Dina Kowal and her husband have been in full-time ministry for the last 12 years. Their educational background is in linguistics and cross-cultural outreach.
"At the training center where we live, my husband teaches Bible classes," shares Dina. "I teach a basic health class, help with phonetics, and take a turn sometimes teaching the ladies in a weekly chapel time.
"We also have a small group that meets weekly that we lead together. And we homeschool! I’m also a freelance product designer (rubber/clear stamps and dies) with designs for sale through Impression Obsession, Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps, and Our Daily Bread Designs.
"Living in a cross-cultural environment can be stressful, so I’m grateful to have a creative outlet to channel some of that away. I'm drawn to images of nature...[and] in my stamp collection, the categories that are overflowing are girls, mice, birds, flowers (especially poppies), lighthouses, coffee and tea."
So, it's no surprise that Dina chose to work with
11164MC Poppies & Snapdragons Clear Set (drawn by artist Nancy Baier):
For today's project, she decided to make a pendant. Since she already has three poppy necklaces, she chose the snapdragon stamp image.
Dina used this vibrant
photo she found online for color reference:
Then she got down to business with her Touch Twin markers:
Once the image was colored, she applied a thin, even layer of Diamond Glaze on the back side of a 7/8" x 1 1/4" glass tile:
She carefully pressed it onto the image and allowed it to dry overnight:
After the glue was dry, she cut around the edges, signed the back of her piece, and coated the backof the cardstock with more Diamond Glaze:
The final steps were adding a small bail to the back and threading the pendant onto a memory wire necklace. And, voilà, her pendant was done:
I think anyone would be delighted to wear this stunning necklace, and you can see how easy it was to make. Thanks to Dina for sharing her lovely creation with us!
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