1.09.2014

January S&S Member Blog Hop - ANYTHING GOES!

It's that time again! Time for the Smeared and Smudged member blog hop. It's been a long time since I was able to get crafty so this was a much welcomed Anything Goes challenge! Here is the blog roll for all the participating hoppers this time around. Have fun and we hope you get plenty of inspiration! 
Blog Roll
Tori
Laura
Sue The Nanny
Kapree
Shoni
Fiona
Shell
Molly The Fishmonger
Lisa
Alison
Kristy
Monique
Now, on to my offering for today's hop. I have lots of photos to show my process so bare with me. :)
My mom gave me an awesome ring that she found while shopping some junk sales. The only problem is that I'm not a fan of gold…especially when it's costume jewelry. But….the other features of this ring were too awesome to just toss aside...
…as you can see….pretty cool, huh?
So, I decided I wanted to give it a new paint job and make it something that I would love to wear. It started with some Patina paints, some black acrylic paint, some paper towels, some sticky jewels and some glossy accents! 






Wooooo….it was fun. I used Edgar from Smeared Ink's Quoth the Raven set. I took the digi into photoshop and made him REALLY small and added "Nevermore" above his head. Once printed I glued him on, framed him up and glossed him down :)
Hope you like it! I'll also be entering it over at QTR - Quest #28 - Anything Poes Challenge.
(excuse my poorly manicured hands)
Thanks for looking!
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21 comments:

  1. ikeJanuary 9, 2014 at 12:23 AM

    Totally AWESOME !!!!! An amazing piece :-D

    Hugz
    IKE xxx

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  2. applejack cards by sueJanuary 9, 2014 at 3:36 AM

    A stunning project, I had to keep going back over the photos to try and learn the artistic process...a really beautiful ring.
    Sue (The Nanny)
    RSD EDT

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  3. Fiona (anubis 1 )January 9, 2014 at 3:38 AM

    Now that is one amazing ring...........love it. Well done Mom on a great find.

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  4. Shelley January 9, 2014 at 4:23 AM

    Oh my goodness! that is stunning...if you ever decide to start selling these please let me know!! xx

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  5. Shelley January 9, 2014 at 4:33 AM

    Tori, you should enter this in our anything poe's challenge st quoth the raven ;) x

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  6. EllyJanuary 9, 2014 at 4:44 AM

    Starting with your colour range, i've never expected such a cool gothic jewelry. Stunning!

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  7. Monique's artJanuary 9, 2014 at 5:12 AM

    gorgeous

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  8. EllisJanuary 9, 2014 at 8:48 AM

    Fabulous ring you made! =) Great transformation!
    Hugs, Elenor

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  9. DonnaMundingerJanuary 9, 2014 at 9:24 AM

    WOW! What an amazing transformation. That is about the coolest ring EVAH! FAbulous, Tori! xxD

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  10. Laura BJanuary 9, 2014 at 9:30 AM

    I love it! It was a cool find, but now it's completely awesome.:)

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  11. MatneyJanuary 9, 2014 at 11:26 AM

    Wonderful how it turned out! Bigger than I thought and Poe just looks Fab on your finger. Original and an awesome way to get the Hop started.

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  12. Emily ThubbronJanuary 9, 2014 at 2:36 PM

    OMGoodness, this is amazing. How talented and creative you are. I love how you added just a hint of purple to those flowers. Great way to showcase that Poe image.

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  13. lilyandthelotus.blogspot.comJanuary 9, 2014 at 4:11 PM

    so beautiful love this
    susan s

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  14. WendyJanuary 9, 2014 at 5:56 PM

    Wow...great ring Tori. I love it when people repurpose things. What did you use to add gloss to the photo? No bubbles or smears...looks really good!

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  15. mollythefishmongerJanuary 9, 2014 at 7:03 PM

    Abosolutely amazing transformation!

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  16. LisaVeronicaJanuary 10, 2014 at 6:02 AM

    Love it, tori! it turned out so cool :) hugz

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  17. I Don't Do StraightJanuary 10, 2014 at 4:52 PM

    Stunning transformation Tori, truly gorgeous ring :)

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  18. ikeJanuary 10, 2014 at 11:42 PM

    It's just amazing and I bet it looks even more stunning in real life :-) Thank you for joining us over at QUOTH THE RAVEN with your masterpiece :-D

    Hugz
    IKE xxx

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  19. BorqnaJanuary 13, 2014 at 7:07 AM

    You have done one superior masterpiece!
    Good luck!

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  20. I Don't Do StraightJanuary 13, 2014 at 6:37 PM

    This gets more gorgeous every time I see it. So glad you shared it with us at Quoth the Raven :)

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