Assemblage Deer Ornament

Are you sick of me yet? ;0) Today, I'm back with some crazy ornaments...one for a special friend and one for me...I have to keep something!!! These ornaments are over the top...almost look a little too wedding day like...but were oh so fun to make and fun to scavenge my stash to find the perfect bits. Sorry for the bad photos, they were so hard to photograph...too many focus points.

A little backstory...I went junking and found two mason jars filled with jewelry for $5.00 each. I thought why not and purchased them. When I sorted everything out...I LOVE to do that...I found all kinds of amazing things. First, lots of things were real gold and sterling silver...well worth the $10. Second, there were tons of antique buttons. Third, almost everything had matches. And, there were even some Tim Holtz Idea-ology finds in the jars...go figure. SCORE! The possibilities are endless for projects. So I took several of the items to make these ornaments.

I had some DoCrafts Ornament balls in my stash as well, and I spray painted them an ivory color. I decided to use these items from the new jewelry stash above and give them new life.

I connect everything, I thought wire was best, but I wanted it a bit more detailed, so Eileen Hull's new Twist & Style Tool from Sizzix came in handy. I twisted about 6 yards of wire to hold the ornaments together and connect pieces...hard to see in the photos, but it's there.

I punched Tim Holtz's Large Seal with his Metallic Gold Kraft Core to use as end caps for the ornaments. I cut a small slit in the seals so I could overlap them and give them a more spherical fit for the ornaments. Then I started adhering a punch of the jewelry on top of the ornaments with hot glue, and added more from my Idea-ology stash. I dangled something off of everything I could. Crazy, but gorgeous.

To make the deer in the dome, I punched a whole in the metal base dome and attached a ring fastener. I covered that up with felt cut to fit the base, then glued the deer in. Once dry, I filled the dome with Distress Glitter, and glued it on...upside down until it dried. It's so cute!

 

 

 

Thanks for looking, and again, sorry about the photos. Next up, my Tim tag for December. Until then, happy Christmas movie watching!

Supplies:

Sizzix Eileen Hull Twist and Style Craft Tool	Jump Rings - Idea-ology	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ring Fasteners	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Decorative Domes	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product/Tim-Holtz-Idea-ology-DECORATIVE-DEER-Findings-TH93337-TH93337?currency=USD
Multi Medium Matte	tim holtz distress dry rock candy glitter	Tim Holtz Core dinations Kraft core Metallic	Sizzix Tim Holtz Paper Punch in Large Seal	Baubles Pearls - Idea-ology
Tim Holtz Idea-ology BAUBLES Findings	stickles gold glitter glue	Ranger Stickles in Platinum	Ranger Stickles in Cinnamon	Tim Holtz Idea ology Metallic Trimmings

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Upcoming Classes!

Hello crafty peeps!!! A huge thank you for all the birthday messages, emails, texts, and calls!!! My cup runneth over!!! You all know how to make a girl feel special!!! Today's post is all about my upcoming classes at The Crafty Scrapper in May. If you are in the area I'd love for you to join in.

Class #1 is the Industrial Punk Create Art Assemblage Panel filled with TONS of Tim Holtz's Idea-ology and Ranger goodness, as well as one of Eileen Hull's new Sizzix flower dies and Twist and Style Tool.

 

Class #2 is the Worth The Effort To Bloom Mixed Media Canvas, a 16x20 inch canvas filled with most of Dina Wakley's Media line of heavy bodied paints from Ranger, as well as stencils, and even some Wendy Vecchi goodies.

Class #3 is the Dylusions Artsy Clipboard Organizer, and is filled with lots of Dyan Reaveley paints and stamps, all from Ranger, and some Tim Idea-ology too.

 

I'll be teaching the apron class that I taught at The Collins Show, at the store this summer too, so stay tuned. Thanks so much for looking, and of course...
I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

CC3C - Distress Photo Tinting

Happy Saturday crafty folks! Can you believe Autumn has arrived and September is coming to a close? Time does fly, and it's time for the twelfth challenge in the new Compendium of Curiosities III Challenge!!! I know I always mention this, but The Curiosity Crew and I absolutely are floored at all the entries from these challenge!!! You all blew us away! Thank you for joining in on all the fun!  I really wish each of you could win! AND...thank you for all of the comments. You all make me feel so loved and keep me going!

Challenge number twelve is all about Distress Photo Tinting! This is an all time favorite for me and I cannot wait to see your photos! I hope you can play along on this challenge so you can win some amazing fabulous prizes donated by the ever generous Tim and Mario, and this challenge's sponsor, The Funkie Junkie Boutique!!! Thank you sponsors for your generosity! You will have two weeks to complete this challenge and link it up to the CC3Challenge site, and you can carefully read all the rules here. PLEASE make sure you read all the rules so that your project is eligible to win...it's so important. AND, please take the time to visit every member of the Curiosity Crew (See below.) for not only some gorgeous layered inspiration, but for a chance to win some extra goodies!

Linda Ledbetter

Annette Green

Candy Colwell

Cheryl Grigsby

Hels Sheridan

Marjie Kemper

Susan Mostek

Yvonne Blair 

Not only is this one of my favorite techniques, but a few weeks ago I was so impressed by one of you and a technique I saw, and have seen for about a year, so I tried my hand at it on this Halloween tag too! I am in love with the results, and am hooked! Thank you Lynn Kopas, my fellow Ranger U pal, for the inspiration and push to try it!!! I am always inspired by all of you and love visiting your blogs!!!

I used all kinds of goodies from my stash, even an Idea-ology Fractured Doll. A little Gesso first, and then color. I love the way you can see every detail and crack after using Ranger's Color Wash.

I added the Stamper's Anonymous Witch's hat to the photo as per Tim's directions for the technique!

I LOVE her green face!

 

 

 

 

 

Again, many thanks for all the comments, emails, and entries! We are so grateful you love the challenges! 

Supplies:

Ranger Inkssentials #10 Jumbo Manila Tags	Studio 490 Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste - Crackle	PRE-ORDER Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Layering Stencils - Shatter	Ranger Multi Medium Matte	Idea-ology Light Bulbs
Tim Holtz idea-ology Fractured Dolls	Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso	Ranger Color Wash in Sunset Orange	Ranger Color Wash in Lettuce	Ranger Color Wash in Butterscotch
Spiced marmalade - Distress ink	Mustard Seed Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink	Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Paint	Tim Holtz Distress Specialty Stamping Paper
Mini Halloween II Stamp Set	Ranger Jet Black Archival Ink	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Found Relatives	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Antique Linen	Tim Holtz Mini Ink Blending Tool
Distress Markers Set	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Chit Chat Stickers - Seasonal	Peeled Paint Distress Ink	Idea-ology Mirrored Stars

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!