Jubilee madness!

So I have been making something a little bit more ....erm dare I say ..normal? to what I normally dabble in ...some pretty ribbon rosettes.  Have made a couple with pin badges on the back so they can be worn and some I have mounted onto cards.  The idea came from Crafty Ribbons - I was browsing their blog -  and decided to give it a go! they really are very easy to make and pretty too :0)

Kilt pins on cards

So I have decided to add a bit of a steampunk feel to my card stall.....not sure how these will go down - but if they dont sell - I have some nice jewellery to wear!

Steampunk inspired necklace's

So I have been a bit lapse at all things crafty just lately. I have been making some cards as I have a sale coming up - but today I decided to make myself a necklace. The centre is an old watch back that I have filled with watch parts, some chain and a small key charm.  I have used vintage lace to hang it on instead of chain.

The second one I made a few weeks ago - using a Tim Holtz book plate.  similar style ..but also has a vintage pen nib on. 

Steampunk and Star Trek ...

Two of my favorites - With inspiration from a good friend - I decided to make myself a Star Trek, steampunk inspired communicator badge ... So with a clocks cog for the base, a pair of wings distressed with black acrylic and some bronze, and watch parts ..here is my badge, I have added a pin on the back so that I can actually wear it. :0)

Birthday card

I actually remembered my sister's birthday this year! and in plenty of time to make her a card too...I know ...dont faint! So here it is. It is a birdcage from the Tim Holtz dies, which I painted with white acrylic then aged with some pale blue, and added some bronze highlights. The flowers I coloured with glimmer mists and let them dry before assembling them. Hanging in the birdcage is a pocket watch charm, and I hung little charms accross the bottom.

Brooch / Pin

I have had these kilt pins in my box of bits for a while now - so thought I would give one a go. The locket was on a cheap necklace, picked up in a sale. Inside it was just a piece of flowery material, so I removed that and filled the inside with cogs and watch parts, sealed with glossy accents. Then when it was dry, I added a few extra on the top for a more 3d effect - which can be seen better in the flesh, so to speak, and closed the lid. The pen nib is one of a stash I managed to pick up on ebay. The charms are from my charm pot. I think I am quite pleased with it. I have another couple of lockets to use up .....hhhmmm wonder what I can use inside those ones...thinking cap time.

Steampunk-ish birdcage

So finally got some time to craft and had left this twiddleybitz birdcage blank on my desk ready for just such an occasion! As my most favorite theme of the moment is steampunk - i have been inspired by that and mixed it with sort of shabby chic lol

And here is the end result, white acrylic paint and distress inks have given it it's colour and then i used some distressed paper on the roof. There is a little mirror charm hanging inside behind the bird, which has very tiny watch cogs etc on him to make his wing and his eye.

Happy Christmas

Hi everyone, I know it has been a long while since I have done anything remotely crafty, but having been on rest due to having a tooth out I decided to make myself a chritstmas decoration to help pass the time. So I had half a slide mailer - I have no idea what I used the cover for - but thought it lent itself well for what I wanted to do. So I started by covering it with two different papers and distressing it a little with some ink.Then i gathered together a lot of bits and pieces - started with my favorite watch pieces of course lol set in glossy accents and worked around that - I wanted it to be slightly christmassy but not too much. So the Believe metal tag by Tim Holtz was exactly what i was looking for. Added some beaded fringing along the bottom, a metal hanger on the top with some ribbon - and there we go! my little decoration.

I decided to put some of my stuff out on display on a set of shelves the other day - and i was shocked at how little of my stuff i have actually kept lol - the shelves look very empty !!

So i decided that i had to do something to fill them up. So out came my box of things to alter. On the top was this blank miniature key cabinet that came from the altered element last year. So as that was on the top, it seemed as good an item as any to start with. So for the last few days i have been covered in paint and ink and glue and glitter - perfect! lol

So here it is - painted, covered and filled. No theme as such - i just rummaged thru my boxes and picked out what i fancied - i am actually pleased with it and am happy for it to be on display. The glossy accents on the front is not quite dry yet - which is why it is not clear - but by tomorrow morning it will be fine.

Hello!

Gosh doesn't life get hectic sometimes - not fair - takes away all my crafting time lol

Well just thought i would share some boot sale bargains with you. Went to one for the first time in ages today and am well chuffed. The divided tray and chest of drawers cost me 50p each and the big box file of old photos, letters, certificates, cards etc cost me £10. I ummmed and arrgghhed over it for ages - ended up knocking 50% off the price! hehe right better do something with it all now lol !

I have done something!!!

So, don't all cheer at once lol. I have finally got round to doing some crafting. Think it was being driven to my relaxing space by the school holidays that might have done it. So i managed to turn this tray - into this shadow box. I have not decided if i like the end result yet. But i have managed to use up some of the bits I have stored up over the past few months. The keys off of the vintage typewriter i bought and one of the bottles from the bootsale box. Some of the charms I have collected. Some vintage buttons and thimbles and an old watch glass.

I know .........

Ok, i know , it has been an age since i have been on here and updated. But that is because ......urm .....because ...... well just because lol I have not had the time or the inspiration of late to do anything remotely crafty ....

Well i have now tidied my desk - and found a little stash of supplies i bought before the Altered Element closed down - still in their box - so who knows ....this may kick start my mojo again ..

Will hopefully have something to post on here soon ........ but dont expect too much lol

xxx