tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85325648808995638132024-03-05T03:54:51.710-08:00BaghyBaghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-83656053762931305892013-06-14T11:04:00.000-07:002013-06-14T11:04:55.436-07:00Instant Vintage LookI love Industrial Chic design, perhaps because I live in a 19th century house filled with vintage beauties.<br />
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sometimes, we need an extra vintage touch and all the objects around us
are contemporary. Here's how you can turn a plain wood box into a
mystery secret treasure box:<br />
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The box you start with can be made from any kind of wood, I used cheap balsa boxes from the craft store.<br />
One thing though - the wood has to be raw (not finished with lacquer)<br />
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also need some acrylic colors, but if you don't have acrylic colors,
you can use watercolor or gouache, tempera, whatever, but in the end
you'll have to varnish it with a matte lacquer. Good acrylic colors are
permanent and they don't smudge in contact with moisture while the other
types do. <br />
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So, let's get started: <br />
1. first, mix black and
brown acrylic colors in a jar. Set aside a little part of the mixture
into the lid of the jar or somewhere. Add water to the jar so that it
becomes liquid and semi transparent.<br />
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2. Paint the box, no rules, just paint it inside and out. Any brush will do. Don't worry if the color seems too dark, it will lighten up when dry, and plus, we're going to partially sand it.<br />
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<br />3. Let the box dry, then sand it all over, insisting on the edges.<br />
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Make a stencil of your choice out of a plastic or cardboard sheet. I've cut some random letters and numbers. It
has to be quite rigid not to wrinkle when you brush on top of it, yet
thin enough to cut it easily and to be able to work with the brush on
it. Mine looks like that, dirty with black and white, as I already used it a couple of times before.<br />
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5. Moist the brush into the concentrated color left in the
lid of the jar and then dry it a bit, we need an intense yet pretty dry
color. <br />
Hold the stencil in place with one hand and brush it with the
paintbrush, lightly in the middle, more in the corners to be sure the
corners will be visible, as they define the shape.<br />
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Ta-da, that's all!Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-10659030089153088362012-10-01T00:40:00.001-07:002012-10-01T01:34:39.392-07:00Monday MoodboardIn the honor of my new to do list, which is pretty and organized as I'll be too (from now on), here are some beautiful geometric finds from European Street Team members on Etsy:<br />
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From left to right, up to bottom:<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/110156033/pastel-chevron-necklace" target="_blank">Pastel Chevron Necklace</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePurpleBalloon" target="_blank">ThePurpleBalloon</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/98452038/circuit-board-geekery-earrings-red-with" target="_blank">Circuit board geekery earrings</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ReComputing" target="_blank">ReComputing</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91519200/neon-pink-necklace-triangle-necklace" target="_blank">Neon Pink Necklace</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/MistyAurora" target="_blank">MistyAurora</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/97600531/modern-red-pendant-necklace-abstract" target="_blank">Modern Red Pendant</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/JagnaB" target="_blank">JagnaB</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/107509947/geometric-tribal-bib-necklace-modern" target="_blank">Geometric tribal bib necklace</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HunkiiDorii" target="_blank">HunkiiDorii</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/94098714/cat-pyramid-limited-edition-print" target="_blank">Cat Pyramid Print</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/katlix" target="_blank">Katlix</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/102860847/coral-pink-peach-geometric-diamond" target="_blank">Coral Geometric Earrings</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/thefrenchboheme" target="_blank">thefrenchboheme</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69841227/christmas-flower-euphorbia-pulcherrima" target="_blank">Christmas flower acrylic Bracelet</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/HelenaRibeiro" target="_blank">HelenaRibeiro</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/95575233/geometric-kinetic-necklace-enamel-and" target="_blank">Geometric Kinetic Necklace</a> by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/StarDelights" target="_blank">StarDelights</a><br />
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Monday Moodboard <span class="st">✓</span> done! <br />
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Take a look at the other moodboards this week: <a href="http://star-of-the-east.blogspot.ro/2012/10/monday-moodboard.html" target="_blank">Monday Moodboards</a>Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-27780975511850694142012-07-08T09:31:00.002-07:002012-07-08T09:34:20.625-07:00Funny find at the fair!So I had this drawing hanging on my hallway since I don't know when. It is a vintage drawing from 1929.<br />
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What do I find today at the vintage fair? I could not believe it! Not the same boys, but so similar!<br />
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I guess these outfits were quite fashionable back then :) This is one of the things I love at the antique markets and fairs, there is always a story behind the objects, I often find in different occasions photo of a young boy, then the next time a picture of him as a child, and the other time, the same guy on his wedding or with a big family :)Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-67175851832371849392012-06-18T11:01:00.001-07:002012-06-18T11:01:58.550-07:00Romanian Etsians finally meet!It was about time we met! The three graces of Etsy from Bucharest, Romanian capital :)<br />
So here we are, <a href="http://pictez.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Raluca</a>, <a href="http://aplusdesignnn.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Anda</a> and me, having fun at the "<a href="http://www.streetdelivery.ro/bucuresti" target="_blank">Street Delivery</a>" event - an yearly cultural festival that takes a few streets and close them down for car traffic, so people can reclaim them and just walk by foot, doing street art, manifesting for a thing or another, dance and enjoy themselves.<br />
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Anda bought some lovely earrings made by by <a href="http://www.atelier13.ro/" target="_blank">Atelier13</a> to help the girls at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/mongolfirefairies" target="_blank">Fire Fairies</a>
be the first women team that participates at Mongolia charity rally. I,
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I loved the atmosphere... it was like finally, busy people with serious jobs, have found a playground, where they can be as eccentric and as creative as they wish. <br />
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<br />It was fun. And it was so nice to meet the persons behind the beautiful handmade shops that I've known for so long! Funny, we live a few streets distance away yet we met on an international site!</div>Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-5752456940566322232012-06-13T04:04:00.000-07:002012-06-18T01:45:17.984-07:00Secret fabric swap!So, together with a few of my <a href="http://handmade-europe.com/" target="_blank">European Street Team</a> mates, we decided to swap between us some fabric scraps that we no longer need. Today I received a lovely package from <a href="http://oneperfectday-accessories-and-bags.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Gia</a> , all wrapped up in pretty Greek stamps.<br />
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I quickly rushed and opened it... Soooo cute! Loved the pretty fabric and I can't wait to use it :)<br />
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But what really impressed me was the care and love with which it was wrapped... oh-oh, the secret package I've sent to <a href="http://mamma190.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Diana</a> is not pretty wrapped, why didn't I though of that? Well, I hope the content will make it up for it...Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-72216060248792602182012-06-08T10:59:00.000-07:002012-06-08T11:07:21.792-07:00New Handmade Magazine on the Block!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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I want to share the first issue of a new handmade online magazine, created by my friend, the lovely Sandra Maria Rosa, you can find out more about her on her lovely <a href="http://azuleterra.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> or visit her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/azulado" target="_blank">shop. </a><br />
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This is just a little thing made for fun, but if you wanna go pro with polymer clay, I recommend you invest a bit and get yourself a real tutorial here: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/101144233/polymer-clay-pdf-tutorial-oriental">http://www.etsy.com/listing/101144233/polymer-clay-pdf-tutorial-oriental</a>. Check out the pretty polymer clay canes too while you are there: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sigalsart">http://www.etsy.com/shop/sigalsart</a>Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-9355804259795088212012-02-17T10:43:00.001-08:002012-02-17T11:32:26.020-08:00There are things one should never do...Dear Olive Paste, you're sitting for days now in the fridge and I never pick you up. You may have wondered why, what is it with this attitude, when we were so close when I brought you home.<br />
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You have been dishonest with me. You know how much I like green olives and you wrote that in big letters to seduce me. But nowhere did you say you flirted with sweet paprika (not so sweet if you ask me).<br />
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Why would you do that, you know I would have loved you just the way you were... Ok, ok, so you wrote it somewhere in tiny letters, I am not saying it's all your fault, but I didn't read the fine print because I trusted you. Now I don't want to be rude, but it doesn't fit you AT ALL. I don't know what to say, you've dissapointed me. <br />
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True, the first thing I liked about you was your friendly little jar and that I'll keep. But I expected more from you. Now what am I going to do with you? You know as well as I do that NO ONE will touch you considering, you know, your... thing. And I wouldn't have brought this up if you wouldn't stare at me each and every single time that I opened the fridge. I am sorry. I can't. Not like this.Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-6478994971894477262012-02-15T08:19:00.000-08:002012-02-15T08:19:47.172-08:00Global... freezing?Scared by the global warming warnings, I never thought I will ever have another winter like in my childhood... big mountings of snow, sleighs, snow mans... but here it is, and not only in Romania, but all over Europe. <br />
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My house - love the snowflakes, like in a fairy tale! <br />
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This street looks pretty frightening, isn't it?<br />
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Although I have to shovel the snow every day, I must admit, winter is a magical season.Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-39942304813120951112012-02-11T08:41:00.000-08:002012-02-12T00:16:02.229-08:00Map O’ Love – A Map Memory JournalLast week I was so lucky to be featured on a beautiful site, <a href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/map-o-love-a-map-memory-journal" target="_blank">www.howdoesshe.com</a><br />
Shelley, one of the founders of the site had a lovely idea to surprise her hubby on Valentines Day with a romantic project - she made a beautiful college using maps and marking with hearts and sweet notes, the places where they had beautiful memories. What a cute idea!<br />
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Shelley chose one of my <a href="http://medievaljourney.etsy.com/" target="_blank">leather journals</a> from my shop <a href="http://medievaljourney.etsy.com/" target="_blank">MedievalJourney</a> on Etsy to create her project. She took such beautiful pictures of it, much better than my own! Here it is:<br />
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It was a huge publicity for me, I haven't been able to keep up with the sales! But <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91907049/journal-made-to-order-the-story-within" target="_blank">this journal</a> can still be purchased in my shop, I have re-stocked it now. Please check out <a href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/">www.howdoesshe.com</a> site to get other nice ideas - the three lady owners of the site obviously have good taste :))))Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-85397364877042389822012-01-25T12:29:00.000-08:002012-01-25T12:46:04.489-08:00New things in my gardenWinter is finally here... we've been spared enough! So new birds are coming to eat the slices of bread that we leave outside for them. Mr tit here, is a regular:<br />
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but we rarely have robins visiting us:<br />
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As I was slowly moving with my camera to make a picture of it without scaring it off, boom! A large aspen tree fell on the roof of my house. It fell from the roots so all its weight is right now exactly on top of my bedroom's roof... auch. We could only cut some branches of it... well, my boyfriend did, I was mostly documenting, since I already had the camera in my hand :)<br />
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It was our neighbor's tree, I don't know why it chose our house to fall on!<br />
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3. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72739956/felted-brooch-hand-felted-dahlia-flower">JumiFelt</a> <br />
4. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81037253/5-porcelain-winter-white-pearl-snowflake">LaNiqueHOME</a> <br />
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More moodboards here: <a href="http://www.star-of-the-east.blogspot.com/">Star of the East</a>Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-3556509822489606332011-11-27T03:00:00.000-08:002011-11-27T03:17:20.540-08:00Colorful Paper WreathInspired by THE paper wizard, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Manufactapaper">Manufacta</a>, yesterday I made a paper wreath of my own, using some crepe paper that I've bought a few years ago and never used.<br />
I'll also try another one on brown-white-gold tones, to put my wrapping paper leftovers to a good use.<br />
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For the round base, I've used some decorative Easter sisal grass.<br />
I've made sandwiches from different color papers, and wrinkled them to make the flower shapes.</td></tr>
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It was a very fun experience as it is basically a trial and no-error-possible process. It came out pretty quickly too! I've sewn my flowers to the base, as my stapler is momentarily unavailable (it was the victim of another experiment of mine, poor thing...) </td></tr>
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You can see the original tutorial here: <a href="http://manufactacarta.blogspot.com/2011/11/un-centrotavola-natalizio-riciclando.html" target="_blank">manufactacarta.blogspot.com</a>Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-54914882670150275392011-05-30T01:10:00.000-07:002011-05-30T01:10:13.289-07:00Monday MoodboardI reaaally have to get my gears going... That "to do" list starts to look like a book.<br />
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2. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73052989/focus-on-6x6-inches-fine-art-photography">stephmel</a> <br />
3. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64031077/2-pieces-forest-green-organza-flowers">bidesign</a> <br />
4. <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59287559/french-vintage-rayon-ribbon-2-metresdark">Lamercerie</a> <br />
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More moodboards here: <a href="http://www.star-of-the-east.blogspot.com/">Star of the East</a>Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-15759245628671252932011-04-23T12:22:00.000-07:002011-05-05T04:01:06.131-07:00Magic Mushrooms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgrTlWCcD-xNgxWQli5ZzjI-2bhId5c31ItW6YNlK2-4U66L8iHaNj7wXvKyK0olPIS1p17kBdRBtMQvfMq0DGOpTOSm26OKAtrHVO6pN3hen1VfzORAYVp3bkENhHwe5tCLvNmVKHiE/s1600/ciuperci.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img id="test" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgrTlWCcD-xNgxWQli5ZzjI-2bhId5c31ItW6YNlK2-4U66L8iHaNj7wXvKyK0olPIS1p17kBdRBtMQvfMq0DGOpTOSm26OKAtrHVO6pN3hen1VfzORAYVp3bkENhHwe5tCLvNmVKHiE/s400/ciuperci.jpg" width="387" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglPrGBr0GSfCHCp0vEeW0ubuWfLxClG_bXQ77945uvlDF094YTEilxxuUf1FT_pS6ITTyZz44rOZASE7SyDdTajUuvTj6g3mghpjW4FuwYaHFwjt1mNY_wdXg9Xu3vtp9eAUUlhnI9x8/s1600/ciup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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Noo... these are not those mushrooms that make you crazy high or whatever.. these are magic because yesterday, they weren't and today there they were in my garden! What a lovely surpise! I have no idea what kind of mushrooms these are so I'm not planning to eat them although they look pretty edible to me...Don't they? Anyone wanna try them first?<br />
I think it's wonderful how nature blooms in the least expected places.<br />
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So my enthusiasm showed in Etsy too as I quickly created this mushroom treasury - by the way, check out the <a href="http://shmetsy.com/extensions.html">shmetsy tools</a>, they are true lifesavers for a treasury maker :) <br />
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</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71133099" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Five Enchanted Fore... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SecondChants" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> SecondChants </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$10.00 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67253845" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.213674244.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67253845" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Red Mushroom Marble </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/EmergentGlassworks" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> EmergentGlassw... </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$20.00 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69839528" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.226313090.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69839528" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Sm Amanita Magic Mu... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sdegasperis" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> sdegasperis </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$29.00 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72684591" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.238153096.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72684591" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Crochet Red Mushroo... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/meekssandygirl" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> meekssandygirl </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$20.00 </div></td> </tr>
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</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70384274" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Amanita the Sitting... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ALittleCharacter" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> ALittleCharact... </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$25.00 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72678565" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.238128326.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72678565" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Toadstool Hand Pain... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/luxfish" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> luxfish </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$10.00 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61777269" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.192733745.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61777269" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Forest Mushrooms Si... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/BagNoir" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> BagNoir </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$58.00 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70160750" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_170x135.227656049.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70160750" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Pottery Mushroom - ... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/wolfartglass" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> wolfartglass </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$14.00 </div></td> </tr>
<tr><td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64673961" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.203295403.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/64673961" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Mini Felt Mushroom ... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ilovehearts" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> ilovehearts </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$3.99 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59237340" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.184215461.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/59237340" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> The Bright Forest p... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/marisolspoon" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> marisolspoon </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$32.00 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56211441" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.190550379.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/56211441" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> A3 Print - Mushroo... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/PeaPress1" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> PeaPress1 </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$15.00 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/53730605" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.165784810.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/53730605" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Fairy Toadstool Red... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FantasyCreations1" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> FantasyCreatio... </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$16.95 </div></td> </tr>
<tr><td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72548454" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_170x135.237609441.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/72548454" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Three Mini Red and ... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/jadeflower" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> jadeflower </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$9.00 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61619274" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.192201129.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61619274" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Mushroom - crochet ... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ch1306" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> ch1306 </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$4.30 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70462592" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.228919850.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70462592" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> Mushroom fairy hous... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/moonforest" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> moonforest </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$16.00 </div></td> <td height="90px" style="border: 1px solid rgb(236, 236, 236); padding: 6px; text-align: left;" width="90px"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70186348" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <img src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_170x135.227764039.jpg" style="border: medium none; padding: 0px;" width="90px" /> <br />
</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70186348" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="text-decoration: none;"> <span style="color: #666666; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px;"> mushroom salt cella... </span> </a> <br />
<div style="float: left; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lbegley" onmouseout="this.style.textDecoration='none'" onmouseover="this.style.textDecoration='underline'" style="color: #b2b2b2; text-decoration: none;"> lbegley </a> </div><div style="color: #78c042; float: right; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 7px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">$30.00 </div></td> </tr>
</tbody></table><div style="color: #b2b2b2; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 10px; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://www.whalesharkwebsites.com/tools/treasury.php">Treasury tool</a> by <a href="http://redrowstudio.com/">Red Row Studio</a>. </div>Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-82862608987416103562011-04-21T01:29:00.000-07:002011-04-21T01:38:43.040-07:00Secret Conspiracy UnveiledSo... as you know I have quite an addiction to buy stuff from Etsy. I received recently a new package with goodies and there it was... another Werther's Original candy! It is like the third time that I receive this particular type of candy in a package with handmade goodies.. from totally different sellers! I wonder, is there some kind of secret agreement between Etsy sellers that I don't know about? Is there a Werther's Original commercial that says "the best candy for the handmade addicts?"<br />
Now don't get me wrong, these are one of my favorites candies, so keep them coming! <br />
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Have you ever received something surprising along with your handmade purchase?<br />
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Here it is, my magic potion... I guess around Christmas I'll be able to offer little bottles of essence to my family and friends :)<br />
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The leather I used for this journal's cover is a beautiful sturdy matte leather. I think it goes great with the metallic gate.<br />
I engraved a wood pattern on it and painted it with leather pigments. I've just uploaded it in my <a href="http://artreasury.etsy.com/">artreasury.etsy.com</a> shop and already got two appreciation hearts :)<br />
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Artfire has a wonderful deal these days! Only 5.95$ a month for a Pro account!<br />
I recently set up my <a href="http://www.artfire.com/users/Baghy">Baghy shop</a> at Artfire - I hear it's a wonderful community with helpful folks.<br />
There are two types of accounts - free (basic) and pro. Neither accounts have to pay for listing items and there are no fees for selling through them. The Pro accounts holders have to pay a monthly subscription which is currently 15.95$ - which is less then I pay on my Etsy monthly bill. And I even sold a journal even though I haven't taken much care of this shop yet. But now they have this awesome deal for 50.000 people tops. Thing is, you have to opt in for this deal and only if at least 20.000 people sign up, then the offer becomes official and only then they cash in your 5.95$. So I opted in now and have to hope lots of people sign up too. Till now, 3212 people have signed up, and I think they only started yesterday. You have to sign up for a basic account first. So come out, come out wherever you are... Hope to see you there :)Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-43337419323934535282010-09-15T08:22:00.000-07:002010-09-15T08:28:14.398-07:00Fall Leaves Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_74u0LoPcaM9fV_XNBXZVIgJiPPsAkpw0JerymjqZQ2_EJQ8234Q4wYDYZhD9NPUvGkhm5gyI112W0KgKfIGtMRGAGD1kE2nxZ33nuNYrV6YEgWOR12wD8H_UXrs6aZC42zxeF9zraTs/s1600/IMG_8681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
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I love wood embellishments as they go so great with leather! Here they are:<br />
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The book had to have the look and feel of a book from the old wild west. I thought that is really cool as the actual handwritten testimonies of the men involved in that gunfight are to be found on the internet, scanned at good resolution. The documents were recently found in a jail storage room.<br />
The documents were yellowish with stains from old adhesive tape so I had to put them on a similar background so that when I'd cut the prints to size, there wouldn't be any white borders left or anything strange. I decided to print them in color, as if I were to print them in grayscale and then tan them they wouldn't look as good.<br />
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There were 8 testimonies and a cover sheet so I wanted to separate them somehow so I created some extra pages in between them, also on old paper background, using an old typewriter font to write which testimony that was.<br />
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Because of the size of the documents, I had to print A3 sheets that would contain two different pages on each side that I then folded in half. The hardest and most time consuming task was to figure out which page continues with which one, cause due to the binding would be like... page 37 continues with page 54 and so on.<br />
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Then, out in the town to find the best printer service - I made sample pages at about four different locations - one was too contrast, another made unequal borders that made the binding center offset compared to the other side of the sheet, another made the pages much too shiny, and finally I found one that printed them with a nice color and feel. I opted for thicker pages as if I were to print all the documents on normal paper, the book, which is quite large, almost letter size, would have the feel of a flimsy magazine.<br />
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After I trimmed the pages, found a distressed leather piece and sewed the pages in, the real fun begun - I folded the pages just a bit, then ironed them, to have these subtle creases that give it a nice look.<br />
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Then, I torn just a bit the edges and sanded the corners - now the page look much better and authentic.<br />
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I added a belt with a vintage buckle and distressed the leather even more, tanning it with sepia pigments.<br />
The last part was painting the journal - my favorite part :)<br />
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Although making this book was a very difficult project, I love the outcome so much that I would keep it! <br />
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I just have to hope the customer likes it too :)Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-15320057225727282152010-09-04T08:42:00.000-07:002010-09-04T08:43:18.783-07:00Fall Bookmarks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZuD3prLGDMgNENXpoSBw-Nqp8HvGYQwNmR66j2lz4basvvDZ4Bajuw518Ef-bUi5g7XTddkp6nsfbYzz9_-VwuxweVQ8NbTtnpDZKvUsgy_1RCAv4c4uyTqkaiwA4phnpbhISUVIjVQ/s1600/IMG_8265.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZuD3prLGDMgNENXpoSBw-Nqp8HvGYQwNmR66j2lz4basvvDZ4Bajuw518Ef-bUi5g7XTddkp6nsfbYzz9_-VwuxweVQ8NbTtnpDZKvUsgy_1RCAv4c4uyTqkaiwA4phnpbhISUVIjVQ/s500/IMG_8265.jpg" /></a></div><br />
I love to let nature inspire my works - and now that fall begun in my part of the world, I made these lovely leather bookmarks with acorns theme, engraving the drawing first then adding gold, green and brown shades to them. I think they came out very nice and plan to keep some of them for the books that I read these days.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8532564880899563813.post-62889882495960236762010-08-24T02:37:00.000-07:002010-08-24T03:28:40.011-07:00Square Is My Favorite ColorI'm a fan of square pendants and after I bought quite a few I decided it was time to make my own, so I bought a kit from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/anniehowes">anniehowes</a> and I received some lovely italian and chiyogami papers along with everything else I needed to get started: Glamour Glaze, square glass pieces, metallic bails and a tube of E6000 adhesive.<br />
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It was easier then I imagined, and so much fun! There are a few steps on how to make this:<br />
First, you add a drop of Glamour Glaze on the back of the glass square (front side is rounded the other one is flat)<br />
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then you place the glass on top of the paper, choosing the design spot that would look best and you press slightly to prevent air bubbles.<br />
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You let it set like that for about two hours till the glaze is dry.<br />
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Then, you trim the excess paper and turn it with the paper side up, adding plenty of glamour glaze on the back of the pendant.<br />
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You leave it like this for a full day till the glaze becomes transparent and not sticky anymore. Add a drop of E6000 on the bail and fixing it on the back of the pendant, right in the middle of one side, pressing slightly.<br />
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You leave it like that for another full day so the glue sets and voila! The pendant is ready!<br />
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As you can see, once you've started, you just can't stop to a decent number of pendants. At least, I couldn't!<br />
Personal tip: since glamour glaze is water based and might remain slightly sticky in contact with water, I add a coat of another type of varnish on top of it (transparent nail lacquer will do)Baghyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854596253080069423noreply@blogger.com1