Saturday, July 14, 2012

Layers of good junk

This assemblage has been in the works in my mind for quite some time.  Not too long ago I won a really amazing giveaway from one of my online crafty gals, Zoe.  We have been swapping for a while, she sends the most amazing packages.  Her attention to detail is simply amazing.  Anyway, I won a lot of "vintage" Tim Holtz papers and goodies. I knew I had to do something neat with the paper as it is no longer around.  A letterpress tray from 7 gypsies made for the perfect homage.




I tapped into some things I have been holding onto for a while.  Sometimes it is so hard to use up some of those special trinkets.




A few of those hard to use pieces were from a typewriter I tore apart.  It took me so long, but I was able to harvest some really neat stuff from it.  I also added an old grocery store price tag, a random game piece and an old piece of hardware.  The clock images throughout were cut from really neat paper from a book making store.  




The small amber bottle is filled with a few of the screws left over from the typewriter tear down.  I have loads of respect for the craftsmanship that went into making this device.  The pendulum is a hand off from my Dad, he deals in antiques and once in a while he is generous with the junk he can't make money on.




In the picture above you can see a bit more of the collaging I did before layering in my junk.  I used light bulb cut outs from Retro Cafe Art, a wonderful vendor.  Also to add more layers I used images from Alpha Stamps.




The ruler is a color copy of a ruler I found at an estate sale.  As I live in Kalamazoo, this was a score.  I made several copies of a few rulers to create my own personal scrapbook paper.  You can also see an old pencil I tucked up in the corner as well as another really cool typewriter part.




Here you can see that I actually attached the hardware hook to the printer tray structure.  I used a few more bits of tiny junk in the upper sections.  This time around I tried to edit a bit.  I tend to over do it with too many layers of junk.   

Speaking of layers, this is the theme for this week's challenge over at Simon Says Stamp and Show so I am adding this piece to the mix.  I recently applied to be on their design team, but I was rejected once again. I was beyond disappointed, but there is always next time I suppose!

Cheers, 

Rhea 


14 comments:

  1. I always love seeing your creations and you have inspired me to give it a go myself!

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  2. that is so cool! I want to run out and find a printer tray! It's very steampunk looking :O)

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  3. Thanks for the lovely compliments. I'm so pleased that you finally managed to bring yourself to cut the paper. I love your tray, it's so deliciously vintage and you've used so many gorgeous antique treasures. Thanks for sharing, your projects are always so awesome. xD

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  4. "SOMEDAY" I am going to get all my collected treasures in one place and do something like this! AWESOME!

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  5. I dropped in from Artists in Blogland I like all the charming liitle details you added to this piece.

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  6. Very Cool! Love looking into the compartments and seeing your clever designs. This is beautiful! So happy you have joined us at Simon Says Stamp and Show!

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  7. Anything made by you, Rhea, requires a cup of tea and a few quiet minutes to admire all the coolness of your art. I really love your junk box!!!!

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  8. How fun! What a neat way to share things that inspire your creativity!

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  9. I can never figure out how you put all these different and dissimilar things together to make one really cool pulled together art piece. Love the ruler.

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  10. Another beautifully done piece.

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  11. What a great piece! Lots of really cool items in there.

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  12. Oh Rhea your art is always so spectacular..i always feel so awed my your creative art.

    susan s.

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  13. Fantastic! A wonderful grungy piece and I really love all the layers of "good junk".

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