Curious again?

Moira has kindly sent me pics of the mirror I altered for her as part of this swap :D

This is the back of the mirror - I printed a picture I found on the net on to a piece of canvas paper and coloured it with water colour pencils.
Inked the edges and stuck it down with glossy accents.
The mirror was painted with TH cracklepaint in scatterd straw then distressed with inks, metallic rub ons, distress stickles andanything else I could throw at it LOL
added lots of embellies like scraps of lace and metal embellies from my stash




For the front of the mirror I printed the Alice stepping through the looking glass in mirror image so that it was the correct way round on to acetate.
I tinted it with alcohol inks and found that because it was on a mirror Alice wasn't very clear.
I decided to print the image again on the canvas photo paper then cut her out and glued her on with more glossy accents.
I used loads of GA on all the lace pieces so that it was hard and added more embellies including clock hands, and a red crystal heart.

I used metal punches on the handle of the mirror then rubbed ink in to them to highlight the words "CURIOUS" and "WONDER"
added some more lace, a tassle from a handbag charm and two chess piece charms that I had coated in distress embossing powder :D

I'm pleased to say Moira loves it :D

Hugs'n'curious snogs,
J xx

I have some news...

....I am now a member of the Bubbly Scrumptious design team :D
I had to read the email from Caroline twice because I thought it was the ussual thanks, but no thanks LOL :D
I can't wait to get started and a huge thankyou to Caroline for choosing me :D

I ahve also been playing :D
Sorry, but its more jewellery LOL


an altered domino penadant using graphic 45 paper











an altered domino brooch also using graphic 45 paper











a pendant using fusible film and loads of embellies thrown at it :D









and another pendant which I have made as a present for a friend using memory glass, alcohol inks and a photo of her and friends at Whitby gothic weekend




The two pendants are for sale so contact me if your interested and when I have added them to ebay I will add the item numbers :D

Hugs'n'steampunk hugs,
Julie xx

Ooo I forgot to add this.... check out this amazing cricut cover :D

How curious...

I took part in an Alice themed altered item swap with two of my lovely talentedfriends Moira and Carol, who are really to blame for all of my altered work LOL
I stupidly forgot to take pics of my work before I sent it so have to impose on them to be kind and send me piccys :D


Here's the gorgeous nicho Moira sent me :D













And here's the beautiful necklace Carol made me :D









In return I sent Carol this pin with an altered spoon and charms
















And I altered a mirror for Moira, which I will post when I get a piccy :D

Hugs'n'wonderful snogs,
J xx

It didn't even make the blog....

... and its sold LOL
I'm over whelmed by the response to my facebook group and I have sold four pieces already!!!
I hope the new owners like them as much as I do :D
I'm working on a couple of dominoes at the mo, but waiting for glossy accents to dry is frustrating!!! utee is much quicker but a whole let messier LOL :D

Hugs'n'snogs
J xx

Steampunk kilt pin

This has a working watch attached to a chain with a lobster claw clasp so that you can unclip to read the time :D
It also has watch parts, various charms and a pen nib.

Hugs'n'snogs,
J xx

edited to add I've sold this in ten minutes!!!! LOL

Altered serving spoon pendant

I got this fabby serving spoon from a charity shop and bashed away atit to flatten it out - I had to get hubbys big hammer out for this one though - my little making memories one was just getting laughed at LOL :D

It then took me about a week to drill the holes with my little archemides drill ( I NEED a Dremel LOL) anda few blisters along the way :(

I used a vintage pic from Art creations Friday challenge blog printed on to canvas and then inked with TH distress inks.
I was going to use my metal punches again but it wasn't working well as the spoon was just too hard!!!

I added instead pieces of vintage music score and a dictionary definition - Dream that had also been inked.
Added lace, buttons, metal embellies, distress stickles, Sepia accents and glossy accents and dangley charms :D

This is a really large piece approx 5 !/4" fromthe top of the bale tothe bottom of the rose and 2 1/4" accross

And because its altered metal in can also enter it for this months Alter it challenge - Tin pan Ally :D

Thanks for all of your support on here and facebook with my new venture :D
I can't believe I have 23 members already :D

This is for sale on ebay - item number 130391791131

Hugs,'n'altered snogs,
J xx

I decided..

... that I'm going to sell some of my work :-O .....thats big for me and my lack of confidence in my work LOL:D
I have created a group on facebook where I will advertise the items I'm going to sell so if your interested its called Made by Me and is here :D

Thanks,
J xx

Fabulous Blog Candy!!!

OMG this is the most amazing blog candy at Lynns place - and the more peeps that follow and acomment the bigger the candy!!!

I would love to win those goodies :D
Julie xx

Can you guess....

what this started life as????










Well, long before it was bashed with my hammer,drilled and inked it used to be a spoon!!!!
I have to tell you its very therapeutic bashing the life out of metal LOL :D


I stamped the word "HOPE" with my metal punches,inked it,stamped it, added some distress embossing powders and distress stickles, then gave it a couple of coats of utee :D
Added a few embellies and Bobs your uncle :D



Wish I had bought the other set of spoons from the carboot yesterday now LOL :D

I will certainly be stalking the charity shops now LOL

Hugs'n'shiney snogs,
Julie xx

Fabby blog candy

here everyone :D

Who doesn't need Tim Holtz products????? LOL

Julie xx

Stop the press!!!!!
just spotted these gorgeous flowers :D

Altered pocket watch

This is a pocket watch Ibought from Jeanette at Vintage Supply Co and took apart.
Quite a fun process and worth remembering there is a particulaly boingey spring in there that catapults the contents accross the room as I discovered the hard way LOL :D

I decided to use the casing and make a pendant using a pic of my Great Aunt Molly (or Mary Ellen to be precise) printed on canvas.



I cut a piece of Prima Pastiche as the baselayer then added lace,springs, cogs, watch hands and a couple of pretty embellies.
The added a watch face over the photo.
I then re-assembled the watch casing - have to say I love it :D

I'm going to add this to the Alter it challenge blog as Mays theme is Tin Pan ally - altered metal items :D

Hugs'n'altered snogs,
Jxx

Cybered out....

didn't get much done today because I have had a stonking headache all day that I can't shift and didn't feel like doing much :( I didn't do bad though and got £3050 for the thimbles :D

So heres the rest of my creations
Classes


Pall Mall by Angel crafts












Pentonville by Countrycrafter



I'm going to revisit this because I haven't done Carolines class justice with my LO as I was rushing!!! - wish I had known they were going to extend the deadline LOL






Challenges



































Thats all folks LOL :D


Hugs'n'snogs
J xx

I just wanted to add congrats to my friend Sue for finishing her second London Marathon - I still think she is mad though LOL

There seems to be a bit of a breakdown ....

on the UKS CC front so I will show you what I have done so far LOL

Classes



Bow St by Gertie










Angel Islington by Angie











The Strand by SarahY











Oxford St by Bexter












Click the pics for the class pdf link :D - I have removed the links from the pics as it was stopping the pics being enlarged - sorry!!!! click the titles instead :D

Challenges

Back soon.......

..... I'm cyber cropping :D

So just to give you something to look at - check these amazing pics out :D

see you soon :D
J xx

I apologise if its getting boring...

but I am addicted to jewellery making at the mo LOL :D

this is another of the cuffs I bought incPeacocks for just £1 !!!! (sorry but I have two more to play with yet!!! LOL)
I stuck vinatge music paper to this one with Claudines matte medium and coloured with distress inks in Victorian velvet, dusty concord and broken china.
I covered it all in rock candy stickles, carefully applied with abig splodge on my finger LOL - they are super sparkly and pretty :D
I sprayed the Prima camelot rose with tattered rose distress ink mixed with water and glazed it with utee.
Added a scraps of vintage lace, a couple of buttons and a velvet bow.
And just for good measure I added some rock candy to the rose LOL











I'll try really hard not to do any more jewellery this week I promise LOL

Hugs'n'sparkly snogs,
J xx

Here it is :D

I had to make a slight change as my glossy accents was a disaster LOL - for future reference use thin layers and let them dry inbetween otherwise it doesn't dry out on top of a non porous surface like utee ;)




Its also impossibe to do this with utee using a heatgun as it melts underneath the frame and makes a big old mess LOL :D

I tinted my utee with butterscotch alcohol ink (whilst dry powder and waited for the alcohol to evaporate) and melted in my meltpot along with some metal flakes.



I placed my TH ornate frame over a stamp and then poured the utee over it.
Leave it to cool - don't be tempted to touch it because it hurts!!! I can vouch for that (again!!!!)
Then added some perfect pearls and distress stickles :D
I put pearl acrylic paint on the back of the utee to make it shimmer from the front :D


I was inspired to do the ruffle when I watched The Secrets of Moonacre yesterday (which is a lovely family film by the way :D )
The girl on there was wearing a dress with a ruffle type collar and open neck with a pretty necklace on top - I ahd to then go and find something to cut up to make one LOL
The ribbon is 7gypsies (Savanah I think??) and the dangley embellies were on a necklace that came with a vest top I bought from work (Debenhams - Red Herring)


I am still working on the other frame but trying to do it a bit more patiently this time LOL

Hugs'n'vintage snogs,
J xx

Can you tell what it is yet???

LOL :D


a Sneaky peek :D













Can I resist sticking my fingers in the glossy accents???? LOL - errr no - I've done it twice already LMAO :D

Blog Bits again :D

Here's a gorgeous challenge site with beautiful images and major kudos to Zuzu who has been featured on this weeks challenge :D

My lovely friend Toni has been on a TH style class here

Jak has an amazing give away for anybody who loves pro markers

AND best of all IMHO :D

Prima has another fabby give away...... mmmmmmm :D

Hugs'n'lucky snogs
J xx :D

Glazed flowers+ brass cuff =

I have been playing with my meltpot and utee this weekend and loving the results - this jewellery is sooooooo me :D

Now this ring is technically altered as it was a shop bought ring that the embellie came off and was lost :(
I stuck on a Prima pebble with diamond glaze and gathered a piece of lace with a running stitch and stuck this down again with DG.
Added a uteed paper flower and some charms, some rock candy stickles and distress stickles to add a little sparkle and grunge:D






This necklace is made from two altered dominoes (ones a mini one).
The large one is covered in Prima pastiche, inked round the edges and a piece of lace stuck down the edge before being uteed.
The second is stamped the same way as previous altered dominoes.
Added lots of embellies, including another glazed paper rose - are you spotting a theme yet??? LOL






I bought this metal cuff for £1.50 (and going back for the rest tomorrow LOL ) I coated in TH Cracklepaint in scattered straw and then inked with Dusty Concord, Broken China and worn lipstick. In between each colour I gave it a coat of Claudine Hellmuths Matte multi medium to seal it. I then added the lace and used rock candy stickles over everything.
My prima flower was sprayed with a mist made from tattered rose and pearl Perfect Pearls then dunked in utee to glaze :D
I added a glazed silk violet and rose leaf, some bling, a press stud, and punched a hole with my cropadile and added beaded accents and a clock hand.

Most of the items are available from Happy Daze if you want to have a play :D

What do you think???
I'm not parting with these so don't even ask LOL :D

Hugs'n'vintage snogs,
Julie xx

New Challenge blog for alterers :D

Alter It Monthly is a new Challenge blog. We know there are a few out there, but many are closing, many are very limiting by insisting on a certain size shape or item and most only give you a week to get your project in. If you are like us, you sometimes like to do a large project over the space of a couple of weeks, so a weekly challenge isn't suitable.
And sometimes its difficult to decide on a project. "what will I make?" you think as you stare at a box full of items waiting to be altered. Having a challenge site suggest an item or a theme might be all you need to get you moving.

So here is a MONTHLY challenge, aimed at altered art enthusiasts of all standards. It doesn't matter if only two people take part in a month, it will be worth seeing your work. if you don't have time to join but have a previous project you would like to share then please do. It will get us all blog visiting and sharing ideas.

and to kick us off, April's theme is Altered matchboxes... To take part simply leave a comment with a link to your matchbox, wherever it is.. (for example a blog or a flickr account... )

I was inspired :D

By the gorgeous cuff on Lindas giveaway :D
So I decided to have a with a piece of grungeboard and lots of TH ideaology thrown at it LOL
Now I know its nothing like Lindas as her is just fabuloso in the extreme but I don't think it looks too bad now :D
When I first did it I wasn't happy as it just didn't look right and still looked like a piece of grungeboard stuck on lace -but I have inked, distress stickled, rock candied it to within an inch of its life and I like it now :D
The keyhole is the TH alteration die cut out of shrink plastic and inked.
The lace is a vintage piece I bought off ebay.






I altered a mini domino using my cute angel stamp again and added loads of vintage buttons and a few extra charms.









What do you think???
I'm loving it now :D

Oh and I have to say, I had to scrub my hands with good old wash andgo to get rid of the inky stains before my lovely hubby would take a photo LOL
Thanks hun :D

Hugs'n'snogs
J xx