Block of wood January 8, 2010
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I seemed to have got stuck with jewellery making. Here is yet another one:
I made this out of a block of wood. I think it’s some kind of game piece. I drilled holes to both ends and inserted little screws with loops in them. The wood block is covered with a piece of patterned paper and on top of that I put a layer of gel medium to protect it.
This was so quick and fun to make, that I had to make some more:
I coloured a piece of aluminium tape with alcohol inks, crumbled it in my fist and straightened it out again. The piece was then glued onto the wood block. I used clear nail varnish to protect the alcohol ink. They look pretty cool, even if I say so myself.
Drawer no. 24 December 24, 2009
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OK, last one. Here goes:
These are brooches, made out of cardboard again. I glued two pieces of thick cardboard together to get an even thicker piece. Then I glued a piece of patterned paper on it and coated it with several layers of UTEE. A pinback is glued to the back. A little jewel is also glued in the centre of the middle brooch.
Merry Christmas!
Drawer no. 23 December 23, 2009
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The second to last drawer opens now:
It’s a bracelet made out of cardboard! The piece of cardboard have been inked and embossed with clear embossing powder and then, while the powder is still warm, some random squiggles have been drawn using watersoluble crayons. The powder is then melted again and while it’s really runny the crayon squiggles have been moved around with a toothpick or cocktail stick. The crayon lines form this really nice marblized pattern. Glossy Accents is spread on top to protect the colours. The cardboard is then cut to little squares and glued onto a bracelet blank. I also made matching earrings from leftover pieces.
Drawer no. 22 December 22, 2009
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Drawer no. 22 opens…
… and it’s magic! Magic is a rub-on image, rubbed onto a piece of metal that used to be a cider can. On top of that I glued a pebble sticker, cut it out and punched holes on the top. Naturally I had to make another one, too:
Drawer no. 21 December 21, 2009
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It’s time to open drawer no. 21:
It’s a pin made out of a CD. CD’s are easy to cut with normal scissors after warming the CD in hot water. The piece has been embossed with several layers of silver embossing powder and a stamp was pressed onto the hot powder. I added a few strass stickers and a pinback to the back.
Drawer no. 20 December 20, 2009
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Not many left now… here is drawer no. 20:
These are thumbtacks. I used washers which happen to have a hole just the right size for a thumbtack. The pictures are cut from old birthday cards and they have been coated in Glossy Accents.
Drawer no. 19 December 19, 2009
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The Tardis just revealed…
… some lanterns. They have been coloured with alcohol inks. Then I just added some wire and acrylic beads.
Drawer no. 18 December 18, 2009
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Here is no. 18:
Looks like rain, dear! Actually, it doesn’t but these reindeer are really wooden. The wood shape has been covered by paper and then coated in Glossy Accents. A brooch back is glued on at the back.
Drawer no. 17 December 18, 2009
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No. 17 comes a day late because I was without an Internet connection all day yesterday. Arrggg.
So, here comes…
Stitch markers. I rolled up some paper strips which are then heat embossed. I didn’t have any other suitable rings, so I used little key rings. Seems to work a treat. And while I was at it, I made some more:
I’ve been saving this plastic cord for ages. I couldn’t figure out how to tie it. A knot would have been too bulky. Then it hit me: one of those cord crimps! I don’t know how I couldn’t think of that before. I used little jingle bells on these. Hopefully they won’t drive me crazy while knitting.
I wanted to know if I could bend a really big loop. Seems to have worked ok. I bent the wire round a thick knitting needle. The beads are plastic. Don’t really want to use them on jewellery but they are just fine as stitch markers, I think.
Drawer no. 16 December 16, 2009
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Drawer no. 16 proves it:
This calendar is a tardis! I just pulled some candles out of its little drawer. The images have been stamped on tissue paper and melted onto the candles with a heat gun.
