Left over Polymer Clay - Clay Babies

I have been working on a project using clay that involved a lot of stamping. I ended up with some clay that was off cuts of stamped imaged and really unusable in its original colour. So I rolled it up and used it in moulds. It has got a nice marbled effect to it now and suits the moulds I have used it in.

These are my Clay Babies for use on larger projects, made with a selection of different parts of moulds and rubber stamping. They still need finishing (sanding and maybe a bit of colouring)

Dylusions Stencil tag

When I did the workshop last week at the Nec we got to bring some goodies home with us and among these was one of the new Dylusions Stencils. I  seriously love these and I have used my freebie on this tag to build up the background in several layers using bright coloured paints.
I have used the Creative journey Circus stamps on it.
I am linking this to the pan pastels challenge this week, which is animals.

Steampunk Time Travellers Book For Happy Daze

Pop the key in the keyhole give it a quick twist to turn the cogs that have been revealed by the aged and torn cover, the engine on the back will start and wizz your off to the destination you have written in the book.
Just be sure that your key number is the same as your book, or who know's where you could end up.

II have used the new Artistic Outpost stamps Industrial Backgrounds on this book available from Happy Daze.

For full details of how this was made check out the post on their blog.

Shades of Red

The challenge this month on the Artistic Outpost blog is shades of Red. So using an image from the Oz Collage Sheet which is available from the Artistic Outpost Site. I have made this little Microscope Glass Decoration, using the scarecrow image from the sheet 2 glass microscope slides, faux solder and of course a pair of Ruby Slippers.

Peacock Box For happy Daze

To fit with this months challenge theme I have altered a box, yes I love boxes, but better than that I have used another love Viva Inka Gold. So there is it, it's out in the open I have two loves, but it's ok they know each other and they are quite cool about it, and as they work really well together neither minds.

This is one of the larger sized wooden boxes from the shop. I have simply coloured it with Inka Gold in Lava Green and Steel Blue and together they give this lovely patina shade which I love.

I have stamped on the peacock stamp who's maker eludes me using Archival ink, you must use an archival ink over the inka gold or else the image just seems to disappear. I finished the image with a bit of glossy accents here and there just to highlight bits of it.

I have embellished it with one of the lovely peacocks which were a gift from a friend. I also used the Inka gold on this as its a brass tone metal charm. A large button from my stash for a faux knob and there is it all finished.

A lovely quick little project.

More Altered Pocket Watches

I have spent the last few days finishing of some projects that I have had on my desk since before christmas. I need to tidy my room up as I have to take some photo's of it and it looks a bit of a bomb site at the moment, so I decided step one, finish things off. Step two stuff the rest in draws. ROFL.

Anyway these were on the corner of my long desk needing finishing and here they are. I have used Ice Resin on these. Doing several layers so you get a lovely three dimensional effect and lots of depth with them.

The Captured fairy and the Paris one are authentic vintage pocket watch cases. I was lucky enough to pick up another box of these on my recent visit to the man I know in the next village who is a clock maker and now he saves me all his old bits and pieces and broken things that cannot be mended. The butterfly one, is one of the cast pocket watches I got.

I will be popping them all onto my Folksy shop in the next few days.

With the recent boxes I have finished off and these it's now looking a bit tidier, but still lots more to do, and a couple of bigger projects to finish off.

Altered Pocket Watch Necklace

Julie knows how much I love altering pocket watches and she recently pointed me in the direction of some cast metal replicas. They came the other day so I had a bit of a play with one today.
This was bright silver metal when it arrived and look at it now, looking all aged and old. I am very pleased with the way it has worked out, A couple of people have said it reminds them of Hugo, I have not seen the film, but I do know it has a steampunk theme, so I take that as a compliment.
I brought a few of these so I will be stocking my folksy shop with the finished necklaces.

Beads and Beyond - Optical Illusion

I  have an article in the March Issue of Beads and Beyond this month.
It features Necklaces made using optical lenses and Lisa Pavelka Resin that is available from Happy Daze.  ( it is showing as out of stock, but email the shop as it can be ordered).  This is a truly fantastic product and I cannot recommend it highly enough. It has now become one of my crafty must haves. I have also used the Optical lenses that are available here.
I have given you a teaser of the item, to see the whole article check out the magazine.

A Chunky ATC for Crafty Individuals

A new month so it's a new challenge for Crafty Individuals. This month the theme is Spring. I am not really a pretty flower type crafter so this was a bit of a challenge for me, so I went down the route of springs and a steampunk look, but given a bit of a lighter touch.

My idea behind it was of  mechanical butterfly machine. Wind the large key on the side, the spring wound around the main body of it tightens and releases the butterflies to fly around for 1 minute then they return to their spots on the block.

I have used the Crafty Indivdual stamps CI-333 on this, an additional butterfly from CI-231 which is a lovely plate of all different sized butterflies and one of the small elements from CI-308 under the Tim Holtz Fragment in the top corner.

I have also used, Alcohol inks,Ten second Studio metal, a wooden reel, Tim Holtz fragments, and grungeboard, all of which are available from Happy Daze . I have also heard  that Moira from the shop will soon be stocking the Chunky ATC wooden blocks, so it maybe worth sending her an email at the shop to pre-order these.

I have linked this to the Try It On A Tuesday Challenge this week which is to show some Texture.

Folksy Friday

I am doing a Folksy Friday today. I have been meaning to for ages to return all the lovely favours that fellow folksters have been doing by featuring me on their blogs.

As it's February and I am a big softie I have chosen hearts as my theme.


From Swirlyarts, some fab tags



A lovely mug warmer from Uniquely Yours 




From Little Red Press some great cards for your sweetie.


A hanging Glass Heart By Black Swan Glass