Mt Charleston Fair, Steam Punk Adventure and more....

Large Steam Punk Pendant
I am finally getting around to playing with 
my Steam Punk Resin pieces.
But First:

The Mt Charleston Fair
(click to see a picture of the beautiful hotel)
was really fun!  

It was a great venue for all of our Handmade In Vegas Etsy Team shops. 

The hotel is rustic and beautiful and fortunately I was inside 

so I missed the deluge of rain and wind some of our people had to deal with. 

I loved meeting people face to face and seeing what items attract them. 

The thrill of a comment like: 

" I just have to have that!! 

It's wonderful."

Chain Gang Set

Calliope of Color Set

 or 

"This is not just 

jewelry,

it is jewelry art!"

I was pleasantly surprised

 to have quite a few

 of my hand knit 

and 

crocheted items sell.  

My free form crochet

Squirrel's Treasure

Purse 

found a new home.                                     

(Aside- Those were some of my older pictures- 
I can see quite an improvement in my picture taking this year)

Squirrel's Treasure Purse Front and Back

I added a large polymer clay button, 

beaded tie and a fabric lining complete with pockets.

All in all it was a very pleasant experience, I made some money 

and I would like to participate in more arts and crafts shows.

Now,

On to the steam punk pieces....

I poured a large batch of resin into little bottle caps, some of my polymer clay pieces

and as it started to thicken I needed to use up the remainder quickly 

so

this very large pendant used up the resin.

There are all kinds of watch parts and a big rusty key and copper micro beads

 in this recycled mint tin.

I found a very chunky brass chain to hang it on on there you go:

My first "Man Bling"!!

The smaller pendants are wonderful too. 

 

I could sell them on very simple neckwires 

great unisex attire

but I think I will play around this week with more elaborate 

designs for some of them.

Here are some of the Steam Punk variety close up:

I also did some ocean theme pieces 

                                       

one of these sold at the Fair

and 

Poppy Seed Heads I had from my WA garden

                                       

Thanks again to Christine over at 

A Hot Piece of Glass 

for her great advice on how to attach the bails to these caps. 

The 2 part epoxy was easy and the bails are very secure.

Visit her blog for wonderful glass art, mixed media and more. 

That's all for today- Happy Sunday!! 

Heather