sneek peek/shameless plug!

As some of you may have seen from the new link, I have now started to sell a few of my bits on Folksy

I hadn't really thought to sell my work but a few friends suggested it, so i'm giving it a try... and that's why there hasn't been much blogging going on, but as you can see i have been busy creating!

These are just a couple of the bits i have up for sale now {hint.. hint.. PMSL!}

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Stampboard Brooch Swap

I'm taking part in a swap held by Sid over on UKStamper to alter a piece of stampboard and make it into a brooch.

Here is my efforts...

I actually had alot of fun trying to make the piece as un-like just a piece of stampboard as possible, which was quite hard but i think it turned out ok

I hope whoever ends up with it is happy :O)

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Altered Swap

This month over on UK Stampers there altered swap is bottle tops.

I had no idea what i was going to make until a few days ago when typically as i was just packing up and about to go to bed the idea struck me {ideas always seem to appear as I'm packing up!}

I would make a bracelet, and instead of bending the tops outwards i would bend them inwards {obviously to remove the sharp edges away from the skin!}

And here is my finished piece...

{sorry for the multiple pics but i got carried away with the light box and couldn't decide which pic i liked best so you have all 3 lol}

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I cut out some small circles from an old book page, stuck then in the centre of the tops, then folded in the edges of the tops using a small pair of pliers.

Next i popped a hole in either side of the top using my crop-a-dile.

I cut & bent some common garden wire to become the links, adding a paper bead to each wire and then attaching one top to the next.

I completed by topping each top with some UTEE direct from the melt pot, it went quite amber as it had been heated for quite a while {it was the remains of the UTEE from my paper beads project}

I added a small clasp and hoop so it could be worn.

And that's it... any questions please feel free to ask.

I hope whoever receives it like it!

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My very first Art Doll

Wow, where did the week go.

I cant believe its the Big Art Adventure and Lots To Do Challenges again.

BAA's theme this time is

BOTTLECAPS

and LTD's theme is

KEYS

And here i proudly present my very first Art Doll

Miss Domi Lockheart
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As you can see she is made up of Bottle tops, a Tin, Dominoes and Keys.

I'm not going to explain excatly how i made her as it would take forever.

But if you want to know anything, feel free to leave me a comment and i'll reply when i get a chance.
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My favourite view is of her is her insides, as it reveals her Heart

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I also just realised that i can enter this as another piece for

the Object D'Art Challenge as this time round it's TIN.

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Visit again soon

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