PaperArtsy Blog Challenge No. 2: Shiny Stuff

I'm joining in again with PaperArtsy's next challenge

"Shiny Stuff".

Here's what Leandra says on her blog

"it's time to get in touch with your inner magpie! We are exploring metals, mica, beads, wire, jewellery, paint effects, Treasure Gold, in other words, all things shiny, rusty or metallic."

All the details may be found here

along with a YouTube video from Leandra which is what

actually inspired me to join in.

I made a paper sewing fairy called Phoebe (that name

apparently means bright, radiant and shining).

I'll show below with photos and not too many words how I made her.

 

 I used a stamp from Character Constructions

and some shiny plumber's tape which I roughed up a bit.

 I stamped onto card painted with 

Fresco Finish 'Sage' colour and stamped

the bodice part again onto the silver tape and layered it up.

The face is moulded from air dry clay.

 

I made the wings and bobbin feet with more of the silver tape

 stuck onto card and embossed with my Big Shot machine.

I coloured them randomly with a mixture of Viva Precious Metal Colour

and Alcohol Inks.  

 She's looking shiny!  

Next I added the arms with silver brads

and machine stitched the wings on.

With some 0.6 gauge silver coloured jewellery wire, I made

a cage to replicate the bottom of the dress form.

 

 Attached the face and wool hair with E6000 adhesive

and a wire hanging

(a hairbrush wouldn't go amiss!)

   

 Not very shiny at the back, but it's always good (I think) to

see how things are put together.

This current challenge runs for another 15 days so there's

plenty of time to get involved.

Thanks for looking :)

The 'Sewing Fairy' Art Doll

She was going to be a 'sewing witch', but she looks too serene so she's a fairy instead!  She's retired from active sewing service now - you can see

her greying hair and vintage wings.  However, she still likes to

have a little dabble now and again on her sewing machine.

Her head has been moulded from air dry clay

 and coloured with water colour pencils.

Her hair is from an old woollen scarf.

Her body is a Catherine Moore 'Character Constructions' stamp.

I used wire to try to replicate the wire form of the stamp

and attached some random beads and sequins.

They (the beads and sequins) can be moved up and down as I couldn't work out how to keep them in place!

Her 'feet' is a bobbin which is made from three

die cut shapes in mountboard, stuck together and coloured with

Distress Ink.

This is the back view of it (I know, you never would have guessed!),

 It's attached to the body with E6000 adhesive.

I used Tim Holtz Alterations 'Sewing Room' Bigz die.

For her wings, I cut a rough shape out from an old

dressmaking pattern and Mod Podged it onto some cotton fabric.

I applied several layers and once completely dry,

machine stitched around the edges a few times.

(I also applied a little distress ink too)

I'm pleased with how the wings came out as they have a leathery feel to them - not that I have a thing for leather you understand (!!!), just that it makes

them a bit stronger and they are nice and tactile.

Here's what the back looks like -

you can see I used a bright orange clothes tag

for the main part of the body of the doll.

I think I'll name her Matilda, not sure why, she just looks like a

Matilda to me!

She'll be flying off to a new home soon - I hope she'll have a

sewing machine at her disposal, otherwise she may develop

bad witchy tedencies!