From the messy desk comes...

First of all, for those of you in the UK-wasn't it a cracking weekend?  Warm and sunny AND on a weekend, how rare is that!?  Sorry, but we so often seem to have the nice weather during the week when a lot (I know not all....how else could I get to the craft shops at the weekend!) of people are working.....it does sometimes feel like a conspiracy!

So, back on to craft, my last WOYWW post showed a VERY messy and inky desk, and this is one of the items I was making.

The necklaces are made from microscope slides with memory frames.  Between the glass slides I have distressed some vintage book pages stamping a watch face slightly off the page and some flying birds.  I added some lace and the words "Time Flies" cut from an old dictionary.  I also added a watch cog which I had to file down (on a piece of oak block, nice and hard so the file doesn't burr the wood too easily) to make it wafer thin so the slides still fit within the frames.

As the front of the necklace is quite busy I like to keep the back slightly more clean looking.  I stamped the clock face off the page, adding glossy accents for a small amount of interest and stamped some flying birds, all of it on a distressed vintage page.

I have another design to show you, but its getting too dark to take a decent photo, and I have spent all this week working on a new computer training programme so my eyes are shot away hence I am going to keep this post short. 

Happy Crafting

Li'l Pidge

not got a necklace to go with an outfit-no problem

So, all dressed up with somewhere to go...disaster, no adornment for the old neck, what is a girl to do......I have spent too much on craft goodies (well, they are a necessity, a bit like food-food for the soul that is) so I turn to the craft room and.....voila!



I used a couple of microscope slides and a memory frame from Rangers. I cut pages from an old dictionary, coloured them with distress inks adding stamped images, a little bit of lace, some stickles for a small amount of bling (on one side only so I could wear a non blinged side when feel a little more sedately, well it may happen one day) and a touch of glossy accents. I then added words from the dictionary.


I have been waiting for a good reason to use this bird stamp from Paper Artsy, what better time for 'a bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush'.

So, quickly added my trusty black suede lacing and then I was ready for the off.....

Now, where was I meant to be going.....
and why did I come upstairs.......

age is a wonderful (but often wondering) thing!!
Happy crafting
li'l Pidge x

a bit of grunged jewelry

These are my latest creations, made with my new ranger memories slide holder. I distressed a page from a dictionary for the definition of time, adding the words 'fly' and time', silhouette of birds flying, some stained lace and a little stickles glitter bling and finally I disassembled a pocket watch and used some of the cogs

I also decorated the back with more ravens

This is my grungepaper cuff. I distressed it, adding black stayzon stamped flourishes and added some grungeboard precut wings and heart which Ionce again distressed and added a little homemade distressed stickles (i apply the glitter rubbing it in with my finger, then wet my finger tip, to be honest I find a bit of spit is best as its not too wet, yuck I know, but ot works!! and rub it over to randomly remove some)

I then attached it all with eyelets set with my crop a dile and added a tim holtz hitch fastner to fasten the cuff around my wrist.

I then applied matt modge podge to seal it all, then I sprayed acrylic sealant to reduce any tackiness from the modge podge, and voila, in matter of a few hours 2 new pieces.

Happy crafting, off to watch a bit more of the Chelsea Flower Show (such an inspiration)

Li'l Pidge