Zombies and Brains: Introducing SS Zombie Apocalypse

If you read our blog or follow us on Facebook, you know one of us loves zombies and one of us, well, not so much.

It's no surprise that we opened a new shop on Etsy. The SS Zombie Apocalypse is a place where we can sell our brains, skull, and zombie merchandise.

Some of the items are a little disturbing, but I can confidently say they are also, from an artistic perspective, quite awesome. Since I write 90% of the descriptions and happen to be the one who doesn't like zombies or blood, you can only imagine how much I struggled to creatively write descriptions about these gory, sick zombie creations. You may also be surprised to know how many synonyms there are for words like gore and bloody.




Before/After

Check out Caroline.

Isn't she angelic, adorable, and celestial?

No, not at all.

Caroline is more bloody, gory, and apocalyptic.

The before and after photo highlights and captures the amount of work that went into creating this beautiful angel more than any words I could write.

Before/After

Next up, Cherubs.

Actually a Zombie Cherub Candle Holder.

No words needed.






In addition to our Zombie Sculptures, our new shop will be a place to find our skull jewelry, brain items, and glass etchings. And as always, we can and are more than happy to do custom work, just send us a message.  

Dancing Shoes, Copper Bracelets, and Sea Shells

In almost everything we create, we really try to up-cycle or repurpose items as there is something quite fun and magical in transforming discarded objects into something new.
Sometimes up-cycling is easy, and other times it requires just a little bit of imagination. Here are some projects we recently created by up-cycling and repurposing. Hope you can find inspiration in our pieces!  

Put on Your Dancing Shoes Earrings

These are perfect for your best friend or the girl who loves shoes!

We created these by drilling a hole in  vintage, toy doll shoes. Then we added  brown and gold seed beads to red jump rings. We even made the jump rings from salvaged wire.

Easy, creative and fun!




The Beach is Calling Necklace

We found this beautiful sea shell on the beach in the Outer Banks. We polished the shell, and used a Dremel to smooth it. We drilled a hole in the top, and used copper wire to add it to the hemp necklace.

The necklace speaks of warm, sunny days spent relaxing on the beach.

 

The Copper and Slate Bracelet

We created this piece by cutting slate into small squares, and then drilled holes into each piece. Once the pieces were formed, we simply added the copper wire jump rings.  

It's a great industrial chic piece!

 

 

What things have you repurposed or up-cycled? 

Brooch Bouquet: Part 1



Some of the pretties!

Pearly clusters!

I love love. And happiness. I also love centerpieces, floral arrangements, chandeliers, and wedding dresses. Oh, and cake!  Whether it's a beautiful wedding cake, a birthday cake or small bites of heaven in the form of a cupcake, I love it! Throw in a little fun, some DIY, a touch of glitter, and Pinterest, and it's really no surprise that I find myself helping several brides with their weddings.






Green gorgeous!

One of the things I'm super excited to start working on is a vintage brooch bouquet! I just adore these glittery, vintage, shabby chic bouquets. In addition to creating the bouquet for the lovely bride, I am creating a boutonniere for the groom and a smaller bouquet for one of her attendants. Yikes! No pressure.

I have read through several tutorials on creating the brooch bouquets, and of course they all seem so easy! But honestly, I have my doubts. There is something daunting and rather sweat inducing about wire wrapping 50-85 brooches, earrings, and pendants in a pattern to somehow, almost magically, create a floral bouquet that is not only beautiful, but elegant and tasteful.



Golden gems!

So follow me as I begin this journey of creating the brooch bouquets and boutonniere. You will see the joys, the heartaches, the happiness, and the frustration. And of course, pictures of it all!