Happy Wednesday! Today I am sharing a creation for the latest Frilly and Funkie challenge hosted by the creative and inspiring Zoe called "
Haberdashery".
She describes the challenge as:
"A haberdasher is a person who sells small articles for sewing, such as
buttons, ribbons and zippers. For this challenge create a vintage or
shabby chic project including items found at a Haberdashery."
I was inspired the thought of buttons and threads. I was thinking about Halloween and the finery a witch would be wearing for the holiday.
I started with cutting out a few ice skates from the Tim Holtz Ice Skates. I had a vision that if I removed the skate blades they would make some cool boots!
All it took was a little snip snip and I had some wonderful witch boots. I stamped over them with a text stamp and then sponged them with a nice coat of black soot distress oxide. I laced them up with some string (died to coordinate) and tied them off with some fun buttons. I then decided they needed a shiny coat on the tips and the heels. I masked them off and sponged versamark. (I did this after the dye ink had set for awhile. If you can't wait you have to heat set the dye ink before doing this or your black embossing powder can stick elsewhere. :)
The hat was something I drew up after looking online for some inspiration. I wanted it to look a little bit like the sorting hat in Harry Potter.
I stamped the background with a different stamp from the Etcetera stamps. The backrgound is a mix of orange and black inked Halloween stamp.
You have another week to join us in the fun! The winner will earn the chance of a Guest Designer spot at
Frilly and Funkie, and everyone who enters and follows the rules will go into the draw for the chance to win a $25 spending spree at
The Funkie Junkie Boutique.
And there are Top 3 Badges for three further outstanding entries,
chosen by the Design Team, because choosing just one winner is so hard!
Thanks for stopping by!
Suzz
The witch that gets this outfit is going to be very fancy indeed with all the wonderful embellishments. Love how you used the skates to make her boots - super clever.
ReplyDeleteClever and so well done!I could use some "witchy" boots like that! Lol!
ReplyDeleteNow that's a witch who will be stepping out in style! I love the way you repurposed the skates die! So clever and such fine boots! The hat is amazing and creepy and wonderful with all those spiders clustered up on the hat band. So whimsical and fun and like everything you do, beautifully made.
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of your Halloween witch all dressed up to dazzle - the hat and shoes look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
My goodness, Suzz! You have such a creative mind! I love the idea of using the skates and making your own hat! The stamping makes them even extra creative! You really knocked this challenge out of the ballpark! Sending hugs!
ReplyDeleteWell now, which best dressed witch wouldn't want to wear these gorgeous accessories! LOVE the stamping which takes them to the next level and the button cluster is such a wonderful touch xx
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