Collecting Skulls, Repurposing Jewelry, MADE fair,.....

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I'm waiting for the people with the straight jackets to come knocking on my door....
I was asked if I was interested in doing Painted European Mounts. I had never thought about it before, ever. So I'm hitting up all the local hunters I know for their heads.... My neighbors are going to hate me.... I have to clean and boil them outside....if I can do it....
I don't normally sell a lot of conventional jewelry at shows...but I do have a lot of the pieces. So right now I'm currently trying to use as much as I can of my jewelry stash.... I also picked up some owls to make some necklaces from....Owls=Awesome
MADE fair... I am so excited! I'm going to be making some new displays so keep your eye out for some video tuts...I hope. I currently have no where to film, but we're working on that!

So sweet!

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I love when people do write ups on my work and don't ask for anything at all. I found this by accident.
http://www.nerdgasmo.com/2012/10/aretes-con-forma-de-superheroes-y-villanos-de-comics/

New video!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp3kd148gj8

Filled out my MADE application, so send me some positive vibes

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Getting accepted into big craft shows always makes me nervous....I'm not the type of person that likes putting my art out to be judged. I never think it's good enough and I always second guess my choices. So now I'll wait till October 16th...it's not even September yet. Yikes.
Hopefully I'll get in because I would love an excuse to make a holiday dress for my new manniquin!

She's a 70's mannequin I did a repaint on...her name is.............Bitch Pudding!

One of the things that makes me Twisted Crafts....

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.....is the fact that I don't box myself into one genre or medium. I sew, paint, sculpt, woodwork, make jewelry,.... and in every genre Steampunk, Gothic, Rockabilly, Traditional,....
Here's some of my newest pieces....and I'm not going to lie. I love them! If I do say so myself.
I made these from antique wood and antique hardware salvaged from homes and furniture found here in Butte. I used boiled Linseed oil to preserve the wood but not change it in anyway. I left the paint and finish on as much as I could.
 I did use some new elements like hooks and upholstery tacks, but the leather itself for the sunglasses holders is salvaged too....just not old.
These will all be available at the Butte's Farmer's Market on August 18th!
The pics...well...the pics got a little funky sometime and I have no idea why. Oh well.
 
 
 
 
 
Look at this beautiful old hook!

 
 

Record Bracelet.....and more

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Ditched the kids and visited a ghost town with my hubby

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 Mike and I decided to take a day for ourselves and go visit the ghost town Bannack, Montana.

                                        

Bannack is a different kind of ghost town..... you don't have guided tours and you don't have restrictions. It's a "Go do what you want" kind of place... what that means is you get to look at all the old buildings at your own pace with no restrictions.

We also managed to get there during Bannack days so there was shopping too!

A little to pricey for slippers for me....But they were so soft!
Mike was running around looking at all the attractions...What's the point of having actors in a ghost town if you don't have a shoot out on Main St.

Me I was more interested in the architecture

The day ended with the jail

and me locking Mike in there

Then a quick stop and the cemetary right outside the town