Neck Pieces

So what I've been busy with lately? These ones :D Been recreating a neck piece that I bought from Manila a few months back and after a handful of attempts, finally got the process but of course with my own twist for the product. Each necklace except for the one above is consists of 24 strands of beads in different lengths. The upper back part is stitched individually and is a time consuming effort shit work to do but when you see your finish product - it's just stunning as seen on photos 1 and 2. The photo above is for my good friend Kathy for her Halloween party at work. It's just six layers because it's rush work but it turned out to be pretty :D For this neck piece, I did it overnight but for the first and second photo, it takes one week straight 5 hours a day of labor to finish. I'm currently making Katherine's order of Black and Yellow while waiting for my "Pilipinas" skull head shirt to dry. Work is going well - not really work but just hobby. :) Have a good weekend everyone! :)

Lace and Gem that iPhone casing

1. You will need

*laced fabrtic (cheap ones used as curtains sold for less than a dollar)

*instant glue

*scissors

*gems

*old mobile casing

2 - 3. Apply some instant glue on the mobile casing and attach laced fabric. Repeat the same for the second layer of fabric. Let dry for a few minutes.

4. Once dry, cut edges using a pair of scissors as seen on photo.

5 -6. Align your gems according to the design of your choice. Apply instant glue on each gem making sure to place them individually on the casing.

7. Finish product :)

Happy weekend! :)

Sponge it Nail Art

Let's do some sponge nail art :)

1. You will need

*sponge (an inch in cut)

*clean paper

*two different nail polish colours

*colorless nail polish

2. Apply two coats of  your lighter shade nail polish as seen on photo. Let dry for a minute by cleaning the sides using cotton and nail polish remover.

3. On your clean paper, add two to three drops of your darker shade nail polish.

4. Dap your sponger - making small strokes as if mixing a paint.

5. Dap sponge on your coloured nails. Let dry and add colourless nail polish.

6. Done :)

You can also use other colours depending on how you want your nails to look. Happy Friday! :)

Five Skull Challenge

I know, I haven't written much entry in the passed couple of days unlike before. Well, I've been a bit busy doing something, that I never thought I was capable of doing. 

I'm not really a fan of skull but one man who's important in my life has this huge fascination over it and you could randomly say, that he's an inspiration for it but mostly, it was out of boredom. Ideas and colours just pops out of my head from nowhere and it's exciting and though it's not the best hand painting job one will see but I am proud of it. At least, I've found a way to kill my boredom at home and to express my emotions through the textures  that I mixed and to the strokes of my hands. I don't know if I'm capable of doing other designs aside from these skulls but everyday is a huge day, to challenge myself of all the other possibilities there is.

Here are my five skull challenge hand painting.

First Design :D

2nd Design. I was too overwhelmed when he made a comment on this design, that I literally ended destroying the good foundation that I started on the shirt but nonetheless, it turned out weird dirty crazy which channels my fascination for him.

3rd Design

4th Design

5th Design

And there they are! Hahaha I can't help but be proud of what I've done. The designs that I meant on this project is the shape of the skull. I'm not saying that they're all an original trace because they aren't. I googled some and eventually painted and they came out like this. 

I'm excited to make some for my friends. Hopefully they will pay for it. Hahaha I'm planning on doing some business for next year's Sinulog Festival but let's see how it goes first. I'm not sure how the fabric will react to the paint once washed or what-so-ever, so I'm just crossing my fingers that it's OK so I can push through with my plans :D

My first skull project is this one.

It's basically a DIY if you're into recycling old shirts like me. This is an old shirt with holes on the sides,  and since 'twas too boring to wear, I opted to paint something and came up with this :D Cut some portions of the sleeves, folded and stitched then WOOLAAH! :D

And here's my tool kit. :D Feeling much :D

I have paint brushes with 2 4 6 and 8 numbers. Pentel brushes has a fine finish when you're painting big portions and I have a favourite number 2 brush from China which I bought some years ago for outer tracing :D And assorted textile paint and I do mixes to get light blues, normal shade of green and other colours that I don't find in the shops :D Then I have a bag full of plain white shirts in different sizes. Just in case, someone would decide to order something :D Wee!

Tattered Denim Vest

Here's a DIY project that's totally easy as 1 2 3. Had been dying to do it for the longest time but laziness always gets the best of me but finally - today was the day.  Since I've decided to take hold of my life for the moment, I  finally did it :)

1. You will need

* Old Denim Vest (i got mine from a thrift shop in Manila some years ago)

* Scissors

* Paper Cutter

* Gems Buttons (or any buttons of your choice will do)

* Needles and Thread

2 - 3. First stop is to cut the sleeves as seen on the photo above.

1. To create the tattered effect, make sure that you have a used wooden board to use as base table once you start cutting.

2. Create slow to medium strokes on the fabric (up down up down, in this case had it diagonally but still same motion) until cutter cuts through. Repeat on the areas where you want to have the tattered effect.

1 -2 . In adding the buttons, make sure to have a preview of how you want it to look like. Alignment and stuff.

3. Thread your buttons as you want to place them on the fabric.

Finish Product :)

Fun, isn't it? Never leave me with a pair of scissors and some threads :D I'm really good at this - sometimes and it bothers me that my mother never thought of buying me a sewing machine. Maybe I will soon :D

You can also do this DIY with jeans and denim shorts. The strokes for the tattered effect sometimes depends on the thickness of the denim. For this one, I used medium stroking then I go fast and then slow. That sounded nasty but we're talking about clothing here - so shut your thoughts! :)

'Til next DIY :D