Smeared and Smudged February Blog Hop Cracked and Broken

2/18/2015

Hi, my friends! This month's hop theme is "Cracked and Broken" at Smeared and Smudged. I had 2 ideas for separate things that I have had hanging around here for months. And they came together in my head for this theme! It is a shaker box filled with cracked, red glass. The red glass came from a wonderful lamp that I was totally pissed when it broke but immediately thought pieces of a broken heart. Oh, the maze of a crafter's mind! The red riding hood image had been completed made from a makeup kit box that had a little window. But she was just incomplete waiting for something. And the glass was it. My connection to the theme is that sometimes our tough exteriors come from broken pieces of ourselves...be it heart, image, whatever. Deep thought for me, huh? She is colored with Bic Mark Its and the background is scrapbook paper from the "Once Upon a Time" stack and the edges were inked with black and brown markers in places. I colored the clear plastic inside of the window with a brown marker not going for full or even coverage....our insides or not evenly colored at least I don't think so:) The sentiment is from Tim Holthz's alphabet pad stuck on white paper and inked. Then a hammer and a napkin and breaking the glass in small pieces to add! Another simple project but this one took a couple months from start to finish. Off to our next blog and leave some love...it keeps the wrinkles away from crafter's faces! True fact! No, not really but wouldn't it be great!

Happy crafting!
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http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/ Crafting from the Heart Anything Goes
http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/ Scrapper's Delight Anything Goes
http://avenue613.blogspot.com/ Avenue 613 Challenge Anything Goes with a twist/ RAK

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Teresa Morgan link

2/18/2015 21:33:50

What an original idea Nan. Sometimes projects do take ages to 'come together', but it is always worth the wait to find the right combination. Love your broken glass in the shaker - perfect interpretation for the theme x

nanettte link

2/19/2015 02:36:03

Teresa ., thanks so much for the kind words! Means a lot to me coming from you!

Shell link

2/18/2015 21:40:46

Nan love this, I have to admit when I first saw it I thought Red had cracked her head open all over the place that glass makes perfect pieces of bloody skull LOL So glad you was able to use your lamp in this piece rather than just being sad it was broken x

nanette link

2/19/2015 02:39:09

Shell, I wish I could have used it as a cracked skull! What a fabulous idea...I have tons of left over pieces so if I ever can get the idea going it may reappear! Thanks for the kinds words and as it is with each of my fellow S&S members always means sooo much coming from such great talent as yours!

IKE

2/18/2015 23:59:35

Utterly BRILLIANT !! An amazing use of some broken glass made into a fab creation :-D xxxxxxxxxxxx

Nanette link

2/19/2015 03:32:50

Thanks, Ike! Your encouragement to me has been so great! I am in awe of your talent and to know you take the time to even look at my projects is beyond belief!! Thanks so much!

Donna Mundinger link

2/19/2015 00:05:54

WOW, Nan! this is so cool and creative! Great recycling and fabulous piece! xxD

2/19/2015 03:35:02

Donna, I remember your words of encouragement from the my first attempt at 31 days! I wanted you to know how much it means to me every time I see a comment from you! Thanks for your support!

Fiona Randall link

2/19/2015 03:14:49

Nan this is just wonderful. Love the use of the glass on this piece. Never would have thought of that so thanks for the inspiration.

2/19/2015 03:36:47

Thanks, Fiona! To have such wonderful artists even look at my stuff still amazes me! I am hanging with such a cool, talented crowd! :) Thank you so much!!

LeslieRahye Strickland link

2/19/2015 03:21:42

This is fab! Way to repurpose a beloved red lamp into more awesomeness! I think this if perfect!

2/19/2015 03:38:42

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment! I appreciate it! I have just finished hopping and the projects out there are beyond amazing!! It is so encouraging to hear/read kind remarks! Thanks!!

kim link

2/19/2015 04:01:30

Awesome Nan! Love the red glass, so pretty and too nice to toss! So glad you can immortalize it now. Such a creative shaker project! See, you got it, go girl!
~kim

2/19/2015 13:37:52

Thank you friend! Keep those cheerleader pom poms ready...you know I need that extra kick in the mojo to get stuff done!!lol

Lisa Häll link

2/19/2015 04:36:22

What a fab idea! Looks pretty with the glas and no she doesnt look that nice :-) fits well

2/19/2015 13:39:07

Thanks Lisa! She certainly is up to no good!

blackdragon

2/19/2015 08:13:34

Wonderful shaker Nan... a couple of months in the making? Thats not long really... i have unfinished projects laying around for a couple of years.. just waiting for the right finishing touches.... sorry you broke your lamp, but you have given it new life ... in a far more unique and original way... RIP lamp ... long live embellishments! I look forward to seeing more of the lamp remains in the future :) BDx

2/19/2015 13:41:01

Thanks BD! At least I know not to throw away those projects that just don't zing at the moment now. Yes, you gotta break some lamps in the cause of embellishments...lol!

Leigh S-B

2/19/2015 10:17:35

Wow, Nan, this is so wicked cool and a brilliant re-cycle of your broken lamp and way to keep the glass and still treasure it! Fab shaker box!

2/19/2015 13:42:34

Thank you Leigh! After seeing your amazing project I should have hidden this..lol! Still can't get over how fabulous it is!!!

Natalie link

2/21/2015 00:37:56

interessting project :)
Thanks for playing along in the 613 Avenue Create Challenge.
Hugs,
Natalie

ileana link

3/3/2015 11:19:22

Original creation!
Thanks for playing at Scrapper's Delights Challenge.
Ileanaxx

Joanna

6/11/2015 05:37:13

So original

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