Charmed I'm sure!

Going to holiday party and want to make a nice little hostess gift? These wine glass charms will surely be a hit! Check out the instructions on the Ice Resin blog HERE.

A Little Poison...

Oh yes, I love Halloween and I love skulls! You will see that I wear my skull ring year round.

Be sure to check out the instructions for this spooktacular necklace HERE. And yes, I will probably wear it on other days throughout the year to go with my ring.

Charmed for the holidays

I would like to gift all who purchase handmade this holiday season! If you purchase $100 from silverpeanut.etsy.com, you get a FREE lower case Itty Bitty Initial charm. Just add your selection to your shopping cart from HERE, then add the listing for the charm from HERE. During checkout, use Promo Code FREECHARM and the cost of the charm will be removed ($30). Be sure to let me know what initial you would like in the "notes to seller" during checkout. **Promo Expires 11/27/14**

Vampiress Necklace

I must say that Halloween was my favorite holiday growing up. I loved the smell of fall in the air and the crunch of the leaves underfoot as we headed out to trick-or-treat. As I got older, I loved watching horror movies. I started reading Ann Rice books and was fascinated by the stories of vampires. When I came across this Halloween stencil and stamp set at the craft store I knew I had to make a Vampiress Necklace!

Be sure to check out the full instructions HERE

"Unconditional" Love Picture Frame

Since I have been a part of the 2014 ICE Resin® Creative Design Team, I have been dabbling in mixed media. I have always wanted to play around with gel mediums and acrylics and make picture frames. The Mixed Metal Hobnail Bezels are a perfect accent to the frame and really add nice dimension!

Click HERE to get the full instruction with step out photos.

Funky Little Headpins

Every once in a while I want a little color in my wire, especially when I'm making a headpin. Watch this short video to see how I used Iced Enamels™ to do just that!

Christmas in July - Gilded Christmas Ornament

I am involved in my first blog hop with IndigoBlu. I was given some wonderful products to use in a mixed media project and it was fun working with something new. Of course, I had to have some kind of "metal" involved so I used the Merry Christmas stamp to make my gilded ornament out of solder.

I purchased blank card stock from the craft store that had a spot for a photograph to be slipped in. I cut out a piece of card stock the size of the window and covered it in green, brown and white distress paints. For the border I covered it in green distress paint and then went in with my distress ink pad and swiped it over the green very lightly to give it a slight woodgrain look.

I then used a piece of the Phat Foam to apply some FlitterGlu onto the Snowflake Lace rubber stamp. Once stamped, I sprinkled Mega-Flake in Lancashire Rose and wiped off with my hand (yes, you get nice and glittery during this process) and used the Scoochy sponge to polish it up a bit.

For the ornament I cut out a circle free-form out of 24 gauge copper sheet. I textured up the edges some with my hammer. Using a torch, I melted some lead free solder onto the copper. Once I had a nice flow approximately the size of the Merry Christmas Circle stamp, I let it cool for about 45 seconds and them gently set the stamp in the solder. I held it there for about 5 seconds and gently lifted it. It made such a beautiful, organic piece. I then oxidized it, buffed it up a bit and applied English Cottage Acrylic Paint in Miss MoneyPenny with a paint brush just in a few spots. While still damp, I used a paper towel to remove the excess paint. To hang it, I attached a jump ring and used a piece of Sari Fabric from my Opaque Silk Ribbon Bundle.

Please be sure to visit the other blogs from our creative design team for their fabulous creations!

Thursday:

Jenny Marples - http://pushingtherightbuttons.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

 

Lisa Baker - http://lisabdesignsinspiration.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

 

Kathy Cano Murillo http://www.craftychica.com/2014/08/quintessentially-christmas-gilded-butterfly-ornaments

 

Jennifer Cabic http://jennifercabic.blogspot.com/

Friday:

Nikki K - http://fairyelephantdesign.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

 

Linda Walmsley - http://lindylou-lifeinthecraftlane.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

 

Carol La Valley http://wp.me/p1MCno-3st

 

John Creighton Petersen http://artnewwave.com/?page_id=468

Saturday:

Laura Williams - http://laurawilliamscards.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html

 

Baerbel Born http://wp.me/p4nlri-ud (English)

            http://www.baerbelborn.com/ (German)

 

Kay Halliwell-Sutton - http://www.indigoblu.com/blog/?p=6341

 

Clare Horner - http://gotpaintinmyhair.blogspot.com/2014/08/ice-resin-blog-hop.html