All Night In the White Light Factory

Tips for working with Inner tube rubber:

you get it free from a local bike shop’s garage if you ask nicely.  Cut each tube open along a seam, cut into managable pieces, and soak in sudsy water. Scrub off the white powdery stuff inside, and if that’s still not black enough, use ink or a sharpie for extra gloss!

don’t use your best scissors

get a rotary cutter

check out pins/tutorials for leather and ribbon crafts: substitute!

hand-stitching = better than glue

It’s not about perfection

patience

for leaves and feathers, the devil is in the detail. keep snipping until an organic form appears

for geometric shapes, use a ruler and chalk.

try black jewelry findings instead of silver or gold

unlimit you imagination: rubber garters? rubber corset? wonder-woman wristlets? stamped song lyrics on a belt or cuff? Please show us what you create!!

Feather and Pearls on Multistrand necklace, Homemade Cold Porcelain Pin. If anyone’s interested I’ll share the recipe!

Teacup for a Frog Sculpture and Golden Gun from keychain. . .

I’m going back to work on CrateDiggers, the never ending photoshoot. Watch my progress at etsy.com/shop/CrateDiggers!

Cold Porcelain close up. You make this with glue, cornstarch, and essential oils!

look out for my Vintage line: I’m going insane trying to get good photos with Plastic Lula, but it’ll be worth it. Visit us at etsy.com/shop/CrateDiggers