A bunch of new projects (pic heavy)

[DarthRio]

So, I've been feeling creative lately. Let's try to do this with as little blabbing as possible. I tend to go on for a while...

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/Tinkerbell2.jpg
A Tinkerbell shirt that I painted, since the only Tinkerbell shirts I ever find are pink.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/SteampunkWatch.jpg
Not really something I made... rather destructed. It's an old wind up watch, but the faceplate was ugly, so I took it off to show off the cool clockwork stuff underneath. Don't know what I'm going to do about the band.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/MicrochipNecklace.jpg
A necklace I made out of a defunct-computer mouse. I just used some wire cutters to cut the microchip into small pieces. The hole was already there. The chain it's on is wires from the same mouse.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/Garfield5.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/Garfield6.jpg
A Garfield t-shirt I painted. The claw marks run all the way down from the shoulder. Looks like he's shredding it. Kinda fun.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/Earring1.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/Earring2.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/Earring4.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/Earring8.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/Earring7.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/Earring5.jpg
Some earrings I made. I don't have pierced ears, so I made little clips that I can stick onto my ears. The charms are connected to a little claw clasp, so I can switch charms whenever I want. Mix and matching earrings is cooler than matching ones. There's a key charm and a hoop, and then a spring from an old click pen, and another piece of microchip from the computer mouse.

[loveakarebear]

very cool everything! haha you freehanded the tink and garfield? if so you're very good :P

and love the mismatching earrings, sometimes mine are accidently that way. ^_^ lol

[ladyjanewriter]

Oh, I love the tinkerbell shirt and the watch!

[DarthRio]

I actually have computer printouts that I trace onto the clothing... it's kinda hard to describe XD It's sorta a combo between freehand and stenciling. *shrug*

[Elizabeth.K.]

Love The Garfeild One

[meig_sews]

ohh the shirts are so cool! and i really like the watch, it looks really cool w/o the faceplate.
and how did you do the clip on earring thing? that is so awesome, i don't have my ears pierced either and sometimes i just want that extra bling! :) also, do the clip ons hurt at all? cause with my experience from store-bought they are kind of painful if they're on for too long.

[The Angry Hippie]

the pierceless earings are splendid

[DarthRio]

The earrings are just 20 gauge wire in a long U shape. It just slides onto my ear. Well... it's more like... like this.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a214/RedneckRio/photos/Untitled.jpg

So it's got a little loop at the bottom to hang the stuff from. And I know it doesn't hurt at all when I first put them on, but I just made them today, so I don't know how they hold up in the long term. Also, I wouldn't hang anything too heavy from them, because I don't know how easy it would be to pull them off. But with what I've got on them now, they seem to hold up just fine.

[DarthRio]

Pardon me for the double post.

I just gave Tink a tumble through the wash, and she didn't exactly survive. I managed to patch her up, so she's fixed now, but from now on, acryllic paint on clothing is to be washed *inside out* and *not* to be put in the dryer. Just so you know :)

[Cristophine]

The Tinkerbell and Garfield shirts are awesome! And the watch and jewelery are very steampunk. I love it!

[DarthRio]

Thanks! I've taken a real liking to steampunk things lately. That's the look I was going for with the watch. Now I just have to figure out what to do about the watch band to make it look MORE steampunk.

[Squirttheladybug]

im honestly jealous of your earings !!!!

[swtater123]

I love that garfield shirt, and the idea to use spring clasp for the earrings is genius!

[lilred]

love the earrings, and totally dig the watch. maybe the watch can be transformed into a brooch pin?

[manduh13]

How did you make the little one that clips onto your ear? I really like that one!
:)

[wvmodel65]

Pardon me for the double post.

I just gave Tink a tumble through the wash, and she didn't exactly survive. I managed to patch her up, so she's fixed now, but from now on, acryllic paint on clothing is to be washed *inside out* and *not* to be put in the dryer. Just so you know :)

Next time mix acrylic paint with Delta Ceramcoat textile medium. It transforms acrylic paint into a washable fabric paint.
WV

[mainsarahjane]

I love everything you have done here, so creative.

[NewMusicMedia]

that garfield shirt turned out super awesome, very crisp

[quortnie11]

Nice work. Tinkerbell and garfield look very proffessional

[TheHoLyPanda]

Amen about all tinker bell shirts being pink. I hate pink. It's the most...irritating color in the world.

[balushia]

loving the Tinkerbell and Garfield creations

[ContrabandKJ]

You could totally use different ribbons that you find in craft bins at Goodwill r something. That way you can switch them out whenever you want!

[LittleMissJuicebox]

it's all very great!
but my favorites are the painted shirts.
you're such an artist!

[DangerBaby]

The earring that was made from the spring in a click pen is so amazingly cool... I wonder if I have some old pens lying around here!

And I second the recommendation of textile medium... I mix it about 50-50 with my acrylic paints when I paint on fabric. Washes great and stays flexible!

[catnip008]

ohhh that tinkerbell is soo good!