New Arrivals and Goodies Gallore!

New Pictures for the Etsy Store!

I love taking pictures on a pretty day.  Boy was yesterday just wonderful!  I am definitely not a professional photographer, but I enjoy a good point and click.  I would also like to thank 20 Brix for allowing us to use their great patio for our location.

Taken by Ariel

Ariel, my sister-in-law, was generous enough to allow me to use her not only as a model but use her equipment.  She also took some of these lovely pictures too. Leiann, my co-worker, also helped me tremendously as my model.  Thank you girls for a great day.

 

Many of the pictures I take are for the "Phoenixbartender" Etsy Store, but I also use many of them for promotional reasons too.  I'm going to share some of these with you now.  Enjoy! ~

Modeling Drusy Quartz and Hypersthene hand embroidered Necklace and
vintage-style typewriter key steampunk earrings.

Here we see a new addition, Hand Knitted Scarves! Ahh...warm!

Feather Headband with hand stitched beading, so trendy...

She's got a bit of everything! Nice warm scarf and cuff links, custom order, and a lovely hair piece.

Steampunk vile earrings, already available on my website.  Sun Spots hand embroidered on upcycled car leather Necklace.  NEW addition! Hand woven brooch with garnets.

I will be adding listings shortly for some of these fine items! 

Be Crafty Tutorial, Make Steampunk Goggles

Steampunk Goggles, Be Crafty

Factory-made goggles, found at a costume store.

I was looking for something interesting to steampunk for my husband last minute (of course! I only work under pressure) and I found these goggles at a chain costume store.  The mask attached to this pair was stinky and only covered the nose and upper lip....ok so that's a thumbs down.  So I decided to make them a bit more interesting.  I'm going to share what I did with you and I hope you find it helpful!

Step 1: Remove the stinky mask. Use a small Phillip's head screwdriver for this step.



You can discard this mask, or save it for another project.

Step 2:  Assemble your items to attach to your goggles.  I used 2 "C" clamps from the hardware store, two circular gears from Vintaj, 6 nuts, a game piece arrow, and reused the screws that were used to attach the mask to the goggles.  You will also need two part epoxy.



Step 3: Place your "C" clamp onto the side of the goggles, find where you will be drilling a small hole for the screw.  Do the same for the gear.

Step 4:  Screw in your parts.

Step 5: Screw in the game spinner to the center.  There will already be a hole from removing the gas mask.

Step 6:  Mix your 2 part epoxy, wait for it to get a little tacky, almost like hot glue but not as thick.  Use the glue to attach the nuts to the top of the goggles.  (For added assurance, you can put in some screws, drill a pilot hole for them before gluing.)

Well HOOOOOWDY!! You're done!