Here’s a little peek at what I’m working on for this week’s My Messy Desk.
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Because of course it is.
A couple years ago, I stopped buying small lots of jewelry to sort, and just bought 100lbs from someone. I dole it out when I have the need to sort things. Which I do. Because weird, see. Problem is, I must keep the shiniest bits. And anything I think I could make something with. It’s a lot, and every once in a while, it’s necessary to actually make something. Today, you get a ghost bride, along with her murderous story.
This week’s video was a fun challenge. I had to sculpt a ghost dog in an interesting position. Even if it wasn’t entirely successful, there are context clues. I really enjoyed painting the little nighttime street scene.
Lots of clay, lots of paint, lots of terrible, terrible jokes.
I just had to make one more diorama.
It took a lot longer than I expected it to. Like, a lot. Every day I’d wake up and think, today, I’ll finish! And I did not finish.
I learned a lot, though. I bought a soldering kit, and soldered something, and it worked! I made my first wire tree, and was pretty pleased with the result.
Overall, I like it, though it has too many flaws to put it in the shop. I shall happily keep it around as part of my collection. Maybe someday I’ll give it to a friend.
I don’t think I ever shared this when I made it, because it would have been a letterboxing spoiler. Letterboxers, especially in the PNW, love gatherings. After I’d moved to Florida in 2015, some friends back home requested I make a special box for their Halloween event. This would not be planted in the woods like most boxes, but shared at the table during the event. I got a notification that it was shared just recently, which made me so happy! I figure eight years on, I’m safe to share it here.
I loved making this thing so much. This might be the first time I used Verday Metal Paint, which is still available from Sandra Evertson. Love this stuff.
The book contained six coffin boxes…but only four had stamps in them. The other two had screamers. I wonder if the batteries are still good?
Every year, I participate in a small Secret Pumpkin exchange between a small group of friends. This year, my giftee received my first shadowbox:
I often buy bits from Sandra Evertson, and that panel on the left is a fave. I bought four, and I think I’ve used three already. Here it is a cemetery gate that opens to reveal…
I had a lot of fun making this. For some reason, the owl inside the little door makes me so happy.
Dolly Grim, from 2014, is no doubt one of the creepiest things I’ve ever made. My husband had to pass through my studio, stopped and said “Jesus Christ! What the hell is that“? Of course, this is when I know I’ve won.
You can see the original post, and my process, here. It was a learning experience. Dolly probably still lives happily with a far-away friend.
Another new diorama in the shop.
It’s funny how this looks simpler than the Witch’s Study, but took longer. I’m not even sure why. Things were built mostly from resin bits and polyclay.
I have a whole story for this one in my head. Once the portraits of these two vampires faced one another, but over time, disdain has grown. The portraits swapped, the vampires sleeping in opposite corners of the room.
The cat does not care about vampire politics, and sleeps peacefully on someone’s favorite chair.
Do you know all the vampire authors on the shelf?
At first, I thought the mold was just roses. Once it was on and I started painting, I realized it had all the flowers. That’s okay, still pretty.
