Saturday, August 20, 2016

WIP DIY Boho Chic Eclectic Art Project Antique Teapot

WIP DIY Boho Chic Eclectic Art Project Antique Teapot  

This project is definitely a Work In Progress, and has been delayed a long long time.

I got this old antique pitcher teapot thingy from my father in New Jersey in 2014 around the time he was having his famous pig roasts.

It's old, weathered, worn out, and the wooden handle was broken, plus it's dented, and the knob on the top was missing.



I follow and read tons of boho chic and gypset style blogs for so many years I can't even remember anymore. So, when I saw it, my artist spidey sences went off. I asked my dad what he was gonna do with it, and where he got it. He just seemed to be nonchalant about it, and was like:

Oh, that's OOOOOOLD! You want it? 

I was like: Yeah!

So, I sawed off the old busted crude broken parts of the wooden handle with all the industrial machines he has in his garage, and power sanded it with an electric power sander. Boo-yah!

I had several fusion ideas for it. Needless to say, poverty is like a thing.... so, I could never get the chance to go to Home Depot, or wherever to get a knob for it until last month of THIS YEAR (2016).

I mostly just let the thing sit outside on my so-called balcony on the first floor as is in these photos above here. I liked the way it still managed to give it a boho vintage fusion vibe to everything. And, before I ever even got my lanterns that was my go-to decoration.



Well, once I finally started my Federal Work Study (job) since I'm enrolled at UMASS now, I went over to Home Depot and picked out the knob I wanted.

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After that, I was gonna wire wrap a quartz crystal point to the handle... but, a ton of problems ensued. Firstly, the main crystal point went totally missing. Vanished out of thin air!

Everyone says "Homer did it!" (The alleged little ghost that haunts my family and steals things, and often gets blamed for EVERYTHING. My baby brother named him when we were little, and once I told my daughter, now everyone blames Homer.)

Since I couldn't find it, I had to get a new one! So, I shopped Amazon.com for weeks thinking about what would be best, what price to settle on when my paycheck came through, and checking the size with a ruler to be sure it would fit right.

But, when I finally decided to settle on one, and the right size for the right price, and the right look & feel, a SNAFU happened.

It was totally the wrong size!

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I was really conflicted about it also. I'd intended the crystal for my art project, but I read through the stuff included with it and realized it was intended for something else. So, I was really in a quandry... 

Well, I hunkered down and wrote a letter to the company, and asked them what to do, because I didn't want to hurt their feelings or insult them. But, the CEO was really nice about it, and sent me a package from India with a smaller one. In fact, he gave me a whole bunch of stuff, and we're friends on Facebook now, plus he wants to see photos of the project when it's done.



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I need some wood glue now, since the handle is a bit broken... and I also need the silver wire(s).

Once I get all of that taken care of, I'll be able to finish the handle.

The rest of it I will turn into a lantern and drill bore holes into the sides and add LED Lights.

If that doesn't make any sense to you, maybe this will help:

Wire Wrapping Jewels/Crystals:



DIY Lanterns:

LED String Lights:

Basically, I'm turning this pot into a lantern/lamp. I want to string lights to also pour out of the spout.

It'll be great! You'll see!

Anyways, it makes sense in MY HEAD, not very easy to explain tho'. Hopefully if you're like me, then you'll "get it".

As for whenever it'll be finished I can't say now. I was hoping to be finished either by end of summer, or possibly by Fall... but, UMASS invented a bunch of made-up fees n stuck me with a bill of almost $700! SO, I don't know when that will happen!

As it is, I also wanted to get some Sugru to hand stuff in my balcony including stuff I just made and got, but nowhere to hang it. Being shoved out of The Middle Class blows because disposable income is not a given, but a luxury, and if I have too many things going well for me, the government punishes me for it, and what little I already qualify gets taken away. I can't even qualify for cash assistance just because of the type of minivan my spouse owns. It makes no logical sense whatsoever because an automobile isn't a magical ATM that dispenses money like a fountain...

I actually expected to be DONE with this project by 2015... but, not the case...

Friday, August 19, 2016

Balcony Decor Raver's Boho w Disco Lights DSLR

By "Black UniGryphon" Kandice Kathleen Zimbleman 

CANON   DSLR

So, a mixture of the stuff I like is Boho Chic with all kinds of fusion, and I ALSO love RAVE CULTURE. Yes. It's VERY ME.

I did a whole blog post about my Independence Day weekend this year n the internet went gaga over that stuff! My Instagram shot from under 300 followers to way over 500.... of course several dropped off because they realized I'm in my 30s and have a kid and a life... Whatevz...

Look, I know what I like. And, I do what I like. I'm an artist.

So, I put together this whole rave photo shoot the same night I shot the other stuff early this month.

The lights I have I got from Spencer's way back a while ago and I've used them in several photography experiments.


















Summer Boho Balcony Decor Lantern w candle DSLR


 
 DSLR (CANON)

Here's my small gorgeous blue lantern from Pier 1 Imports I got for Christmas last year.

I shot these last week.

This lantern uses the small tea lights candles. I don't recommend the votive candles because they melt all over the place.



And, here's a few shots of this lantern this summer, recently on my Instagram:


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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Boho Chic Balcony Decor Lanterns w Candles n LED Lights (DSLR)

By "Black UniGryphon" Kandice Kathleen Zimbleman 


I shot this last week at night here in New England.
DSLR CANON

In case you haven;t noticed, or didn't know already, I have this affinity for lanterns. I've liked lanterns for years, but never had the opportunity to ever get some until last year in the fall/autumn when I just happened to walk into Marshall's as nabbed 3 at bargain prices.

Then, I went nutsoid about some lanterns I saw at Pier 1 Imports a few weeks later when I happened to just walk-in over there, and I got a whole set of them in a whole series of events. You can read that story HERE and HERE if you want to.

Anyways, my so-called balcony on the first floor (since it's not really a patio, nor a porch) was something that bugged me since we got this condo. I've been working on it for years trying to do SOMETHING -Nay ANYTHING w/this thing. We used to be allowed to have a grill out there, and we had 3 different ones. But, stupid building admin board is headed by sadists so, no more cooking with fire anymore. *rolls eyes*

I never really thought I liked decor or decorating... until sometimes I find I kinda do... I guess I never realized it...

I still wish I could get a mosquito net and rig that up somehow, and hand stuff from the ceiling... but, hey, that's something I'm trying to work on, penny by penny because poverty blows chunks.

But, this year, I'm actually getting somewhere! This is probably THE CLOSEST I've ever gotten to my vision of what I want.

 These are the 3 lanterns I got from Marshall's. The candles are from the dollar store, the incense & burner is some leftovers from my old store we used to own. The old vintage copper tray was from a yard sale Mr. Wang bought as a gift for me last summer.


There's no real rules for Boho Decor, Boho Style, or Gypset Style. It's generally a mixture of stuff, and many items from your various travels around the world, or various sentimental things, or old objects and a fusion of new things.

I like a mixture of old & new, East & West, often with a whimsical vibe. I like COLOR and vibrancy. I also like mood, ambience, and feeling.

I get more compliments on my so-called balcony on the first floor, that people actually say stuff as they walk by in the parking lot, when I come out the lobby door, or back door exit/entrance, and even when I take walks outside, or at the pool.

Oh, are you the one with that fancy set up on your balcony?  I like that!

Yes, that's me. And thank you.

The above uses a star filter or cross filter, or whatever you wanna call it. It's an old old old school analog trick from the old school SLR days, but I shot these digitally. I can't afford analog film.  

Anyways, I shot most of these manually, but I can't remember which ones. I'm sure if you downloaded and saved the photo the stats are inside the digital image of you know how to look that up on your computer. 


Gorgeous, Right? ^_^ I know! 
*beams* 


And, here's the Instagram versions:

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Boho Balcony Decor w Lanterns DSLR

There's no real rules to Boho Decor, or Gypset Style.

That antique teapot/pitcher I got from my father in in 2014 in New Jersey. It's  a Work In Progress project, but I did get another piece for it.

This display really came together really nicely. I wanted to showcase my gorgeous large lanterns I got from Pier 1 Imports.

I shot this shortly after sunset, and during the Olympic Games this year (2016).

I get compliments on my decor all the time for my so-called balcony on the first floor.

This is just one part/section of my so-called balcony on the first floor.

This set was very popular on Instagram.I still get likes for these photos that I published there.

I'm still hoping to get more items for the balcony to really make it more like my vision & wishes for it.




 The flowers inside were from some craft gifts my daughter got from school when she finished for the summer.