Getting Crafty

I often find that when I shop for items in which to decorate my home with, I often come up short. The things I like are either too expensive or they simply don't exist. I'm a dark kind of gal who loves her monsters as well as vintage. Monster Chic is what I like to call it. Lately I have been looking for items for my dressing table and the things I have found all cost a pretty penny yet they lack that dark side I'm so drawn to. So I had to improvise. I decided to make my own things and gave myself a small budget. How did I do? See for yourself.

While looking for a vintage decanter  (in which to house my perfume oils) I came across very many lovey ones which were more money than I wanted to spend and yet were not quite right in style. I found this clear glass bottle with topper at an estate sale for 1.00. I think it may have been used for salad dressing as it was found in a kitchen. I thought it would be lovely for my dressing table and oils. I took it home , cleaned it up and got a little crafty. I added my own personal flair by adding a green satin bow and I added a black bat and rhinestone accent. The bow I made out of ribbon I already had and the bat was from a pack of plastic bat rings I bought last year at the dollar store. I snipped off the ring part and just glued it on top of the ribbon. I added a plastic rhinestone accent to jazz it up a bit and loved how it turned out! I had that black plastic frame and I simply printed out that pic of Bela and Vampira to put inside. The crystal tray was a gift from about 10 years ago and the black flower was from a bunch I also purchased at the dollar store last year.


I also decided that I needed a little something to go with the thrifted vintage black dish in which I keep my rings in on my night stand. I wanted something a little art deco. After looking around for awhile I was surprised to find this frame at the dollar store and I gave it a little make over to fit my theme.

I added the bow which I made from my black ribbon stash and added a little plastic jewel accent I got awhile back from Michales. I found a picture to fit my Monster Chic theme and printed it out then placed it inside. The silver and black frame was perfect! The faux rhinestone trim made it look elegant and so art deco.


These crafty projects were very simple and all that was really needed were some items I already had, a printer with paper and a glue gun. Thinking outside the box saved me money and made the items much more personal. They tied in to my monster chic style perfectly and made me a very happy girl!

The Retro Glam Girl Gets CRAFTY

 

Okay, so I have decided to save a little money on face toner and make my own.

I read that you can use ALCOHOL as toner and I am talking about the kind you mix a cocktail with!

As soon as I read this I ran to my liquor cabinet and checked out the goods. The blog I read said to stick to a clear alcohol. I had a few bottles of Gin left over from some holiday parties. These were generic bottles so I did not mind. I washed my face, put some gin on a cotton ball and did a little swipe test. Lots of gunk on the cotton! It worked.

I must admit my hubby thought it was odd that I had a bottle of Gin in the bathroom and may have thought I took to sneaking drinks in there! The bottle was big and rather bulky so I thought I would look for something smaller.  I did a quick run over to Michael's ( Craft Store) and found these totally cute glass bottles with cork tops. I thought it would be GREAT for my Gin FACE Cocktail.

 

I wanted it to match my vanity set up which is made up of classic monsters and pin up girls. I decided to decoupage my bottle with a lovely picture of Vampira. With the aid of some MOD PODGE and a little rhinestone I had a cute bottle to add to my vanity!

 

The bottle was actually on sale at Michael's and was $7.00 however with my 50% off coupon I got it for $3.50. The picture of Vampira was simply printed off the Internet and the little rhinestone I had

from a previous project.

 

 

Because of this project I got even more inspired and ended up making this:

 

Lilly Munster Necklace

 

While at Michael's I found a bunch of round necklace pendants with epoxy stickers on sale. I bought them with a particular project in mind. My cousin had given me some rosaries she had purchased in bulk on a down town LA shopping trip. They were different colors and I loved the beads. With the aid of some pliers, jump rings and clasps, I was able to construct this necklace. I just printed a picture

of Lilly and cut it to fit inside the pendant and then put the epoxy sticker over it.

 

And...

 

it didn't stop there

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found these green flowers at the 99 cent store. I just added another

Epoxy sticker, a little glitter glue and I had a new hair pin! I also added a little

rhinestone to this.

 

I got a little crazy on the monster glam but I had such a fun time!

 

 

The Retro Glam Girl