Another New Piece Celest

Okay this is exactly how I've been feeling lately! Meet Celest...she used to fly over the creative kingdom warning the other steampunk souls of what the Evil Soul Sucker was really up to. That is until the Soul Sucker caught her. He made sure she couldn't tell another soul by surgically zipping her mouth closed, then he broke her halo. Edna and her band of rebels rescued Celest, but not before it was sadly too late. Celest cries tears of blood over not being able to sing her song of warning.

She's completely hand sculpted, out of paper clay, over an armature. She is 10 1/2" tall, by 3" wide, by 3" deep. She has a vintage watch part for her left eye and one on her chest. Her wings are made of a vintage belt buckle. Her neck was some kind of vintage wooden spool or bobbin? One top of her head is a small clear knob (I think it's acrylic but I'm not sure) and her broken halo is from a vintage clock. I painted her in layers, then sealed her with a matte finish.

I've just added her to my etsy shop :o) http://www.etsy.com/listing/66357121/steampunk-souls-paper-mache-art-doll I was able to work on a few more pieces, both skellies for STJ's update that's coming up soon too! Stay tuned for those pics! Have a great night everyone! xo Michele

Annabelle- My version of cute!

Meet Annabelle! Annabelle decided she wanted to be a snow angel, so she made herself some wings out of paper. What better paper to use for angel wings than the pages of Momma's bible?! She even used her special glitter on them! She was so proud of the way they turned out. Oh wait maybe she should be a Valentine Day fairy? No worries her special wings still worked as a fairy. Only now Annabelle is a little worried, Momma has just discovered the cut out pages of her "book". Do you think Momma will love the wings as much as Annabelle?

I had a ton of fun creating Annabelle! I didn't use any steampunk parts this time and did a little cuter version than I normally do just for fun! I created her wings out of a vintage bible page, resin, and German glass glitter and copper wire. Annabelle is hand sculpted out of paper clay over an armature. Her "dress" is scrapbook paper and I added vintage lace around the bottom and the sleeves. Her bow is also vintage lace. The block is a child's alphabet block I purchased a long time ago at an antique store.

I'm going to list Annabelle on Ebay and see how that goes ;o) Let me know what you all think of her :O)) xo Michele

Steampunk Soul Art Angel Doll-Angelina

Meet Angelina, she's in constant mourning for the souls that the Soul Sucker has destroyed. Her hands never stop moving, counting the beads on her rosary. She's joining the rebellion, hoping that her mechanical wings and protective chest plate will be enough against the evil Soul Sucker army.

She has vintage pocket watch parts for her wings, bolts for her feet, screws in her arms, watch pieces, washers for her neck, a vintage writst watch piece for her eye, her chest plate I believe was a scarf clip at one time, on her head is a vintage rhinestone brooch, and in her hands are vintage black rosary beads.

All three dolls are available in my etsy shop!

Giveaway!!

See? I promised I would be back!! Now to get this blog back up and going! As promised I'm doing a giveaway! I'm going to run it from today Wednesday the 13th to Thurs. the 21st. I'm going to do it similar to how every one else has done it, you get one chance for leaving a comment and if you post the giveaway on your blog you get 2 chances! Just let me know in your comment that you have posted it on your blog! Now, wanna know what you will win??This adorable little turtle! He has a vintage belt buckle back, a gorgeous rhinestone body, a vintage watch face on his shell with some tiny vintage beads, his face is hand painted glass by me of course, and there is a large silver plated bail on the back.

I will draw the names next Thurs. at 7pm central time and let you know who the winner is!

I have also listed two new pendants on etsy today:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/michelelynchart for more detail and pricing!

Good luck everyone! xo Michele

Angel Mixed Media Necklace

I'm really enjoying making the whole necklace instead of just the pendant. You're right Luthien some of them just don't feel whole without the necklace part. Thanks to everyone who dropped back in! and for all of your comments on the other necklace! Made me feel loved :o) This one is made up of different vintage chains and an old watch band :o) I put her on ebay tonight, there's more pictures there if you want a better look. More to come but that's it for tonight I'm pooped and off to work I go once more in the morning. xo Michele

Another Dragon and Angel!

Okay so since the other dragon sold within minutes of me putting her on ebay and the popularity of her, I made another one ;o) Love how this one came out too!! Hmmm...maybe I should just do a series of them! Here she is, same coloring as the other one but a different pose and different eye color ;o) Available on ebay tonight at 8 pm cental time:Then something a little different. Instead of my regular fused glass painted face, I used a vintage photograph under a clear domed cab, set in a silver tone bezzel. I have a large collection of vintage photographs so this gives me a chance to use them! Let me know what you all think about the 2 different styles and no worries I'm not stopping the painted ones ;o)
I'm off to cook dinner and then boy scouts is tonight. Oh and guess what...it's raining. I'm thinking I should finish the ark I started building in the spring. Have a great night everyone! xo Michele

New Art & A Giveaway!

Okay so its not my giveaway LOL...although I do need to do one here soon! I've go so many things going on right now though I need to wait till a few things settle!! Okay first the give a way!!! Because it's a gorgeous giveaway and I just know you would be so upset if you missed out on this!!! It's on my friend Luthien's blog and she is giving away the most gorgeous pendant that she made! You can have up to three chances to win so go check it out!

Pimp&Paint

Next is a little more eye candy! Two new pendants! I did something new and have been adding the swarovski crystals to their heads for their hair. I really like it! I've also been aging the metals more and love the grunge effect! The seahorse goes on ebay tonight at 8 pm central and the angel goes on ebay Wednesday at 8 pm central time. Ebay is changing the shipping rules again and we are going to have to charge for insurance...so sometime before Sept 22 I have to end the free shipping. Sorry folks. I'm not sure what ebay is wanting to accomplish this time. We are no longer allowed to offer insurance as optional and we have to include it in shipping and handling. Anyway...lets think about that tomorrow....today...

Have a great rest of the night everyone!! xo Michele

Well we've made it through 2 days of middle school now unscathed! But we did forget the trombone at school today. Oh well, it's a little thing ;o) Hope everyone else's little ones are having great first days at school also!!

Tonight I have two new steampunk diva's to go on ebay. One I'm putting as a buy it now and that's the little angel. Her skirt is made up of a what I believe is real turquoise. It was an earring. I just love her!

The second is another ring. I'm having so much fun with these rings! This one reminds me of those little Japanese Dolls that you see everywhere now a days.

She is up for the regular 7 day auction and of course the auction still starts at the very low price of 19.00! Hope everyone has a great night! The days are getting shorter. I can feel summer coming to an end. BLAH! xo Michele

Ebay & Etsy Updates!

I have an angel that I just added to ETSY

The little paris earring sold out of there this morning...thank you L!
I also have 2 new pendants to add to EBAY tonight. A fairy Heart, and a Butterfly Queen:


Okay I'm off to try and catch up on some things...ha ha right!!! xo Michele

Wine Rockin Weekend

Hope everyone made it through the weekend unscathed! I'm not so sure on my account LOL! I don't think I have drank that much wine...in...well lets just say EVER!! The hills of Missouri where the wineries are located are gorgeous! Here is a view from the winery Montelle that we were at:

I forgot my camera so this photo is from Mo.gov In the fall when the trees are changing Missouri is a gorgeous state to drive up and down, twisting through the back roads, stopping to sip some wine at one of the vineyards.
We also went to see Def Leopard, Poison and Cheap Trick at the Verizon ampitheater last night! No cameras were allowed but I'm sure there's pics floating around out there..I saw the flashes...you know who you are...LOL! It was another awesome time! Rock on!

So anyway, now you know why I was unable to post last night ;o)
Here's what I managed to get done for ebay for tonight though:


One starts right at 8 central and the other at 8:05 so that they don't both end at the same time. Have a great night everyone...I'm flying out the door for Buffalo Wild Wings 50 cent wing night lol! xo Michele

Boy the days are just flying by! I can't seem to catch up to save my life here! But I'm spending them the way they should be spent ;o) when I'm not working I'm at the pool with my son ;o) Hopefully it will be a summer memory for him. I sure remember my summers at the public pool! My best friend from high school and I spent every day of the summer at the pool just hanging out and it was right behind her house so we could walk there. Lots of memories there ;o)

Here's the art for tonight on ebay. Also look for more tomorrow night as 5 day auctions because I didn't get a chance to get the auctions listed last night ;o)


The Angel Heart reminds me of a fluffy sugar topped cupcake that is a yummy delight lol...I don't know what it is?? Maybe I'm hungry LOL! Have a great night everyone! xo Michele

Gypsy & Angel

Tonight's ebay auctions! 8pm central time! Enjoy! xo Michele

Pendants with Wings!

Hope everyone had a great week! I'm still not feeling good and running a fever at this point. blah! So again, I'm keeping it short and sweet! 3 new pendants for ebay tonight! A fairy, a cherub (so fun!!) and an angel, everything has wings tonight! Lots more pictures on ebay, they'll go live at 8 pm central time. Thanks to all the buyers out there, I soooo truly appreciate you more than you will ever know!! and to all the bloggers who take the time to leave a comment, thank you from the bottom of my heart, I cherish all the comments! Have a great weekend everyone! xo Michele

Steampunk Goodness In Every Bite

Okay first where did everyone go??? LOL I feel like I moved into this new studio and everyone disappeared??? Hello? Hello? Is any body out there?...Okay before I start to sing lemme say that I am trying to get into the groove again...moving the studio forced miss muse into hiding. I have the next painting started and I'm hoping to get her finished soon..maybe by tomorrow?? So anyway, here is the steampunk-ness for tonight on ebay 3 new pieces!

Enjoy! xo Michele

More Pendants ;o)

Okay here's the other pendants as promised and even a bonus steampunk pendant! Then all go on ebay tonight (Saturday) at 8 pm central time for 5 days! I'm hoping to get the others listed by monday. I really thought things were going to slow down finally but it doesn't look like it for another week :oP Anyway, hope everyone is having a great weekend! I got the carpets cleaned, and I'm getting ready to cut the grass. Tomorrow I'll paint the new studio room :oP xo Michele

Steampunk-ness!

More steampunk-ness coming to my ebay page tonight! Not sure how I got this little divas done with all the birthday celebrations!! But here they are!! They will be on ebay tonight at 8 pm central time.

I also want to thank K for the wonderful award!! It's a wonderful thing to inspire someone! It's difficult when you get into a funk and can't seem to get the mojo flowing! I try to get out when that happens, go to a store or museum or garden that always makes me feel good. Usually it's that our muse needs a break, and she returns with all kinds of things when she's good and ready LOL. I know that doesn't help the funk feeling when you're in the middle of it, but remember you are creative so it will return! Also you can try just painting the background of a painting, tell yourself that's all you are going to do and sometimes that's enough to wake Miss Muse up!
Have a wonderful day everyone! I'm off shopping with my son for a birthday presents! xo Michele

Angel, Witch & Goth Girl, Oh My!

3 more fused glass pendants!! See I kept good on that promise to list more!! There's a spring time witch, an angel, and a goth girl so something for everyone! All will be on ebay tonight at 8 pm central time :o) For those of you that don't know, I cut and fuse several layers of glass together in my kiln, then after they cool down, I draw the design and hand paint them with glass paint. They then have to cure for 24 hours before being low fired again. The glass paints once fired are scratch resistant :o) Hope everyone is having a good week! I am past one birthday :o) Have had tons of fun! Now just have Easter and one more birthday to go! xo Michele

Angel Monday!

It's an angel monday!! I have not only a new angel painting but also three new steampunk angel pendants for ebay!! The painting has a crackle finish that I antiqued to add more vintage charm to her. The pendants are all made of various vintage watch pieces and then the faces are glass and hand painted with glass paint by me. All three have a large silver plated bail that makes it easy to slip your favorite chain on. Everything will be available on ebay tonight at 8 pm central time! I couldn't decide between etsy and ebay and in the end ebay won lol. I'm hoping to start listing some prints on ebay soon. Oh and I bought some glass tiles to put some prints of my artwork under and make some pendants. They are not as small as I thought they would be though they are 1 1/2" square so a good size focal pendant! Hope everyone had a great weekend! xo Michele

Sorrow

I painted this angel on a 12 x 12" piece of birch with 1/2" sides that I painted black. I used assorted paints and inks to complete her and vintage bible text. I feel a deep emotional connection to her, I hope you all can feel it as well. She'll be available on ebay tonight at 8 pm central time. Hope everyone had a great weekend! xo Michele

Guidence

I know I don't usually post on Fridays, but I'm playing catch up for the day I missed last week. I'm putting this angel on ebay as a 5 day auction. Titled "Guidence" she's painted on a 10 x 30" box canvas. I used acrylics, watercolor, inks, and charcoal to create her. Sides are painted black. Have a great weekend everyone!! Believe it or not we are suppose to get SNOW tomorrow night!!! Then back up to 50 degrees on Sunday afternoon! Gotta love Missouri!! xo