The Wheels....

... Have fallen off!...this little wheeled vintage sewing table has been in the loft forever..
I've decided to give it a new lease of life..Sadly the interior has to go, it's stained and a bit whiffy..
I'm not doing it shabby chic...

it's getting a proper coat of white satin paint.. undercoat and all.. the sides will be covered with some of my 'best' papers.

and the inside with something bright and cheerful... shouldn't take too long!

Charmed Part 2

A few more charms to add to the necklace...the clock face is shrink plastic, the 13 is just 4 layers of chipboard with a loop of florists wire ( I think this needs to be a little smaller). A dice with a loop added. and a small glass jar with an image.

The almost finished article.

I think the spoon is my favourite...it has a metal letter stuck in place with Matt Accents.

There's a mini light bulb with a soldered loop (from my sewing machine) below is a bobbin too

wooden numbers from a suduko game, an old typewriter key and bits of recycled jewellery

Charmed....

Trash or treasure? if you're like me you will have a stash of best bits that you don't want to use but just sit in their little boxes never seeing the light of day....so here's some of my stash.I'm working on a class for EfemeraInk and we'll be making jewellery. See the white plastic ruler at the top of the picture? (from the £ shop)

Well with a hacksaw and a few Promarkers you can make fabulous charms for your necklace or bracelet....or to put in a configuration box. The wooden charm is just a chunk of wooden ruler with a small charm glued on...

Hang on to all your broken bits of jewellery and odd buttons and recycle them.It's amazing what you can do with junk and a bit of Diamond Glaze.

There's a few different charms in the pipeline so I'll post them when they're done... along with the finished necklace.