DIY photo pendant: Mothers day giveaway!

DIY photo pendant: Mothers day giveaway!

Mothers day is just around the corner. How could I NOT do a giveaway for you hard working women out there! 

Detail of the giveaway will follow. First, let me show you how to make this darling necklace. It is inexpensive and EASY. 

What you need:

• Clear small tile, or clear stone with flat backing
• Necklace chain (length of your choice)
• Super glue
• Gloss mod podge
• A bail (the thing that goes on the back)
• Scissors or exacto knife 
• Heavy duty paper
• Small paint brush

Step one: Choose your photo! This was the hardest part for me. For social media purposes, I chose a picture of our adoption announcement. Resize your image before printing. You can do this project with various sizes of tile. I used a one inch round tile. I resized my image to about 2x3 and cut it down from there. 

Step two: Cut your image to fit the tile. 

An exacto knife can be used, but if you are like me and have a toddler running around, thinking of an exacto knife is out of the picture. Scissors it is! 

Step three: With a small paint brush, glaze the flat part of the tile with glossy mod podge. 

Step four: Carefully place the cut out, picture side touching mod podge, on the tile. Make sure you do not move the picture back and forth as this may smear the photo itself. Let this dry for at least 30 minutes. 

Step five: Cover the back side of the cut out, after it is dried on the tile, with another layer of mod lodge. Let this dry for at least another 30 minutes.

Tip: Do not drench the cut out in mod podge. It will take much longer to dry, and will reveal lines after drying. 

Step six: After the cut out has dried, grab the super glue, apply a layer of super glue on the bail, and hold it on the back of the cut out that is completely dried onto the tile. 

Step seven: Again, let this dry dry dry.. Hold the bail on for at least one minute before letting go. You want to make sure to place the bail at the top of your photo so it hangs right on your necklace. 

Step eight: Place your pendant on the chain of your choice! 

Last step: Enjoy! Show off your family!

These pendants are versatile. You can spruce things up with extra charms, beads, or whatever you like. I added a vintage S pendant to mine. 

***Due to the rounded tile I used, a glare was noted when taking a photo. 

Now for the GIVEAWAY part. 

This includes ALL moms. What do I mean by that?

Some of you either:

• Have a healthy child (or children)
• Deal with infertility and are waiting to become a mother
• Grieving loss of a child
• Rekindling a lost relationship with your child
• Experiencing pregnancy loss
• Raising children through family, foster and/or adoption

One or more of these, no matter what, you are a mother. Friends, I know what you feel. Some of you want this day to be over with, others of you adore mothers day. Awful or amazing, you are a mother. I want to bless you with a sweet memory. You deserve something.

So I know who you wonderful ladies are, here is how you can enter. 

1) Share this post and like The Shabby Shak on Facebook so other mothers can enter! 

2) Comment below #iamamother 

3) Feel free to follow The Shabby Shak on Instagram (@theshabbyshak). However, this is not required.

The winner will be contacted for further details. On Saturday evening, the winner will be announced! 

Best of luck to all of you wonderful mothers! 

Remembering you this Mothers Day,

Heather

Thanks to Amber Adcock for these wonderful reveal photos.