I finished adding beads to the wine charms. From this project I have discovered that I have no talent at anything to do with beads, jewelry making, or DG3. I need to stick with paper!! You should see my jump rings. They are not round, they are weirdly mashed. teehee. Anyway, here are the finished charms: 
I also made some refrigerator magnets for my friend Erin, who gave me this box of beads a LONG time ago. I didn't purchase any beads for this project. I'm am in love with the philosophy of using what I have, even if it's not the perfect choice. Ironically, most of the time it is!
I have been saving business cards that come attached to thin magnets. I rip off most of the business card and use a circle punch and double stick tape to adhere it to the bottle cap.
Erin is a glitter whore like me so I know she will get a kick out of these. I also made a set for my two nieces, one who is brunette and one who is blonde. I originally made 3 each but one of the brunette ones bubbled terribly. When this project is done, I am probably going to hang up my DG3 and call it a day.
Here is the charm presentation:
Hope all of your holiday celebrations and preparations are going well. I still didn't finish my nephews frame, darn it....and about the whole Not Smoking thing..... Well, I relapsed most shamefully. I have had a painful personal experience knock me for a loop. Good thing for friends, family and Art to help me keep my faith in humanity.......xoSusan
I'm going to finish my last set of wine charms for my family. Then, I am DONE. The last ones I did that were not going to family, bubbled badly. I think DG3 sucks. There I said it. That said, I could have bizarre humidity in my studio or put too heavy of a layer in the cap, but, I Just Don't Care Anymore. Too much good paper, book words, computer ink, time and my sanity have been spent to no avail. Yeah, I'm a bit of a perfectionist too. I can't give second rate gifts to my bloggy friends. Just Can't Do It.Here are my sister Linda's charms in progress. The collage elements are not Modge Podged in yet, nor has the DG3 been administered. (like medicine, get it? teehee.) My sister and her husband are enamoured of all things Italian, as am I. The difference between us is they both speak the language fluently, have vacationed there many times, and plan on moving there permanently in about 5 years. Thank goodness you can't see me, cuz I am positively GREEN with envy. 
In Italian, Baci means Kisses. Amore is Love. Duh. Formosa means Buxom. Bella means Beautiful. Abbracci means Hugs. Piccante means Spicy. These words describe my sister to a T. teehee. Ti Amo.xoSusan
I also made some refrigerator magnets for my friend Erin, who gave me this box of beads a LONG time ago. I didn't purchase any beads for this project. I'm am in love with the philosophy of using what I have, even if it's not the perfect choice. Ironically, most of the time it is!
I have been saving business cards that come attached to thin magnets. I rip off most of the business card and use a circle punch and double stick tape to adhere it to the bottle cap.
Erin is a glitter whore like me so I know she will get a kick out of these. I also made a set for my two nieces, one who is brunette and one who is blonde. I originally made 3 each but one of the brunette ones bubbled terribly. When this project is done, I am probably going to hang up my DG3 and call it a day.
Here is the charm presentation:
