'Geek Girls Of Etsy' Spotlight on Plantzilla!

I have to say, I love the name of today's spotlight shop. As I started perusing through her shop I had the feeling I was observing some otherworldly landscape,complete with alien flora.
First,here is a bit of Plantzilla's bio via their Etsy shop intro:

Hi There!

I have been growing tropical and desert houseplants for eleven years. I currently grow over 100 species in a rather small indoor space. My passion for horticulture extends into all aspects of plant propagation and development. I enjoy being involved in every step of the process, from mixing custom soil blends, to growing, maintaining, and propagating new plants from my existing collection. My home has become a veritable jungle which at times can border on the ridiculous, but I love it. When I'm not watering plants, I enjoy searching for discarded, beat up or overlooked treasures and giving them a new life. I hope you enjoy looking at my creations!

This hanging terrarium would look fantastic hanging in any room

 another hanging terrarium--so beautiful!

 

didn't this fellow fight Godzilla in a movie?

so amazing looking--I think this one is plotting it's escape!

be sure to check this awe-inspiring shop out here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Plantzilla

'Geek Girls Of Etsy' Spotlight On: LegendaryCrochet

Today's spotlight is on the super fun shop,LegendaryCrochet!
A few words from Francie's bio:


Legendary Crochet is a shop for unique people who love items you cant find anywhere else.We love to create items for kids and the kid at heart.
The crochet items in our shop are my original patterns.


Lots of gamer fun in this shop--check out all the wonderful Mario items.
And how adorable are these!


What car wouldn't look cool with a set of these on your rear view mirror


To help boo-boos feel better!


I am not a lawn gnome person...but I would totally put one of these on my lawn!


You can find more of Francie's amazing work here in her Etsy shop:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/legendarycrochet

'Geek Girls Of Etsy' Spotlight on: RedLotusDesignz

Today's feature is on a shop I have long admired: RedLotusDesignz
Diana's shop is heavily influenced by anime(yay!)--here is a little of what her shop bio says:

My name is Diana Chin and thanks for stopping by my Etsy page.

On my website at RedLotusDesignz.com, my husband and I would design layouts for web sites (specifically non-profit and small businesses) using a combination of CSS, HTML and JavaScript for interactivity. We also do consulting for small businesses, non-profit and aspiring entrepreneurs. 

On my Etsy store (http://redlotusdesignz.etsy.com), I create handmade anime & manga jewelry. Whether if it is Sailor Moon, Bleach, Fairy Tail, or Naruto, we got your poison :D

And she certainly caught my attention when I saw her lovely 'Sailor Moon' pendants!

'Hellsing' headband

'High School of the Dead' dog tag necklace

These 'Death Note' earring are both awesome...

and double-sided!

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here are a  few links where you can find Diana's work:
her main site- be sure to check out her cute web comic 'The Moo Times of Betsy' while you are there!
http://www.redlotusdesignz.com

FB fan page:
http://www.facebook.com/ArtworkbyRedLotusDesignz

Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/redlotusdesignz

Tumblr:
http://redlotusdesignz.tumblr.com

Wordpress:
http://redlotusdesignz.wordpress.com

Pinterest:
http://pinterest.com/redlotusdesignz

Another version of the fabric pendant...

I almost forgot to post this pendant. It's a bit different in that after I first coated and dried the fabric with Modge Podge,I then put a self adhering resin cap on it. Once it set,I trimmed the excess fabric,set a layer of MP in the base of my bezel tray popped the cabochon in and let it dry. A few less steps than the glass tile pendant,and just as pretty!

Fabric pendant tutorial

I was inspired by the new 'Modge
Podge Rocks' book that just came out,and I wanted to try a project using Fabric Modge Podge. This pendant tutorial is the result.
First,take your fabric choice and coat with Fabric Modge Podge. This prevents the fabric from fraying when you cut it. I do this step on wax paper since it won't stick to it while drying.

Next,I sprinkled a neon glitter to give my 70's styled fabric an 80's styled. Everything is better with glitter,I say,lol.

I used a uv lamp for drying the fabric between steps. Normally I use this for curing uv resin,but I find it comes in handy for drying lots of different jewelry projects. They sell specially made one for resin,but I find the ones from beauty supply stores work just as well. The one I use I purchased off of Ebay,and it uses two 7 watt uv bulbs.


Position your glass tile where you want to place it on the fabric. Next use a generous portion of Modge Podge( I used Matte formula) and place it on the fabric. It will be really cloudy,but it will clear as it dries. Keep q-tips handy;they are great for wiping excess glue from the sides of the tiles when you press down onto the fabric.


Dry again,and then trim excess fabric. The Modge Podge does a great job keeping the fabric from fraying. Here I switched back to the fabric formula MP, and attatched a second piece of fabric to the back. Dry again.  Trim excess.
I used Satin Hard Coat Modge Podge for my final coat to give it some water resistance. I used two coats.
Attach bails using a really strong glue ( I like Liquid Fusion and Gorilla Glue)



Voila,super easy fabric pendants! I really had a lot of fun with these. Now I am going to have to scout around Etsy looking for super cute fabrics so I can make more!
This is my first tutorial,hope you enjoyed. Feel free to email me any questions,or show me what you make!

New old craft area..

No blog spotlight today,since I spent the day organizing my craft area. Not done yet,but I am please with the results so far. I will post 2 'spotlights' later this week to catch up. Pics of the new old area..I can find stuff again!

Geek Girls of Etsy Shop Awesomeness Featurette 4/22

Today's featurette focuses on the awesome art of CrazyUndergroundShop on Etsy. I was a fan of Priscilla's work before I started this weekly feature,having stumbled across her fan page on Facebook--

https://www.facebook.com/CrazyUndergroundGarage

here is a bit about her from her Etsy bio:

"Crazy Underground Garage" is an online art shop selling card designs and art prints by me, Priscilla Peeters.

I studied Animation at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, where I graduated with a master's degree in 2007. I then studied for one extra year to earn my teacher's degree.

I live in Belgium. I love chocolate. I'm addicted to coffee. Some of my favourite past times include sitting on the couch with a blanket and a hot cup of coffee/tea/cocoa/... in winter or relaxing on a bench watching the people go by in summer. "Singing in the rain" is one of my favourite movies ever and I was one of those kids who kept singing the soundtrack of any Disney movie on a loop until the next one came out (sorry mom & dad!).

Drawing is all I ever wanted to do, and I'm not very good at writing little bio-pieces about myself.

Here are a few gems from her Etsy shop:

I have soft spot for all things owl,and these cards are lovely

foxy pin-up gals

Lovely winter scene print

I LOVE her Zodiac series!

More of Priscilla's work can be seen here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CrazyUndergroundShop

https://www.facebook.com/CrazyUndergroundGarage

http://priscillapeeters.com/

http://blog.priscillapeeters.com/