Tag Archives: handmade

Cyborg Culture… Richard Symons Art

No matter if you are a steampunk adept, an aspiring cyborg, or just a lover of disembodied hands used in home decor (that would be me), London-based artist and prop maker Richard Symons has just the thing you need. With cogs, … Continue reading

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What The Hell… Kayla Stojek’s Custom Shoes

Attention, lovers of all things weird and ridiculous! If you like raising eyebrows with your footwear, Kayla Stojek’s custom decorated shoes will be right up your alley. The line between kitsch and art is well and truly lost in her work…     (Can … Continue reading

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On The Line… Planet Pickle Pendants

Planet Pickle’s tagline is “silver-based silliness for carbon-based lifeforms”, and that should tell you right away that the store caters to lovers of all things geek. The Australia-based Etsy shop sells all sorts of awesome stuff, from Dalek earrings and Star Trek brooches to … Continue reading

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Claws And Crowns… Raven Eve Jewelry

Sometimes when browsing Etsy, I come across a shop that simply has everything. Raven Eve Jewelry is a shop like that; it’s so full of unusual, interesting pieces that I could never feature everything I love… But I’m going to try … Continue reading

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Post-Apocalyptic Doll Parts… Black Water Siren Studio

Black Water Siren Studio is an Etsy shop that specializes in the rugged, post-apocalyptic, Mad Max type of jewelry made from bullet casings, roughly bent metal scraps and pieces of crystal. That is, however, not what I’m featuring it for. … Continue reading

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Books Of Secrets… aLexLibris Bookart

I am one of those people who always carries a notebook around. It’s a habit that I developed back in my “physics days”, when I solved differential equations for fun and never wanted to be without the means to do … Continue reading

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#Cosplay: Morgoth’s Helmet/Crown

So, I announced a while ago that I am working on a cosplay… and this is my first post about the ongoing efforts. My character of choice? Melkor, also known as Morgoth, Black Foe of the World, the major villain … Continue reading

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Wicked Curiosities… Paradise Findings

Paradise Findings, the Etsy store of Kathryn Schreiber, is truly a place of many wonders. There are the ready-made jewelry pieces to begin with, but also an enormous section of “art finds” and jewelry supplies for the crafty customer. She … Continue reading

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QP Gets Crafty: Silmarillion Pendants

I made mention of my crafts before, and here they are! These cost me lots of time, painful fingers (because I have no wire pliers), and many expletives, but I think the results aren’t that awful… For those of you … Continue reading

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Snake Charm(er)s… IllusionTree Necklaces

When I encountered these amazingly realistic necklaces by DeviantArt-artist IllusionTree, AKA Briana Landavazo, I just couldn’t help but feature them. The pendants are made of polymer clay, but they look as if they could slither away any moment! Briana occasionally does commissions, … Continue reading

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