For the moment I’ve left the back plain because I’m out of gems but that may change in the future. I also want to make a custom embroidered strap for myself like the one I made for James last year too. I should have more time for that when I get back :D

So this design I debated over for quite a while because I waited so long for the camera that I wanted it to be really me :D

This time I also recovered the entire deco surface with thin double sided tape before I used epoxy glue on top of it because I have a feeling I’m going to want to change the design fairly often. I probably didn’t need to do this because it’s a metal housing but better safe than sorry!

All of the things I considered before settling on the flowers:

So there you go, I like it quite a bit and I think I’ll enjoy being able to change it all on a whim. Now I just need to decide if I’m going to sell my old deco’d TZ10 before or after we go to the zoo for Christmas. I am debating because it has a fantastic zoom on it so it’s great to take photos of far away animals XD

Hope you all enjoyed!

To go one step further I even added a bright ribbon and tied it around the drawer on my side table. IT WILL NEVER BE LOST AGAIN!

Problem solved :D How do you avoid losing important stuff? Or are you like me and can’t find anything unless it’s tied to you in some way? XD

Taadaaa, now I just need to put it on a necklace ^_^

I wasn’t a fan of how they looked on me so they had been sitting in my cupboard since I did the original post. No point having them there if I’m never going to wear them so I got to work and this is what came out:

Perfect for the diy at home purikura booth I’m planning to rig up for a tea party :D

What I used:

• Sunglasses
• Deco supplies: diamantes, bows, stars etc
• Epoxy glue
• Pliers

Lens free!

Then it was a metter of changing the shape to something a bit more suitable for my face. I achieved this by using some pliers and bending the metal into a more flat square shape. I also bent the curve around the face so it was much flatter.

One on the right done, left untouched:

Happy with the shape now, super old man style ^_^

Then I decided what I wanted the feature piece to be. I used a bow that came off a pair of Bodyline shoes.

I picked a couple of different jewels and cabachons to experiment on a style with.

I laid out the rest of the jewels to decide on the design next!

And after that it was just a matter of mixing up the glue and sticking it all down.

The top section was done first…

The around the bottoms:

I did the bottom in smaller sections because the rims were thin so I needed to wait for the glue to be tacky and balance the jewels in place. Lastly I added a little butterfly over the bow to cover the ugly string.

Last thing I did was add matching jewels to the side while making sure not to prevent the arms from opening/clothing.

From the back…

And the front…

Pretty damn happy with the result! They are super huge, super over the top and super awesome as a blingy accessory :D

Ridiculous bling for the win ^_^ And to show how ridiculously huge these really are, here’s a crappy phone photo from 2am after I made them!

What do you guys think? Love or hate glasses?

• Stylus
• Epoxy glue
• Charms for the top
• Stick to mix everything
• Diamantes
• Pliers

First thing I did was remove all the hardware and cellphone attachments for the charm I’m using at the top.

I then used epoxy to glue it in place to the very top of the stylus. It’s a little pink lucky poop I got somewhere in Japan. It had an irritating bell inside which I glued in place too.

Once that was completely dry I made 3 rows of diamantes underneath it.

Then to create a fading pattern I continued down in rows leaving a gap every now and then. The further I went the more gaps I left. This is a nice alternative to a straight finish.

Last I added some dangly charm to the hook at the top and it was finished! Very simple project but it makes a big difference to the end product. And with poop guarding it, no one will ever steal my damn pens again!!! Hahaha!

Now if only I could work out a way to make it self heating >_< Because it’s aluminium to work with the screen it’s freezing to use in Winter *_* At the moment I have been heating it up on the back of my laptop before using hahaha!

This is the container I bought from Daiso, it was $2.80 and has 12 spots as well as a mirror and a tiny useless brush.

Using a sharp (sterilised) knife I cut off the end of each of my favorite lipsticks and smooshed them into place. It’s not particularly pretty but works like a charm XD

Lastly I took a lighter to it and melted the tops so they all looked nicer. Obviously if you plan on doing this please be very careful of fire and plastic.

After that it was just a matter of wiping any excess or overflow colour off.

Now let’s talk about the deco!

I’ve discovered the joy of backwards tweezers for deco :D :D :D

I’ve used regular tweezers before but if you’re working for more than an hour or so they can give serious hand crampage but reverse tweezers where they scissor shut automatically are genius! Still not as good as the Magic Pick but very awesome none the less.

So first thing I did was decide on the design as per usual. This I wanted to be more plain and subtle. I have a lot of deco stuff in my handbag so it’s nice to keep some of it plain for variety. I picked a center piece (big metal diamante bow) and basically filled in the rest of the lid with rainbow finish acrylic gems my Mother found on sale at a junk store.

First I glued the center piece in place with epoxy glue.

Once it was dry I laid down a line of glue along the bottom edge and placed the first row of diamantes.

I used the edge of my magic tray to make sure they dried completely level. Super important because if you screw up the foundation row the rest is very difficult to get straight!

I continued around the outside until I had a complete border.

Then it was just a matter of filling in the middle!

I use 5min epoxy glue so I work in small sections that I can easily fill in that time. I put down one row of gems around the outside row and worked inside in rows.

This is the first section finished…

Rinse and repeat leaving space around the bow to fill in later.

Once the rest was dry I filled in around the bow as closely as possible while following the pattern.

And finished!

And there you have it  ^_^ A good evening craft that only took as long as 1 episode of Buffy XD

What do you guys think?  Hope you’re all having a good weekend!