2nd and 4th charms I used  the  Sprocket Gears and added some shells and beads hung by the Jump Rings.   For the 3rd charm I created a paper bead, and then added a short strip from a Florida map for the outer edge of the bead.  You can't see it very well by this photo, but I then applied two coats of  Melt Art Ultra-Thick Embossing Enamel to give it a glass look. I used the Idea-ology Washers on each end of the map along with other findings to give it a finished look, then added a dangle with a piece of a shell and bead.

These are some charms I am working on for trades with the cruisers, and for a charm necklace I am making. I will add more photos when I get more made.  

Thanks for dropping by.  

Shirley