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A wooden frame was painted green and stamped with MW720-C "Sunburst. Lg." and MW723-B "Return symbol, Lg."  Squiggly lines are painted asymmetrically in four areas as shown.  Ordinary wire mesh screen is secured on the back of the frame.  This makes a great holder for earrings.  Made by Lee Ann Atencio.

MC1177-S "Navajo border" is stamped on  light blue Sculpey II clay and bordered with blue and tan clay to form the pendant, then baked.  Metal charms are added for embellishment on the pendant and the earrings.  Set made by Margaret Wiggin.

JA516-C  "Tlingit owl, Sm." (a discontinued stamp which is still available, but not shown in the current catalog)  is stamped on black Sculpey II clay and baked.  The pieces are pained with Super Copper Lumiere paint  and findings and beads attached.  Set made by Margaret Wiggin.

JA446-H  "Mimbreno jack rabbit #1" is stamped into Sculpey III clay and a pebble stamp is stamped to give the textured background.  Turquoise and green acrylic paint is painted over the entire pendant and the excess is wiped off leaving color in the lower levels.  A hole is pressed into the top and the clay is baked.  Leather lacing is tied to the pendant and a bead is added.  Pendant is by Susan Frank.

Necklace was made using 859-H "Navajo blanket #1", 860-H  "Navajo blanket #7" and 861-H "Navajo blanket #8".  The images are stamped into Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel powder using a sprinkling of gold, silver, copper and interference blue UTEE.  Copper metallic "ribbon" trims the pieces which are corrugated cardboard tiles.  Necklace by Jackie Girard.

Domino preparation:
Start with a white domino, lightly sand until the sheen is gone.  Add Gesso (white) to the top and sides.  When dry, apply color with chalks.  Colors used were Oranges, yellows in the middle area, dark brown and black for the border. JA458-G "Mimbreno dancer" is stamped on the domino with black Brilliance ink.  On the sides of the domino stamp words like "Apache" and "Mimbres" using alphabet stamps.  On the ends, stamp "AND".   Heat set the words and apply Crystal Lacquer to the top and sides.  It takes several hours to lacquer the top and all the sides.  A hole can be drilled in the domino before preparing it to be stamped.  They can also be sealed with Krylon spray, Future Floor Finish or Diamond Glaze.  Art by Lee Ann Atencio. 

Domino preparation:
Start with a white domino, lightly sand until the sheen is gone.  Add Gesso (white) to the top and sides.  When dry, paint with a stipple brush using Lumiere paints (colors metallic olive green 562, Sunset Gold 554 and Metallic Russet 566).  JA479-F "Kokopelli", JA470-G "Mimbreno deer hunter", JA513-F "Tlingit owl", JA407-F "Mimbreno swallows" were stamped onto white tissue paper with black Brilliance ink.  Using a soft brush, PPA was applied on the domino and Kokopelli was applied, then bits/pieces cut out of these stamps were applied.  Heat set the images before applying another coat of PPA over the
tissue.  On the sides of the domino stamp words like "Apache" and  "Mimbres" using alphabet stamps.  On the ends, stamp "AND".  Heat set the words and apply Crystal Lacquer.  Any color can be used; however green was used in this sample.  It takes several hours to lacquer the top and all the sides.  The sample shown here is a minibus gift box and the domino was used for the main focus on the top of the box.  Gift box by Lee Ann Atencio.

   ES1186-K "Eskimo child" is stamped with black Crafter's ink and heat set on a clean round glass shape (available at local craft stores) making sure to heat it until no wet ink can be seen and being  careful while handling the glass as it is  HOT.  Gallery Glass was colored on the side opposite where it was stamped.  It was turned occasionally to be able to see where to add more Gallery Glass.  When dry, a thin layer of Perm Enamel (found in the glass paints sections) was added to the back.  Next, tiny clear glass beads were added and it was left to dry.  In order to ensure that the beads won't come off, another layer of Perm Enamel was  applied and left to dry.  On the front, a line of Perm Enamel was painted along the edge, beads added and  it was left to dry.  A thin coat of Perm Enamel was added to the entire front to protect the stamped ink from being scratched off.  Sun catcher by Wendy Kerr.

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