Vitamin C... A Daily Dose of Creativity: Girl World Excavation

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Keep it Covered

by Kim

Certainly I am not the only creative who gets bogged down at times. Recently, I did a big project, strictly for money. It was long and boring. It killed my creativity and I have not wanted to do anything since. Not liking that feeling of being in creative limbo, I put aside work this afternoon and did a mindless, but fun project, hoping it would jump start me.

I got out the glitter and did a Girl World Excavation to find trinkety kinds of things. Then I attached them to cell phone covers. I have rhinestones, sequins, old jewelry, buttons, sew on patches, mirrors, and who knows what else on them.

Click on the pics to see the trinkety goodness up close. I put in a movie and glued for a couple hours. It was a fun afternoon.

A big pile of excavation mess and 10 cool phone covers later, I might be feeling a little more interested in creating. Time will tell.

Would you put one of these on your phone?

Don't let your Vitamin C get killed like I did!!!

Girl World Excavation - Paper Bracelets

by Kim

I watched this video and was inspired by the paper jewelry. In the 80s, I made a huge amount of paper jewelry. Then and now, I used watercolor paper. The heaviest you can find will work the best, look for 300 lb. paper.

I went into Girl World to dig around to see what I had that I could use for this project. I excavated a big piece of watercolor paper that was already painted. I had painted this 2452343 years ago at ArtFest. We wet the paper, washed some watercolors over it and sat some things on the paper while it was wet...things like rubber stamps, bubble wrap, salt, anything that would make texture.

Weird how you keep something so long and then all of a sudden, you have the perfect use for it.

I cut three thin strips of the watercolor paper. And I also painted the other side of the strips a neutralish green color.

I also excavated this metal powder. I don't know where I got it or how long I have had it. I don't even know the real way to use it. But, it is shiny and gorgeous! It is from Mona Lisa Products. You can still buy it. And I also got out some Dimensional Magic, the greatest product Plaid ever made.

I poured out some Dimensional Magic.

While it was wet, I put the metal powder on it. I stuck a soft round brush in the powder and gently blew the powder on the wet Dimensional Magic.

See? Shiny!

When all was dry, I hot glued the ends of the strips together so they made bangles that I could get over my hand.

If you use the heavy paper, it is really durable. Just don't go swimming with them on.

Fun how a project is born of a random video and a studio excavation.

Take your Vitamin C!

Girl World Excavation - Library Pockets

by Kim

I was looking for something in the basement (aka Girl World), and while digging through my stash, I found a bunch of manilla library pockets. I forgot I had them! Probably because they were buried so deep in the stash, it took an archeological dig to unearth them. I love when that happens, it is kind of like Christmas or my birthday.

My Mom wants them for a project she has planned. But, I was not sure I wanted to give them all up. I thought I should get my project underway and then I could give Mom the rest.

They are short pockets. Do you remember these from the old days when the librarian pulled a card out of the book and stamped it?

I pulled one apart and unfolded it.

And traced a pattern that I stuck in the copy machine. If you want to use this, click on the pattern, print the page and put it on the copy machine to make it the size you want. I increased the size to 130%, so mine are now larger than the original. Wouldn't tiny ones be so cute? What would you put in them?

I traced the pattern onto two sided paper and cut it out. Make as many as you want, I have seven pockets now.

To make the pocket:

1. Fold up the bottom flap and glue it down. Use whatever paper glue you like.

2. Fold in both side flaps. Don't glue them down. Put glue on top of the flaps and fold the top down over them. Pocket made!

I only embellished three of my pockets, and then very sparingly. By the time I got my ribbons on and my tags in the pockets, it was quite busy and I was glad I did not have more embellishing.

In the corner of each pocket, I punched a hole...and put a ring through the holes to hold them together in a set.

On that ring, I tied scraps of ribbons. Green is the color of the day!

I have quite a collection of tags and bookmarks. The Human PinBall made these for me. They make me laugh. They are going into the pockets.

These bookmarks were also unearthed in the dig.

I love this tag that is a pair of glasses. The real pair of glasses was laid on the copy machine, cut out, and then embellished. What do you think? Would seed beads on the glasses I wear everyday be cool?

Now I can keep my tags and bookmarks in one place and it looks kind of arty.

And amazingly, I did not use the library pockets beyond making a pattern, so Mom can have all she wants.

Not to mention, I plan to excavate corners in Girl World more often to see what I can find and what can be done with it. I have the largest stash on earth, I might not have to buy craft materials for 20 years. Stay tuned to see what else gets exhumed.

Take Your Vitamin C!