Wednesday 14 January 2015

Pendant Tray Monkey Keyrings

I have been experimenting with the inch pendant trays and keyrings that I treated myself to just before Christmas. 
They came from Etsy via China and cost me £13.72 for 50 antique effect silver trays which work out at roughly 27p each.  I had bought them initially with the intention of making Christmas Tree decorations and key chains.
Dress It Up Monkey ButtonsWith that in mind I will be going through all my stacks take-away boxes looking for suitable embellishments etc. that will fit into a one inch square, and these four Dress It Up monkey buttons (sent to me from Dianne my special friend in Florida) were just perfect. 
I cut an inch square of paper, faux stitched it round the edges and glued it into the bottom of a tray.  I then cut the shank off the button and glued it in the prepared tray, using E6000 glue, which is really strong and I know once cured will not budge. 
When the button was set in position and a silver peel-off added to two of the corners, I added “Aleene’s Jewelry Pendant Gel”, to the pendant. This was the first time I have used this product and was curious to see if it was an equal substitute to Glossy Accents or Anita’s 3D Clear Gloss Finish, I have used previously, which indeed it proved to be, setting in approx 4 – 5 hours, however to give the pendant a deep and full look I added a second layer, as one looked a little flat. I also painted a little on the monkeys face to give it glossy, slightly enamelled look.
I am really pleased with the results,  I might have to wait an extra two or three weeks when I order from various companies in China, but as I have learnt from past experience if I buy in bulk, I end up paying at least half of what I would pay in UK for the same thing.

5 comments:

Cheryl W said...

Funny, whimsical monkeys in a tray. They'd make anyone smile!

SueF said...

How fab are these! Made me smile when I saw them, great fun.

Sue

Mrs B said...

Hi Helen. Love these cheeky monkey keyrings. Thanks for sharing the details of the glues etc. that you use. It is so annoying (and costly) to buy a product only to find that it doesn't work! Take care.

marc said...

love these would sale very well loving all your makes big love marxc

Anonymous said...


happy faces that are soo appealing......perfect in the pendants......Dianne