Playing Dolls and Dress-Up
Posted on | February 25, 2013 | 146 Comments
Welcome to Day One of Spellbinders® Explore Beyond Blog Frenzy!
The child within can be a Talisman for an artist. It is as children, with minds growing and the whole world before us, that we first discovery creativity. Let’s play dress-up!
Tools:
Spellbinders® Artisan X-plorer™ Machine, a high-pressure rolling mill MMM-001
Susan Lenart Kazmer™ forSpellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Texture Plates Grate Works Three MT10-005
Susan Lenart Kazmer™ for Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Houses One MB6-002
Sandpaper, 320-grit Extra -fine
Drill with 1/8th Bit
Chain Nose Pliers
Non-stick Craft Mat
Wire Cutters
Hammer and Steel Bench Block
Supplies:
Nail Polish, White
Susan Lenart Kazmer™ for Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™Ephemera Papers One, MP1-002
Rhinestone Chain pieces
ICE Resin®
Art Mechanique Rhinestone Brads
Art Mechanique 18-gauge Wire, Bronze
1. Roll dress blanks through the Spellbinders® Artisan X-plorer™ to texturize with desired texture plate. I used the one with the small dots.
2. Sand the surface of the blanks with sandpaper. As a metalsmith, I always clean my metal and the sanded surface also provides a “tooth” that allows the paint to adhere.
3. Paint the dress blank with nail polish color of your choice. Allow a few minutes to dry.
4. Decide on the paper you want to show through the dress. The Media Mixage collage image packs I designed and licensed for the Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Line have a delightful array of vintage, fantastical, steampunk, botanical, classic advertisements, and patterns from which to choose just the right artistic element. Numbers are often a part of my work.
5. Use sandpaper on surface of the dried blanks to take some of the paint off. This gives my dress a weathered, Talisman look. Even when I use brand new things I always give them a vintage, Talisman look because that is my artistic aesthetic.
6. Distress the edges as desired with brown acrylic paint.
7. Drill holes (not pictured) where you want your attachments. In this case I drilled the bottom corners of the dress and at the shoulders.
8. Attach front and back with painted sides outward securing with rhinestone brads.
9. Now you are ready to create your wire attachment: Cut a 4-inch piece of bronze wire. Use the flat part of your hammer head to flare out the ends into a spoon shape. Feed the non-spoon end though the hole and then thread it through the other hole. Make spoon on that end. Use pliers to bend up ends to secure.
10. Use wire cutters to cut desired length of rhinestones. (Not pictured.)
11. Mix ICE Resin® per manufacturer instructions. Coat dress with ICE Resin®. I attached the rhinestones using the resin as the bonding agent. The resin as it cures bonds the bling to the painted metal and the rhinestone will never come off.
12. Extra rhinestones are optional, but what doll doesn’t love bling when playing dress-up? Add a few more rhinestones. Want to weat it as a necklace? Attach it to some ribbon. In the photo below you will see that I wire wrapped the ribbon but the dress and ribbon could simply be attached with a jump ring because of the wire loop at the top of the dress.
Corsets, dresses, birds, butterflies, frames, houses, trees, turtles, flowers, and dogs are all blanks (with corresponding dies) in the Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Line that I designed so that you can set the child within free to imagine and explore the possibilities in mixed media, scrapbooking, art journaling and jewelry.
Embrace your creativity! -Susan Lenart Kazmer
Madame Marguerite’s Field Journal, Volume 3
At the turn of the past century Madame Marguerite travelled the globe in search of wonder. Volume 3 of her field journal/sketchbook was discovered in a trunk in the attic of the family home by her niece, Aimee. Aimee was trilled to read this legacy of her famous aunt, and is determined to follow the clues Madame Marguerite left as to where volumes 1, 2, 4 and 5 are hidden.
I am a metal and silversmith with a body of work spanning more than two decades. Forged, hammered wirework with cold join attachments in my signature style, are the foundation of this journal. I distressed and riveted in place the piece of patterned brass on the cover—a cold join jewelry connection that is often seen in my book “Making Connections”. The 3 rivets you can see sticking up are industrial nuts and screws. I added silk ribbons in ivory and blue and antiqued the pages in blue and brown. A vintage chandelier crystal hanging from the dress.
Tags: Art Mechanique rhinestone brads > Artisan X-plorer > bronze wire > cold joins > Dresses One Blanks > Grate Works Three Texture Plate > high pressure rolling mill > ICE Resin® > Media Mixage > Spellbinders > Susan Lenart Kazmer
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February 25th, 2013 @ 10:03 am
What a great piece! Ken showed me ice resin in Germany and I LOVE it! Thanks for sharing, Baerbel
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:04 am
What a fabulous idea for making a journal truly personalized
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:05 am
WoW!! THANKS so much for sharing!! I am SO EXCITED about this!! Such a FUN and Neat design idea!! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:06 am
Beautiful! You make it look so easy. I would love to give it a try.
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:08 am
That is such an amazing project…
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:11 am
Wonderful projects! I love those little dresses!
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:11 am
Wow! Great effects with the ICE Resin! Have to get some! Can’t wait to play!
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:15 am
Wow this is such a beautiful creation. I love that this is something I don’t have in my craft room yet and something I can now work on to add to my crafts! I love my grand caliber and all of my dies, so I can’t wait to add this to my work space. tfs Tami
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:18 am
Wow how cool is this I love this little dress perfect for everything is scrapbooking thanks for bringing us so many Amazing Dies,
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:21 am
Love your step by step tutorial on how to use the Media Mixage line. Thank you for sharing.
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:26 am
I really love the distressed look. I would love to learn how to make jewelry. Where is the best place to start?
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:29 am
Wow what a fabulous way to personalise items and gifts. Your journal looks amazing.
Kim xXx
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:32 am
AWESOME!!!! Can’t wait to try these…
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:34 am
This is truly stunning, lovely vintage feel xhugsx Nikki
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:36 am
This project is just adorable. I can’t wait to try the ice resin. Thank you so much for sharing the wonderful tutorial
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:38 am
This is fantastic. the finished product looks as though it was found in a fabulous French flea market.
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:41 am
your project shows so much creativity, just so beautiful!
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:42 am
Beautiful projects! Love the new line.
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:44 am
Wow! What a great way to capture a moment in time or a great memory. Thanks for sharing this inspiration.
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:44 am
Too too cute!
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:44 am
You make this look so easy! Thank you for sharing this wonderful tutorial with us! I look forward to giving this a try!
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:49 am
I didn’t think I would be interested in this, but WOW! was I wrong!! I’ve never worked with materials this way and now, I can hardly wait to try. The dress is super cute and I really like the necklace idea. I’m thinking on a scarf. They are so popular now. And then duplicated on a journal. How cool….Thank you.
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:50 am
Not only is that book amazing – it’s inspirational — I was sitting here all grumpy in my nightgown (still) and now I just want to go jump into my crafting pile and see if I can make something fun. Obviously never to this caliber, but sometime the creating process is where a person finds true freedom. Thanks for the inspiration and the giveaway.
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:53 am
I love this!! I can’t wait to work with ice resin!
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:57 am
What a fabulous project. TFS
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:57 am
This is fantastic. What a wonderful way for me to combine my paper crafting and jewelry making. Thanks for sharing!
February 25th, 2013 @ 11:03 am
wow…This is Beautiful…Thank you for the inspiration.
February 25th, 2013 @ 11:10 am
Love the work. Thanks for the giveaway.
February 25th, 2013 @ 11:15 am
Very cool
February 25th, 2013 @ 11:17 am
Such a cute little dress. Like that idea very much. Thanks for sharing it.
February 25th, 2013 @ 11:23 am
Fabulous photo tutorial
February 25th, 2013 @ 11:23 am
This is way to cool. Thanks
February 25th, 2013 @ 11:27 am
Amazing, can see have so much use for this and exploring new things. Thanks for sharing.
February 25th, 2013 @ 11:32 am
Thank you for introducing us to another world of creativity.
February 25th, 2013 @ 11:32 am
That is really cool! Thanks so much for sharing, I’ve never seen anything like it.
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February 25th, 2013 @ 11:40 am
I just bought the Spellbinder’s Artisan X-Plorer machine. I can’t wait to try this Playing With Dolls project. When I was little, I always played with paper dolls and made my own. I’m so excited to found your projects.
Annie
February 25th, 2013 @ 12:06 pm
Wow– its so amazing all the possibilities with spellbinders. I’m anticipating creativity overload when the week is done.
February 25th, 2013 @ 12:08 pm
Well, I posted and I’m not seeing it so I’ll post again– :)
Wow- its truly amazing all the possibilities there are with Spellbinders. I’m anticipating creativity overwhelm by the end of the week. :)
February 25th, 2013 @ 12:09 pm
Ooops – now it shows both comments please feel free to delete #38 :)and this one.
February 25th, 2013 @ 12:15 pm
Wow, it’s wonderful to see your collaboration incorporated with Spellbinders. Thank you.
February 25th, 2013 @ 12:41 pm
great tutorial for a way kewl project
February 25th, 2013 @ 12:49 pm
Wow, what a gorgeous project!! My Joann just got in all of the new Media Mixage dies…I can’t wait to try them!! Thanks for the inspiration.
February 25th, 2013 @ 12:50 pm
Gorgeous pieces. I love the decorated journal
February 25th, 2013 @ 12:53 pm
Awesome tutorial. Beautiful project. Thanks for sharing.
February 25th, 2013 @ 12:56 pm
Love your work. I don’t wear jewelry much but when you showed your work attached to a book – PERFECT! I love trinkets on my mini books. I am going to have to this! TFS
February 25th, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
Wow fabulous project. Would love to give try this.
February 25th, 2013 @ 1:04 pm
WAUW this is gorgeous, I just adore what you´ve created here, and I´m sure any girl wpould too. It´s just awesome.
February 25th, 2013 @ 1:11 pm
Beautiful!
February 25th, 2013 @ 1:21 pm
Absolutely stunning! I love that you used to decorate the journal – beautiful work!
February 25th, 2013 @ 1:31 pm
Cute, cute, cute..I LOVE it…
February 25th, 2013 @ 1:49 pm
What a lovely project.
February 25th, 2013 @ 2:27 pm
What a beautiful piece! Loved the well written tutorial! I can’t wait to try this for a Mini book.
February 25th, 2013 @ 2:30 pm
Love it!!! This is soooo beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing. XXX
February 25th, 2013 @ 2:32 pm
What a great project .
February 25th, 2013 @ 2:47 pm
Love it!!!! It looks so beautiful on that awesome book!
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:01 pm
Looks great!
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:10 pm
Very cool, great compliment to your book!
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:14 pm
OMG this is just too cute I love it
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:18 pm
so cute, now just waiting for the stores to get their orders in lol
hugs
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:22 pm
How very beautiful…I have a brand new granddaughter and can so see myself doing this. Thanks for sharing.
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:25 pm
Looks like fun, I will surely try it soon.
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:28 pm
This technique looks like fun, must try it soon.
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:32 pm
Very cute project.
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:33 pm
Wow, what an amazing and inspirational piece. TFS
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:35 pm
Thankyou for such an inspiration tutorial. You make the techniques look so easy. Now a must try on my list…
February 25th, 2013 @ 3:53 pm
What an excellent project.
February 25th, 2013 @ 4:48 pm
Wow! This is incredible!! I love what you have done. Thanks so much for sharing.
February 25th, 2013 @ 5:06 pm
Beautiful work! These new dies certainly open up a whole new world!
February 25th, 2013 @ 5:16 pm
Hi Susan
Really enjoyed the tutorial! Can’t wait to try the Ice Resin.
Thank you for sharing.
February 25th, 2013 @ 5:18 pm
Nice tutorial I really love the end result. I could use this on numerous different projects.
February 25th, 2013 @ 6:03 pm
This is wonderful – thanks for the step by step instruction. I need an X-plorer!!
February 25th, 2013 @ 6:15 pm
Such a great tutorial. I can think of ideas for using this doll. Would be great for a baby shower favors if the mom is having a girl. Or even a bridal shower. The possibilities are endless.
February 25th, 2013 @ 6:46 pm
I am speachless!!! This is fabulous, I finish reading about the ice resin being available trough Joann and I cannot wait till I get my hands on it, thank you for sharing your talent and ides!
Have a wonderful day!
February 25th, 2013 @ 7:07 pm
Ooooh how fabulous! I love your tutorial and the Ice Resin looks so fun. (And I now want to hunt for Madame Marguerite’s journals myself lol!!) What a wonderful and creative idea!
February 25th, 2013 @ 7:08 pm
Wow how very creative. I love it!
February 25th, 2013 @ 7:18 pm
Wow, you make it look easy. I’m sure that is your experience showing through!
February 25th, 2013 @ 8:05 pm
Wow, so outside my comfort zone, but you’ve certainly piqued my interest! Thanks for sharing…
February 25th, 2013 @ 8:07 pm
Wow Wow Wow how amazing is this. love it and cannot wait to have a try.
February 25th, 2013 @ 8:47 pm
Amazing! Thanks for the tutorial!
February 25th, 2013 @ 8:49 pm
Great ideas! You are an inspiration!
February 25th, 2013 @ 8:51 pm
Beautiful! You make it look so easy!
February 25th, 2013 @ 9:32 pm
How fabulous! The tutorial is wonderful, and the photo of the book with the metal work, charms, beads, and talisman is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen! Wish I could see that up close and in person! Gorgeous!
February 25th, 2013 @ 9:53 pm
looks interesting. Something else to try!
February 25th, 2013 @ 9:54 pm
something new to try!
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:11 pm
How cool! Thanks for the inspiration!
February 25th, 2013 @ 10:15 pm
Wow! Just beautiful!
February 26th, 2013 @ 12:43 am
Thanks for the tutorial it looks amnazing!
February 26th, 2013 @ 12:59 am
Great project.
February 26th, 2013 @ 3:12 am
Amazing! Can’t wait to ‘play’. Many thanks for the inspiration.
February 26th, 2013 @ 5:25 am
I love the dress form, will be gettinh these for my cards and pages
February 26th, 2013 @ 5:32 am
Totally Awesome! I love your vintage book with all the hardware!
Hugs, Cathy-Lynn
February 26th, 2013 @ 6:39 am
What a wonderful project! I can’t wait to get my hands on these great new products!!
February 26th, 2013 @ 7:01 am
Wow! This is incredible! TFS!
February 26th, 2013 @ 7:23 am
LOVE IT LOVE IT. My latest craze of dresses and accessories (paper) is now completely in awe of Spellbinders latest and sort of greatest.
I love that you incorporated nail polish, as i have for years. Never thought to distress it, will do that next trip to the craft cave.
February 26th, 2013 @ 7:36 am
Love what you did with this little dress. I would never have thought of this. Your work is lovely.
Mary
February 26th, 2013 @ 8:51 am
What a neat project… love the look of the complete journal.
February 26th, 2013 @ 10:27 am
Beautiful project and amazing journal!
February 26th, 2013 @ 10:57 am
Love this project. I’m going to forward to my grand-daughter. She would love to make these also.
February 26th, 2013 @ 11:00 am
I love this!!!
February 26th, 2013 @ 11:30 am
Wow! what a fantastic tutorial, so much to learn. On the end your project looks amazing!!
Hugs Nataliya
February 26th, 2013 @ 11:37 am
Beautiful work!
February 26th, 2013 @ 12:08 pm
I love big charms – this is just wonderful!!!
February 26th, 2013 @ 12:21 pm
wow that looks fabulous!
February 26th, 2013 @ 12:52 pm
Realized today I forgot to leave a comment yesterday AND I know I NEED this sweet little dress die, as I’m thinking it will make a darling shrink plastic necklace ‘charm’ for my DD’s original American Girls’ dolls!!! The open space could be used for so many things, plus a tiny bit of bling . . . ohhh, my mind is now spinning — YAY!!!
February 26th, 2013 @ 2:57 pm
This little dress is so lovely! It would be just perfect for a special book or picture frame for my beautiful new baby grand-daughter! Thank you so much for sharing this!
February 26th, 2013 @ 4:38 pm
Well now, isn’t that cute! I love how the dress made it more personalized. Thanks for the idea!
February 26th, 2013 @ 5:13 pm
Looks like fun! I’m gonna have to try them all!
February 26th, 2013 @ 6:28 pm
What a great tutorial. Love the ice resin and the distressed technique. Must try this soon.
February 26th, 2013 @ 7:17 pm
Would be great to try these new products out. There’s so many possibilities.
February 26th, 2013 @ 9:52 pm
It’s great to read about your process and have your line added to the Spellbinders products! So many new possibilities!
February 26th, 2013 @ 10:00 pm
I love this..thank you so much for the inspiration. I will have to work more with metal now.
chris@iwooten.com
February 27th, 2013 @ 12:19 am
Wow! That is certainly a one-of-a-kind original!
February 27th, 2013 @ 1:10 am
Enjoyed studying this, very good stuff, thankyou . “All things are difficult before they are easy.” by John Norley.
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February 27th, 2013 @ 2:12 am
Wow, this is lovely. Never worked with metal before but this is seriously tempting. Thanks for sharing
February 27th, 2013 @ 3:19 am
Great tutorial! Thank you
February 27th, 2013 @ 4:57 am
What a wonderful tutorial Lesley. I sooooooooo want to make some of these right now but guess I need to go shopping first. Thank you for the inspiration.
February 27th, 2013 @ 5:06 am
Oops sorry Susan am getting my names mixed up looking at all these great ideas.
February 27th, 2013 @ 9:08 am
this looks addicting!
February 27th, 2013 @ 9:11 am
I absolutely adore this. Can’t wait to make it! Thank you for being such a great inspiration!
February 27th, 2013 @ 9:15 am
I have not ventured beyond crafting with paper, but your tutorial makes this look very do-able! Would love to try using different medium. Thank you!
February 27th, 2013 @ 9:38 am
This looks wonderful. I would love to try this as an accent for my paper crafts.
February 27th, 2013 @ 9:43 am
The gears are cranking in my brain, thanks for the tutorial.
February 27th, 2013 @ 9:49 am
I love seeing new mixed-media projects. I am not one to try them…but would love to in the future. Love your work!
February 27th, 2013 @ 10:15 am
wow . . this is amaizing . .
February 27th, 2013 @ 10:40 am
Really cute project!
February 27th, 2013 @ 10:54 am
Wow! So Beautiful! I’m going have to make it!
February 27th, 2013 @ 1:37 pm
What an inspiring tutorial! Thanks so much.
February 27th, 2013 @ 1:39 pm
What an inspiring project! Thanks so much.
February 27th, 2013 @ 2:05 pm
This is so cool. I love the technique!
February 27th, 2013 @ 2:06 pm
Simply….WONDERFUL!
February 27th, 2013 @ 2:07 pm
What an amazing project. I love anything vintage and your creation really finishes off the cover of this journal! Thanks for sharing.
February 27th, 2013 @ 2:28 pm
Beautiful project.Would love to make this. I love the vintage look.
February 27th, 2013 @ 3:15 pm
This looks sooo fun. I would love to give it a try :)
February 27th, 2013 @ 3:50 pm
Very nice. Looks like fun.
February 27th, 2013 @ 4:47 pm
That’s very cool. Great tutorial.
February 27th, 2013 @ 6:00 pm
Love the necklace and the unqiue way of utilizing the die.
February 27th, 2013 @ 6:01 pm
Love the necklace and the way that the die was used to crete a 3-D design
February 27th, 2013 @ 10:59 pm
You have the best stories to tell! Watching the video with you was so much fun and I didn’t want you to have to go away! Today I went to my local JoAnn store and bought my first set of bezels and dies. I bought the square which was my second choice. They were out of hearts :) Which is funny that you said we all change. I buy a lot of shaped buttons and when they come in a mixed bag, I used to give all of the hearts away. Now I use them. I would just love to have a chance to take a class with you!
February 28th, 2013 @ 8:23 am
Very cool! You do fabulous work!
February 28th, 2013 @ 11:36 am
I love the old book and the story, I just wish I could find the link to enter day 1.
February 28th, 2013 @ 1:40 pm
Love the dress – so nostalgic!
February 28th, 2013 @ 1:41 pm
Love the dress – so nostalgic
March 2nd, 2013 @ 7:21 am
Love your project!!!
March 2nd, 2013 @ 8:12 am
Amazing project..looks fantastic with the book!
March 2nd, 2013 @ 12:48 pm
Fabulous!! So wonderful to see a different type of art. The finished item with the paper insert is beautiful and so versitile as you can paint any colour of nail varnish available ;)
March 3rd, 2013 @ 3:16 am
Wow what a stunning piece of art, love it.
Max x