Thursday, May 6, 2010

Steampunk Jewelry

The theme for the May lottery at ArtHaven is "steampunk," a favorite genre of mine.  I haven't decided which piece I'm entering.  I have this one that I did a while back:
The base is a game piece, covered with some collage bits, a faux watch face and some Tim Holtz idea-ology, with keys dangling off the side.
I wasn't sure if I wanted to give that one up, so I created this new one:
I filled a bottle cap with some glossy accents and then piled in a bunch of watch findings and innards, and then dangled some idea-ology pieces and an old watch face from the bottom.
Now, I kinda like this one.  Well, one will wind up on a lapel, and the other will be in the lottery.  Or maybe I'll just enter them both and let the winner choose.  Hmmmmm.....

22 comments:

Tammy D said...

Wow they are both really cool. But the bottom one is uber cool!

Unknown said...

Love them both!!!! Lovin' the Steampunk too... you're inspiring me to make my own

The winner will be lucky to win either,for sure!

Dorothy said...

Great pieces Eileen!!!
Love them both!!

AngieHallHaviland said...

OH WOWZA, Eileen!!! They are BOTH GORGEOUS!! The TOP one does make my HEART SING --- BEAUTIFUL!!!

Anonymous said...

They are both pretty however I like the first one best. As always nice job.

Elaine A said...

Eileen -

I think both of them are really awesome. So please feel free to send them my way - LOL!

Elaine Allen

teri said...

oh I like that a lot. I saw a framed collection of clock faces the other day, from 30 years ago. So "fashion forward" yes? I'm wearing my bracelet today and loving the jinglies!!

Lori said...

These are both awesome, I would have a hard time deciding, too! Wonderful work!

katknit said...

I love both of these... You are so creative !!!

Charlene

Nancy Lynn said...

They are both wonderful. Love the steampunk look and all those metal pieces and keys and whatever else you can find. Great job as always. I haven't made any in quite a while.....maybe after seeing yours I will get motivated.

Anonymous said...

Ohhhhh, I love them both....I'll make it easy for you to decide....You just give ME BOTH of them and make another for the Lottery!!!!! LOL Sounds like a fair deal to ME!! ;) GREAT job ma'am!!

Helen said...

Oh, they are both so great! I am sure whichever one you enter will be gratefully received.

Vic said...

They're both great!

patricia smith said...

They are both great! I can see where it would be hard to part with the first one!
Hugs, Pat Smith

Jona Panesa said...

both are lovely pieces. goodluck!

Diann said...

Great steampunk pieces, Eileen! Diann

Patzee said...

Wow! What lucky lapels to be graced with either piece! I love the technique of gluing the watch innards to the bottle cap--brilliant!

Art By Wanda said...

These are very cool, Eileen!!! I need to do some things like this.

Gemstone Jewelry said...

i like both.what is the cost price for these cool items...???

Sandi M said...

Very cool! You're so creative, putting the watch mechanics inside the bottle cap :)

dblanken said...

Both of them are really cute - but I like the 1st one better - so cute

Seth said...

Each one of these is great. Hope you decided to enter both!!