Sea Queen

© Sybille Sterk 

Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission

This is another of my Vintage Times mix ups. I used public domain images from Graphics fairy and other sources and combined them with bought resources of textures and my own colour adjustments to create this. I love the sea. This is my whimsical interpretation of the queen of the sea. :D

Available on Redbubble, Society6, and all my other outlets. A few samples below. :D

Some I made earlier...

 

Wild Thing. Commission. 

Medieval Girdle to be used as a prop for photographs. Commission. 1.43m long

 Bracelets, Presents.

Mobile, driftwood, wood, glass, vintage and new, and seed beads. Present.

Check out my Etsy shop, or request a commission. I am always happy to experiment and make new things. :D

GiveAway!

You can win my Purple Stage necklace, BUT to do so you have to follow the rules:

1. Leave a comment on this post.

2. Share this post on Facebook (you need to tag me - Sybille Sterk - so I know you did)
3. Like my page MagpieMagic Arts

(and, yes, I will check and, yes, it's okay if you already like it, as long as you're on the list of fans.)

For bonus credits (i.e. I'll throw another bit of paper with your name in the hat) you can:

1.  my shop on Etsy
2. Share this post on Pinterest.
You get one extra entry each for those two.

The giveaway will expire on Sunday, 14th December 2014 at midnight London time. Here's a time zone converter if you leave it to the last minute

I doubt it will make it in time before Christmas if you live across the pond, but hey you never know.

If you can't wait, there are loads more where this one came from. Check my Etsy shop to see them. :D

Ratlings

 

 

 

 

 

© Sybille Sterk 

Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission.

All these were made for a friend's daughter for her final art show, to go with her theme of rats Infesting Norwich. The earrings are made from Fimo and chain. The rat at the beginning is just under 3 inches long and designed by me (pattern available soon). The rat in the necklace is also crocheted but only about 2 inches long with a very long tail that is part of the necklace. I went with the idea that rats often build nests of things they find, so it includes, leather, rattail silk cord, bits of organza and silk ribbon, beads, lace and feathers. 

The designs are © Sybille Sterk

Seductive

© Sybille Sterk
Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission.

Another image in my Seduction series. This time I went for an elegant pinup look.

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

 

Undressing (Seduction series)

© Sybille Sterk

Do not copy or publish this in any way, shape or form without my written permission.

This is another image in my Seduction series... I was going for subtlety here. :-)

All images/textures/brushes my own or bought. Edited with Photoshop.

All my images are available on Redbubble, Artflakes, Society6 and Bluecanvas as prints, cards, posters, skins for laptops, Blackberry, iPhones and other phones (for the skins go to Bluecanvas). You can now also get most of my images on cushion covers (go to Society6 for these).

 

Shift Your Attitude Necklace and More Cambridge Collection

 

 

A necklace with attitude - mix of vintage and new OOAK (One of a kind).  

For sale: £28 + P&P

Cambridge Collection 

A walk around Cambridge - exclusive print collection, get them on Redbubble. 

Train Leaving in the rain....

Spring Leaves in the park...

Rain One - my new umbrella and a puddle. :-)

Rain Two - my new umbrella again with another puddle...

Pink Ivy - ivy growing on a wooden fence with a special filter.

Pink Park - images from the park with the special pink filter again...

Park - moody rain shot.

Natural Mirror - my favourite shot of the day - reflection of trees in a puddle. I love the magical feel of this. This was also my entry for week 16 of the 1/52 project.

Moody Mill - the old derelict mill in Cambridge and the train station, with the pink filter. Love the end of world feeling in this shot.

Hazel - love the sumi-e feel of  these two shots.

Eggs - a sign I walked past on my walk.

It's so much fun to walk around and just shoot pictures from the hip. I've used the random setting on my Hipstamatic app to create the different effects and then took them into Photoshop to edit them and emphasise the feeling of each one.

Typewriter Key Bracelets

 Commission for my friend Caroline over on Uniqart.

 Birthday present for a friend.

My own - first one and prototype.

Each bracelet is unique with a mix of semi-precious beads (above, from top to bottom: turquoise, rose quartz and opal), vintage and modern beads, charms, and chain and of course a single vintage typewriter key. The typewriter key is chosen at random unless specified otherwise.

You can order your own bracelet - you just need to let me know the size and what colours (or semi-precious beads) you'd prefer. I will either select a random key from my stash or if you are after a particular letter, I will try and order it for you (unless it's in my stash already); however if I have to order it, it will add two weeks to the commission as I have to order it in from the US, so keep that in mind if it's for a present and ensure enough lead time.

Each bracelet is £25 plus P+P (depending on where you are in the world) and will come gift wrapped, ready to give to someone special or just a pretty way to keep it safe from tangling up with other items in your jewellery box.

Watch out for the new Rockabilly jewellery coming soon....

Recycling and Upcycling and a new bracelet....

Just came across this fabulous blog and shop:

Recycled Market Blog - with lots of recycling ideas and stories.
Recycled Market Shop - with lots of stuff that has been made from recycled or upcycled materials.

I am a great believer in re-using materials and found great inspiration just looking through the shop.

Incidentally I found some time yesterday to make a new bracelet that fits right into the theme....

Not all the materials are recycled, but the beads, the typewriter key and the chains are. I've also used opals and two bird charms. Most of the materials came from Etsy and the beads from an old necklace I picked up at an antiques fair some time ago and took apart.

I'll be making more of these bracelets with the typewriter keys and semiprecious beads soon. There might be a few necklaces as well.... I haven't made much jewellery recently but caught the bug again. I just wish there were more hours in the day!