I had been hoping that I would get my “Engine” post up sooner but events conspired against me. Floors. There have been three floors in my home that were the last to get a face lift, and believe me they had to wait a long time to get it, too. I knew I wanted to… Continue reading Halloween Train – The Engine
Just a little recap here – so this was Car #1 in The Halloween Train. I posted the ‘how to’ on July 29, 2018 if you would like to see how it was done. Now, it’s time for Car #2. We’re talking PURPLE here folks! I love purple. The steps for drilling the wood and… Continue reading The Halloween Train – Car #2
I know it seems pretty early for most to be thinking of Halloween, but in the handmade retail business you have to start early making your ‘Holiday’ stock; and since Halloween is my most favorite holiday – I’m already diving in deep to enjoy the fun and freaky-ness of Halloween. I like projects on wheels,… Continue reading The Halloween Train – Car #1
I left this project in Part 1 with just having painted the interior of the box so it would bring it forward out of the shadows. After much deliberation, I went with Tim Holtz Ideaology Wallflower 12 x 12 inch paper pad. These pads always have multiples of the patterns, and more importantly, in various… Continue reading Niche Shrine/Shadow Box – Finale
I always love it when I find something unusual when browsing through a second-hand store. I believe this was probably intended to be a niche shrine or just a small shadow box. It has a glass door that opens to an inner cavity that’s about 3″ high x 2¼” wide x 3/4″deep. It’s made of… Continue reading Niche Shrine/Shadow Box
Sorry it’s taken me so long to get Part 4 of the Steampunk Stag posted. My Etsy shop called, we got hit with three snow storms in a row (with more to come) and I stalled out on this guy until I got what I wanted to use for gears sorted out. Remember early on,… Continue reading Steampunk Stag – Part 4
In Part 2 I left you with the thought of heat embossing on paper mache. Does it work – oh yeah. These are the embossing powders I was telling you about. They are Allure Powders and I bought four colors: Oil Rubbed Bronze, Hammered Metal, Charred Gold and Burnt Copper Leaves. I like to quickly… Continue reading Steampunk Stag – Part 3
Whew! What a great Fall and Winter season I had in my Etsy shop (Old Raven) this year (2017-2018). And due to the fact that the shop was keeping me hopping I had no new projects to post here on my blog since the Spirit House. Traditionally, towards the end of January and pretty much… Continue reading Steampunk Stag – Part 1
Part 3 ended with me adding some patina to the inside of the house. Well, that’s changed a bit now. I ended up putting a lot more color on those inside seams. And here’s the reason why. The picture that I decided to go with for that inside back wall was about a quarter of… Continue reading Spirit House (or) Shrine – Part 4
