Hi everybody :) Stopping by to share the doll I made for and upcoming art contest.

The theme is Angels & Demons...
She's 22 inches tall and completely hand stitched. She's wearing a white crinkled chiffon gown that just flows so nicely... I really love that fabric!


Her Angel wings are stitched with white wool and soft white feathers each individually sewn on.

She carries a little ancient Egyptian book of the dead that I sculpted with paper clay, and a pewter cross on a chain.

The book has little working pages inside filled with actual hieroglyphics from the original.

She's hiding black panties, fishnet stockings and black leather shoes underneath, and she has two little black demon horns coming out of her head.

I had so much fun making this doll! There are lots of pictures in my journal if you'd like to see her details close up :)

I make polymer clay jewelry, and I've come into a really great wholesale opportunity. While I'd love the exposure, the problem is that I've never done this before. I don't know a thing about wholesale/consignment. Googling hasn't helped much. Do I sell the shop my items for half the retail price, and then I get a cut of the final price when an item sells too? Or am I completely off... Can you wise ones fill me in on the wholesale basics? In other words, what are the things I need to know so I don't waste my time (and actually make a little $$ too, heh)?

Many thanks in advance!

Here's a picture of my work, so this isn't text only.

I made this little guy last night. I think he needs a top hat though.( Read more... )

So I've grown into the habit of painting pewter warhammer minis, just for fun. I want to know if people consider this a craft and if so, would there be a demand for pictures?

A little tutorial for you all, just a little guide to show you how I make cute vintage styled bows that can be used as hair accessories on their own or to adorn hats and fascinators!

I've been busy making a few new designs, which are avaliable to buy over on the website www.offwithherhead.co.uk

Since every well dressed lady should have her hankie & gloves!

And I have a fetish, as we already know, for space saving keeper together things.

And I also have a largish collection of vintage dress gloves and hankies, both which have or are made of delicate materials that do not like being shoved into the corner of my underwear drawer.........

I present:

( Glove holder and hankie holder.... )

K.

Bye now!

A lovely new design that I enjoy a lot.


( one more shot )

Just two little projects I finished. No school and all, I finally had time to work on some things that I've been putting off for a while.

This started off as a regular T-shirt with the skulls and bones and hugs and kisses on it. I added the little kangaroo (is that the right word?) pocket, the sleeves, and the hood. The hood and the pocket are lined with black fabric.
( Skulls & Leopard )

This is my nerd dress. It started off as this:



And, inspired by the release of Breaking Dawn on August 2nd, I created this:

( Team Edward! )

Well, that's all for now!

//Edit:
I've decided to sell the leopard hoodie, since it's a touch too small for me. You can click the picture for the E-Bay link.

I have not had too much of a chance to do anything really crafty, let alone really gothy lately. However, since Spring and Summer arrived, we have been trying to fix up our wild, overgrown yard. When we first looked at the house, there was a birdbath in the center of the yard. I was very excited, for some reason I always wanted a garden with a birdbath. Well, when we closed on the house and got the keys, we ran right over...someone had taken the little birdbath. Whether it was someone from the family of the previous owner or just someone feeling its OK to take things from empty houses, I don't know. As time went on all the birdbaths I saw and liked were a bit too expensive for the time being for me to splurge on.
So, one day I was wandering through the clearance aisle at Home Goods, and I found this TALL candlestick pillar holder for $5, and then a shallow wooden serving bowl for $5. I scooped them up, brought them home, and proceeded to epoxy the bowl on top of the pillar. I then spraypainted it with paint we had stored away, its the type where you lay down a black base and then put on a coat that shimmers in the light from a greenish glitter to blueish-purple. So, now I have a small handmade-one-of-a-kind birdbath for $10 plus on-hand materials.:)

Hi All,
I'm making a hat for someone at work (his head is 27 inches around!). I knitted it out of black wool and felted it. I used a bucket hat pattern and altered it a bit. I need to make the sides and brim a bit stiffer. Does anyone out there have any tips? This is my first attempt at a hat like this.

Please come sign this petition for a new Doll category on Etsy!



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Jodi

Yup, got laid off from my daytime job, so now I have more time for crafting... or something..

Here's what I've finished lately


( more tricorns and Top hats )

I finished this almost two years ago, but I just now got around to blocking it and taking a picture of it. It's a big picture, so beware. ( Read more... )

Just thought I'd show some pictures of my older pieces (I haven't had any time to photograph newer things).

 Depending on how these pictures go down with the group, I may post more. Otherwise, I'll stop; I know some people do not care for taxidermy and I don't want to offend more people than I need to.

I don't care if the army look is currently 'out'....

( It's a damn nifty bag )