HPC Week 3: Icky Dog Creations

Yeah, I know. I'm promoting myself. But it is my week in the Hooters Promo Club!! So if you need icky, ridiculous things (like plush rats or zombie bunnies) or steampunk sculptures . . . well, visit my store!
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Hollystott!!! Week 2

Week 2 of shameless promotions! Hooray! This week, I'm promoting Holly from hollystott. She has a striking array of earrings and pendants, sweat bands and wrist bands. From quirky and fun, to elegant and beautiful, Holly has it all! She's very custom friendly and has crazy fast shipping! (I know from personal experience - she made me a custom skull sweatband and I had it in 2 days!!!) I just love her shop!!!!

Blackcatmima!

Each week I'll be showcasing a great seller from the Etsy Owls Team! We kick off the expo with blackcatmima!!! She has an amazing array of hairpins, brooches, paper goods, and vintage inspired pieces! Truly gorgeous stuff! And not only are her hair pins beautiful, the packaging alone is to die for! She has so many items to choose from, you're sure to find something you love! I know I have!

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Had to try it! Check out my shop

Yart Sale!

It's time for the second annual Yart Sale on Etsy! Yard sale + art = yart! What does this mean? Fabulous art and handmade goodies at ridiculous prices!! If you go to Etsyhttp://www.etsy.com/ and type 'yart' into the search bar, you'll get a long list of all of the great sale items! From jewlery to art, plush, sculpture, clothing and more!

I also have a Yart section in my shop, which you can find herehttp://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6612632&section_id=6186970

Happy shopping!

Steampunk

My Grandpa was always such a crafty fellow. He could make something out of nothing and loved using found objects (halved walnut shells as scary fingernails on a giant hand, pistaccio shells as weird little singing faces . . .). My favorite of his creations were his watch sculptures. He would take apart watches and use the gears and springs and whatnot to create intricate sculptures of trains, motorcycles, and castles. I was in awe of the detail. (and I wish I had some pics to share!)

When my Grandpa died, he left all of his watches and watch parts to me. They sat in my basement for the longest time. I had no idea what to do with them. Then one day, about 3 months ago, I decided to try my hand at making a watch train. How hard could it be, right? Um, HARD. I tried and tried, to no avail. And it didn't help that I was trying to hold the pieces together using a glue gun (FYI: glue guns = not a good choice for gluing metal!). I was disappointed. I was annoyed. Heck, I was angry! My hubby, not wanting me to be in a fowl mood (probably a good thing - I tend to cuss like a sailor when I'm mad!) suggested we buy some epoxy to try. He also suggested to make something other than a train (since it obviously wasn't working out).
So I started with an owl. Some of the gears reminded me of the eyes of a great horned owl. And he turned out pretty cute! I was digging through the pieces and noticed one reminded me of a hummingbird. So I made one. Another piece looked like a dragon head, a robot, a cat . . . and so started my watch sculpting.
And the epoxy works much better than a glue gun!This is the latest owl I'm working on. You can see others in my etsy store! http://ickydogcreations.etsy.com