Cat Lady

This shabby chic doll head was hand painted and fired by someone named "Essie" which is painted on the back along with the date 1988.

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I have finished the art doll by placing her on one of my repurposed perfume bottles with little gemstones and incantation spells sealed inside creating a wonderful whimsical Spirit Bottle.

The bottom of the assemblage doll was created using a gold tones metal link chain in a circle and adding other jewelry pieces, beads, rhinestones, buttons and a sweet little repurposed gold toned metal cat playing with a ball which was once a brooch pin.

The fantasy art doll has pink embroidered lace around her shoulders, a bit of tattered lace trim and pretty fabric flowers. There are ornate metal jewelry pieces, one side has a dangle of vintage flowers linked together which was once a necklace and the other side has a dangle copper chain which was once silver plated and has an angel charm attached to it.

The back of the assemblage doll has a pretty repurposed bunch of pink and white roses and white flowers with ribbon which was once part of the trim from a prom dress of unknown and past life.

The art doll is approximately 7 inches tall with a base that is 3 1/2 inches by 3 inches.

Doll Art at gothb4play at Etsy

Hanging Art Doll by gothb4play using recycled and repurposed once loved items with an unknown past now reincarnated and waiting to be loved once again. This dark darling hanging sculpture started out with a beautiful hard resin elegant Ladies face. There is a silver tone colored chain to hang her up by.

The gothic lady has a distressed silvered metal repurposed jewelry headdress and a silver colored bead chain necklace. She could be Cleopatra, a High Priestess, Witchey Woman or whatever you desire.

The Dark Dancer Art Doll assemblage is attached permanently to a the hanging chain (9 inches long). There is repurposed metal belt piece in a distressed brass metal with an "X" of rhinestones(one was missing and has been replaced with gold glitter).

The front has the face, a distressed decorative metal recycled belt piece, a tattered black lace fabric on her bodice, black eyelash ribbon, repurposed jewelry chains, buttons and a dangle with two vintage silver tones metal open flowers and a distressed brass colored jingle bell.

The back has 2 rounded ornate metal jewelry pieces. All items have been cleansed of any lingering negative energies and enhanced with positive blessings.
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Goodbye Eye Robots

Down to the last of my Eye Robots, the end of my vintage doll eyes.  It's been a fun ride and I love to check my little Eye Robot map to see where all the little darlings have gone to.  Florida gained the most Robots with a total of 8.  Now it's on to the next unique find that will lead me to new crafting adventures.

Doomsday Creating

This little Doomsday Driver's ride was created using vintage sewing machine parts for the body of the ride, jewelry pieces, beads and chains.  The wheels are buttons from old clothing which were unusable, I donate usable items to my favorite Thrift shops.  The beads, chains and jewelry pieces were from once loved costume jewelry pieces which were broken gathered from shops, garage sales and estate sales.  The only new items used was the adhesives and paint.

Gypsy Bag Bling

I've devoloped a fun way to use up some of those fabric pieces, lace, ribbon and etc. left over from crafting projects: Gypsy Bags!  I'm also using old clothing, doilies, place mats, scarves, men's ties and such and now totally I'm addicted and loving it.  I don't make the purses myself I'm not that good of a seamtress and I've found some great purse buys at Ross (shop for less sales), thrift shops and other shops.  I like woven purses and fabric purses the best and some of my fabrics are from vintage items that aren't suitable for normal use any longer.  Check out my shops at Etsy.com either gothB4play or mystic2awesome.

Tigerseye and Turquoise

TIGER-EYE (gold,brown and black) : Emotional balancer, grounding, centering. Softens stubbornness. Enhances personal power and will, self-confidence, optimism and communication. A good general tonic for spleen, pancreas, digestive organs and eye diseases.
Zodiac: Capricorn

TURQUOISE : Excellent for tissue regeneration, toning and strengthening the physical body. Encourages self-expression, promotes emotional balance and peace of mind. Aids circulatory and respiratory systems. Enhances psychic abilities, communication, balance, friendship, and loyalty. More potent when surrounded by gold. You should always be given this stone and not purchase it yourself.
Zodiac: Libra / Taurus Birthstone: December

Spirit Bottles of Beauty

Bottle trees have their roots in Congo culture. The practice was brought over by slaves who hung blue bottles from trees and huts as talismans to ward off evil spirits. It is believed that the spirits become mesmerized by the colors of the bottles in the sun. Once they enter the bottle, they can't find their way out, sort of like roach motels.  I thought I'd bring them into the home and dress them up a bit.  This is one I created using a vintage chandelier teardrop at the top pf the bottle.

According to Wikipedia, "Glass 'bottle trees' orginated in Northern Africa during a period when superstitious people believed that a genii or imp could be captured in a glass bottle. Legend had it that empty glass bottles placed outside the home could "capture" roving (usually evil) spirits at night, and the spirit would be destroyed the next day in the sunshine. This practice was taken to Europe and North America by African slaves. While Europeans adapted them into hollow glass spheres known as "witch balls" the practice of hanging bottles in trees became widespread in the Southern states of North America, where they continue to be used today as colorful garden ornaments." Well, not exactly, as Africans don't believe in genies or imps...wrong culture Wiki...but you got the general idea.