Grungy Monday..make that Wednesday!

Ok so i'm a couple of days late but what's a few days between friends..
Over @ Grungy Monday the lovely Linda is asking us to share our Tim Holtz Wearable Art..
Now I never need an excuse to play with the idea-ology stash and it seems like ages since I joined in with one of the challenges so I set to work..

I used an assortment of gears, swivel clasps & spinners and had a jolly good time.
I think you may just have started something Linda...lol
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Oh before I go my second Wendy Vecchi offering is over on the Snazzy's DT Blog

If you love all things studio 490 then hop on over as sharing your creations could bag you a Studio 490 prize.
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

Yep you guessed it!!

Another snazzy share..
..but first MY DESK
OMG It's been forever since I did a bit of desk hopping.. Hope Julia and the Gang will have me back!

There isn't that much on my desk to be fair.. The remains of the last few days journalling is all

A quick close up of my pages..The first side was done.. I messed it up something chronic.. so I did the second side to compensate but I hated the mess from the first side so much I had to paint over the whole thing and start again..hence why the dates are back to front!
I also wanted to share a little pendant that I made as a get well/cheer up gift for a friend..
I know she received it so it's safe to blog now.
It's a mixture of cut out elements, utee and some microbeads.

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 Right on to today's peek
It's day 3 of my first DT week @ Snazzy's and I have to say the response has been fab, Thank you to everyone who has visited, left comments or sent tweets etc.. I truly appreciate each and every response
x MWAH x
Keep um coming..So this is today's ickle teaser
..you know where to head..
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NO YOU DON'T
You go HERE silly

And the mystery of what the heck this is will be revealed!!

Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

Grungy Grunge Day!

YAY another thing on my to do list completed.... I was having a play yesterday evening and came across a blank grungeboard bracelet I had pre-cut to size, so as Grungy Monday is having a 'grungeboard extravaganza' challenge I figured it was time to do something with it.

I started by giving it a coat of snow cap dabber, then coloured with peeled paint distress stain.
{waited for this to dry and re-apply more stain}

Once that was all dry I stamped a Wendy Vecchi phrase and a part-section of an Artistic Stamper brush image.  I then used forest green stazon to add some Wendy Vecchi dots, masking off the brushes first.
For the closure I used a Tim Holtz hitch fastener and a large green eyelet {which I now know to be a tad too big, but hay ho}
I matte accented the phrase and then gave the whole thing a coat of matte medium to seal.
Granted it didn't really turn out very grungy but hay that's OK.
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Until next time
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

A Challenge,... Hurray!

Yay, finally I get to play along with a couple of challenges,
This time The Stamp Man has an
 'Anything Tim' theme, and i'm always down for that.
And Just For Fun have a 'Metal' theme
So to me that screamed Jewellery!!
So I made an idea-ology necklace for my craft fair.. one of many I might add

 With the help of a pretty heart button and some rub'n'buff
I came up with this.

Only several more 100 to go... well I want to have a nice stock for my september fair don't I!
Thanks for hopping by
Stay Inky

♥ HUGZ ♥

Charming!

I reciently hosted a charm bracelet swap over on the UKStampers Forum.
{If your not a member, come on over and join, its a real friendly place to chat and share}
It ran for 3 months and had 14 swappees
And I can now show you the finished bracelet complete with all its charms.

This is the first of 2 charms i created.

 It's constructed using fairy lights, copper wire, gold colour jump rings, silver wing charms and some solder.

To see the second and everyone elses charms visit the UKStampers Blog Here
♥ HUGZ ♥

One of THOSE days....

In fact one of those weeks..... Is it just me or is time passing faster and faster... one minute its sunday and i'm heading off to work and the next thing i know i've missed wednesday completly and all those messy desks and it's almost the end of thursday!! Whats going on!!!

On my desk yesterday was the same thats there today... not alot to be truthful..

Just the beginnings of a CJ.. I bound up some watercolour paper with my trustie BIA and this will be housed in an old book cover.. as you can see i've made a start on decorating the front and i did have a fabric piece going where that big messy gap is but i changed my mind.. Although i like what i did, it's not what i want for this project!

The other thing that was taking up space were several unfinished necklaces i'd knitted, so i spent a bit of time adding there toggles and danglies and these are just a few of um.

I fear that the rest of this week and prob next week too will also dissapear b4 my very eyes and i'll be ranting again about where the time has gone.. but untill then i'll say TTFN

Happy Creating

♥ HUGZ ♥

WOYWW #48

Did you miss me.. I totally skipped a week... not quite sure what happened there.. maybe i was abducted by little green men or something..Well anyways i'm back now and ready to share whats on my workdesk with Julia and the rest of the crew.

As you can see i've had a little play with the melt pot... I firstly made up a few molds.

Then got the UTEE out and filled a few up, i also made a couple of pieces like the cogs by pouring hot UTEE onto the stamp {which i'd inked with versamark to act as a realise agent}

A bit of a rub with some perfect pearls and voila.. now I just have to find some spare time to make something with them...

The other things i'm sharing today are this fab manaquin that i picked up on sale at a nearby craft fair.. it's making a wonderful pin custion

At the same fair i did a couple of workshops, this french knitted necklace is one of the pieces i created.

I must admit that i got sucked in and brought the 'wonder knitter' that helped create this and i've since made about 30.. i'm hoping to maybe sell a few.. although mine are a bit different in style and alot more fluffy..
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Think thats about it for today.. oh i nearly forgot, for those of you that wanted to see the cuff i had hidden a couple of weeks ago it's HERE

I'll try my best to visit everyone but my time seems to vanish b4 i can blink.

Take care, and happy snooping!
♥ HUGZ ♥

So the journey begins...OWOH 2010

Isn't it just MAGIC when a whole bunch of random people from all across the globe decide to join in on a very special event that spreads a CARPET of good will and cheer across the land in the hope to unite people and spread a little happiness.

Hopping from blog to blog, decovering and meeting new people and finding wonderous treasures and delightful musings along the way, not to mention the chance of winning a little special something here and there and all for taking the time to just leave a comment!

Its like a mini rollercoaster of fun, and what could be a sweeter RIDE than that!

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I am of course talking {no not gibberish} but about...

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From today 25th Jan 2010 to 15th Feb 2010 hundreds of bloggers will join in the fun by posting treats that you can win just for stopping by and saying hello.

You can find a list of people who are joining in here

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Hi my name is Nicky but people call me Minxy and this is my humble offering...

It's a OOAK handcrafted glass lampwork and beaded necklace with matching earings

{edited} I've decided as this is such a HUGE event i'm adding another 2 giveaways!

This Altered food tin/pencil pot is one

more pics of this HERE

and this altered picture frame 'Dream' plaque

And for your chance to win all you need to do is leave me a comment {a nice one!}

Thats it.. Simples...This is open to anyone with a blog. The more the merrier.

The closing date is Midnight {UK time *GMT*} 13th Feb with the winner being announced on the 15th.

I look forward to hearing from you :o)
♥ HUGZ ♥

Flower Power Bling.

Here is the final piece of christmas bling i made up, and this has to be one of my favourite pieces to date.

A mix of glass and lampwork beads threaded and knotted onto cord and then entwined with ribbon. 

Although there isn't alot of blogging going on from me at the minute i have been busy creating this and that, Mainly playing and making junk jewellery, plus a couple of the pieces that are top secret for now so you'll have to keep an eye out in february to find out more on that!!!

Just a quick note to any of my fellow UK Stampers, I am hosting a charm bracelet swap and sign up's are till the end of the month, so if your name isn't already down..WHY THE HELL NOT.. get yourself over there and join in the fun xx

♥ HUGZ ♥

Thank Crunchie....

.....It's Friday!

No reason other then i had no better title!

Here is another of the christmas gifts i made.

Pretty easy really but a nice male gift i thought.

All i did was attached a couple of old scrabble tiles {the guys initals to be precise} to some pre-made cufflink findings.. as the meerkat says.. simples!

Thanks for dropping by...Have a fabby weekend whatever your doing and pop back soon as i have more to show you!

♥ HUGZ ♥

Bling and Sparkle!

Finally managed to grab 5 minutes to take some snaps of those jewellery pieces i mentioned.. This set being one of them which was a present for my partners sister.

I used a mix of lampwork glass beads and swarovski crystals to give the earings some added bling.

Sorry it's a short post, still not properly back into the swing of things yet, the old mojo is a bit hit and miss, I've managed a couple of cute cards but not had the time to get inky yet, plus I'm trying to get myself organised as i'm hosting my very first swap on UK Stampers ..

Wanna know more... if your a member hop over and check out the General Swap section!!

All i can say is the experience will be 'Charming' lol

Thanks for stopping by x

♥ HUGZ ♥

Christmas...

Just wouldn't be Christmas

without the mandatory pair of crimbo earings...

So here they are..

I created these absolute beauties {lol} by stamping Holly onto some shrink plastic, colouring with sakura gel pens and finishing with some seed beads and earing findings :)

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I may have time for another post b4 crimbo but just in case i dont

Wishing all my Blogland friends

A Very Merry Christmas

xxx
♥ HUGZ ♥

My Purple Heart....

Another week and time for another PlayDateCafe challenge...

Here is the inspiration and colours

And here is what i came up with

I'd not made any jewellery in quite a while..

I went to a small craft show in sept and got lots of fab lampwork beads... plus i have lots of other 'home stock' but had since done nothing with them, this challenge was the kick up the bum i needed!

Unfortunately the camera just didn't pick up the rich purple tones of the hearts very well.

All the beads are threaded onto a wire base and then attached to the cord with a jump ring cord twist concoction i created to be a bit different..

I also made a matching pair of earings.

Maybe in future i'll use more colour challenges to make my jewels.. Sometimes i need all the help i can get lol

Thanks for stopping by and looking.. come back again soon x

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{goodness me...well i never... there is always some dummie in the photo trying to grab the limelight! lol}

♥ HUGZ ♥

Wearable Idea-ology! (SOYBS challenge)

While surfing the net I came across some fab creations using the new Idea-ology range by Tim Holtz... I love these elements so just had to give it a go.

This necklace was made using the following

Idea-ology elements.. (all of which can be purchased here)

Swivel Clasps

Sprocket Gears

Ball Chain

Game Spinners

Jump Rings

Long Fasteners or any Brad if it fits

oh and the use of a pair of pliers and that's it.

Just have a play, use the brads and jump rings to attach things together, and most importantly.. have fun.

Simple yet effective.

This piece ties in nicely with this weeks challenge on Step outside your box saturday where the theme this week is Metal.

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xx Hugz xx