Ring a ding ding...

Keyring to be precise.... while playing with more wool tops i wanted to try and make some rings so i started to roll a couple of different coloured tops together in a ball shape, but it just started to go horribly wrong... and the shape i ended up with was not quite what i had hoped for, kinda ended up with a small bowl shape, please don't ask me how, it just happened lol... nether the less i kept it and decided to turn it into a keyring as with just the right charm for the center gap it was perfect, i fed a piece of wire from the charm through to the top of the felt and attached a key chain. i then glued the charm in place using E6000 to keep it all in place.
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The back came out kinda funky with 2 of the colours in kinda a swirl pattern, this was how i was hoping the ball would turn out but hay ho, i still ended up with a funky piece of art!
Thanks for popping in, come back soon x

What in the bottom of your garden?

In mine i found a lost fairy... she told me her name was Lavender, that she was a good luck and health fairy and that she was trying to find her way to a lady called Hels... luckily for Lavender i just happened to know this Hels character and said i'd help her to get there, i made a special box for her to travel in via our very own royal mail.. think she was impressed with the royal part lol And i now know she is happily at her destination all safe and well in her new home.

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Lavender was made totally from scratch using a pipe cleaner and some merino wool tops in white pink and purple, i moulded the shape of a body with the pipe cleaner and wrapped the tops around the frame, needle felting from time to time to bond the fibres, i then needle felted on some hair and boots, once the body was complete i made a little skirt and wings from a circle of mesh fabric, sowed this on and added some ribbon to create the leg stockings and the cross-over top. I finished her off by adding a segment of lace for the crown and i created a wand using wire, beads and a paper rose. I also added an attachment to the back so she can be worn as a brooch or necklace.

I got the idea from a fab book i brought on amazon by Julie Collings called "Pretty Little Felts" I've also been making some felt jewels from the same book which i will be blogging soon.

Thanks for stopping by, i know there hasn't been much going on here as i'm still loving making my cute cards, but i'm slowly learning to get the best of both worlds :O)

And the winner for...

Latest ever entry to a challenge goes to......

ME! lol

I've finally got around to photographing the mirror i did for Jennie's Object D'Art challenge way back in.. well to be honest i can't remember its been so long!

This was it before....

And this is it after i got my inky little mits on it!

In case your wondering what the glare is, its the mirror itself..

it lights up when you open it.. how cool is that!

I inked the whole thing with dark brown and black alcohol inks.

Stamped one of Jennies fab nude lady stamps on the front using black archival ink and also the wording from the same stamp plate {which you can buy here} but i used a silver ink for that.

I was going to add more but then decided i liked it quite plain, so the only other thing i did was to jazz up the inside light rim with a brown sharpie marker and some vintage photo distress stickles.

A short and sweet post for a small sweet project,

just sorry it took so long to post it up here lol

Thanks for stopping by.. more bits will be appearing soon as i've been playing with felt, lace and beads!

Paper Bead Necklace

Not so long ago i took part in a paper bead swap, i had great fun making the beads but the ones i received in return had been sat for a while wondering what they might become... well i finally had a light bulb moment and decided to create a simple necklace with some of them.

I threaded a black seed bead followed by a silver spacer, then a black round bead and then the paper bead onto a flat head pin and followed that with the same combination in reverse to keep each pin symmetrical, i then looped the end and added a small jump ring to hang.

I did this with 5 beads.

Threaded all onto a black faux swede thread of which i had added a twist clasp to close.

And Ta Da.. one simple necklace!

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Stampboard Magnet Swap

Over at UK Stampers i have joined in with a magnet swap run by Louise

I used 2 bits of stampboard, a 2x2 piece and a 1x2 piece connected with a couple of mini keyring loops.

I coloured each piece using Kuratake alcohol inks, and a spritz of poppy glimmer mist.

Stamped the image and quote, left to dry and then coated the whole thing in crackle glaze, once that was dry i applied some white ink to highlight the cracks.

I finished by adding the magnet on the back

and he's the pic to prove it's now a magnet... lol

I hope whoever recieves it likes what i have created.

Thanks Louise for hosting this great swap x

xx Hugz xx

STILL HERE

Hay all, just a quickie to say i haven't fallen off the face of the earth, just still really enjoying making cute cards!!! I know, who would of thought it! You can see all my latest cuteness at www.AdorableOverdose.blogspot.com

I have been dibbling with the odd piece of altered art but 1 piece is turning into a labour of love/hate at the minute.. ever started something and its much harder than you imagined it would be!! I'll say no more lol

Anyways, sorry there is nothing new and exciting to look at here... Thanks for stopping by anyways, and pop on over for a peek at the cute cards, your opinions are always welcome on my work no matter what i'm making, and who knows, you may just like 'em! xx