More wallpaper clocks are almost done!

 

Well, I've had a productive Sunday painting, gluing and varnishing my latest batch of wallpaper clocks. I'm loving them! I should have some clock movements waiting for me at the post office tomorrow, so they'll be completed in no time... then for some photos and straight onto etsy. Now if they would just start selling. I'll be taking them all along to my upcoming markets in May (Handmade Hobart) and July (The Market). I've had a really good response on etsy and have been included in a couple of treasuries, one of which neeeearly got me on the front page (I was a "reserve"). 

Taking photos at this time of year is getting to be difficult, with the daylight ending so early. I work fulltime (plus some) and am never home before the light fades. Very frustrating having to wait for the weekend to take photos. My other task iver the next few weeks is to get together a really good looking display set up for my craft fair stall. My mannequin head will be great, but I need some kind of shelves to give the display some height. Will try and find some groovy vintage stuff.

The first of the wallpaper clocks have made it to my Etsy shop!

 

I've started listing my wallpaper clocks on the etsy shop . I have high hopes for them. I've also received notification in the last couple of days that I've been accepted by The Market Hobart (the one at the Masonic Temple) for the July 4 market, and by Handmade Hobart for the 15th and 16th of May. Can't wait. Must buy more supplies for clocks and fabric for some warm cosy little neckties for winter.

The Last Wallpaper Clock in Captivity

This was the last surviving clock following the Odd and Even Market of a few weeks back. I'm in the process of making another 9 with lots of wonderful old wallpaper which has recently arrived in the post. I've also sourced a small quantity of pizza boxes (wouldn't have had much use for an entire pallett!) which will make shipping them possible. They'll eventually appear on my etsy shop after much drilling, painting, glueing etc... and some postage quotes.

A lot of the older wallpapers have a lovely hand-printed quality to them, while the later 70s style papers have really incredible colours and prints. I'm getting impatient... so they should be done really soon!

The arrival of my fabulous mannequin

This lovely lady is going to make my life a lot easier. I'll have an attractive, willing and completely immobile model at my disposal whenever I desire. Her arrival this afternoon has already allowed me to photograph a batch of ladies' neckties which are available now on my etsy shop. She'll also be great for market stalls (when I get together enough stock to apply for the next ones!) More wallpaper and resin supplies also arrived today so I'll be kept busy for the next week or so. Also to come are a lot more scarves which are cut out but unassembelled. If only I didn't have a job to go to every day!

New brooches!

I've finally managed to get some new stock finished! Little batch of resin-filled silver-plated brooches containing clippings from old children's books and vintage wallpaper. I bought 2 old children's books from an etsy seller only to find that one of them, unbeknownst to me, is a copy of a book I owned when I was about three years old and still remember vividly. It is about animals and has lots of realistic illustrations and information about mostly North American woodland creatures. So cute! I'll photograph them individually and post them on my etsy shop really soon.

I've also sewn up a new batch of glamourous little neckerchiefs which need photographing... but that will have to wait for the arrival of my wonderful vintage-looking head and shoulders mannequin courtesy of ebay seller tianfashion. Can't wait!

Other projects on the go are my first attempts at casting resin rings. Theyre still in the silicone, but fingers crossed they cure fully and they're not full of bubbles. Also recently acquired some hat patterns from etsy at McHats. I might try out a prototype tomorrow.