my steampunk jewlery box

Ok I started out with an Apple Spice box. My mom gets food

catered at her work and if there is any extra she gets to take

it home. So that's where I got the box from, then I covered the

box in white gesso.

 

Then I put rails on the inside for a removable tray

The rails are two strips layered on each side and the tray

and rails are cut from a romaine box.

 

Then I used hot slue to fill in any spots that needed

it and smoothed it out. Then I used spry mount to adhere the

printed out images I got online. The gesso helped keep

the images brighter. I also put blank peace's of paper

on the spots that I didn't have an image for. I covered

the white paper with distressed ink by Tim Holts The

main color I used is violet and also on the purple edges

of the image to make it look older and distressed and used.

The second color I used is a green called pilled paint, I

also used it on the raised edges on the green to make it

look distressed and old and used.

And as you can see I added a label on the front

of the lid to personalize it for my self. Here is

where I got the free labels from.

http://alteredartifacts.blogspot.com/2015/07/free-printable-pantry-labels-bottle.html

then I covered the whole outside of the box and inside

with mod podge to seal it and keep it protected with use.

And as you can see I labeled it with my name so its

personalized to me and shows that its mine.

And the tray I used the mod podge to adhere the paper

to the tray.  I used markers on the inside to get that light purple

color and yellow water colors for he stars. the to edges rim

I used red and blue markers to create the dark purple color.

and painted the sides and bottom with water colors as well.

The images on the sides of the tray I used a fine tip sharpie.

And finally I mod podge the whole thing with two coats

to protect it from use. I also used the distressed ink on the tray.

I was board so I painted a simple flower on the

bottom of the removable tray.

And this is what the front of the tray looks like with the

tray is inserted in the rest of the box siting on the rails.

 



My four wands

Ok this is about the wands I made over the years.

I have made fore of them so fare and there all uniquely

different from each other. The first two are plain wands

with wavy bits carved in  front part of them. As seen in the

photos below. The dog got to the second wand and now

it has mite marks in it.

The first wand is on the left and the second the rite.

I think there made from an apple tree both cut from one long stick.

The first wand is from my inner elbow to the tip of my middle finger. 

The second wand is what was left over. The tree had to be cut down

do to it rotting at the base of the tree.

As you can see there are wavy marks in it not deep enough to show up.

I carved it and debarked it with a pocket knife back in 2007. I painted

on minwax stain by hand. I tried to put ceil a peace of my own hair in 

the end of the handle of the wand the best I could, but it kind of failed.

So I don't know if the hair is there or not but this wand works the best

out of all the wands I made so fare.

Here is the front of the second wand how you can see the wavy marks on this one

I coted it with polyurethane. You cant see but the other side has the bite marks on it.

Theses are my third and forth wands I made last year in 2018

third on the left and the forth on the rite as you can see its not coated yet.
Both are made from a thorn less honey locusts one branch cut in half to
make both of them from my inner elbow to tip of my middle finger of my right arm.

I had the idea of a rose flower with leafs around it fore the third wand,

but I did a different for the third wand. Then I did the design for the forth wand

instead, the third wand is curved from my inner elbow to my middle finger tip.

So in actual length it is longer if it was straightened, the forth wand is what was left.

Witch ended up being the perfect length from my inner elbow to my middle finger tip.

I debarked them with a pocket knife and a chisel.

I wanted a glow in the dark blue star on it so I traced it on, then I erased

it because it wasn't perfect. then I wanted a swirl carved in it so I raped regular

clear tape around it and traced it with a pencil. And it went perfect and missed

where I wanted to put the star, then I carved it out with a chisel cutting my self in

the process close to my left thumb. So my blood went into making it. After it was

carved out and sanded I started out with drawing out the star. Then I carved it out

and how I got the star was I have glow in the dark crayons I have hade séance

I was a little kid. I shaved out some if it on a condiment container lid, then melted

it with stick lighter. I then mixed epoxy and more melted wax, I then used a tooth pic

to help put it into the carved out star. I continued melting the wax epoxy mixture and

shaped it with the tooth pic tell it was the shape I wanted it. Then after I let it set fore

some time I celled it with more epoxy.

Thin I knew it wasn't finished and it needed something else on it. So I

wanted to steampunk it up So I used the gears I have but I needed

to attach them some how then I remembered I had a peace of purple

ribbon in my purse. I celled the gears with polyurethane to protect them.

I put the ribbon where I wanted it tied it in a bow, the I sowed it with black

thread so the bow wouldn't come undone. Then I looped the ribbon around

the gears and sowed it with the same black thread, I haven't permanently

attached the bow to the wand yet so that is how it sits fore now.

Here is the stare glowing the box of crayons sais it glows yellow.

But I find it actually glows green. I had a heard time getting it

to glow to take the picture. So I used a black lite and that seemed

to get it to glow bright enough to take the picture. I call this wand

my star wand, so it is a steampunk star wand I like to call it.

Now my forth wand I took a small stick of the same tree, and I tried to glue

it on with hot glue but it kept on coming off. So as I made the leafs bigger

on the bottom and smaller on top going around the wand and the stick

like a stem on a flower. I also glued it on with hot glue and it was worse

with them falling off. The leafs are made out of polymer clay, And I didn't

have paint to put in the grooves of the leaf to make it stand out more. So I

found a ball point pen worked out in my favor. I took everything off and

the hot glue as well making sure the stick was dried out. I then glued it

on with after getting E6000 and the leafs, stick and rose never fell off

séance using E6000.

This is what the rose looks like and the smallest leaf, after

several months after the E6000 has set up. I plan on putting

polymer clay glaze on the rose and leafs to protect them

then celling the rest. I'm not sure what color I want the wand

or just leave its natural wood color. My mom made the red rose

because I wasn't sure how to make it and it was to big so I piled off

the outer layer before I baked the clay. The rose is scolpy brand red pearl

witch in the right lighting it sparkles. The leafs are the same brand the

color is leaf green. So theses are my real wands I made, not like those

cheep ones you get in a magic shop or the kids costume Harry Potter wand.

Theses are the real thing and made by me.

 

I hope you enjoyed and hade fun reading this post as much as I had

righting it, and making the wands. I encourage you to be creative

be your self what makes you happy, I wish you the best in your

journey of discovery of who you are.

 

 

Old purple steampunk fairy door

Ok this is the fairy door I made, Its about 7 inches tall judging by

a fairy being 6 inches tall. I wanted to make an old steampunk

door and I wanted it to be purple as well. I made it out of an old

Styrofoam take out container, I cut out the peace's for the stone

work and glued it on with hot glue and the hinges and door

handle as well. I colored it with water colors be dry brushing it

on. And I made it look like wooden slats and hinges by using an eye

pin to indent the lines. And I also used an old hard bristle hair brush

to make it look more like its wooden, by scraping it across it. Then

after I painted it I used an old container of sculpey glaze that dried

out, I broke up the dry bits and I added water to it. Then I carefully

added it to the door making sure not to let the paint run at all, I

put it out side in the summer sum to let it dry. After it fully dried I

placed it upon the fire place mantel.

This is what it looks like in normal lighting. 

My Steampunk lesbian self filigree ring

This is the newest peace of jewelry I have made. I was thinking of how I could show I'm a single lesbian with out saying anything, Because I'm a feminine transgender women who is also a lesbian. So I was thinking of a laughed ring that maybe has a rainbow heart on it. But I decided not to because I couldn't find one. So I thought of the lesbian triangle to show I'm a lesbian but then again I didn't find a laughed ring with this on it ether.  I also wanted it to be a steampunk ring so while I was at Michael's in the jewelry section I seen a set of filigree rings but I didn't get them at that time. So I was on there website and found them there and some key charms I was looking for, I bought them then. So I decided on the lesbian triangle but I didn't have black polymer clay, So I mixed leaf green and red pearl. It didn't go black like I thought it would like with oil paint when you mix a certain shade of red and green it will go black. But I wanted it to match the filigree ring and the polymer clay went a reddish brown and it sparkles in the light. So I made the triangle anyways and after I baked the clay I glued it on with E6000. And the next morning I started wearing the ring. It is a steampunk lesbian self filigree ring. Here is what it looks like finished.
 

So this is what it looks like from my view wearing the ring.

The white looking dots is what is sparkling in the light. The ring also represents to

be true to ones self for who they are and for me that is. No matter what happens in life how

I question things I'm still a transgender women Who is also a lesbian. To be happy and except my self as so, no matter what happens through life. So of at this post I'm still a single transgender women who is also a lesbian. So any takers?