"Modern Bakelite" on Etsy:)

New pin! New cameo pin on ETSY!

I am sooo in love with these lady cameo pins that I created when I was away from my bloggy! I have made different cameo pins before but I wanted to create a special kind that looked antique, in black and ivory color with a tiny vintage crystal integrated in the design. The scalloped edge was a must in my mind too :)

And here is the result! The material is Polymer Clay again. As we know, this material is extremely versatile; if you take the time to work on it you can make it look like wood, bakelite, stone, even glass... 

 

In this case I went for the bakelite look. This look can be achieved by eliminating the finger prints with sand paper and by polishing the surface of the material instead of applying varnish on it. It takes a little longer but the result is worth the time. And then I applied my favorite delicate powdery white patina to complete the old look.

I carefully cut the little girl's profile with the same x-Acto knife that I use for my papercuts. I did this operation with each pin so each one is slightly different and 100% unique :) I wanted the profile to look a little bit primitive to add charm and a more antique look to the piece. Sometimes I had to redo the whole thing over and over until and got a profile that I liked. I did this when the material was soft and then the hair was carved with a sharp tool after the material was cured. 

What I like the most about this cameo pin is that it looks sooo romantic and feminine in person. I have been wearing my little one quiet often because this color combination goes with everything.

 

THE LITTLE LADY is already LISTED ON MY ETSY STORE!  There are only 13 available right now.

Yay!!! 

Lots of love!!!

Elsita :)

You can also visit  THE HIDDEN SEED  and see different alternatives about how you can wear this cameo :)

A little Hollywood Night :)

On Monday Bill asked me in a very casual way: Elsa, would you like to see Woody Allen's latest movie? I got invited to a screening tonight. OF COURSE! I said! And after arranging who was going to help us stay with the kids at home I got dressed and to the screening I went with Billy!

As soon as we got there the female star of the movie walked into the building at the same time as us. She was looking soooo beautiful and her high heals were sooooo high that it was almost painful to watch her walk, but she did it with grace, looking very natural. She looked so happy and excited. 

As she approached the  crowd of photographers and the press, she started doing her little posing for the cameras and then she went into the theater with a smile. I enjoyed watching the whole thing, those are the little silly little moments that complement the more serious things, too bad that I didn't bring my camera.

Once in the theater we saw many of our friends, we said hi to them and went to our sits. There were many important directors and producers in the audience. Everybody was curious to see Wooden Allen's latest movie.

Someone introduced the movie by saying that of course, Wooden Allen wasn't there, as always, because he thinks that the actors do the job and it is not necessary for him to add anything.

The movie started and then the miracle happened! Minute by minute the audience (not a very easy one to please) started getting more and more engaged with the movie, at some point everybody was laughing, LAUGHING HARD, WITH HONESTY! And by the end, every person there was really happy about having seeing one of those special movies that stay forever in our hearts!

The name of the movie is WHATEVER WORKS. And it is one of the best movies, in my opinion, that Woody Allen even made. SO FUNNY, DEEP, ORIGINAL, UNIQUE. You have to see this movie my friend, I highly recommend it!

I don't know exactly when this movie is coming out but it should be soon. It is based on a script that Allen wrote in the seventies but it is such an timeless story.

Oh! good movies are the best thing on Earth! How much I enjoy them!

Lots of love!

Elsita :)

Pendants Sold Out :o

Oh my friend! If you couldn't grab a little pendant this time don't worry! I am making new ones and I will list them soon, maybe next week!

Thank you!!!

Elsita :)

New Papercuts on Etsy!

Yay!

Hello my friend! Today I am excited to announce that I have listed four new original papercuts on my Etsy store :) I made only 4 pieces of each design. But I will be creating new ones soon! 

#1 Little Red Riding Hood 

#2 Mary Had a Little Lamb

 

#3 Cat in the Garden

 

#4 Spring Girl

 

 

Have a super happy Monday!!!

Elsita :)

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Something Sweet is Cooking! :)

Hello!! I just had to give you a little advance about something soooooo cute that I have been cooking in my studio :) 

I am making the sweetest little pendants ever! These pictures don't really show the adorability of these cuties, they are a lot more delicate and subtle in person.

Here you only see two birdies but I have also little girls and other sweet animals :)

I am having the best time creating them, these little characters make me so happy!

They are like tiny artworks. I am drawing them directly on my favorite ivory cotton paper with a super fine pen (005). The paper is safely glued on a virgin tiny wooden tile.

Then  I am applying a bit of acrylic paint on the design and after everything is dry I am sealing the surface with a thick coat of this wonderful glaze that I found on Etsy :) (So far, this is the best glaze that I have ever used) 

Yay!!!! Now I am waiting for the tiny bails and the chains to arrive. I cannot wait to put my first necklace together. I will be wearing it right away! And I will be listing some of these cuties on my Etsy store as soon as I take pictures of them.

Yay!!! 

Bringing these little characters to life is so exciting! It is like growing miniature babies :)

Now have a wonderful day my friend and also a great weekend.

See you on Monday!

Elsita :)

Before and After :)

It is amazing what a great difference a little bit of color can make :)

Here you see one of my favorite things about collecting pins/brooches.

Sometimes I buy them naked and then I dress them up with some colors:)

And they come to life. Yay!!! Vivan los colores!

See you tomorrow!

Elsita :)

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Studio Finding :)

One of the important things that I did during my time away from blogland was a deep studio organization. I needed to go back to the time when I knew where everything was :)

And that time has arrived! Yay!! That's how I found these old friends from 2008!

This drawing makes me smile :) There is some quiet and organized energy coming from it that it was perfect for me to enjoy after seeing my studio nice and clean.

I wonder about what they're talking about...And I specially wonder about the tiny sweet and fragile doggy with the nostalgic expression. I wish that I could help him! I think that he worries about something.

This little drawing is on my Etsy store now and I will be listing some other ones that I also found during my studio cleaning.

I am doing everything to keep my studio looking nice and clean for many many months!!!!

Lots of love!

Elsita :)

Red Birdie :)

And here is the other little birdie pin that I made a couple of weeks ago :) You can click on the pictures to see them a little larger.

The red color in this birdie is so beautiful in person. The material looks like carved coral but it is carved polymer clay.

The branch is metal and the eye is a vintage crystal.

I polished the surface of the birdie with a rotary tool to make it look more like coral and less like polymer clay. I also applied a white patina that worked perfect because it makes the birdie look very old :)

Yay! There is something about pins that make me really happy. They are like a little miracles. I often plan my outfits around them :) In my collection the most important themes are:

Flowers, Birds, Bugs, Cameos, Fruits...but I also have elephants, cats, dogs, snakes...I will definitely share them with you as soon as I take pictures one of these days.

And now I will fly away with my little birdie but I will fly back here tomorrow :) Have a great day my friend!

Elsita :)

Birdie Pin :)

Yay!

It's Monday, the first day of June and I am back blogging! How excited I am to see you again!

And today I wanted to show you a tiny pin that I made for myself a couple of weeks ago. Here is my tiny blue birdie :)

These are the materials that I used: polymer clay (bird and flowers), vintage crystals (bird eye and center of the flowers), metal findings (branches) and one red glass bead for the hanging fruit.

I always had this idea of combining different materials in a piece like this and I am so happy that I made it happen :)

I painted the polymer clay on the back of the pin with gold enamel to make it look like metal. This little pin looks so cute in person! 

Tomorrow I will show you another little birdie pin that I made. My pin collection is growing so much! 80% of my pieces are vintage found on Etsy and the flea market. One day I need to photograph all of them so I can share my little treasures with you.

Now have a great Monday my friend! It is hard to believe that it is June already!

Love!

Elsita :)

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