tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55237705611541417462024-03-05T01:39:08.107-08:00Matchless DesignsCreations and Tutorials by Crystyl OrtegaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03294255463154334771noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523770561154141746.post-766233909277628392015-11-08T18:40:00.003-08:002015-11-08T18:57:21.249-08:00Steampunk Halloween<div style="text-align: center;">
This Halloween, I was commissioned to make some fun Steampunk costume pieces. I know it's a little late for Halloween with Christmas on the way, but I would love to post a few ideas for those of you who are suckers for DIY stuff.</div>
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This was made with a few scraps of cloth, eyelets, hoops, a monster eye and an eye patch. My friend was going to be a dead zombie pirate, and this worked perfectly. </div>
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After sizing the cloth and putting eyelets in them, the rest of it came down to expert gluing. </div>
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I found the eye at Hobby Lobby, they came in a few colors and sizes. I can't wait to make more with them.</div>
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Start with a simple headband and a flower. I spiced things up with a few dark feathers and clock pieces.<br />
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To top off the awesome headband I added a jeweled spider. Makes for the perfect top piece to any costume!<br />
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This awesome piece was made for my brother who was going to be a Steampunk man for Halloween. </div>
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I got the shell of this arm band at Dollar Tree.</div>
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I wasn't much, but I liked the detailing on it. I knew this was a great piece to start with.</div>
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I painted with metallic paint and used some foam strips to make the top look a little more steampunkish. I also worked some old wires into the hand to look like a mechanical arm, and then I topped it off with old bullets that are placed to look like some sort of shooting mechanism. </div>
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Under the arm, I took off the plastic bands and replaced it with fake leather. I glued it to one side and attached snaps to the other, so that it could be taken off easily.</div>
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All and all this cost maybe $6 for me to make and it looked totally awesome!</div>
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What's more, the armband came in a pair, so I have another one to play with!</div>
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It's amazing what you can do with some simple Halloween pieces. You should give it a try sometime. I'd love to see what you come up with. </div>
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Matchless Designs is based out of a small corner in my room, but trust me when I say that it is packed full of good things. A lot of these projects and organizational items you see on display are actually things that I made and some of them have tutorials!</div>
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My whole obsession with jewelry and the crafting world began about 6 years ago when I went to the store and couldn't find one accessory that I liked. So, I walked to the bead section and thought "Hmm. This doesn't look that hard". And I never looked back.</div>
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To say that I got sucked in is an understatement, it's all consuming!</div>
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But it's the funnest hobby I've ever had.</div>
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I've dabbled in a little bit of everything. Having grown up in a home where creativity was all around me (it runs in my family), I've tried my hand at sketching, cartooning, painting, sculpting, writing, jewelry, costuming, crafting and so much more.</div>
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Pretty much, anything I set my mind to, I set out to do! I have developed this theory that the more you use your creativity, the more you have. It's like a never ending fountain of ideas! And with so many learning resources around like Pinterest, You Tube and Google, how can you go wrong?</div>
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ANYWAY, back to my fun workshop.</div>
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Yeah I have a huge amount of beads and pretty much everything you could ever think of. I had to redecorate my totes so I didn't look like such a hoarder! haha</div>
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On my other shelves, all of my scrapbook, paper, office supplies, printer...all that good stuff. (Can you tell I love black and purple lol)</div>
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This is a fun project I made for all my jewelry findings, it makes <i>finding</i> things easy...get it?</div>
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Anyway, I took an old cookie sheet, Modge-Podged some fabric to it. Found these fun tins and secured them with magnets. </div>
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It's cute and usable!</div>
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I have all sorts of stuff hanging on my walls, but this is one of my favorite projects that I did clear back in the day!</div>
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I feel that it's very important to have inspirational quotes where you can see them, to remind yourself of your goals. </div>
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I made this out of an old board, a dollar store white board and some scrapbook paper. </div>
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Well, there you have it, that's where the magic happens; my own little corner of creativity. Had I the room, I fill more and more shelves, but for now, my obsession is tamed to the corner haha</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03294255463154334771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523770561154141746.post-41310625312881853382015-07-19T19:36:00.000-07:002015-07-19T19:36:27.267-07:00Steamfest 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
Lots of fun to be had at SLC Steamfest this year.</div>
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For my booth, my assistant and I decided that a theme would be fun and since I already had a rockin Ursula hat, our theme was Steampunk Little Mermaid!</div>
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Sounds funny to turn Disney into Steampunk, but there were actually many Disney characters at Steamfest this year, I was surprised. Here are some of the fun faces!</div>
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We were off to an excellent start the first day. My booth was a salvage ship wreck (under the sea theme, get it?)</div>
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I had a lot of fun designing this chaotic booth. There was so much to see and everyone who came absolutely loved it. The base is made of old trunks and then crates, crates and more crates stacked on top. Pretty simple. Very beautiful.</div>
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Learning from my mistake last year of not having any menswear, I made an entire section for gents and costume designers alike.<br />
Pocket watches, Tie tacks, eye patches, guns, apothecary bottles, antique keys, you name it, the men had their pick of awesome additions to their costumes.<br />
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And of course I had some awesome masks there. I believe I've blogged a few of them before, if not, here they are in all their splendor!</div>
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Beautiful old trunks and new to Matchless Designs, GRAB BAGS! They were a major hit, especially with the kiddos. Gotta love a good surprise. </div>
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My neighbors on either side of me were absolutely awesome. I was plugged right between Damsel in this Dress and Carols Custom Costumes. </div>
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Let me tell you, those ladies were so much fun. I think one of my favorite parts about a convention is meeting all the people who do this kind of stuff for a living. They are such an inspiration. Feel free to look them up, they are well worth it!</div>
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She actually turned out to be really cool. We had to get a photo together and she was very impressed with my Flotsom and Getsom Eel Double Barrel gun!</div>
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Adventurers running around like crazies, death stalking his prey, mermaids in the pool, dueling, opera, masquerade, this year had a little bit of everything!</div>
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Well, now that I'm done gushing about all my fun, here are some more fun pics!</div>
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Enjoy and hopefully you'll consider coming by next year to visit my booth!</div>
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I've been posting some fun DIY projects that I was making to redo my little sisters bland room. Well, I finally got around to actually REDOING her room!</div>
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It turned out fantastic, all thanks to the help of my Grandmother.</div>
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Here are some pictures of how all those DIY projects looked together.</div>
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It took a long time to get her room in tip-top shape, but we did it and she loved it!</div>
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One of my good friends is a collector of ticket stubs, which she keeps in a small box. As a gift, I thought that a ticket display would be perfect for her (and also a fun tutorial).</div>
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Take out the original picture in the shadow box</div>
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Trace and cut the same slit into the scrapbook paper.</div>
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Grab your stickers and spell something </div>
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Admit one</div>
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Travels</div>
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Pretty simple, don't you think? </div>
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My friend absolutely loved this gift when I gave it to her and has started putting movie ticket stubs in it already. </div>
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I think I'll make one for myself.</div>
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I've got another DIY home decor project for you!</div>
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I've been seeing fun ideas for DIY canvas quotes for your home and I thought that was perfect for the super secret sister project I'm working on. </div>
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Have you seen the prices on some of those canvas quotes in the stores?</div>
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<span style="color: lime; font-size: x-large;">Yeesh</span>.</div>
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An inspiring, amazing, awesome quote!</div>
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First, I painted them a solid color (for example blue)</div>
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Then I put dabs of darker blue and white paint in various places on the canvas.</div>
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With my paintbrush, I swirled the colors around until it created an effect that I enjoyed.</div>
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That's just one idea, you can paint the background anything you like.</div>
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This may be tricky when you don't have any ideas for fun fonts.</div>
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I simply Googled "fonts" and copied those that I liked.</div>
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I used a lite pencil first on the canvas to make sure I could fit everything, and then painted it.</div>
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My quotes are all colorful because they are meant to go in a teen room, again, let your creativity lead you while designing your quote canvas.</div>
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<b>Congrats! Hang it with pride.</b></div>
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However, if you're like me and bought the canvas' that were on sale and are completely FLAT, then you need to figure out just how you're going to hang these things on the wall.</div>
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Like I said before, my canvas' were completely flat! How do you hang that on a wall?</div>
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When you hang your canvas, the ribbon will sometimes pucker if you glue it straight, so I suggest gluing your ribbons at a slight angle.</div>
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You can even test your ribbon angle by acting as if your finger is a nail and gently pulling on the ribbon before the glue dries.</div>
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Make sure to leave the canvas laying on something, you don't actually want to pull the ribbon off, you just want to adjust it!</div>
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Pat yourself on the back for a job well done.</div>
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Imagine all the places you could decorate with some fun quotes!</div>
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I LOVE IT.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few months ago, I was commissioned to help plan, set up and pull off a very <span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">pink </span>birthday party for the cutest baby girl who was turning one. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you've ever read any of my other posts, you know that <span style="color: magenta;">pink </span>is <b>not one of my favorites</b>...in fact I tend to stay away from it...far, <span style="font-size: large;">far </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">away</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That being said, you could imagine my...excitement when I found out this party would be in the <u>brightest </u><span style="color: magenta;">pink </span>ever created! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I'm still seeing <span style="color: magenta;">pink </span>when I close my eyes, seriously)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Putting my personal feelings aside, I worked with Keila's mother to create for her an amazing <span style="color: magenta;">pink </span>birthday party!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First came the dessert table. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was the mom's</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> idea that had inspired the <b>entire party</b>, so it had to be good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With the table done, I had to figure out how to match the other items in the room to the table. It turned out, this was going to be a <span style="font-size: x-large;">HUGE </span>first birthday party with over 50 people attending (not including kids!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Keila is an absolute doll and her mother loved to take pictures of her, so I decided to use those to bring out a little more of this girls story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I put together a cute little <b>photo gallery</b> of all a bunch of pictures of Keila and her family. They were set around the table to bring balance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It had to be big with all these people coming, so I decided to make it another focal point of the room. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turns out, it was also the perfect backdrop for guests to come in and get their pictures taken with the birthday girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With so many guests on their way, we had to figure out the best way to set the tables so that all this cuteness could be seen!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our centerpieces were made out of <span style="font-size: x-large;">candy </span>glued to a Styrofoam ball and surrounded by tulle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And the final touch would be the Keila's name big and proud for all to see. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I made these out of cardboard boxes wrapped in wrapping paper. The sparkly letters were cut out of sparkly paper from Hobby Lobby and glued on. They stacked to be taller than me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This party was one of the <span style="font-size: x-large;">largest </span>birthday parties I'd ever planned (other than my sweet 16, but that's another story). The room we had to set this all up in wasn't the greatest to look at, but with all the <span style="color: lime;">bright </span><span style="color: cyan;">color </span>and large focal items, it worked out pretty great. </span></div>
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A few months ago, I dared venture into my little sister, Sara's room. </div>
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She is 16 now, and I was shocked and appalled to find her room had not changed a bit since we were kids! (Definitely not someplace I would like to hang out in if I were a teen)</div>
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Since I moved out, that house has turned into a bachelor pad, and it shows. </div>
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My poor sister.</div>
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Therefore, I've decided to take it upon myself to give her a secret complete room makeover! </div>
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There was a lot of thought and planning that went into this, and I had to bust out every sneaky ninja move I knew to get information out of her without tipping her off. </div>
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I found out what colors she liked and then it was time for action!</div>
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I'm getting some help from my wonderful Grandmother. And together, we've come up with some pretty sweet DIY projects!</div>
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This DIY isn't too hard to do. We bought a few large letters from Joanne's craft store and I had a bunch of fun paper in the colors we're going to do Sara's room in.</div>
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You've got yourself some fun letters to display on a shelf that any Teen could be proud of. Heck, I'd even hang something like that in my room. :)</div>
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You would be surprised how adding some color to your light-switch plate can change the feel of a room. It's just too much fun!</div>
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My sister has a cork board and its a little drab, so I decided to give everything a face lift (without really telling her...it's a surprise. Shh!).</div>
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So, this post is about making cute push-pins for the cork board that is nearly free.</div>
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Strong glue (I suggest E600)</div>
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They will be so fun for a teen room. She's going to love it!</div>
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This year for Halloween, I decided to go with a Disney Villain for my costume.</div>
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That's right, I chose Ursula from the Little Mermaid.</div>
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With my choice made, I realized that I was definitely going to have to tweak this character to my liking; I didn't want to do the typical purple skin and crazy white hair. Also, since I was making the costume, I realized I had no idea how to make a tentacle dress. Things looked a little grim for me, but then I got inspiration from Pinterest to put the tentacles in a HAT!</div>
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This is what I ended up with for a Sea Witch Mini Top Hat! (It was beat up a little when I took this picture. Ignore the imperfections haha)</div>
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Tentacles were made from wire, gauze, fabric and paint!</div>
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Well, my costume didn't stop at the hat (I can't do anything simple). Since I was already going down the Steampunk road, I figured I needed an equally awesome necklace.</div>
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If you've ever seen the Little Mermaid, you know that a key piece of Jewelry for Ursula is the shell necklace that she captures Ariel's voice in.</div>
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Clay, paint, chain, shells and beads. </div>
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This lovely piece of art came out better than I had anticipated!</div>
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It was a great costume all together and I had a blast making it. </div>
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I won two costume contests and got stopped everywhere that I went so people could check out the hat. </div>
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Not into all that clutter? Have you ever tried what I like to call "Floating Beads"?</div>
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The concept is this, instead of filling the entire bead strand with beads, you use crimp tubes to space out your beads.</div>
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Three strands of bead wire, a handful of crimp tubes and a few strands of Blue Moon Beads silver square beads (various sizes).</div>
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Why not make the entire set?</div>
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Not everyone likes the classic look, or the simple look, or even the bulky look. This project is for those of you who enjoy the "<span style="color: magenta;">Punk</span>" look. </div>
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I picked a few <span style="color: yellow;">bright </span>beads and stone chips of jasper found in the Blue Moon Beads line.</div>
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The colors all compliment each other and I absolutely <span style="font-size: x-large;">love </span>the difference in textures, it makes for one interesting piece.</div>
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I lined it all up on my bead board and then added some <b>stretchy </b>cord for an easy wear bracelet.</div>
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Rock your <span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">inner punk</span> in all sorts of colors!</div>
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My favorite wire jewelry creation to make is the "Tree of Life".</div>
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The idea of the Tree of Life has been used in Mythology, Theologies, and Philosophies about the connection of all life on our planet.</div>
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Yeah, the meaning is cool, but making it is also very interesting. Every time I wire one of these bad boys together, it comes out different!</div>
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When I saw that Blue Moon Beads had a bunch of stone-chips on sale, I knew what my next project would be!</div>
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Two different gauges of wire (usually 18 & 26), chain, stone-ships, a clasp and clippers and you have everything you need for this project.</div>
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I've been making trees for a few years now, thanks to a tutorial on You Tube, and love them more and more every time I make a new one. </div>
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There are so many different styles of trees you could make. </div>
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The different color of "leaves" alone are astronomical. </div>
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You could always replace the rock chips with seed beads or pearls. Those make for some unique trees.</div>
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For Mother's day one year, I took the birthstones of all the children in my family and made them the colors of the leaves and gave them to my mother. She loved it. It was such a cool concept that a bunch of people at my job wanted me to do that for their moms as well.</div>
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Anyway, didn't mean to rant about trees, just wanted you to know how awesome they are!</div>
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And now you know :)</div>
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I think it's a fantastic style, but some people seem to think that it means you have to wear a piece of jewelry that weighs a million pounds.</div>
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This bracelet is bold and has layers and guess what? It's comfortable and easy to make!</div>
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I grabbed a couple of strands of Blue Moon Beads pearls, large flat beads, and different chains to do the job.</div>
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I wanted to create a bracelet that was striking, but also classy enough to wear with any outfit, so I chose a classic color scheme (you can make this in whatever colors you choose, of course).</div>
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The chain and "bling" are an excellent contrast to each other.</div>
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All in all, this bracelet eye-catching.</div>
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The bracelet is lightweight and comfortable. </div>
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It goes perfectly with jeans or a skirt.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03294255463154334771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523770561154141746.post-13422281478693638742014-08-31T17:25:00.000-07:002014-08-31T17:25:13.622-07:00Summer Anklet<div style="text-align: center;">
I love <span style="font-size: large;">summer </span>and it seems to quickly be steering into the fall season. </div>
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I am in <b>denial </b>and refuse to accept that soon the leaves will be turning and the weather will be chilling. </div>
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So, in honor of my denial, I have made an anklet to go with my shorts and other rebellious summer outfits.</div>
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Anklets are so fun because they can range from a simple strand to a few layers, like the one here. </div>
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This anklet simply is made strands of cord, clasp and <span style="font-size: large;">Seed Beads</span> from the awesome and amazing Blue Moon Beads line. </div>
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They offer a large variety of colors, so you can make one for every different summer outfit you own! </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03294255463154334771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523770561154141746.post-71499312300319252272014-08-19T12:38:00.002-07:002014-08-19T12:38:15.306-07:00My first Convention!<div style="text-align: center;">
2014 Salt City Steamfest has come and gone.</div>
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And it was AWESOME!</div>
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There was so much to take in that it was almost overwhelming, but months of planning finally paid off.</div>
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We didn't have much room to set up, but with a little genius (slanting the table), I fit everything on it!</div>
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I borrowed some crates to finish the look and they were perfect! </div>
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As my first actual convention, I didn't know what to expect. </div>
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On one side, a couple who traveled all over the western U.S. selling at shows like this one. They had a little bit of everything, even Vampire killing stakes. Haha</div>
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Apparently, we were on a airship and there was an outbreak of a disease that turned players into zombies.</div>
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And now...I'm left with everything that I didn't sell...</div>
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If you're interested in checking them out, I've been posting things on my Etsy page every day.</div>
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Check it out <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MatchlessDesigns?ref=si_shop" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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The Buddha stands for understanding the true nature of the mind and the world.</div>
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These pendants are available through the awesome Blue Moon Bead line, along with countless other meaningful charms.</div>
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I was racking my brain what to pair these little beauties with and finally decided on silver discs, that kind of remind me of balance.</div>
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I haven't ever been a huge fan of Nautical jewelry, but this octopus is the <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">coolest </span>pendant I've seen in a while.</div>
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Steampunk meets Nautical meets <span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><b>BEAUTIFUL</b></span>! </div>
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I absolutely love this necklace set and guaranteed you won't be seeing anything else like it around.</div>
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I was rummaging through some of my old junk and found a light-switch plate that I had been meaning to do something with ages ago.</div>
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I figured it was time for another tutorial and what better way to spruce up your room than to add a little <span style="color: magenta;">color </span>in an unexpected place!</div>
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A Light-switch plate</div>
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I found a lot of random jewelry pieces, some beautiful jeweled chain by Blue Moon Beads and some scrapbooking fasteners that I forgot I had. </div>
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I chose to do mine in Black, Silver and Purple because those were the colors of my room. Essentially, you can do any color you fancy!</div>
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Trace the Light-switch plate on the back of your scrapbook paper. </div>
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And then cut it out! Be sure to leave a little extra space on the sides to curl the paper over the back to make a smooth finish.</div>
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Before you glue the paper on the light-switch plate, use the flat scrapbook paper to plan out your design. You can try as many variations as you'd like until you have something that you love.</div>
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Now that you've chosen your design, carefully set it up on a paper to the side.</div>
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Time to bust out your Modge Podge and paint it all over the light-plate.</div>
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When done, carefully smooth your scrapbook paper over the glue, being sure to glue the edges, which will want to pop back up.</div>
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When the glue dries, grab out your craft glue, I used E600 (my glue of choice for most of my projects), and start gluing on your design.</div>
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Spacing may have changed now that it's shaped to the light-plate, so you will have to adjust your design to fit.</div>
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If you look at my original design and my finished product, it's a bit different.</div>
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I had to move some things around to make sure that the screws could still get through.</div>
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I also happened upon a bunch of black Rhinestones and went to town!</div>
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Viola! You have just created a masterpiece and the best thing is that it's completely unique! </div>
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After everything is dry, screw it into the wall and admire from many angles. Mine fits my personality perfectly! I'm all over the place haha</div>
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Hope that inspires some of you to try something new and be a little wild with your creativity.</div>
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One of my favorite past times is to make Steampunk creations. If you've never heard of Steampunk, its a mixture of Victorian era and modern technology, all powered by steam. </div>
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Well, Steampunk fashion is an open book. Pretty much anything goes. But a definite trademark of the Steampunk genre is...Top hats.</div>
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I've found a way to make my own mini top hats, thanks to my friends and an Alice in Wonderland party.</div>
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And the best part about making your own is that you can make it look like whatever you want! </div>
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I took some fun pendants from Blue Moon Beads and used them as the center focal point for my hat.</div>
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The pendant I chose for this hat is the Owl.</div>
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The owl represents wisdom and intuitive knowledge. They also grant you the ability to see what is hidden to most.</div>
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Yes, I'm a nerd. But this post <b>is </b>actually about one earring that can do <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">everything</span>!</div>
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Not if you make an earring that is <span style="font-size: large;"><b>interchangeable</b></span>!</div>
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Some fun beads</div>
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A clasp (I chose a lobster claw clasp by Blue Moon Beads)</div>
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Decorative eyepins (also by Blue Moon Beads)</div>
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Some <span style="color: lime; font-size: large;">Imagination</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03294255463154334771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523770561154141746.post-43762444707457725552014-05-05T15:30:00.001-07:002014-05-05T15:30:37.658-07:00Hammered Chain<div style="text-align: center;">
I love the hammered look. I would love to get silver and hammer my own hoops, but I have no space for more tools and things. My room is quickly turning into a craft room with a bed in it. Haha!</div>
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Anyway, when I get my hands on hammered hoops, I try to put them to good use. </div>
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I love these earrings because they are simple, but make a statement.</div>
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Since they are silver (which is my favorite), they will match with pretty much every outfit.</div>
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And, like most of the things that I craft, they are easy to make!</div>
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Chain (I chose a few different sizes)</div>
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Put chain where you want it. </div>
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Put as much chain as you want!</div>
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Blue Moon Beads has an awesome line of chains. Every size and color imaginable! </div>
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Add some <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">funky </span>style to your look!</div>
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Who says that necklaces have to follow one style and flow?<br />
This necklace uses many <span style="font-size: large;">different</span> <span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">shapes </span>to make up a unique and spunky piece.<br />
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Faceted beads from <b>Blue Moon Beads</b> paired with square jump rings gives character.<br />
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I hardly ever see square jump rings around, which means the <span style="color: cyan;">sky is the limit</span>.<br />
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Squares, <span style="font-size: large;">diamonds</span>, ovals, <span style="color: red;"><i>abstract</i></span>, round, long, <span style="font-size: x-large;">short</span>, <span style="color: lime;">colorful</span>, bright, <b>dark</b>...the list goes on and on.</div>
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Making jewelry unique to yourself if the entire reason I started making jewelry in the first place. </div>
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If you've never given Jewelry a try, go ahead! What's the worst that could happen?</div>
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You might just <span style="font-size: x-large;">surprise yourself.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03294255463154334771noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523770561154141746.post-76325974975405259152014-05-03T10:50:00.000-07:002014-05-03T10:50:06.632-07:00Huge Chain<div style="text-align: center;">
I was so excited to find huge chain in my new box of Blue Moon Bead goodies. </div>
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Huge jewelry and statement pieces are so in right now. </div>
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I haven't been the biggest fan of the large stones, but I love, love, love chain!</div>
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I was so crazy, thinking about all the things that I could make. (It was almost overwhelming)</div>
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So, I settled for keeping it simple, stupid!</div>
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The great thing about huge chain, is that you only need one strand of chain!</div>
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This could complete your whole outfit! And it's so simple! Just add a clasp to the chain.</div>
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Who doesn't love stretchy bracelets? I love the layered look that is in style, but there is also the bulky look.</div>
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There are a lot of pluses to the bulky look vs layered.</div>
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First of all, you need less bracelets...like one!</div>
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If you can find a fun bracelet that compliments your outfit and is bulky, then you're done. No searching for three other bracelets that match different shades in your shirt or anything.</div>
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Blue Moon Beads offers so many options in their bulky beads. These are drilled with two holes, to make stringing them super simple!</div>
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String them with stretchy cord and you've got a comfortable and stylish bracelet!</div>
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So many colors, so little time!</div>
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So, what's your vote? Layered or bulky?</div>
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