Showing posts with label watch parts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label watch parts. Show all posts

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Oh Hunny...

Here is another one of my resin pieces I call "hunny". It has a little edgy steam-punk thing going on but you know... put the word "hunny" on something and it softens it right up.

I like adding texture to metal, it absorbs all of your pent up frustrations really well. We have aggregate side walks and driveway (all little pebbles in cement) So I use a texture hammer all over the metal and flip the metal as I go. I then take it inside and with a mallet flatten it out. I then oxidize the metal with liver of sulfur and it really gives it an aged look getting all the nooks and crannys.

I have been asked if I made the bezel, well kinda sorta.....does telling someone what to do count? My hubby cut copper tubing for me and viola you've got yourself a bezel. I have not mastered the soldering part yet so I have improvised with resin and epoxy. An old watch gear and bee charm fill the bezel along with the resin. I have also fallen in love with eyelets...it does not take much to thrill me, I know. Renate of "Put a little magic in your life" was so kind to share with me where she got the eyelets, they are so cool and add another great element to designing.


Now, I am off to play with all of my goodies that came in the mail today. Oh, yes you should be jealous because they are wonderful!!


Have a great evening!

Monday, November 2, 2009

Time collage


"Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes every day. Rich people can't buy more hours. Scientists can't invent new minutes. And you can't save time to spend it on another day. Even so, time is amazingly fair and forgiving. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have an entire tomorrow." ~Denis Waitely



My clock is a little out of wack...getting up too early and going to bed too late. I will soon adjust. I wanted to share a few of my watch part pins. I created these using antique and vintage watch parts and coating them with a thick clear sealer. A time collage if you will...




I also have been busy creating earrings, still in the mode after creating a pair for the Thanksgiving Earring Exchange hosted by Leslie Zable of Bei Mondi. I popped mine in the mail a few days ago and can't wait to see what I will receive as part of the exchange.
Here are a few pictures of what I made in the past few days.