Planet Paris

I have this print on my wall which was the catalyst for a visit to Paris a couple of years ago (see very old blogs http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/paris-sur-lautomne.html   or  http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/dr-who-meets-paris.html ).

So took a photo of it and fed it into the Circular App and the results look like a hurricane...

which rapidly opens up a vortex...

Sucking the entirety of ancient Paris...

into oblivion!

Cool!
(sorry ancient  fictional Paris)

Tomorrow another weird effect on the same painting which could be used by the tourist board to promote the city!
Stay tuned.

Windows

Time off from craft to day for a little study in windows. Sometimes you just need to look up to see someone's little bit of glorious work in making a lovely window that most people may never even notice.

One of these is at Tate Britain I think (or as I just mis-typed it - Tate Brian... excellent name for a gallery!).

It feels like a still from the film Hugo.

This is the ceiling of the dome before filters...

and after...

as Jack Sparrow would say, "Can't resist, mate." I love me a good filter!

The Other Box

I said a couple of days ago that I'd made another box out of the leftovers from the steampunk wedding cup cake stand, after making the first box with the best bits (http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/steam-punk-box-vs-cup-cake-stand.html ) and that I'd show you when I got the chance.

Well here is the chance... when I should be getting ready for work.

Its kind of like a little theatre box, with two curves of landscape scenery at the front and back inside.

What looks like a coin in the top is a cell battery that is held tight by the foam board sides.

Inside the lid there is a flower made from organza which has a tiny LED bulb sticking through it, the wires of which are held in place either side of the battery above.

I put two of my little adventurous girls in there cos it looks like they have had to go to a mystical place to be transported in the beam or get information from the connection between the flower above and the one below.

For more of the girls, 
see http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/even-cuter-anime-dolls.html  and http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/princess-anime-dolls.html

 I wish cameras could see like eyes can see. The light is a bit savage and the image a bit flat, whereas in real life, you feel drawn in to peer into their little world and wonder what they're up to next.

Steam Punk Box vs a Cup Cake Stand

Do you remember the steam punk cup cake stand I made for my lovely friends' wedding a few years ago?
http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/steampunk-wedding-cake-stand-for.html

Well, time has passed, it has sat in my shed since the day ended, paper becoming wrinkled, slightly dusty and taking up a little too much space.

In order to fulfil my dual new year's resolution (use it up/ clear the crap), it had to go. In the gigantic year-long spring clean of my life and attached buildings, I had to get rid of it. Sadly.

So, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, this is what happened.

First break it up into its componant parts,

Then cut out identical shaped squares that could be glued together into a cube with removable lid.

The layers of the stand were originally foam-board with scrapbooking papers over, so made sure I had a representative sample of each layer.

Any extra detail that was cut off could be added as decoration on the side.

The lid had a central hole cut and the black lace added to it that had adorned the sides of the layers, This way, the inside could be lit and be a tiny peek-hole (see further down the photos).

Then inside, any of the struts, brass, jewels or decorations could be added to make little compartments.

Four areas

 With the sloping sides of the original struts (see blog link at the top).

Looking like a mix of treasure from Pirates of the Caribbean and something from Aramis' Sunday best on Musketeers.

And this is the view through the top with light inside.

SO glad it didn't just have to get dumped.
I made something else from the leftovers but you will have to wait for another day for that.

Crafting a Clock

Many moons ago, my husband bought me this clock.

It has spaces for photos to be put in each frame and, as I was into scrap-booking and making little sock-creatures at the time, he may have supposed I would fill it with photos either of family or Socklets.

The little cubby-hole is quite deep so, as I am now into scrap-boxing (filling little boxes with stuff), family related or otherwise, I filled them with stuff:

The marbles were miniature ones (the cubby-holes were not deep enough for full sizes ones).

Lego pirate was slightly too deep so he has no glass on the front.

China bunny was also slightly too deep so that compartment has no rigid back on it, just a fabric one to stop things falling out but gives a little stretch as required.

And the clock face got pimped with stick on jewels to give some indication where the hands were pointing.

Here's the finished article in its entirety.

When it was finished, put a battery in the back, hung it and off it went... for about 40 minutes... that seems to be about its limit of working time. So now it is a non-functioning object-d'art.

Other box-related crafts on my blog include
http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/christmas-dioramas.html
http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2015/12/collage-letter-scrapboxes.html
http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/paris-in-box.html
http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/ye-olde-curiosity-box-part-2.html

Webster's Badger

While we're here on the Websters pages, let's have another...

I may go back and work on the detail of the background, but the idea made me laugh.

Return to Websters

I do start a lot of stuff and then forget to continue, don't I?

Well for those of you who like a bit of Webster-altering, here's another of those.

The before pic...

and the after...

Revealing my deep-seated dislike of Brussels sprouts!

To see others (and where it all began) checkout
http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/pictorial-websters.html
and
http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/more-pictorial-websters.html
and
http://socklet-world.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/favourite-pictorial-websters-so-far.html
among others