Time Machine for Mitform Castings

 

Today I have a little time machine created from an old clock base I found at a flea market.

I decided not to paint the clock or the metal pieces as they worked so well together in their original form.

There is a little engineering involved in this piece as I had to use a drill to make holes for the hinges and clock hands so that the doors could open and shut and the clock hands could hold them closed when the time machine is not in use..

I found that the 2 half circle pieces that make a full circle fitted the opening perfectly.  I glued the door handle onto the side with the circle and then glued some hinges to the edges.  Finally I drilled holes for the hinges into the clock base.

Next, I glued the steam shape on and added glue to the rim of the top of the clock and added the nice big gear.

I drilled a hole to fit the bolt that I screwed the two clock hands onto in the famous ten to two clock hand position... used on advertisements for clocks and watches to make it look like it is smiling.

Now the clock hands hold the doors closed when you are not using it.

and can be swung upwards when you want to put the light on inside and see Lady Vagabond in her music room.

I put paper on the floor and walls 

Tin foil on the roof to help reflect the light and added lights with double sided tape.

Now you can see Lady V nicely inside.

The items I used can be found here:

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_corners_3/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_gear/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/zawor-valve_1_ste/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_clock_4/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_clock_3/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_scale_1/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_scale_2/

Advent Calendar for Mitform Castings

 

This is my creative team piece for Mitform Castings... It is my dream advent Calendar full of Mitform metal pieces.  Well... one can make wishes... can't you?

I have used a base from a shop called Action and I removed the laser cut design from the center and created a new one using Lady Vagabond 8x8 paper and the 3D fireplace from the kit.

Octoship Canvas for Mitform Castings

I really enjoyed creating this "Octoship" by mixing and matching parts of Stamperia moulds and then adding the perfect Mitform Castings metal pieces to finish it off.

I started with a base stenciled in Modelling paste and then covered that with the water based antiquing pastes by Pentart.

I used a babywipe to blend and remove the excess

Then I plotted my pieces.

I spay pained all my moulded pieces black and got out the gold Cerantica wax.

I waxed the stencil work on the canvas with copper on the left and gold on the right.

Using the turquoise antiquing gel I painted the Mitform pieces.

And put the whole canvas together.

Below are close ups of the various pieces

Here are the links to the items I have used.

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/zawor-valve_1_ste/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/bulaj-okretowy/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/helm_nurka-ste/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_clock_2/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_scale_1/

Steampunk Cuff for Mitform Castings

 

It is my turn as a Creative team member for Mitform Castings to inspire with a project.  I am off to the UK for a 4 day Steampunk event called the Asylum and I needed some accessory pieces to finish off an outfit. My inspiration was my vintage style compass and sun dial, purchased at the Vintage Market which I "MacGyvered"  from a table top version into a watch.  

I took a cuff I had purchased and traced the pattern off it, then added holes with Eyelets and ribbon so I could wear it. 

I started by asking my hubby to drill holes in the steam gauge so that I could rivet it on.

Then glued and riveted everything else on as well

I punched holes in the leather and used my rivet setter to anchor pieces in place.

The clock hands through the 1/4 gear were too tall for my rivets, so I used a nut and bolt to hold them on.

The links to the products used are here:

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_corners_3/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_clock_2/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_clock_4/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_scale_1/

Mitform Casting World globe canvas

 Hello there

Today I have the pleasure of sharing this canvas that I made using the gorgeous Mitform Casting pieces.

The base paper is from Lady Vagabond Lifestyle background pad which I glued ontot he canvas.  The globe is a half a Christmas ornament with loose gears inside like a giant shaker on the A5 world texture impression sheet by Stamperia.

The actual globe stand I 3D printed from a file I found online.

Below you can see the step out photos of the progress as I worked on the canvas.

I planned where I wanted everything and set about gluing it and then painting the greyboard.  I added the art stones and then the castings

Here you can see close up shots of the castings

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/kompas-compass_ste/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/kolo-sterowe-ste/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/kolo_ratunkowe-ste/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_gear_30/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_scale_1/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_scale_2/

Mitform Casting Angler fish anvas

 HI there

I am so excited to share my first creative team piece for the Mitform Casting company.

I started with a base of an MDF angler fish from The Mixed Pallette 

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_corners_3/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_corners_1/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_scale_1/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_scale_2/

https://www.mitform.com/produkt/mitform_set_gear_30/

I used Finnabair rust paste on the metals and some liquid acrylics to achieve a lovely texture and rust effect.  I then did the same on the fish as you see below.

I spray painted all the stenciled items with black

After constructing it all together I played with various paint techniques to get the final look below