I finally have my life back. (I’ll admit it, there’s a reason I do theatre, I just tend to forget that reason around show time)

My life being back, I got on pintrest. And got inspired. By these earrings.

So I got out my base metal wire, took a pair of pliers to it, and made these.

Granted, her’s are hammered, and probably sterling, but I still really like my version, and I didn’t have to pay for them.

Then I kept thinking…

I think these may be my favorites. After the heart shaped ones, I decided I needed something a little more geeky, something along the lines of the Pirhana Plant Earrings I did a few weeks ago, and decided Pac Man was just the ticket. Simple enough to make a wire outline, and a Ghostie too.

These bird earrings are really cool looking, and they just sort of happened! I love jewelry like that.

And these, these are for Jo, cuz she saw them and went ooh!

They belong to her now, and the others belong to me. BUT if I get enough comments on this post, I may put up a few pairs like them on Etsy and WePay. Just maybe…

Have a good weekend all, I’ll be posting more props stuff later. After the show ends, that is. I had a really exciting time with a camera from the 20s and somebody should really stop me before I get going.

Remember the Jaw in a Jar?

For those of you who are too lazy to click a link, or just scroll down here’s a picture.

Yeah, I got notes on that. Really, all that means is I got to play with clear gelatin instead of colored Jello brand, and come up with something new!

So. Different jar, clear gelatin instead of Jello (I did add a little bit of lemon Jello just to make it more…. fun.) On a side note, plain gelatin smells awful. Really horrible.

So what do you think? More disgusting or less disgusting than the last version?

Everyone remember the crazy that PayPal put Regretsy through over Christmas?

Yeah. Regretsy is now using WePay. It’s free, so I am too!

Innit purdy?

I haven’t posted in a while, so I’m definitely due for a post, and here it is!

The script of Radium Girls, which is the show I’m working on right now, calls for a rotted jaw in a jar of formaldehyde.

Challenge. Accepted.

My solution involves Jello and sculpey. I really hate Jello. Nevertheless, I grabbed some and got to work. Yes, I got the idea from The Office. I also saw this link which had a different idea of going about it, but I decided to go with the office method- string.

Oh- and here’s a picture of the rotted jaw I made out of sculpey.

Lovely right?

Eventually, I gave up on the net of string idea, and instead threaded some of it through the jaw itself.

And filled the jar with Jello!

Here’s a picture of the jello mixture I used to make the formaldehyde.

And the jar in my fridge which scared the crap out of my roommate…

And the strings disappear! Floating Jaw time!

Not gonna lie, I’m in love with this prop. A lot.

This is something that I’m sure you’ve all seen, but on the off-chance someone out there is reading this and SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) is something you’ve never heard of, please, Wikipedia it. (Yes, Wikipedia is blacked out today 1/18, but the front page will still give you information on contacting your representatives.) Please Please join the effort to stop SOPA, or the Internet will never be the same.

On a different note- school has started again, I’ve got a show coming up (with some exciting faux restoration work that I’ll get to share later on) and I’m a bit swamped right now, so forgive me when I don’t post as often as I have for the next few months.

Again, Please do something to join the effort. I already have.

Area 51

You Shall Not Pass

Emotional Skyscrapers

… I think I’m in love…

They’ve entitled this piece Fishiana Jones and the Ocean of Doom. I am in love with this idea. I think it’s the coolest thing.

I encourage all of you to grab a friend (I don’t care if you can draw or not) and to do this. Find an alarm clock, grab a kitchen timer, or pay a homeless guy to count off seconds for you, and create collaborative art. Then share it! PLEASE.

Because this idea is too awesome to keep to one’s self, and I wanna see the result.

It was beautiful. And sold out. (Although I hope lizglizz’s shop will have more really awesome stock soon)

So I decided to make it myself. Using Sculpey.

No process pictures, sorry. But I love them. So it’s ok.

I am now able to wear earrings of my own creation and in jubilation I have created these:

Three awesome new pairs of earrings for yours truely!

I really like these. A lot. They’re probably made better by the fact that I can actually wear them.

ALSO.

This bracelet is up on Etsy as of now. <3.

It’s a basic 10 drop peyote stitch, which makes the texture really cool. Cuff bracelets are my favorites.

I urge you all to go on and check it out!

Right now I’m working on a few things, least of all is getting back into school.

I’ve got a whole bunch of inspiration in my head and you’ll be seeing a LOT of beadwork coming up- as long as I have the time to be making it.

I’m also working on new ways to promote my site.

And finally, I’ve restocked everything on Etsy (sorry it all went away there for a while- Etsy makes you re-list items after four months.)

So you should all click that link and check out my Etsy store too!

I’ll be posting something real really soon! Promise!