Ok. By now you should all now just how damn talented the Wicked Bloggers of 31 Days are. Sick. Everyday I get a ton of creep-tastic inspiration, and it’s hard to decided which idea to do first. Well, I am always extremely inspired by Black Dragon, who I am proud to say, is now on 2 Design Teams with me! Not just Smeared & Smudged, but StampInsanity as well. And the inspiration never fails to come when I am looking at her blog. Well, guess who inspired this piece???
On Monday, Black Dragon showed us an incredible piece of art jewelry that she created using a domino and a digi image of Frankenstein from Strange Skin. Well, The piece blew my mind! And, being a silversmith/beader….that’s pretty damn good!
It’s been a few days since I used a Strange Skin image (and let’s be realistic, I wanna show off my sister and her boyfriend’s amazing digis as much as I can!), so I knew it was time to play with one. If you recall, I had made a Zombie Box (which Jorge named the Zombox) using this image. I had printed it out a few times to see which size I liked best for the box. This was one of my rejects.
So I colored it in using my colored pencils and then I cut it out. I grabbed a domino (given to me by Kathi!), and inked it with 3 colors of alcohol ink, to kind of give it a dirty, zombie-esq look. 
I Mod Podged the hell out of it, but in a matte finish. Not glossy. Then was the tough part. How was I going to attach it to a necklace? Now again, I AM a silversmith. I have a degree in it. I have been an avid beader my entire life. But, I am way out of practice. So, I dusted off my box of Wild Wire (copper wire that has been coated in asst. colors), grabbed some of my beloved pliers, and started to play. I wanted to give it that sort of plate hanger look (you know what I mean right?)…which I did, but I still needed a loop at the top.
So after screwing around with it for a little while, and looking through some really old coils I had made, I came up with what you see in the top photo. Please feel free to click on any of the pics to see them bigger. It’s kinda messy (which I like), and kinda haphazard (which I also like). Now all I need to do is make a necklace for it. And tonight is not that night. But as soon as I do (And I truly hope I can do it really soon…like this week.), I will photograph it for you to see.
As it stands now, I think it’s pretty rad. And I think Pam and Jorge will like it too. Black Dragon, since you were the inspiration behind this piece, I am itching to know what YOU think! And of course, the rest of you out there! Make sure you check out the rest of the Wicked Bloggers…posted on my sidebar. I hope I inspired you today! ;}
PS: Today is another hidden image day!!! We are thrilled to be sponsored by Wild Flower Kids! Please visit Terra’s Blog for all of the info!
Challenges:
Moving Along with the Times: Anything But a Card
Aly’s Sunday Challenge: Halloween
Baby Bud Designs: Fall/ Halloween
Comments
Luv Jane xxx
XOXO
Meredith
ps - i left u a little something on my blog! come check it out when u can! ;)
Helen xx
I adore this and your sisters images are just fantastic.... the copper coloured wire sets the domino off brilliantly.... and has inspired me to be more creative with my attaching methods.
This is wearable art at its best.
love lynx
Mary Anne
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Luv Brenda xxx