Wednesday, 20 April 2011

Gingersnap Creations Challenge - Far East - Fans Wall Hanging




The theme for Gingersnaps for April is the Far East, and this week we are featuring Fans. The other week Deb and I went to a huge car boot sale and I bought these fan earrings for 20p with the challenge in mind. I liked the metal tassel as I thought it was quite 'Tim Holtz'.

I cut the Japanese calligraphy paper with the Tim Baroque die, and coloured the Geisha (Crafty Individuals) with Pro Markers in colours to match the background paper. I then added some shrink plastic flowers and a butterfly, and an I Ching coin made with friendly plastic in an art mould. I then cut a metal embellishment in half and used it top and bottom, added some hand dyed ribbon, and then added the earring at the bottom, to make a hanging.

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22 comments:

  1. Sid20 April 2011 at 07:43

    Great little hanging Lucy !!

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  2. Anonymous20 April 2011 at 08:24

    lovely little creation

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  3. hazel20 April 2011 at 10:37

    Beautiful hanging Lucy.
    xxx Hazel.

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  4. Lynne Moncrieff20 April 2011 at 10:59

    This is pretty.
    Did you make the mould from the belt you bought?
    Lynne x

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  5. craftytrog20 April 2011 at 12:27

    Gorgeous! Brilliant use of those earrings Lucy! xx

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  6. Unknown20 April 2011 at 22:12

    Ah, now I see. Love the hanging :)

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  7. Terry20 April 2011 at 22:26

    Asolutely a gorgeous hanging! Love that fan! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!

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  8. Michele21 April 2011 at 06:24

    this is really lovely! xo

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  9. Suze Bain21 April 2011 at 12:08

    This is so pretty. Love how you've used a different die shape. x

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  10. Sharon21 April 2011 at 13:49

    This is beautiful Lucy!

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  11. 1CardCreator21 April 2011 at 14:11

    Love this the shape looks awesome!

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  12. Lynn Stevens21 April 2011 at 16:57

    Just Beautiful Lucy!
    hugs Lynn

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  13. Netty21 April 2011 at 19:08

    Gorgeous hanging Lucy, Annette x

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  14. Chicken Licken21 April 2011 at 19:51

    Lovely indeed! I used to have some earrings like that in the 80s!

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  15. trisha too21 April 2011 at 20:13

    This is a great piece, Lucy--love the shape!

    :)

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  16. Gerri Herbst22 April 2011 at 00:57

    Unique shape, love the fact that it hangs.
    Gorgeous colours! gerri

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  17. Jean Franks Beck22 April 2011 at 02:57

    So beautiful and so very creative!

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  18. Debi22 April 2011 at 04:14

    This is very pretty, and like Gerri I like that it's a hanging x

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  19. Anonymous22 April 2011 at 12:57

    What a beautiful little hanging - love those earrings. xx

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  20. JulesinParadise22 April 2011 at 15:29

    So delicate and lovely!

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  21. Jean Hardy28 April 2011 at 11:00

    Beautiful hanging Lucy. Wow! Jean

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  22. Anonymous1 May 2011 at 13:51

    Gorgeous hanging, Lucy! Awesome!

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