Grunge Birds

This is a small piece of accordian I made last summer sometime. The accoardian is from a 7Gypsies collection and I picked it up when it was on sale - the best way to shop! I worked on it a bit, the bird I printed out and added some chalk to the sides after I had gone over it with a sanding stick. To make the faint stamp underneath it, I stamped a few times on a other paper so most of the ink would dissapear. The leaves I went over a bit with the chalk. I kinda wanted a "raw", "grungey" and "used" look. What do you think?

"Front" (The side I started on first):

"Back":

It's now a kitchen-decoration at one of my friends' :)

To my guests: A toilette sign

I picked up a make-it-yourself toilett sign kit at a second hand store and thought I would do something fun with it. It took me a while to figure out, at first I wanted to cover it all in paper, but at last I figured out what to do. I had some hobby-paint and a scrapbooking stamp so I just came up with a simple design. I added some plak paint where the black ink made gaps or did not seem so clear. I am very happy over the result.

It now hangs where our guests can see it, so they know where to go ;)

Sewing creations

Sewing, something I thought I would never do. This is the fruit of my labour. A red jeans handbag (made from a pair of old jeans) and my pen/brush case made out of bamboo and 95% Viscose and 5% Elastane (from an old dress).

2 pieces of jewelery

The first piece out is a bangle/armband I made out of Scrapbooking paper, white hobbypaint and a leftover tapeholder in cardboard (Scotch 3M).
The pink text says "Live Love Laugh".
The green paper is originally from a christmas paper that I found little use for and I loved the color of it. I started off by painting the tapeholder white, all of it, and then I cut out a long strip from the bottom of the paper. I tried to pattern match it so the color and pattern would not suddenly just cut off into something completeley else. Then glue and decorate.

The second piece is a set of earrings. It is fairly simple in a brass/copper tone on sterling silver hooks. I am quite proud of them myself :)
I still do not know if I shall sell them, keep them for myself or give them away.

... Creative blog

Did this just turn into a creative blog? I guess it did!

I always loved to occupy my hands with different crafts; writing and drawing/painting. Later, it became Scrapbooking which I enjoy so much. And now, jewelry and sewing. Sewing I never guessed I would do, it just never appealed to me. But now, in retrospect, maybe I would end up there anyway, since I am a very creative person and enjoy making things with my hands.

I have also gotten so inspired by other peoples blogs, like "craftapple", "happy young wife", "V and co" ect, ect.

I guess I will start posting about my (miss)adventures in the world of crafting.

Because, sometimes, you need a reboot.