tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48892729434899751522024-02-21T17:48:03.135+02:00tincan handmade craft deliA genuinely South African take on anything that makes my "eish"!Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-1247241400425246912024-01-03T09:24:00.009+02:002024-01-03T09:50:48.034+02:00More works in progress - you win some - you lose some<p> Nothing too much to say about this - except that it was a fun thing to do - I broke from my recent Dala Ink obsession and went back to good old Tim Holtz Distress ink to ink the elements. My favourite part was inking a brown bag in 'evergreen bough'/'moss-something-or-the-other' and then fussy-cutting curling it up to make the seaweed.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1DK5_gAQ2P-mS1ao1Wu_G7xSWTVY4IlsS5gISuDYvEZxHv5JpK3AAdnPSVfMbDyK4a5QKrqj9sJmCe4qc4UqQgyfhmVbvkdCrpOQNv2FL89_J0cIFlvd9sh0OdKrD66WH8xasa-bJ76vvlOfT9Wu6hVLfgyp0miTgaaeNyXjhYU4rrMiIRgjwcclYMo/s1500/IMG-20240102-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje1DK5_gAQ2P-mS1ao1Wu_G7xSWTVY4IlsS5gISuDYvEZxHv5JpK3AAdnPSVfMbDyK4a5QKrqj9sJmCe4qc4UqQgyfhmVbvkdCrpOQNv2FL89_J0cIFlvd9sh0OdKrD66WH8xasa-bJ76vvlOfT9Wu6hVLfgyp0miTgaaeNyXjhYU4rrMiIRgjwcclYMo/s320/IMG-20240102-WA0004.jpg" width="320" />.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This next one below is an idea that I am kicking around with. I dont particularly love it enough yet to give it's own post - but it is still fun to keep messing with it to see where it goes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XkWrW6RlohSl3Nq6cv9pijgVgkgZbiimtzYYMbPEmlFEtnQVli3mzx26TmmOrSrGTeMwjoIH-iAO745O_AG4QPM1wtmUspt5RiR0vjfyfDw2saxZBS7TeJEtRZZcCcj_AFwAXJj2jhAiA9sAT-wQTTT5MusgKZPCCJDEfJ7HZe30CIroRVVk73pjQVg/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-03%20at%2009.31.46_7d7787f6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XkWrW6RlohSl3Nq6cv9pijgVgkgZbiimtzYYMbPEmlFEtnQVli3mzx26TmmOrSrGTeMwjoIH-iAO745O_AG4QPM1wtmUspt5RiR0vjfyfDw2saxZBS7TeJEtRZZcCcj_AFwAXJj2jhAiA9sAT-wQTTT5MusgKZPCCJDEfJ7HZe30CIroRVVk73pjQVg/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-03%20at%2009.31.46_7d7787f6.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WplJDKtgr88xpAOWk6Iq8vPdhhJM4kWIRpxcBQmg7vVfh5hulnMIVMYMgjFuY_wwXlASZVFmfteYtko8YoWcGFyRSFHb5ZY7itY7dQH_SWeIUP17K790VQ6Z0dQYV0J2cvE9MuL0KrVapqght_G0LkrvkwUmVbnrbYH1dddtj3-pi6xIFvWo4szM9jU/s1280/IMG-20240103-WA0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WplJDKtgr88xpAOWk6Iq8vPdhhJM4kWIRpxcBQmg7vVfh5hulnMIVMYMgjFuY_wwXlASZVFmfteYtko8YoWcGFyRSFHb5ZY7itY7dQH_SWeIUP17K790VQ6Z0dQYV0J2cvE9MuL0KrVapqght_G0LkrvkwUmVbnrbYH1dddtj3-pi6xIFvWo4szM9jU/s320/IMG-20240103-WA0003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>Lastly - this is one that I am not fond of at all. I am discovering that my attempts at a vintage style - might not be my thing AT ALL . So like here in this one below I feel like I don't get the elements and/or the layout right and it just looks like a bunch of things got stuck together with a stray piece of chewed up bubblegum on some dirty ol' rubbish bin. And maybe I need to wash my blender brushes because all my inking looks a little dirty. And quite clearly this is a choice of palette that does not work together - but hey - you live you learn. What's that thing they say - "Creativity is about making mistakes, art is knowing which ones to keep" or something like that?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW7jA1KKVmXF_ouEXmb9E9Rwz5cPGJ-MzTEyHvRyAus46nUjG_c3TxFNx_Z2etBh2oHHjacPWQQHau1Q9WKfZc7Hzk6rREBpt6Ys6cASeVtFe6MziWI6sMapDCUK83vvzpKqSnI5BaVZCIAEAoLkmGJcjvLOD4GINNexhbLRx0_JUlEjtSftD1ya9hIo/s1418/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-03%20at%2009.37.13_de0f1e01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="1418" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFW7jA1KKVmXF_ouEXmb9E9Rwz5cPGJ-MzTEyHvRyAus46nUjG_c3TxFNx_Z2etBh2oHHjacPWQQHau1Q9WKfZc7Hzk6rREBpt6Ys6cASeVtFe6MziWI6sMapDCUK83vvzpKqSnI5BaVZCIAEAoLkmGJcjvLOD4GINNexhbLRx0_JUlEjtSftD1ya9hIo/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-03%20at%2009.37.13_de0f1e01.jpg" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one is NOT the one to keep</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">😛</div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-23196463661097491262024-01-03T09:15:00.002+02:002024-01-03T09:26:16.570+02:00Experiments with packaging<div class="separator"></div><p> I have to admit that I drive my family nuts with my collections of junk, old packaging and just generally anything I think might make a nice bit of texture or craft experiment. There is a point to it though - you can discover some awesome texture stamps and I feel better about re-using things that would normally just end up in the rubbish dump. So I always feel better about reducing waste and doing a tiny bit for the future of the planet and having some experimental fun in the process - win-win. </p><p>Anyway, this project below is one of those:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNqmqU7LoUoO8fmrAtYiRKehpLH7q5p9ef8ex3Y45fkBUXM8yS7iOzW1kmFntb_XilQDBUHRhayz5FDIlbjd6PA7LRZEztm2XNecOMoEpXoU0Y_a6HvqsFFtpNnVW2XExl2coytspkzKPi3mWwHXuwviyYmxgoruT-qlIgqRoPwRxM1Rnl-sta-B8xJg/s1500/IMG-20240102-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNqmqU7LoUoO8fmrAtYiRKehpLH7q5p9ef8ex3Y45fkBUXM8yS7iOzW1kmFntb_XilQDBUHRhayz5FDIlbjd6PA7LRZEztm2XNecOMoEpXoU0Y_a6HvqsFFtpNnVW2XExl2coytspkzKPi3mWwHXuwviyYmxgoruT-qlIgqRoPwRxM1Rnl-sta-B8xJg/s320/IMG-20240102-WA0003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Are you able to pick out the salvaged elements?<p style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">There is a piece of corrugated cardboard that came from a box that I painted with Dala Tempera in Magenta.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWSEPz_d_1H5LcfMNTMbQ5M-BvVtswfd-4i5ygMxfaWgg8IOLtJN3AVzV3gL7kchpxzqoAqpXABUCdhldHsP09z__0lb6eqfSGLW3R1xiknAhGCkStdGPm-LQPbTfGt3hU5Njvi3Ftg3R94r8yPB19MVaOfZ_Cq15VhSaD4UIs1znlA1bWvgPPK_CKjA/s1280/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-03%20at%2008.10.34_b75bc145.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWSEPz_d_1H5LcfMNTMbQ5M-BvVtswfd-4i5ygMxfaWgg8IOLtJN3AVzV3gL7kchpxzqoAqpXABUCdhldHsP09z__0lb6eqfSGLW3R1xiknAhGCkStdGPm-LQPbTfGt3hU5Njvi3Ftg3R94r8yPB19MVaOfZ_Cq15VhSaD4UIs1znlA1bWvgPPK_CKjA/w150-h200/WhatsApp%20Image%202024-01-03%20at%2008.10.34_b75bc145.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>😜😜😜😜😜😜😜I stamped the background border texture from a piece of shock-protection sponge that is used in electronic goods packaging - it really makes a lovely printed mottled, bubbly texture - this would be awesome to mess around with on a gel plate I reckon.<p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFH1fOsgZdsQ748Odk1dmf1SS5qKxgplxdVJtjxQYlnmpo22Iz_WGXgznVyGBFKVAXJERljwjLYCB0_lnRM-Sqkr8IyGTIcPNdUbkFh2TPa9jubDI5jypRC4ElAEdFW4GEKSLjW0MPccEqFYzRhlyPKobPynUj4KLjk3MwNGCdMkKn98JJSM5Betvs2L4/s960/IMG-20240103-WA0005.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="777" data-original-width="960" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFH1fOsgZdsQ748Odk1dmf1SS5qKxgplxdVJtjxQYlnmpo22Iz_WGXgznVyGBFKVAXJERljwjLYCB0_lnRM-Sqkr8IyGTIcPNdUbkFh2TPa9jubDI5jypRC4ElAEdFW4GEKSLjW0MPccEqFYzRhlyPKobPynUj4KLjk3MwNGCdMkKn98JJSM5Betvs2L4/w218-h177/IMG-20240103-WA0005.jpg" width="218" /></a>The actual background card was the cardboard insert, that they stretch pantyhose over (dudes I am not even kidding here - I will save everything). On that note, the insides of the little boxes that the Tempeest loadshedding light bulbs come in make the best material to use in a die-cutting machine - it is stiff but soft enough to cut through and very, very easy to use with dye ink if you would like to add some colour. <br /></p><p>The little string elements came off gift tags on this year's christmas presents. The white mesh was from a roll of mosaic tile tape😁. The black grid and the buttons are about the only things that I can say that came from actual dedicated craft store supplies.....though I bought those buttons in a fabric store with the intention to make a tiny button necklace.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSC24Opoye31FfeOlx-csvC0LseXqubbAZzxQafQt5J13E5dpNvGzollvxdNkx4g6_X53zwtNsLJpVM54Hw7snFfjbk3YJnHVVb8cECBizejvD6RzbmYZWbVxpT2zN-N-dshmX7Z2n1gEE-s3oRH5Y3gS1aCXq4VDdmTGIZPdZUuelUjrZ1KT5zaWb8K0/s768/IMG-20240102-WA0003.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="768" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSC24Opoye31FfeOlx-csvC0LseXqubbAZzxQafQt5J13E5dpNvGzollvxdNkx4g6_X53zwtNsLJpVM54Hw7snFfjbk3YJnHVVb8cECBizejvD6RzbmYZWbVxpT2zN-N-dshmX7Z2n1gEE-s3oRH5Y3gS1aCXq4VDdmTGIZPdZUuelUjrZ1KT5zaWb8K0/s320/IMG-20240102-WA0003.jpg" width="320" /></a>The sentiment element was the inside piece of a frame die that I used on another project.</p><p>And I stamped and coloured with Dala drawing ink that I soaked into those flat latex make-up sponges. You've got to keep these latex sponges constantly wet and in a teeny airtight 'tupperware' type container if you want to make these re-usable as the ink does eventutally dry out to a hard matt glaze type finish if you do not. But I mean its not too bad if it does, you can crumble this up, I have once before chucked the broken bits in an old coffee grinder that I use for crafting to make colourful crumbly bits for other projects. I mean I dont know what I might actually use this weird textured thing for - but hey it is what it is and when the time comes it's use will reveal itself to me....tee hee....😜😜<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-67528737957944065362023-12-19T21:36:00.004+02:002023-12-21T08:08:00.808+02:00A never-ending story - a beautiful journey with Dala<p></p> <br />I know that I have mentioned my love of Dala supplies in the past. This is another Dala gushy post featuring their puff paint. Guys, I am giving you the permission to steal this supply from your kids stash - it is so fun to mess with.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yCKiOlO9lziq08ztqQIbNNsJvVLrvNA4u6SeDkKw-E0oKrgvn6LLWXM3JtW09ayZhPik87V3LGXfN6JcLQ-D1L7zp5e5Cn1k7lDluTCRissKONo6hewrViHfnBKydeibucsKWL5nGXA84zMCxOXpzJGvH3B6nggfU7jGnHgc2Hwg1OAKbU_yCUu5vK0/s1500/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-21%20at%2006.51.04_5a7cd0cd.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1052" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1yCKiOlO9lziq08ztqQIbNNsJvVLrvNA4u6SeDkKw-E0oKrgvn6LLWXM3JtW09ayZhPik87V3LGXfN6JcLQ-D1L7zp5e5Cn1k7lDluTCRissKONo6hewrViHfnBKydeibucsKWL5nGXA84zMCxOXpzJGvH3B6nggfU7jGnHgc2Hwg1OAKbU_yCUu5vK0/w280-h400/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-21%20at%2006.51.04_5a7cd0cd.jpg" width="280" /></a></div></div> A while back the framing shop SERENDIPITY (a Framing shop with some art and craft supplies) had a tiny bottle of Dala Puff paint in the kids craft section, so I got it - and then I forgot about it. I just recently re-dicovered it. Anyway the lid on this thing had split open at the top for some reason so the paint had started to dry out a bit but I discovered that this makes it work a little better than when it is fresh off the cart. The slightly dried out, more viscous consistency of the paint - makes it easier to control on paper and you can scrape it into lines, run it over a stencil as a paste, it dries a little quicker as well, so you can mess about with puffing bit a little faster (which is always a plus when you are as impatient as myself). <div><br />Puff Paint comes in the regular Dala brand colours and so while you can get it pre-coloured I like the white puff paint because you can paint or dye it whatever colour want and you can control to a fair degree where you want to colour the puff. Plus - it's all about the texture - this is the most grown-up kind of puff paint if you are into texture but want to move beyond the marshmallow puff kind of puffing paint. With a heat gun you can puff this baby up straight away, or you can wait and let it dry naturally on the paper. Depending on how you heat it and how thin or thick you strokes of paint are you can create tiny puff plumes or big billowy plumes of puff. I laid on the puff paint in dense gloopy globs and blasted it with a heat gun here to create the the whimsical "lavender" stalks . While for the background texture - I kind scraped it on with a spatula tool and then created lines by dragging vertical stripes through with a disposable knife. I also let this dry out a bit longer before I blasted with a hot hairdryer instead of a heat gun. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFy46F11MkE3Ohb0qk01huQ6qFWP_BxGS7BVmLfYCDp44gBgM8-Yops6y3dL469BI3m43K3rrhTt4PIoSt-xO3AxYnA36XY9txbJoEa6K7Y59f1LLghWMNqG3LFHRG5qiXFOKPPFAgR9YLhHwd7FDfoaR7IJ6tSF-wBRdrx-bHXXGIL9mu1KqM7fkIwyo/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-21%20at%2006.58.47_01f48138.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="1600" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFy46F11MkE3Ohb0qk01huQ6qFWP_BxGS7BVmLfYCDp44gBgM8-Yops6y3dL469BI3m43K3rrhTt4PIoSt-xO3AxYnA36XY9txbJoEa6K7Y59f1LLghWMNqG3LFHRG5qiXFOKPPFAgR9YLhHwd7FDfoaR7IJ6tSF-wBRdrx-bHXXGIL9mu1KqM7fkIwyo/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-21%20at%2006.58.47_01f48138.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The colouring was done with the Dala kids 12 block paint set that I mixed in a palette with drops of watered down Dala Dawing inks. I used Magenta, Turquoise, Yellow, Blue, Viridian and Green - but I blended them in various shades to my preference. This works surprisingly well and you can get the best spectrum with just a combination of inks and kids powder watercolour paint. </p><p>On another side-note while we are talking about raiding your kids art supplies - another brilliant product from DALA to paint with is the kids liquid TEMPERA - the colours are so richly pigmented and lightfast, and it has a lovely almost liquid gel like feel to it, so it doesn't scrape on the paper and shred it, it also seems to make the paper less warpy than regular watery kids paint. While I am quite excited to share my Tempera experiments and will post on it in the future - I didn't use Tempera on this tiny project though.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMuwRvGErSRvyszrTLw-Qofb0xAe5_L9I4Qxzhb-rvwNBmjaDpYWeaJCTTNMj2LKj2y9qGOFEHQX_UttjiOPioSH2ATyvGdy4keskJCnmMKuY2yaerqQkQA1LOuK8kTkuzLmVdxG6JuS88eDUthJE7XLWzSBzqWUzg7CoUvKiq443looX67EoRkpH5_4/s941/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-21%20at%2007.32.45_c77f2495.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="941" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMuwRvGErSRvyszrTLw-Qofb0xAe5_L9I4Qxzhb-rvwNBmjaDpYWeaJCTTNMj2LKj2y9qGOFEHQX_UttjiOPioSH2ATyvGdy4keskJCnmMKuY2yaerqQkQA1LOuK8kTkuzLmVdxG6JuS88eDUthJE7XLWzSBzqWUzg7CoUvKiq443looX67EoRkpH5_4/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-21%20at%2007.32.45_c77f2495.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The background stamping was done in Dala Black, Blue and Red Stamp Pad Ink that I mixed together and then watered down a little with glycerine, to give it a little smudgy sort of faded out effect, I liked that it kinda makes it look like badly printed fabric. I poured this mixture into an empty stamp pad and stamped the background with that. I find that just playing around with Dala regular stamp pad ink blends gives you the most vintage effects. If you add the right amount of ink to their Acrylic Retarder and lay that down on squished up paper, let it dry and then iron it out flat - you can create some really cool looking vintage background paper. You can really do so much with these products if you are willing to experiment - I truly love this company, the fact that all their products work seamlessly with each other and the freedom it gives you to mess about with your own creativity without breaking the bank.</span></div><p></p><p>The lasso frame behind the bark was made from dyeing white paper covered wire with watered down Dala Golden Brown Drawing Ink. The paper wire may or may not have been from Dala - I have no idea where it comes from - I am willing to go there though and say it because most of the craft items I get are from Dala. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOSbz4FNQO2W5rtEstKT74CVEcnYaCsi1bDEWCS5xXJtbFmGgs_M8QbXbMAUJ3zCexCilNy1yeiXODXZa0uKNyUjyvORpsMKAj0XuW72Upud2piewuNex8D04F-ufnZzuZAjaySV38x4gPa9xzkmFuWSfldqUzleQYW3HwPImL_2wHD3SdiOImjJ8_Oc/s525/Picture88.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="525" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOSbz4FNQO2W5rtEstKT74CVEcnYaCsi1bDEWCS5xXJtbFmGgs_M8QbXbMAUJ3zCexCilNy1yeiXODXZa0uKNyUjyvORpsMKAj0XuW72Upud2piewuNex8D04F-ufnZzuZAjaySV38x4gPa9xzkmFuWSfldqUzleQYW3HwPImL_2wHD3SdiOImjJ8_Oc/s320/Picture88.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Anyway - this is my Dala appreciation post for today. I am not sponsored neither am I affiliated with them in any way, I just really appreciate their stuff because it is well priced for the quantity you get and the quality is pretty decent compared to buying from abroad. It's good to support local and they deserve the mentions because it is literally my 'go-to' brand and I love it.</p><p>My future mad scientist experiment with Dala lovables is going to use the acrylic glaze as a "clear drawing ink" - I want to make metallic drawing inks - I have purchased the Dala Pearlescent Powders and my idea is to blend the powder with the glaze to make metallic drawing ink. I will keep you posted if it works out!<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzO1tLwPGtqpcRv9tI1eA0TedtVV1-WLzz2gcGVZTIWKgjNOWqlNiQWdG4QXDWVzzBbMSGZR06q8yq3BG-2RI3XEHs1OUeClQIesbQ0QS0jQGJdp55Ffz6AxDDl7WhkUOxcfpyZIhQSSwdQc33Hr0GaGRF7Turlx9pQH543fY6g6o6KoBKzWznoHUs7Es/s1500/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-19%20at%2021.47.18_9b54f67f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzO1tLwPGtqpcRv9tI1eA0TedtVV1-WLzz2gcGVZTIWKgjNOWqlNiQWdG4QXDWVzzBbMSGZR06q8yq3BG-2RI3XEHs1OUeClQIesbQ0QS0jQGJdp55Ffz6AxDDl7WhkUOxcfpyZIhQSSwdQc33Hr0GaGRF7Turlx9pQH543fY6g6o6KoBKzWznoHUs7Es/s320/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-19%20at%2021.47.18_9b54f67f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsfk6DWwjLzmAofWfF1vSyTSXnmYjWwlH5pvDgYWl9XvjsMF9K2HkmYPPZz1fJRVFwK6w2bNd2P3Yu7dG1RPD6fqDIAZnwVl1W1rtfmwtX1weXdir5PGOlvt7yL9ooTOKIHtjecyRuZXitQEp0AlkHwSwLMvPy1SNFUjb2vASc_s0Sn8NwrQiftmmM7c/s1500/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-19%20at%2021.47.47_be34e943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1034" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsfk6DWwjLzmAofWfF1vSyTSXnmYjWwlH5pvDgYWl9XvjsMF9K2HkmYPPZz1fJRVFwK6w2bNd2P3Yu7dG1RPD6fqDIAZnwVl1W1rtfmwtX1weXdir5PGOlvt7yL9ooTOKIHtjecyRuZXitQEp0AlkHwSwLMvPy1SNFUjb2vASc_s0Sn8NwrQiftmmM7c/w276-h400/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-19%20at%2021.47.47_be34e943.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRQYhzUXaRovM3iPOwW9r_GNKfD7saNCXLC99MQQs43wtpWee_FLhQp23cGX5Dy7xSd3j7Vunkpxy0sywklsolsR5D7McYMB6g5yQpvQ8uo3YBUqZNIUMRHFWTyBrcE58h8PFa0goaz5sbQ0DwpXszaMETt6rIKFpk4a7nIJ_u6qL-CZXG2d-cl6OC5E/s1500/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-21%20at%2006.51.04_5a7cd0cd.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1052" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRQYhzUXaRovM3iPOwW9r_GNKfD7saNCXLC99MQQs43wtpWee_FLhQp23cGX5Dy7xSd3j7Vunkpxy0sywklsolsR5D7McYMB6g5yQpvQ8uo3YBUqZNIUMRHFWTyBrcE58h8PFa0goaz5sbQ0DwpXszaMETt6rIKFpk4a7nIJ_u6qL-CZXG2d-cl6OC5E/w280-h400/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-12-21%20at%2006.51.04_5a7cd0cd.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-91255231688624966952023-08-19T17:55:00.016+02:002023-08-19T18:13:05.827+02:00a little bit of everything6<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1CwtdmAWTsZ5z8JFuePtB5UwfyrAOd5OKwlo_XP23kgdszhm0zQ42-c2gHUe-tmzGx_qhmBK8I6z4JrLaVBrfn6qqoCmKi5JApgKjMy329_wXintIvOc3TQxRdgcXx2C3jlWTyHTH7GvBuK62xjQzibgw1PimcyCtCxohhmYV408pHTE_zUwBJTqBnY/s1500/hollyhock%20die.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1CwtdmAWTsZ5z8JFuePtB5UwfyrAOd5OKwlo_XP23kgdszhm0zQ42-c2gHUe-tmzGx_qhmBK8I6z4JrLaVBrfn6qqoCmKi5JApgKjMy329_wXintIvOc3TQxRdgcXx2C3jlWTyHTH7GvBuK62xjQzibgw1PimcyCtCxohhmYV408pHTE_zUwBJTqBnY/w419-h419/hollyhock%20die.jpg" width="419" /></a></div><p> So I always save all kinds of bits and pieces of things that I save because I think they might come in handy one day to craft with. The fun part for I have to admit is re-imagining (upcycle if you will) things you would ordinarily chuck out. So I have boxes of salvaged things like popsicle sticks and bits of wire, used plastic zip ties and gold paint that I scraped up off mats. I found a book of latin verse that was published in the early 60's and I collected that too. </p><p>But what do you do with the random collections of junk before your house starts to look like a an episode of Hoarders? Make cards - that's what you do, make adorable cards for your loved ones.</p>Popsicle sticks can be turned into a little fence with a black pen and some brown stain or ink. I mixed Dala Sepia Drawing Ink with a bit of their Black drawing ink and watered it down to get a weathered effect.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OjOTSYQ4gcQjyk-zVlDnjHB4b_pczOPP4W55EwRVeY1q0u0xA_MP5-qTNklmNWfakjGwx8k7BXb9ixb-lEXwx6BXSv8L0625bATf9ZDDlC7sSNIVSglpL2pkolbmhvoQz4eW61RMzwsnUn6aaK4r_IWPHsS5eCgonE5wF-zY76rtTAcnAXTJFmh_2zE/s1500/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-08-19%20at%2008.10.01(1).jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4OjOTSYQ4gcQjyk-zVlDnjHB4b_pczOPP4W55EwRVeY1q0u0xA_MP5-qTNklmNWfakjGwx8k7BXb9ixb-lEXwx6BXSv8L0625bATf9ZDDlC7sSNIVSglpL2pkolbmhvoQz4eW61RMzwsnUn6aaK4r_IWPHsS5eCgonE5wF-zY76rtTAcnAXTJFmh_2zE/w423-h423/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-08-19%20at%2008.10.01(1).jpeg" width="423" /></a></div><p>Old cereal boxes can take a crafty beating - I put a layer of modpodge on it to glue down some book pages - inked over with Dala Drawing Ink. I love Dala drawing ink for vibrant but translucent colour. The ink must have some kind of glaze or polymer in it because it dries to a matte gloss finish. It's really cool<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWldayYZjYSFsSQrjjTFnggPiSsu3VZQP9UDzVZ4jW1MJzqQhSFPYTIf9QJf_Gyc5IcKcEGCwXs2FJY1eiL1xfN55nXrYWmDC_SXxNTzKSsoC1yDLhpUhAbEhabMw6PAAG3mAltLdc1kHNhtsePiK2auYhHxpzmkJNA2bgp1XCW1ArM22qmQxekwaMQo8/s1500/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-08-19%20at%2008.10.01.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1500" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWldayYZjYSFsSQrjjTFnggPiSsu3VZQP9UDzVZ4jW1MJzqQhSFPYTIf9QJf_Gyc5IcKcEGCwXs2FJY1eiL1xfN55nXrYWmDC_SXxNTzKSsoC1yDLhpUhAbEhabMw6PAAG3mAltLdc1kHNhtsePiK2auYhHxpzmkJNA2bgp1XCW1ArM22qmQxekwaMQo8/w426-h426/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-08-19%20at%2008.10.01.jpeg" width="426" /></a></p><p>I then die cut the Hollyhocks out of the cereal boxes with the holly hock die. They went in front of the fence and that wrought iron strip was a piece of zip tie that got a treatment of super glue and fine beach sand that I dyed with Dala drawing ink. I kinda did the same thing on the sentiment label plate thingie bit with a rougher texture from big flake glitter that I had bought for my kid from Dala as well - over the top went some gold leaf size from Dala which I could swear is the same as Dala Stencil Glue which I have been obsessed with for years. I let that dry out a bit to get super tacky. The gold leaf flakes are actually the result of mixing Dala gold paint mixed with a bit gold edible mica (the kind you use in baking - think I originally got that from Barco moulds. Anyhooooooo, I had painted something or the other and because I use those clear kitchen mats cutting boards as a palette - I had quite a bit of this beautiful dried gold paint - so I had the tincan head idea to scrape that off and collect them in a jar. Like OH MY GUYS - it worked brilliantly as a knock-off diy of flake bits - seriously they work just as well as any other flake bits that you would buy.</p><p>Remember that old book of latin verse? I have been wanting to try my version of the Japanese Mokugami paper. Mokugami is kind of like a rumpled texture paper. I always loved how it adds a depth and texture to paper. I thought a latin page would be cool to do this with. Anyway, I wanted a lighter pastel type of colour to this so instead of Dala, I went in with ink blending brushes. I didnt even re-ink them - just went with the residue on the brush. </p><p>I started squishing and squashing and then thought that I kinda wanted it to look more like waxed paper so then I got a solid body butter stick (for reals I am not even joking) - this butter stick smells so deliciously like citrus leaves. I swiped that all over the page, used my hairdryer to heat enough so that it saturates the paper. I then glued that down with Dala stencil glue onto an old offcut piece of canvas - this might have been out of one of Dala's painting pads but I cant be sure - it was just a random piece that I found in those boxes of stuff that I save like a hoarder. </p><p>I don't work for Dala by the way, even though this whole post is reading like an advert for them. I have to tell you about my most recent serendiptious moment with them - I had bought their liquid tempera for my 6 year old to paint with and guess what - I have stolen most of it from her supply. I love it more than the regular craft acrylic I get from them - I think I love the tempera more - its like the perfect highly pigmented translucent paint that dries to an un-movable finish with insane pigmented translucency with a matte finish. It is so light fast as well. I dont think gets DALA gets enough credit in the crafting world for the kiff-ass stuff products that they make. I am such a fan.</p><p>So that's this post. I will keep posting my destashing attempts as I go along. <br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-74860900038130500932023-08-19T08:15:00.001+02:002023-08-19T08:17:34.772+02:00Fun Cards - clouds and Hot air Balloons<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MZD8AFOQiZJihRB6q0DfTKdF7Tm2Q3ycbDCEBHYK9WsCX7OB2HKztsVo0qGDD9T6VXs66frxjGlXsnoyPgMYeqhSXBL5Sb6E6gLZWTQNos6M6Fb4B8jGUxe13NcJhROZZLpKuxTTMvRrtiMUzSCXwDEwKmDFcZhkeN3FZjtCsIEQTaz-tiV8ahNacSI/s1385/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-08-19%20at%2008.10.03.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="854" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MZD8AFOQiZJihRB6q0DfTKdF7Tm2Q3ycbDCEBHYK9WsCX7OB2HKztsVo0qGDD9T6VXs66frxjGlXsnoyPgMYeqhSXBL5Sb6E6gLZWTQNos6M6Fb4B8jGUxe13NcJhROZZLpKuxTTMvRrtiMUzSCXwDEwKmDFcZhkeN3FZjtCsIEQTaz-tiV8ahNacSI/w357-h580/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-08-19%20at%2008.10.03.jpeg" width="357" /></a></div><p> Do these ever really get less fun to do? I have three different designs of hot air balloon. I am a little nuts about them. This is my favourite of the lot. </p><p> I enjoy making these so much that I kinda have to keep track in my head of who I sent Balloon cards to so that I do not continually send them the same type of card. </p><p>This one is for a 7year old BFF of my daughter. </p><p>The penant streamer was made from washi tape - after years of painfully cutting perfect tiny diamonds and then folding them over the cord, then trying to glue them together, I finally realised I can just fold washi tap over on itself and then cut them into triangles - DOH - why I didnt think of this earlier is directly correlate to my DOH-brain. </p><p>I totally scratched out the personalised birthday sentiment out of a piece of rainbow themed scratch card. <br /><br /></p><p></p>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-19242710250328362912023-08-09T15:22:00.001+02:002023-08-09T15:22:07.268+02:00I have been saving my cards on Pinterest but here's one just to keep this blog running<p>Its for my dearest, it's his 50th birthday on Sunday coming. </p><p>We have an almost 6 year old - she is lots of energy and he is such a trooper when it comes to keeping up with her - it's always full steam ahead. So this little birthday card is a nod to the magnificent engine that he is - even at 50 and now going beyond.</p><p>I love you babes, you have changed my life in such and magnificent way on so many levels. Thank you for sharing this part of your life with us. (I mean he's never going to read this blog ever because we have all forgotten about it - but hey..........)</p><p>I am also going to add to this - that I am going to enter this into the SIMON SAYS STAMP challenge - Monday Challenge - Happy Birthday ALL and create because:</p><p>1. I happened to see that it was a challenge that perfectly and miraculously aligned with the making of this birthday card - </p><p>2. I always want to enter these challenges but hardly ever do - so today I am</p><p>3. I had a look at the entries and decided that it needed something steampunk-ish and in richer colour palettes - just for variety sake</p><p>Thus I present MORE STEAM FOR MORE PUNKERY FOR 50 MORE - a birthday card for my darling man,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmycGGrdC-uXMjdQlFNNPIc-sWPDZIC0Ukpwxi0TherDQ5QauYGv_P2yzkzozrnmWr1Zbze-3CNvKiQeFDLqnDUDAkc_4T6HQFhHgcdqGz4-2r0JIYW05tJgz2VNVet_ccuTNHZBzX_aFxL94uZ3iKt4EuGL3y9aKo76ckq9Mn9ymS0X_5jn_MznDVAjo/s564/cb801a6a58260360e45092df1c20c1e9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="564" height="483" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmycGGrdC-uXMjdQlFNNPIc-sWPDZIC0Ukpwxi0TherDQ5QauYGv_P2yzkzozrnmWr1Zbze-3CNvKiQeFDLqnDUDAkc_4T6HQFhHgcdqGz4-2r0JIYW05tJgz2VNVet_ccuTNHZBzX_aFxL94uZ3iKt4EuGL3y9aKo76ckq9Mn9ymS0X_5jn_MznDVAjo/w590-h483/cb801a6a58260360e45092df1c20c1e9.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-42902238073984200172023-08-08T15:28:00.040+02:002023-08-09T17:19:07.655+02:00A few cards here and there <p> There are a couple I have made over the last 6 years, I still like doing it - just never get the time to do it as much anymore, they still are fun nevertheless. Mainly I post them to Pinterest. I like Pinterest - so quick and easy and fast to share to. I have ghosted Blogger for Pinterest - its true. I never quite got into Instagram, even though I have an account. I just like Pinterest so much more - like its for grown-ups who dont really want to be grown ups but also wanna be grown-ups - strike that and replace with NEED TO BE GROWN-UPs. <br /></p><p>You dont have to go through all this time consuming blog writing as well. Anyway - here is a new card that I loved making - it was a birthday card - you just needed a set of stitched star nesting dies and "Bob's your stardust!" Kinda loved giving it a slightly vintage retro tatty feel. That was my favourite part.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-h3I9tS0gJP7Fh8vSy7eF47O0T1L7TEr4pJSqzq9m_RY7jdQ9zPQAduxFjvuoFRze8goPqXfuckC_xMbOteGWlg0cJver6Mjz6AQZqTgt3OkvKNH6a4ESsrkGeL2hE9l4ECMWSKt7h-pEc2XxoyCqrrqUpBFSWPFKchociRmF_PI2xclfIo6hE367R_4/s564/2dd6bd06e883956c6ed5fbe57189688a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="564" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-h3I9tS0gJP7Fh8vSy7eF47O0T1L7TEr4pJSqzq9m_RY7jdQ9zPQAduxFjvuoFRze8goPqXfuckC_xMbOteGWlg0cJver6Mjz6AQZqTgt3OkvKNH6a4ESsrkGeL2hE9l4ECMWSKt7h-pEc2XxoyCqrrqUpBFSWPFKchociRmF_PI2xclfIo6hE367R_4/w418-h418/2dd6bd06e883956c6ed5fbe57189688a.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-40133527058931141552023-08-07T06:30:00.001+02:002023-08-09T17:18:38.837+02:00I accidentally bought 24 sheets of the same 12'x12' design - PART 2<p> As I was saying earlier in Part 1 - I have been hard at work trying to not bore myself with the paper. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4WuhtkxnFkck7fQ1JnHVwIQVDPSGh0udG3zM5htLkVF2J5YfuLAhgMFV_vtGsPiOijGf_0M1ANxsdJ2XRauMx0XhVyOm3XdWzzMEu0j5JAqzrKF_cH3vr0iKqQtFVxhRByXpBSBZ58xrWbR6mkdsJG4xGd84JZB8eU9gbBHuMVNuTniF_HTId-eMjQs/s779/470f4bb87fe1971d6137c9be18243f81.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu4WuhtkxnFkck7fQ1JnHVwIQVDPSGh0udG3zM5htLkVF2J5YfuLAhgMFV_vtGsPiOijGf_0M1ANxsdJ2XRauMx0XhVyOm3XdWzzMEu0j5JAqzrKF_cH3vr0iKqQtFVxhRByXpBSBZ58xrWbR6mkdsJG4xGd84JZB8eU9gbBHuMVNuTniF_HTId-eMjQs/w464-h640/470f4bb87fe1971d6137c9be18243f81.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><br /> Fortunately it is such a wonderfully neutral design and colour palette that it lends itself well to many re-imaginings. <p></p><p>In this re-imagining - I went totally out of my usual tendency to love and create in rich, deep jewel tones and go with something a light, pastel and airy. I must admit though that the 14 year old that I was creating this birthday card for heavily influenced the colour palette.</p><p>The hardest part of this card was trying to glue the wire lettering down - but I discovered a really neat wire gluing trick - ACRYLIC NAIL GLUE!! It works so well - it is super quick drying and it comes with a little brush - so you don't have to squeeze big old drops of super glue or super glue gel onto everything and their aunty. You just brush the back of the wire with glue soaked brush and down she goes like an anchor off an ocean tanker. </p><p>I will keep up this series as long as I can think of different ways to use the wood grain paper!<br /></p><p><br /></p>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-3432320256883688872023-08-07T00:00:00.027+02:002023-08-09T17:03:38.289+02:00I accidentally bought 24 sheets of one design of 12 x 12 inch Scrapbook paper - Part 1<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCurfoZEjZ17PXGx7HBcmFqfaaly0zi1q_Jr9evLbJWnvTPNWLYm1UQRDEsWfg0ranT9lCaEtRaX2-KK5rr3jZPObTd6OeirF1JRdLJqLQPR7R9cAm8JsMyPLSTJwZCYOANIRfmN-ylOTu-3v8F23FAW8cH6CnJUatemTw4mVvxvt_HkaatlMYyLqqdaE/s844/51dd6b0b59780711fd822f89af59ab0b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="564" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCurfoZEjZ17PXGx7HBcmFqfaaly0zi1q_Jr9evLbJWnvTPNWLYm1UQRDEsWfg0ranT9lCaEtRaX2-KK5rr3jZPObTd6OeirF1JRdLJqLQPR7R9cAm8JsMyPLSTJwZCYOANIRfmN-ylOTu-3v8F23FAW8cH6CnJUatemTw4mVvxvt_HkaatlMYyLqqdaE/w428-h640/51dd6b0b59780711fd822f89af59ab0b.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></p>Consider
this a continuing series of how I can "re-interpret" the wooden design
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how did I love thee - let me recount the ways - One way was to super like making this birthday card for my darling friend Lesley, who is the
sweetest, funnest, coolest, and I really wanted to do something that
would be loved by her. </div><div class="separator"> </div><div class="separator">I challenged myself to use stamps and dies from older collections from years past. Lately I have been pulling out more Tim Holtz of yesteryear and really "enjoying the journey" with that.</div><p>I used a free vintage font 'Essays 1743' to make the print on the scrolls. The map texture was also a free map jpg that I got from somewhere a long time ago and I happened to have unused printer sheets of that.</p><p>One thing I really love is stamping with TIM HOLTZ Inks and then overstamping in the same Oxide of that. It looks soooo vintage grungey. The stamping platform makes that so ridiculously easy to do. I have one of the TIM HOLTZ stamping platforms from when they were originally released. I was gutted when they were made to take that off the market - I love the platform and I wanted a bigger one and now I cant get one. As for the MISTI - I just cant justify (especially with South African exchange rate) the huge cost or pricepoint of it and that is excluding how much it would cost to pay import and shipping from the US or Canada. The price of the small size version, seriously, not even the big version of that is enough to feed six families here. I get that its willing buyer/willing seller and yes, yes, the mighty dollar signs call them but me - consider me an unwilling buyer - me must rather eat. <br /></p><p>This card was inspired by the ADVENTURE AWAITS card designed by Kath
Stewart on an old 2018 Monday Challenge of Simon Says Stamp that I
happened to find randomly on Pinterest. I pinned it to my board Awesome
Cards on Pinterest. You can check that board out here - <a href="https://za.pinterest.com/tincanac/awesome-cards/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://za.pinterest.com/tincanac/awesome-cards/</a>. You can link to the card directly here <a href="https://za.pinterest.com/pin/283023157825144471/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kath Stewart's original masterpiece</a><br /></p><p>I loved it so much that I wanted to do something
similar but with my spin on it. I dont know what I would call my style - eclectic is as kind as I can be in describing it - its not really here or there or anywhere in particular. Either way - here it is here - A BIRTHDAY CARD. Gotta love birthdays - such wonderful reasons to make things.</p>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-38756758648498299892021-06-25T21:10:00.003+02:002021-06-25T21:13:27.572+02:003 Tiny Squirrels go on a nutty adventure<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_c0E7d7Hzdq5JDuTvZklyIJtg_xsEEh6sVP-l4Jz_cHOKyuVNa2GHYJmhbLwTwxIcBeDK88sE-MMWLhKNNkBnDjU3ui8_cE_1XWo7r5PRjdanlJkkTQRIJilD6XXluLHnDb8K2X1dts/s1599/WhatsApp+Image+2021-06-25+at+8.43.26+PM.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1200" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_c0E7d7Hzdq5JDuTvZklyIJtg_xsEEh6sVP-l4Jz_cHOKyuVNa2GHYJmhbLwTwxIcBeDK88sE-MMWLhKNNkBnDjU3ui8_cE_1XWo7r5PRjdanlJkkTQRIJilD6XXluLHnDb8K2X1dts/w354-h472/WhatsApp+Image+2021-06-25+at+8.43.26+PM.jpeg" width="354" /></a></div><br /> I love these tiny squirrels. Initially I thought they are so small what can you possibly do with them? But the ideas have been churning and this layered A5 sized card was inspired by my little girl, who told quite a lovely story as 4 year old's are prone to do about a squirrel girl who had squirrel friends. One day the little girl got lost in the forest, but she was okay because the squirrels helped her collect all the nuts they could find. So she was not hungry and she had her friends and she decided to live there happily ever after. The End. <p></p><p>So there you go - that was the inspiration behind the card featuring the 3 TINY SQUIRREL Die-set.</p><p>Yes, we can be nuts together. <br /></p>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-70128961471309262482021-06-25T21:02:00.002+02:002021-06-25T21:17:02.305+02:00Beyond the Product 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRnZI3aFQvi7BF-dHZh6QmdddjEXiCRcSbsh8PA1di-gtWISHZg4cP3EInymWlxHJqZ6w-geg2WvB1-LLkedHeV4fKbSIuKV7GmJt2WfWsb2t7gtcKC1NUX66WHnW0kL4drrt2PUYkGA/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="551" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdRnZI3aFQvi7BF-dHZh6QmdddjEXiCRcSbsh8PA1di-gtWISHZg4cP3EInymWlxHJqZ6w-geg2WvB1-LLkedHeV4fKbSIuKV7GmJt2WfWsb2t7gtcKC1NUX66WHnW0kL4drrt2PUYkGA/w413-h551/IMG_20201226_094442.jpg" width="413" /></a></div>HELLOOOOO - I am reviving this blog. I had a baby at 40!!! She is now almost turning 4 years old, while keeping her out of trouble at this phase of her life requires a far more "hands-on" approach for me than I imagined it would be - her limitless quests of curiousity, have her entertained enough for a few minutes here and there while she intently focusses on whatever thing she is investigationg/tearing/taking apart/ spreading/ painting, or pulling out. <br />
<br />So much has changed in 4 years - I am definitely poorer than I was pre-kid, and then there's that never-changing, irritating phenomenon of the South African Rand being absolutely dismal compared to the currencies of those first-world places where all these contraptions and craft supplies come from. Taken together, that makes me come to a horrible self-realisation - I no longer have the financial means to be able to splurge on just everything I desire especially those trendy crafty goods with very first-world prices that my chronically broke derriere am no longer able to afford.<br /><p></p><p>But when you got to get your creative fix, you make a plan - and plans I have been (in the) making. </p><p>I got back in touch with some SOUTH AFRICAN brands/products that I used to love and I think I have actually been a little more original, creative and not fallen into that trap of (subconsciously or consciously) trying to mirror the trends and styles on the craftNet. </p><p>Then I thought it was kind of funny, because all the South African Brand Craft Products I have been buying, have evolved in terms of how they are used and I thought it would be fun to blog about how I use these products even though its not exactly what they were actually designed, created or marketed for. <br /></p><p>My first share after my long hiatus are these notebook/journal covers. I have been a fan of Luthien Thye for years who creates the most magnificent books and jewelry and cool stuff. I always thought it was freaking awesome and I loved her notion of functional art. So I fully give her all the credit for inspiring this little avenue of craft dabbling and for inspiring the design of most of my attempts. I mean I tried really heard not to copy her too much, but the stuff she does is so amazing and I find myself kind of like subconsciously imitating her because I love he style so much. - so I do give Luthien Thye the credit for the craft/design asthetic. ALL CREDIT TO YOU Luthien Thye.<br /></p><p></p>Like I have said before I am a craft dabbler with no particular interest in any particular craft, and this has really captured my interest right now. I am really enjoying it, I have more freedom to texturise the crap out of it without worrying about it being too heavy or to bulky to post (which was always my problem with cardmaking). Notebook covers are fun, you can indulge all kinds of madness you dont have to stay within the lines and journals are so charmingly olde-worlde charm in the digital age, that they actually make awesome gifts that everybody loves. <p></p><p>Let me start with one that I gave to my dearest Mau for Christmas. </p><p></p><p> I loved making this - it really turned out awesomely textured and chunky and antique and the glossy resin coat I treated it made me dream about finding some ancient artefact at the bottom of an Ocean.</p><p>I thought I had better pictures of this - but alas this is all I have got for now! <br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-21495116724273381712016-07-26T03:09:00.000+02:002016-07-26T03:09:01.499+02:0012 Tags of 2016 (well sorta....) inspired by ol' Tim's tag anyway~!It<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">s</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> been so long since I did a post, longer still a 12 Tags (Tim Holtz) inspired project.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Here above is what I did for the challenge. I must admit that I was whooping all over the place when I saw what <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2016/05/hit-books.html">Jennie challenged us to do</a> because it played right into something I have been wanting to do.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I wanted to update the boring soap and hand cream dispensers in my bathroom. Instead of buying expensive bottles from a homestore, I modpodged book paper over cheapie plastic dispensers, used some Tim Holtz letters in an old typewriter-esque font and added some ribbon and embellishments. And voila- it matches the theme I have going in the bathroom better than anything I could have bought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I could talk you through the whole process but it is quite redundant seeing that being the avid crafters you wonderful bunch are, there is no need to tell you how to podge, embellish and seal. What I will do instead is give you a photo play-by-play from start to finish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">This month of April 2016 I have the absolute
privilege of </span><a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2016/04/gypsy-fayre.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">hosting the challenge over at Our
Creative Corner.</span></a><span style="font-family: Courier New;"> I have always a deep
fascination with Bohemian/gypsy culture and sometimes consider myself somewhat
of neo-Bohemian with a gypsy soul. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Gypsies are wanderers, purveyors
of exquisite things, mysterious things, free-spirited bohemians curating the
beauty of life and sharing the wonders with you as the travel along. </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><b><i>I want you to create
interesting items you might imagine finding at a traditional Gypsy
Fayre.</i></b> </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">You may create whatever your
gypsy heart desires, but it must.... </span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">contain at least 3 colours from
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Play along with the rules of the
challenge like with your gypsy soul and you could be the curator of some fabulous gyspy loot
too from them. Remember to submit your project at the challenge page on
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Every month I try to get out to
a little gathering of Bohemian free-spirits and neo-hippies in the province that
I live in, I thought it would be an awesome idea to wear the OCC April challenge
theme to get some extra publicity for the OCC blog as well - as it happens that
at these events there is a lot of trading and sharing and communion of creative
energy and colourful souls.</span></div>
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accessories in the form of a headdress, earrings and a ring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">The entire collection was
created out of odd bits and bobs I had in my collection of trim, wool, yarn,
feathers, ribbon, beads and shells I picked up here and there on my gyspy
wanderings and tradings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">To create the flowers – I cut 5
to 6 little petal shapes out of organza ribbon and threaded them, and the pulled
the thread taut so that the ends bunched together and pulled the petals into a
flower shape.</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/austina/AppData/Local/Temp/WindowsLiveWriter1286139640/supfiles398565/20160324_043633[4].jpg"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I stitched gorgeous rich
coloured upholstery beading onto a long headband elastic and added a few metal
belly-dancing discs for gypsy interest. This was the front of the
headband.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I used an embroidery hoop to
keep a length of fleck yarn taut and added various lenghts of interesting
embellishments to it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I braided, knotted, drilled holes with my Dremel through
pieces of shells and mother-of-pearl that I had picked up sometime or the
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I sewed on two loops to the
sides of the headband elastic where it would sit just behind my ears and two
clasps onto either end of the back part of the headband to make it easier to
attach the back part of the headband to the elastic.</span></div>
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pretty much bundled a few feathers together, tied them up with fleck thread and
did some fancy wire designs to attach it the the earwire.</span></div>
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looking forward to seeing your gypsy creations at </span><a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2016/04/gypsy-fayre.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Our Creative Corner</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">"Fabrics, wool, threads, lace - this months challenge hosted by Jan at <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Our Creative Corner</a> is all about texture, layers and loveliness!<br />What scraps have you got hidden away? Any snippets of favourite clothes you can't bare to part with?<br />Anything sewing related can be used in your piece. You could use stitches, sewing machine or fake stitches. Don't forget to get out your sewing themed stamps and dies.<br />Have fun and create something!"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><b style="line-height: 22.4px;">Shweshwe</b><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> (</span><span class="nowrap" style="line-height: 22.4px; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; text-decoration: none;" title="Help:IPA for English">/<span style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px;"><span title="/ˈ/ primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/ʃ/ 'sh' in 'shy'">ʃ</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/ɛ/ short 'e' in 'bed'">ɛ</span><span title="/./ syllable break">.</span><span title="/ʃ/ 'sh' in 'shy'">ʃ</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/ɛ/ short 'e' in 'bed'">ɛ</span></span>/</a></span></span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">) from the Sotho name Moshoeshoe</span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> is a </span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">traditional </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotho_people" style="background-image: none; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Sotho people"><span style="color: black;">Sotho</span></a><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> (South Africa & </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">Lesotho) </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_printing" style="background-image: none; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Textile printing">printed</a><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile" style="background-image: none; line-height: 22.4px; text-decoration: none;" title="Textile">fabric</a><span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">characterised by its geometric designs out of which traditional garments are fashioned.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 22.4px;">I hand-sticthed some shweshwe fabric scraps</span> "wool, threads, lace", sequins and ribbon onto card and<span style="line-height: 22.4px;"> created these quirky African Valentine Paper Dolls.</span></span></div>
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Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-70627799732374593652016-01-01T08:00:00.000+02:002016-01-01T08:00:04.696+02:00MAKE TIME - January 2016 Our Creative Corner Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">Happy 2016 – It’s been a full year since I
joined the awesome team at <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/">Our Creative Corner</a> and I am so thrilled to be doing
this again this year, you would be too if you had the inside scoop on what we have got in store for you this year!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">Claudia has charged us with a terrific
challenge this month – simply called <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2016/01/make-time-moodboard-challenge.html">“Make Time”</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">Aren't you just drooling at how open this challenge is and what is even better is that she has done given us the most exquisite
moodboard and palette to work with. </span><br />
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moodboard for me and I have to </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">admit that I did make about 3 or 4 projects
before I decided that this mixed media panel was going to be my
submission.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">Right after I tell you what Claudia invites us to do for this challenge and why you should jump in and join the fun, I will show you
how I put together this little panel that I made for my 18 month old nephew Luke’s bedroom
door – that’s him over there – and he loves gadgets and things and I have a
feeling that he is going to get into Mecano which naturally leads into steampunkery soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">So here’s how <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2016/01/make-time-moodboard-challenge.html" target="_blank">January at OCC</a>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">These are the rules of the challenge as
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">“</span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I challenge you to calm down, enjoy what you
see and let yourself be inspired by it (*the moodboard there on the left). No
precise theme to narrow your creativity down - just the colours, shapes,
directions, textures and hints of possible themes.<br />Whatever you make of it - it will be good! Whatever it sparks in you - I want
you to show it and have a good time at your studio desks!”</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">So if the thrill and gratification of creating something is not </span><span style="font-family: Courier New;">already urging you to join in this challenge – let me provide an
added perk to get you in on this timely game. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">The sponsor for January is <a href="http://creativeembellishments.com/" target="_blank">Creative
Embellishments</a>. They will be sponsoring a generous gift to a randomly drawn
winner from all the entries in this month’s </span><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2016/01/make-time-moodboard-challenge.html">MAKE TIME</a></span><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/2016/01/make-time-moodboard-challenge.html"> </a>
challenge. In addition to that – special kudos are also given every month to
the challenge winner and the Top 3! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">Moving on…..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">Here are a few highlights from start to
finish with its varied texturing techniques and treatments on this project. </span><br />
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will note that I ended up with less gears but more pronounced gears and cogs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: x-large;">The end result seemed adequately grunge and steampunky to me – perfect for a
little man who loves fiddly things!</span><br />
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that I am stomping my boots off at an awesome Psytrance New Years party in
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-57721765807091203372015-12-01T01:07:00.001+02:002015-12-01T09:07:02.692+02:00Wish Upon a Star– December 2015 Our Creative Corner Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Isn’t it crazy that this year is almost over? It’s been a whole year since I joined the Design Team at Our Creative Corner and a year of Star Quality projects from everyone who have submitted their talented work have left me awed and inspired by the creative genius.</span>So what a fitting theme Trish, the challenge host has chosen to end off the year with this month’s theme “Wish Upon a Star”. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">With Christmas coming up and the rush to find personally meaningful and personal gifts for everyone, I thought it would be a cute idea to deck the stockings hanging in the hall with a set of star themed cards. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I must apologise for my blurry photography in this post – I found it impossible to take a picture on the tiny point and shoot without shaking. Forgive me, this pic was the best I could do! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">My family have always kept the tradition of giving useful gifts at Christmas and each year we try to come up with ideas for Christmas presents that the person receiving the gift could use throughout the year. We’re also big on handmade gifts. So with that in mind – what I have created for this month’s challenge is a set of constellation-themed cards in an attempt to create a gift that keeps on giving.</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">On the front of each card is a Zodiac configuration against a sparkly galaxy type background. The idea is that the receiver of this set of cards would be able to send the appropriate Zodiac Star Constellation card to the person who was born under that Constellation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I cut out a window from craft cardstock and painted it to look like weathered wood. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I patiently handwrote a star-themed sentiment on each one (this was the hardest part!)and left the inside of the card blank to use for whatever occasion it needs to be used for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">To make the cards look like a gift-pack of stationery that I intended it to be and not like some random cards that forgot to be sent - I cut a strip of vellum to use as a cigar-band sleeve to bundle the cards and co-ordinating envelopes together, and tied a piece of red and white bakers twine around that piece of vellum and finished it off with a Star embellishment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I downloaded constellation maps by searching for it in Google Image search.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I copied the constellation mapping by drawing the map onto black cardstock with a ball head embossing tool. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">where I would place the stars and rhinestones that I used as the stars. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">To create the galaxy background I made some glittery embossing powder. That’s right I made the glitter embossing powder and today’s tutorial is a quick description of how I did that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">You’re going to need different colours of glitter and a bottle to chuck it in. Do that – chuck it in altogether and shake that like Bond likes his Martini.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Next you going to need a 1:1 ratio of glitter mix to Embossing Powder – I used Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel for this purpose. I shook that together so that it distributed evenly as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Using the ranger big embossing dauber bottle – I smear this goo all over where I want the galaxy to be. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Now you have a twinkle twinkle galaxy!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This ends my how-to for this post. Do be a star and add your “Wish Upon a Star” project to the <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/">Our Creative Corner</a> challenge this month. You could be up for some starry delight!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">If you haven’t been over there already here are the details and rules of the challenge:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As always there is a generous prize goodie-bag up for grabs in a draw by our sponsor for this month </span><a href="http://www.tando-creative.co.uk/catalog/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Tando Creative</a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> – you will be eligible to enter the draw by submitting your own “Wish Upon a Star” project – remember that the best thing about </span><a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">Our Creative Corner </a><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">challenges is that any creative enterprise is allowed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Top of the Topsy Turvy morning to you. Have you had a look at the October 2015 challenge this month at <strong><a href="https://www.blogger.com/ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Our Creative Corner</a></strong>? It is such a fun theme hosted by the lovely Lys. </span><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E35NNL9_01Q/VjEg6Ig2FrI/AAAAAAAAEv8/m90yDjz4yD8/s1600-h/DSC_0093%25255B12%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><img align="left" alt="DSC_0093" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOafsX9uqZFeEtalUrsifYliNwM4TlZ6lRTsESetI9D8wwSQD5Jhvk1JZFl8L651c0pwuOYrE4w9hj-0R3jEcIRe6Y9yOgJDusEIZp_Im-G8WNlYgTs6blnS6g-g1rb9TMVGcVAZIrdZI/?imgmax=800" height="401" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: left; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0093" width="316" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">My design team contribution is this Topsy Turvy Top.</span><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EC51NjVdXV0/VjEg-NLeZyI/AAAAAAAAEwM/Na1YGGG94pY/s1600-h/DSC_0090%25255B20%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><img align="right" alt="DSC_0090" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1hyphenhyphen0JS1UfEbjNBknU3kYpqshJ7Y9XQGNVHDmcKiBzFBmCBGjAwLbqNQxeE_kRbNoRfU2qUN7r5A6M-wrw2p0ZuJM9FBDzp4rfOQCA8VS9ilJyzmk0ZqcI7zPBzKEzG899RU0rUkeuS1E/?imgmax=800" height="401" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0090" width="319" /></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Let me take you through the process. Lys challenge reads like this:</span><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-13tJCZQBJO0/VjEhFMeaqRI/AAAAAAAAEws/hCHwHCraVd0/s1600-h/db_file_img_7808_310x310%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><img align="right" alt="db_file_img_7808_310x310" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_1iJbRtUujA/VjEhGiNZH8I/AAAAAAAAEw0/pFnAP3HqSGI/db_file_img_7808_310x310_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="357" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="db_file_img_7808_310x310" width="307" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Courier New;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">“<em><strong>We often try to do the right way, use the suitable thing, organize our creations following definite lines or intentions… and sometimes it doesn’t go the way we wanted to. Sometimes it goes to the bin, sometimes we discover something new… and we love it!</strong></em></span> </span></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">So let’s play!: whatever it is: upside down, inverted, reversed or escaping from the right order…. Please show me one “topsy turvy” creation, and</span><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">how it came to life in your hands!”</span></strong></em><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">I have 2 very unfortunate quirks – Firstly, when I am urged by inspiration I get carried in the way in the creative moment and will splash and throw and fling paint and ink with abandon in the attempt to recreate the vision in my head to whatever medium I am applying it to. Secondly – I will indulge the inspiration regardless of whatever nice new thing I am wearing and it almost never occurs to me, in the giddy delirium of the moment to wear some protective gear.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">I had a new nice ice-white crisp t-shirt on one day when a particularly compelling Jackson Pollack type vision overwhelmed me and I was forced to relieve the tension by acting on it. The good news is that I was happy with inky splashes on that canvas and I did have a 75% hit rate in terms of contact between ink and canvas. The other 25% found itself in random arrangements on my nice ice-white crisp t-shirt. </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">So what I had was a t-shirt that meant to stay white but now had pretty splotches of inky paint on it. I am also a big fan of festivals and festival gear, I was thinking the other day that I should update my festival wear. The other thing is that I love taking things, rethinking it and then upcycling or refashioning it into something different. When I saw Lys’ challenge, I knew that I could hit all her boxes if I would make and share the topsy turvy top idea I had in my head to give new life to my splotched t-shirt. Plus I would have a new shirt to wear to the festival this weekend.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">So here is what I did: </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I chose a graphic from a colouring page site to copy that I thought would be a funky, festival worthy and fun design to paint </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1fh18qdQV2M/VjEhN2Lp4NI/AAAAAAAAEw8/60hljXNN2ck/s1600-h/698f670a19b920845a75565baf3aab74%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1fh18qdQV2M/VjEhN2Lp4NI/AAAAAAAAExE/kO6lwkD8HKA/s1600-h/698f670a19b920845a75565baf3aab74%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="698f670a19b920845a75565baf3aab74" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E3aEIgCLKSs/VjEhSnkBJzI/AAAAAAAAExQ/0bI3faAp_zQ/698f670a19b920845a75565baf3aab74_thumb%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="357" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="698f670a19b920845a75565baf3aab74" width="307" /></a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;"> to transfer the graphic onto the t-shirt plaster the face-side of the print with Dala Picture Perfect (which is really thick Gel Medium).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbmCy6tLaOKT8zjfP-1exI-KINNdelL-AjPfoEpi9uOKQeh5IKNQXUOD475TkdB9KekkC8DmNeqxpTu_GJNQJR7SQmKVq-QUwHOPc-y-HvcLrkypjdWr86w3RPUxfU8apq5q5iUiUx4cM/s1600-h/DSC_0075%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="DSC_0075" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Nzuj0bq5LwQ/VjEhW_KLUBI/AAAAAAAAExg/MwkgWNq4JHI/DSC_0075_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="357" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0075" width="307" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">The Gel medium wicks the ink into itself and so the image is transferred onto the “glue” that is stuck to the shirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Once it is dry. Wet a paper towel and place that onto the back of the paper with the image on it. Leave it to sit for about 5 –10 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: medium;">A scary treat for everyone this month over at </span><a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: medium;">Our Creativc Corner</span></a><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: medium;">. The challenge is hosted by Laura who says:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: medium;">For my part I took a regular notebook and turned it into a spellbinding…..</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: medium;">As always, merely playing along with the challenge theme and submitting your project affords you the incredible chance of being picked as the winner of some awesome prize loot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> I used different stamping and crafting tools to make my basket of gift soaps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I used some rubber and acrylic stamps from my collection. See a quick photo tutorial of the process.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Well July 2015 has ended and it has been a great month, from multiple birthday parties, parties and excellent company. Here is a little collection of what I have been up to.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Psychedelic stomping boots with Michelle</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A little pretend cabaret on a night out on town - FUUUUUNNNN<br /></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Witchy brew with me best bud Nicol</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">a night out on the town and the bicest dress I own and possibly the only time I will ever look "elegant"</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Left to Right - Nicol, me. Brandon, Tommy, Cass and Isabel with a hidden Dash possibly behind Tommy at another one of the birthday bashes<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nicol my best buddy, and I at fancy schmancy Country Club for a joint birthday dinner</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I did a littl’ </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">ol’ whoopdy whoop at this moodboard because my house loves these colours. In fact I even have </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">So the moodboard made me do a little celebration dance, though that is not what that crazy picture on the right was about, that’s just random picture that got taken of me with my cute coloured walls behind me. My lounge, dining room, kitchen is one big open plan townhouse meld, so whatever colour scheme happens in any one of those areas has to happen everywhere else too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I have to tell you that when I see those vibrant colours like those in the moodboard, for some reason it makes me think of the Mayans, Aztecs, Olmecs, the Yucatan and that sort of thing. I assume it is because of the association with the glorious, gorgeous woven cloth and patterns, traditional to that area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">But I had a more pressing issue to deal with at hand. Dinner time for me always requires one of the following hefty doses: pickles, shaved chilli, Tabasco, Worcestershire Sauce. Powdered Parmesan, Crushed dried Chilli or Chilli-Garlic Salt and a variety of peppery infused olive oil blends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Lately I have been thinking that I need to have all my condiment and sauce bottles on the dining table instead of hunting around for it in the cluttery collection of everything I have standing on my </span><span style="font-family: Courier New;">kitchen counter. I get a little frustrated when I can’t get to my chilli instantly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">So anyhow, I did rescue them from the certain clutter kitchen counter death, took them out and placed them in the centre of the table for easy access, but……. they just didnt fit with the whole theme going on in the space that they were in and to be brutally honest, they just weren’t cute enough in their original packaging. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">The necessity of cuteness, the hot tamales connection and the coincidence of the August theme at Our Creative Corner culminated in this here my “SAUCY CENTREPIECE”.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Not only do they add a nice design accent to the room, but they do have a practical purpose, functional decor is a score!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I pulled out a bunch of different mediums and techniques for this cheery collection. I have to give props and kudos to my favourite South African brand of craft supplies – magnificent DALA. Yes, you have heard me go on and on and on about them before. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">The first order of business was to wash out some older sauce, vinegar and oil bottles, and remove the labels. I siphoned in some denture cleaner, added some warm water and let that sit </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"> for a while. My idea here was that if it can clean dentures, it ought to sterilise the inside of these bottles as well. It was well worth the look on the Dischem lady’s face when I asked where I could find denture cleaner. I literally did see her stare at my teeth, as she tried to reconcile her confusion about my request for fizzy denture cleaner and my not so denture perfect looking teeth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I then became paranoid about denture cleaner residue being in the bottles. So I boiled the bottles in a vinegar and water solution – not sure why, I just thought vinegar would remove the residue and that it would work better if it was boiling hot. No scientific basis for this step, just paranoia manifesting in weird ideas. This kinda also got the labels loose off of the bottles – aha, that’s what I am going to say – I boiled them in vinegar to get the labels off. Important observation coming up – boiled vinegar reeks and gives you a strange craving for S&V Pringles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;"> Now that I have the bottles all sterilised and vinegar cured – I got to the fun part – altering the bottles. I stained them with Dala Glass Stain, I painted them with Dala Glass Glaze, I drew patterns with Dala Glass Liner, I plastered on some texture paste on some bottles and dyed the design with Dala Suncolour Dye. <br />
I made wire symbols (with -you guessed it - Dala Coloured Craft wire) that I thought looked somewhat in-theme and wrapped them around some bottles. <br />
I made up some fake Aztec/Mayan symbols (I didnt want to<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FoqzGicV-vc/VbbXZq3mwyI/AAAAAAAAEe4/wgM9SbGQFZQ/s1600-h/bottles%252520%25252816%252529%25255B41%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="bottles (16)" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2d0yIVpjflg/VbbXa1dCb2I/AAAAAAAAEfA/fi5B9IwoSt0/bottles%252520%25252816%252529_thumb%25255B39%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="575" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="bottles (16)" width="251" /></a> blindly copy some symbol and then find out later that I have called down some kind of curse down from Atahulpa or something). <br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Now I am pretty sure painting glaze and drawing designs on a bottle is self-explanatory, so I am going to forego a (redundant) tutorial as I usually include for that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">What I am going to include though is a little bit of information on the products that I used – if you’re a South African, you probably know them cos they are pretty household I think when you think of paint and crayons and playdough, but I do want to let you in on the fact that they carry some other really cool products like glass glaze and stain and liner that I didn’t know about until recently. They also have a ceramics line of products that I have not messed with yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">and I got jiggy with my new favourite craft thing GLASS LINER, this stuff holds shape and texture to a decent degree and adds a faux leaded glass effect. I am going to do a whole other post on all the ways that I have discovered that you can use this awesome product to create some pretty darn awesome effects and texture some time later.</span><a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ADFq_sIzQlE/VbbCrUv_jxI/AAAAAAAAEbQ/vOkSuN52Pko/s1600-h/artliner_glass%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"><img alt="artliner_glass" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-LPRYJzpJah4/VbbCseZFL-I/AAAAAAAAEbY/kDuhXA5bu2s/artliner_glass_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="331" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="artliner_glass" width="277" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Finally I bust out the ol’ texture paste </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">and Dala Suncolour Dye Ink. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Dala Suncolour will stain and dye ceramic tiles – I got some on my porch tiles and have never been able to remove it and it is still as garishy vibrant as it was four years ago when the accident happened. I have blogged about this before as well – here are some links to posts where I have done other things with suncolour apart from dyeing fabric – </span><br />
<span style="background-color: #edf4ff; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">http://tincanhandmade.blogspot.com/2015/01/string-lights-alchemy-our-creative.html</span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New';">.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #edf4ff; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">http://tincanhandmade.blogspot.com/2012/02/homemade-kraft-core-coredinations-duped.html</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #edf4ff; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">http://tincanhandmade.blogspot.com/2013/02/faux-weathered-leather-effects-with-dala.html</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #edf4ff; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">http://tincanhandmade.blogspot.com/2014/12/i-made-design-team-on-rad-craft.html</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #edf4ff; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">http://tincanhandmade.blogspot.com/2013/03/just-because-i-wanted-to-add-second-tag.html</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">So that's my creation for the August challenge at <a href="http://ourcreativecorner6.blogspot.com/">Our Creative Corner</a></span></div>
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Tincan Crafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10163457812629574346noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889272943489975152.post-9504992114313903072015-06-29T07:58:00.000+02:002016-01-14T18:22:10.859+02:00Changing Karma (and my first Tim tag of 2015)<br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Right so my Tim tag is there on the left. But I cant just make something and not tell you the story of the what and why of it. So guess what you get a little insight into the inner workings and struggles of me today as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I am a bit of a R.M Drake junkie at the moment. Maybe we attach to the things that we need for our lives in the current space that we are in. I loved this because it spoke to something that I have been struggling to come to grips with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Oddly enough, in the same day that I read this quote – I<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xI3LxTl4XHg/VZDaF2cG7dI/AAAAAAAAEVM/rQ6FkcVqkDM/s1600-h/4e27039a5382061f41b41224dbd19585%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="4e27039a5382061f41b41224dbd19585" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bZSoaLc5BrM/VZDaG9JOVMI/AAAAAAAAEVU/_dfXobhmwgM/4e27039a5382061f41b41224dbd19585_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="341" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; float: right; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="4e27039a5382061f41b41224dbd19585" width="274" /></a> received an email from my dear old friend Andreas who wrote me an encouragement that read: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">“Whoever doesn’t appreciate you isn’t worth it. You’re too special to waste your time with anyone who doesn’t carry you in his hands and adores you 24/7.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;"> And then later on in the evening my girl Ashmin, sent me this incredible poster </span><span style="font-family: Courier New;">below. I had a good cry over all of it. I needed this.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: large;">I am blessed and feel so touched that I have these awesome people in my life who see me and value me and remind me that I have something to offer and that it is good enough. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I have really struggled with this recently, as you might remember from a few posts back. I berated myself for not being more like I wasn’t. I desperately sought to become something that would have negated the very essence of who I actually am, because I convinced myself that it would make me more worthy of love and affection.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">In that space, I have questioned myself, I have wondered whether it was wrong to like who I am, whether it was wrong to be comfortable in my way of life, the ideas that I have, and the way I organise reality. I have wondered if there was something fundamentally wrong with me that despite all my best intentions, offering the best and purest form of love I could possibly give, why that was just not good enough? And why I keep failing at staying in the space of the intention and falling over again and again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Perspicaciously </span><span style="font-family: Courier New;">I have begun to sense that throughout a large part of my emotional life, I have just perfected a pattern of falling in love with someone that maybe I unconsciously do know is bad news and who manifests the role of the disembodied voice of my self-scripted diatribe of judgement against myself. There might also be a sense of comfort in familiarity - the predicted outcome of a familiar pattern is known, and there is a sense of security that happens when you know you have been there before, you have survived it. Unknown territory is frightening - even good unknown territory.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">As for changing your karma? It is a hard battle to change this pattern of behaviour, to make yourself believe that you are enough, that you are good as you are, that there are those who can see you and love you and accept you for the unique being that you are, when you have become so accustomed to berating yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Paulo Coelho is one of my favourite authors. I read him up voraciously and with the zealous fervour of a disciple. I religiously read his blog too. I remember reading a post once and being thoroughly surprised at what he was saying. It wasn’t the usual peace, love and happiness stuff that I had expected him to say. I do admit that I even thought that he was not being as guru-like as I was wanting him to be and I didn’t like that. He was talking<a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QNTz1tp38As/VZDaXilNUeI/AAAAAAAAEWY/XdVxxXp1DVE/s1600-h/11269091_10153234739971211_7056974198581962202_n%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="11269091_10153234739971211_7056974198581962202_n" border="0" src="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E_-jAdoeNAw/VZDaYhYnTnI/AAAAAAAAEWg/z9CqfotK8nc/11269091_10153234739971211_7056974198581962202_n_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="327" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; float: right; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="11269091_10153234739971211_7056974198581962202_n" width="317" /></a> about how we should not entirely forgive and forget those who visit dishonourable and unnecessary grievances upon us, those who exploit our naive vulnerability and affect, they that toy with our affections and our trust. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">I was gobsmacked. How could my sage, the lovely Coelho suggest such a thing? Today, I finally understand what he was trying to say. Dont allow anything that dulls your sparkle, and dont agonise over the “tarnishers”, don't make excuses for the people who treat you badly. I get it now. I really, really get it. You are perfect as you are. Anyone who doesn't see that in you and want to keep you close for it is not worth YOU.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Out of my great respect for Tim Holtz, whose positive inspiration in my life has brought forth some of the best parts of my personality that I am happy about – the desire to create and love what I create – I made a Tim tag for this June, with a message for us all to embrace….oh yeah and I also borrowed a Meghan Trainor “quote” for it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have no idea how I produced so many posts but here it is the </span><b style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: x-large;">100th</b><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> post for Tincanhandmade.blogspot.com. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And since it is the <b>100th</b> post, I have like a <b>100</b> things going on here today. This doesn’t make for the usual bite-sized one idea per post apparently preferred by blogreaders, but it is my <b>100th</b> post (have I said that enough already?) and I am celebrating by doing a big share of everything that I have been tinkering with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Over the years this blog has changed shape and form a little but I have always tried to maintain a sense of my core personality in it and direct it in a way that somewhere, somehow, someone might glean some kind of inspiration from it. Here I am <b>100</b> posts later still as excited about it as the day I set it up, I continue to hope that even if just one something in this blog inspires just one person, my purpose for this blog - the intention to spread love, creativity and my heart that just really loves to love (that includes stuff, people and life)is fulfilled. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">On that note – the very first thing I want to say is addressed to every one of you who left the most heartening, encouraging and <a href="http://tincanhandmade.blogspot.com/2015/06/what-made-me-smile-and-other-fairy.html#comment-form" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #ea9999;">beautiful comments</span></b></a> on my <a href="http://tincanhandmade.blogspot.com/2015/06/what-made-me-smile-and-other-fairy.html#comment-form" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #ea9999;">“What made me smile and other Fairy-light at the end of the tunnel stories”</span></strong></a> post. You made my heart lift in ways that can only be described as buoyant. How beautiful to have that kind of support and validation. I am so moved, blessed that you all have taken the time to leave such comforting and reassuring thoughts. I may not have met most of you in person but I do love you all for it. You have reaffirmed my faith in the goodness of the human spirit, you have touched my heart so profoundly. So thank you and thank you with every part of me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Now back to the <b>100</b> things going on. Lemme just mention that somewhere hidden in either this post or post video is a “Bosphorus Neo-Zen Tincan Moment” – these “moments” might be worth your while looking out for and taking note of, but that is all I am going to say about it for now……(insert playful, mysterious and excitably curious soundtrack here, in your head ofcourse)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Next up some of the ol’ design inspiration. I had to wait to put this up after Father’s Day cos I wanted to share the card that I made for my daddy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I had so much fun putting this together. I get really stoked when a spark of creativity allows you to re-imagine old stuff and fashion it into something completely different to something you have done before with the same ol’ stuff. I literally saw a vision of it while I was driving back from work (dont you just love when that happens so spontaneously?)and I put the whole thing together in the first 20 minutes after I arrived home. I was so excited I didnt even want to wait to go out and buy all the branded craft stash of steampunky cogs and gearsy bits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I cheated a little with the shape of the Steampunk Owl, I was too lazy at the time to design one in Gimp so I fished out the doodle owl from the Kaisercraft Owl Folk collection, stamped it onto some grunge-board and fussy-cut that out, it got a colour treatment with Distress Markers. The twig that he is perched on, is from my garden trash. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I used some galvanised steel wire to wire write the “Wise Owl Dad” sentiment on the front. Shaping wire these days makes me oddly satisfied.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Now with a cute little owl card you need matching gift packaging right? So guess what I went and did? Created a themed gift package to match the card – I know that’s a little nuts, but that makes me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">So as part of the like a 100 things going on for the 100th post I am sharing my tips for creating the perfect gift package for any occasion and for any type of gift. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My big winner here is ----------------------Are you ready for it? --------------------------BROWN PAPER!!!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"> Its neutral, stampable, paintable and you can get practically anything to co-ordinate with it. It is my go-to staple in my stash of supplies and one of the things I would list as a MUST HAVE item if I were to write a list of my choices for things no self-respecting crafter should do without. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">The total Gift eventually turned out like this. I stacked everything together in a nice little arrangement and my daddy loved it so much that he didn’t even want to rip the paper off, seriously, he painstakingly the wrapper off each one and then he saved it – bless him, my dad is tops! </span><br />
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Those boxes and the like were my cute packaging for a bunch of bespoken accessory requests arising from that Fairy-light bulb charm piece. Who knew that post would get me so going on a productive streak. I decided after making the bespoke pieces that I wanted to freshen up my collection of style a bit. Here are some pieces that I have been working on. I am little bit on the wire trail right now, I have these little obsessions…. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">If you want to find some cool stuff, do yourself the pleasure of checking them out. You can link directly to the site by clicking on their logo over there on the right or on the flyer picture here, opening the picture in a seperate window will give you store details and a map of how to get there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Some super amazing, friendly people run the place and their prices are so reasonable you will be bedazzling yourself in drapes of mineral and sparkliness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I am a self-taught hack at everything, seriously, no formal training in anything skillsy and one of the hardest things I have had to figure out on my own is photography. My biggest issue here is figuring out how to light and compensate for shadow, overexposure, white glare and those weird skewed angles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I really didn’t like balancing my projects on things, it just didn’t sit right and blah blah blah long story short – I needed to make a something that would allow me to mount my projects on something adjustable, it had to be universal for most types of projects I attempt, and it had to allow me to bounce light off something else so that I wouldn’t wind up with overexposed glare or crazy, creepy shadows. I came up with solution that is so darn simple – I have no idea why it didn’t ever occur to me to do this before.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">And so as usual I cant bridle the teacher in me – so I want to share as a tutorial in this here post number <b>100</b>, a quick little instructable on how you can make a UNIVERSAL MOUNTING BOARD, like the one I used to mount the Steampunk Owl Card and all the bedazzly thingies, so that you too can mount your paper art and jewellery projects and have them look like they are just there floating on against the background when you want to photograph them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Now you can just go watch the quick linked video version of this tutorial in the video at the top of this post or you can scroll through this below with the tiny picture stills taken from the video.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong>Some loose weave fabric like Hessian/Burlap - </strong>(I suppose the loose weave part is not that urgent, but I think the looser the weave is more forgiving – you will see why later.) </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong>Some nylon fishing gut -</strong> I think this might also be called invisible thread in craft and haberdashery places, I bypass those places and go for the hard catch-a-shark type of invisible nylon cord, you get a reel of 50metres or so for the price that a metre of that would set you back at a specialised sew-shop. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Courier New;">If you want relatively neat corners, fold the edges of the hessian overhang over the corner of the board to make triangles with the apex of the triangle taut over the right angle of the corner edges of the board. Glue in place. I use a heavy mount, quick setting glue for this (Mount It or No More Nails), a hot glue gun might work just as well though.</span> <span style="font-family: Courier New;">Cut slits into the Fabric on either side of the triangles such that when you flatten it out again it looks like a fat cross or plus sign.</span> <span style="font-family: Courier New;">Fold these over and glue in place.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Courier New;">Slide in your project and you are ready to flash.</span> </span></li>
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