Do your parents still have the gold macaroni ornament you made in kindergarten, or did the vermin get to it?
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Category: Crafts
Cockroach painted purse
Eyes of Tammy Faye nap goggles
Nap goggles are for taking a midday nap without ruining your eye makeup. I tried to see if anyone has done this before, and found that someone HAS thought of shower goggles, to take a midday shower with eye makeup. Those, however were swimming goggles, and these are looser, non hermetically sealed safety googles. I’ve painted these is a “fun” Eyes of Tammy Faye motif, which helps keep that afternoon light out.
Upholstered button collection
When my sister was born (or very young) she was gifted a quilted banner with buttons. My parents would save buttons for her for her display, and she amassed a pretty big collection. The banner was a cornflower blue ditsy print, which just didn’t have a place in my sisters adult home.
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Encapsulated Caucasian
I was given those adorable tiny jars, and had to stick an HO figure in it, like scratching an itch. Continue reading Encapsulated Caucasian
Poker Chip Keychain
The last thing I drilled was a thick subway token, so drilling through this soft plastic poker chip seemed especially luxurious.
The bar Tattooed Mom distributes poker chips to their customers, which can be used for discounts for life. I’ve accumulated three, but never remember to bring them with me to the bar. To finally solve this problem, I made myself this key chain, and have one on the way (gotta get another small size split ring!) for Michael.
Felt Cicada Pin
I made four of five of these pins in the winter of 2016. I was having a little bit of chaos in my life, and needed a a craft to focus on that wasn’t too challenging.
Continue reading Felt Cicada PinDigestive System Plaque
This craft was inspired by two things: my short term desire to make something with materials I already have, and my long term goal of eventually having a digestive system themed powder room.
The plaque I got years ago at a craft store, with the intention of making an Easter Bunny taxidermy. I spray painted the unfinished plaque light green. I tried to spray paint it metallic gold but I think the can was frozen.
The digestive system itself is made from Scupty. I have a lot of polymer clay, but I find any brand other than Scupty unworkable. I traced a very simplified digestive system on regular lined paper, in the size I wanted for the final result. I built the sculpty right on top of the drawing, using it as guidance for the proportion and shape. I transferred the sculpture (?) to a cookie sheet lined with foil for baking.
After the Sculpy was cooked and cooled, I painted it with acrylic paint. The whole thing was then glued to the plaque. A saw tooth hanger is in the plans-but since it wasn’t a material I already own, it hasn’t made it to this project!
Felt Lipstick, Borax Lipstick
I have a lot of empty lipstick tubes, from the lipstick lady project, which I used those as inspo for a beginners borax crystal project (on right). The crystals are colored with food coloring and built on a white pipe cleaner. I’m still learning the the ins and outs of making crystals-I hope my projects become more complex and controlled.
On the left you see a felt lipstick, which is, like, the opposite of crystal lipstick.
