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Archive for July, 2009

The Golden Rat

This was fun to do. I took a molded rubber rat, purchased anywhere, painted it gold and metallic blue. Then I had a problem with the rhinestone eyes. I discovered I had to take my exacto blade to the rubber eyes and carve them back so that the rhinestone ones would rest against the surface [...]

Sparkling Goddess

Sparkling Goddess started as a way for me to experiment with various techniques that I have been learning about. Across the top is a piece of paper bag that has been crunched up and painted with Pearl-Ex powders and Gloss Acrylic Varnish, a technique from Technique Junkies. I also played around with Angelina Fibers, Sheet [...]

Inspired by coffee – Styrofoam head

I have always wanted to work on a styrofoam head. I found a place in town where they sell them inexpensively. Although painting it was not the easiest thing to do, I had to cover it with copy paper first, I finally got the hang of it. I went for a semi antique look. Before [...]

Flower Doll

I spent time getting caught up on small crafts, taking pictures and updating my website and blog. This piece came from a class I took a couple years ago. I did change a couple of things though. I decided to use two corks for the inside, instead of a bunch of batting, and I wanted [...]

 
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