Saturday, October 10, 2015

Not That The World Needs ANOTHER Steampunk Resin Necklace, But...

The other day I was rifling through my junk-and-jewelry stash, and found this fun resin cabochon I made ages ago:

 It was just an experiment with resin at the time, so I never did anything more with it. Pretty cool looking, though, right? 

I also found this tiny light bulb I'd hoped to turn into a charm:

 I *think* it may be from our car's dome light. It's about the size of the tip of your pinkie.

Anyhoo, I grabbed a few other odds and ends - old chain, a set of charm wings, and a large round filigree stamping - and within an hour I had my new favorite necklace:

 
  Ooooh. Aaaah.



The clear resin magnifies both the watch piece and the gold filigree behind it, which gives it lots of really cool dimension:

The resin is attached with E-6000 directly under the watch piece, where it won't show. (Although the E-6000 is clear anyway.)

Btw, the whole time I was putting this together, THIS was all I was seeing:

 Ha! But then, I do tend to have Epcot on the brain.

 Those black velvet shots bring the drama, of course, but here's one on my crooked display neck for scale:


And some different angles of light:

See the little Swarovski crystal I added to the tip of the light bulb?


Gah, I love putting something together from stuff I already have, don't you? Maybe I should go digging through my junk drawers more often...


Oh, and quick reminder, since most of you didn't see my Facebook update: another small batch of Epbot pin packs go on sale on Etsy tomorrow, Sunday the 11th, at 2pm EST. I expect they'll sell out fast again, so mark your calendars! And if you do miss out, don't worry; I hope to re-list another batch the following Sunday, same time. (The small batches are so John and I can keep up with production, NOT to be annoying, promise.) Thanks, guys!

14 comments:

  1. That necklace is perfection!

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  2. Oooh, nifty! (Halfway through I found myself hoping for a giveaway, lol)

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  3. Did... did you just stick some gears on it and call it steampunk? :)

    Still love it.

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    1. I DID - and I sang the song the whole time.

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  4. Most coolamatious! We need to find you a black velvet neck -- a display one, not a real one. Although, having a black velvet neck would give the kitties a cool place to cuddle. No. Cat hair. Never mind.

    -Zippy

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    1. Ha! S'ok, I just draped some velvet over that wonky neck there. I want to make a cardboard pop-up version I found online, though, since it folds flat for storage. Plus you can cover it in any kind of fabric you want... yep, going on the "to do" list.

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  5. Ohhh...beautiful! Looks like a posting on Etsy ;) Great job Jen!

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  6. See now, I saw it and though Golden Snitch.... but I always see Harry Potter stuffs everywhere.

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  7. The world absolutely needed that!

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  8. GAH! that is gorgeous! you need a fun event to wear it to =)

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  9. Thanks for the head's up about the Etsy listing! I now have an alarm set. :-)

    Since I have a minor collection of pinback buttons, I was kicking myself for not managing to grab the pins when you had them up last.

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  10. Hah! Finally got my pins ordered. Can't wait!

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  11. super awesome! As soon as I saw the first photo, I started thinking "ooo, I wonder what she did with it!" A perfect way to show off the cabochon.

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  12. I love the necklace! My only thought is, could you find a way to make the light bulb actually light up? Meh, it's rather clever without that little detail.

    I am bummed I disconnect on the weekends and again missed the Epbot pins! Drat! I am setting my calendar alerts for next Sunday!

    -Just Andrea

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