I posted a photo on Instagramlast week of a box I received from Jacquard and the goodies that it contained.

I wasn’t expecting the Pinata Metallic Alcohol Inks to be in the box and for about a half a second I wasn’t sure what I would do with them. Then I remembered my GIANT stack of Starbucks gift cards also had silver and gold metallic images/graphics in them and I started to wonder what if…

So I broke open my new Fiskars Cuts + More Scissors that I received at CHA knowing I was going to need some heavy duty cutting power for this project.

I cut several Starbucks Gift Cards (with a zero balance of course) into irregular circles.

I have to tell you that the Fiskars Cuts + More Scissors went through those gift cards with no problems. (No, they aren’t paying me for this post but I wouldn’t lie to you anyway) Even after cutting lots of circles my hands didn’t hurt!

Once cut, I hit the plastic discs with a heat gun and let them warp and bend a bit.

I used an extra large set of tweezers to hold the plastic while I heated it but you could also use a wooden clothespin.

After the shapes cooled I dripped gold and silver Metallic Pinata Ink on them and let them dry over night.

(The best way to use the two colors without them running together completely is to drip one color, let it dry a little, and then drip on the second color.)

Then I dug around in my stash and found a 3 yard length of Sueded Cording from Darice and cut it into thirds.

I put several knots on the individual cords just in the center 6 or 8 inches and then knotted all three strands together at the sides.

The knots hold the discs in place on the cord to keep them all from falling to the center and bunching up.

Then I used my two hole punch to put holes in the plastic discs and a 7mm jump ring to attach them to the sueded cording.

Once the discs were on the way I wanted them I used a ribbon end crimp and a lobster clasp for the closure.

This necklace took a little time to make with all of the cutting and the drying time of the alcohol ink but was pretty easy to put together once that was done. I got several comments over the weekend about my new necklace. People don’t realize it’s made from plastic gift cards until I tell them.

I love the see the look on their face when they try to process that bit of information. 🙂

For more information I recommend these reviews on Craft Test Dummies:

Fiskars Cuts+More Scissors 

Jacquard Pinata Metallic Alcohol Inks
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Disclosure: Several products were provided for my use but all opinions are my own.