Happy Friday dear reader! This has been an exciting week. In the middle of this week I survived another revolution around the sun (I had a birthday). I also took some time to work on some projects for me, which I will share with you today. If you recall, I mentioned a couple of weeks ago (Catch up here) the need for me to get back to being creative.
I really haven't worked on any jewelry this week (which I hope to be back out in the studio this weekend). Instead I worked on doing creative projects for myself. The three projects I worked on this week had an antique/Victorian feel to them (since that is how my house is decorated). The first thing I worked on was a little jar. I had some older bottles on display, but I needed a "centerpiece" or focal point.
I wanted this jar to have a macabre feel to it, as the Victorians could be a little strange. This jar has various pieces of moss in it with a rose and a coyote tooth. I thought the rose and the tooth added a touch of the weird opposite each other. My next challenge was finding a couple of finishing pieces for a space in my bathroom where an ugly yellow plastic medicine cabinet use to reside. A few weeks ago the space had been upgraded with pretty tile and trim. It just needed something to finish it off with a pop of color.
Enter some orchids from Hobby Lobby! Exactly what the space needed, but exotic enough a Victorian would be pleased (notice my macabre jar in the center). My bathroom is not quite done yet, as I have not figured out what I want for the counter top. I've been on the hunt for a period looking tile, but I had a suggestion to use copper or stainless for the counter. I am considering this suggestion.
Lastly, I had purchased some butterflies about 7 months ago. Victorians were very much about surrounding themselves with nature. I knew I wanted to do a shadow box with them, I just needed to find the right elements to display with the butterflies (as you can tell, a lot of my projects require hunting for items). I also found these elements at Hobby Lobby this week and I put this together in the wee hours this morning.
I hope you have enjoyed this weeks projects. If you are inspired by these with your own project, as always, I'd love to see pictures of the finished project!
Until tomorrow - Melissa
Great projects! You have been a busy bee! Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with the medicine cabinet space! It reminds me a little of a Joseph Cornell box -- he's one of Mr. Sequin's favorite artists. :)
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