Wednesday, 29 May 2013
I bought myself some Aluminium sheet metal for my metalwork projects, a Rotary/Dremel tool kit, solder, some rubber stamps and a few cute frames.
I bought this Ozito Rotary tool kit from my local hardware store(Bunnings) for roughly $38. It included all the necessary tools
i.e. Drill bit, sanding pads, engraving tool, polishing pads, buffing tools, etc.
It also included a desk stand (the vice clips onto your desk and allows you to hand the tool from the stand) as well as a flexi tube - basically an extension piece to make it easier to handle.
I tested this out today and I love it! It's going to take me some time to practise my engraving ;) but I think I have the sanding and drilling under wraps!
These are the cute frames I picked up from the discount bin at Lincraft. They cost me $6.50 for 3 (2 photo frames and a mirror), due to the glass being cracked in one of them.
I plan on using the one with the cracked glass as a jewellery stand (replace the glass with lace/ribbon/mesh to hold trinkets).
The others I may paint/deco for personal use or sale if there's any interest.
So I also purchased some rubber stamps while at Lincraft to use for solder stamping (a new craze sweeping through my craft group).
I picked these ones up for $3-5 and I think they're pretty cute.
hopefully the grooves will be deep enough for a good imprint!
/crosses fingers
This cute little key frame was a spur of the moment idea after finding something similar on Pinterest.
Unfortunately the incredibly bright blues were not my style, so I changed to metallics and black/white and tried for a wood style background with the help of paint.
Let everything dry, glued on the keys and ta-da!
Super cute little frame!
Thanks for reading and have fun crazy crafters! xoxo
