NEWEST COMMISSION

NEWEST COMMISSION-bling!!

thinking of using this case ! it has the spring handle that is so nice for carrying heavier items,

nice inside that does not require any work !

nice design elements on the top

I thought before I began the larger suitcase and since I had the elements out on my work table that I would make a smaller train case , as I loved the idea presented to me by the buyer. She requested that a suitcase by made to carry her jewelry from the line she represents JewelKade and wanted a suitcase to carry her line in. She suggested a silver and black theme with crystals and a flue de lis . I went and purchased some new metallic silver and began to paint, it took three coats. I will be working on the larger case today !I spent $20.00 alone in bling, the holographic iridescence crystals taht I used on the top, On the sides I used clear, the flue de lis and other crystal bling ran another $20.00, however I have allot left over.

Here it is a giant crystal flue de lis

One half done, dry time was quite long

found a flue des lis , enlarged it and made a pattern

cut it out of this wonderful sheer glitter fabric

laying out the crystals

My daughter Miranda helps me out, I have to bribe her heavily however...

top is layered in muliple glitters, vintage heavy silver, iridescence  and super fine glitters. these glitters really sparkle under the light and this photo does not do it justice! I have not mastered photographic sparkle ! but they are really pretty, many colors reflect off the light

Nice matching luggage pair

I painted the base in my best black , Golden carbon black and added a fine glitter black. I purchased some bling and put them on the front . This is not a great picture of this case and I will take more of it today, I love it , it has a glamor and city chic quality

need to finish it off yet

painted the inside black

finished off with glitter, gems and embellishments

This is not goodbye

Friends and dear readers, it has probably come to your attention that I've been blogging far less frequently than I used to. This is because I'm finishing up a little thing called my master's thesis while also working two jobs. I promise you, come May, the Vagnino Monologues will return to its former two/three-posts-per-week glory. But until my thesis is completed and the semester is over, any time spent writing has to be in the service of my said thesis or the class I'm teaching.

So for the next month-ish, there probably won't be much new content on here, and for that, I apologize. I know many of you rely on my witty observations to get through your mundane days. I hope you will not try to fill the void left by my blogging hiatus with casual sex or meth. Rehab is expensive (I hear).

Till (most likely) May unless I magically get more free time or absolutely have to post,
Katie

Newest project vintage shell lamp

Little mermaid NIGHT LITE

Finishing up jewelry boxes

added paint , glitter, and thinking of adding these shoes, I like the idea, but I need to doll up the shoes first

finished, added a few gems, pearl around the base and pretty vintage button

I am thinking of adding a fork , remember how the little mermaid used a fork to comb her hair and how she loved to collect things from the mans world.

work in process and I will up date as I go around.

My first week here.. sore feet and all!

I am now in our new place for 7 days. We JUST got our 2.5 seater sofa from the storage unit.

My desk, finally unveiled - see below for more goss on it!

We're 70% unpacked. I am 170% exhausted. :)

The worst thing about this move, or moving from a 440sq feet area to someplace else/bigger... is that there was no available floor space for packed boxes! So we have had to do this the ultra slow and ultra INefficient way.

This place is SUCH a blank slate!

There are a few downsides to this space, the biggest 2 being I'm ALLERGIC to it! (It was owner occupied prior to this and he had a dog, a cat and a bird inside.) Also, 60% of the house is tiled So my feet get exhausted to the point of pain every night.

Our simple entryway. My "dining table" now, as its proper use, a hall table!

But this place is still our home.

And it's a super BLANK SLATE! :)

Oh and I have to show and tell!! My new desk is a $50 buy from St Vinnies in Katoomba, NSW. Without the glass. I'd always loved the detail of the faux bamboo furniture, having grown up with a few. :)



It's actually a dining table, but oh well :) I'm too precious about it to share it with others who don't care as much about the piece!

I paid $150 for a new glass top, painted it a wonderful pale blue high gloss, let it cure for 6 months...

And now, you'd have to pay upwards of $700 for one in a designer store! :)

Newest Suitcase day at the circus FREAK SIDE SHOW

I love the circus and lament the side shows of the past, loving the canvas art and the side shows. 
Vintage clowns....on rare wood and leather 1940s vintage suitcase that has been altered into a Circus freak show traveling luggage bag. Images from the 1800s FREAK shows are distributed threw out , the fat man, sad clown , Siamese twins and others, pencil man and Dog Face Boy. I used a lot of sparkle and sequins with a splash of vintage clown faces .

Marylin is hidden within the images again on this one, she likes to go to the circus,

Here is Marlyn!

Marylin goes to the circus SUITCASE here

buy it here

The inside is finished off on this one.suitcase here elaborate trim, a strip of zebra fabric all with the original lined fabric from the case.

that is a stain that is orginal to the interior of the case. Black stain embroidered fabric is on bottom.

size:
24 x 13 x 6 1/2

taking a completely ruined card table and springing into new life

Getting ready to create !

 Putting on my DALI face, this is what this poor table looked like

faithful mod podge , applying the first layer, these are art papers

 My husband helps out, painting the exposed edge with metallic blue, then a glitter combination is applied

Added a Rhinestone peace sign per my daughters instructions

Finished table, very pretty, and spring like,