tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post8296065536009091416..comments2024-02-20T02:15:49.718-08:00Comments on Sparrow Salvage: Hammers and Pearls - adventures in blunderingPenelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00552220520085713818noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-74360395095256218022013-02-14T07:00:55.651-08:002013-02-14T07:00:55.651-08:00Love your tinkering! I just found you on Pinterest...Love your tinkering! I just found you on Pinterest & Etsy and holy moly I love your style - so rustic and vintage without being cutesy or junky. Keep up the beautiful work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13839431453687226866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-66835815125089157972013-01-24T17:26:03.276-08:002013-01-24T17:26:03.276-08:00What a sublime bunch of tinkering you did!! I'...What a sublime bunch of tinkering you did!! I've never thought of using so much UTEE in my jewelry, but now you've totally got me rethinking it, as well as all my other supplies. Thank you for the amazing eye candy and inspiration as well as for sharing your experiments and thought process. Awesome!!CraftyHopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10341033878002504601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-24667951845124098982013-01-22T20:29:28.994-08:002013-01-22T20:29:28.994-08:00fabulous post! thanks for the details!fabulous post! thanks for the details!LaceLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978773277374834951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-9273533927291473722013-01-20T19:33:31.714-08:002013-01-20T19:33:31.714-08:00Thanks for taking the time to document your experi...Thanks for taking the time to document your experiments. I am still a UTEE virgin but I may take a trip to the dark side.Gardannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627322636329214313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-49259985236021774692013-01-20T05:51:12.043-08:002013-01-20T05:51:12.043-08:00Ditto ten times! Great post! What fun to see you...Ditto ten times! Great post! What fun to see your step by step. Thank you! Now where did I put that utee?.........Anvil Artifactshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246256420629683122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-31571614841527381122013-01-20T02:41:31.025-08:002013-01-20T02:41:31.025-08:00love what happened when you squashed the buttons. ...love what happened when you squashed the buttons. It's great how you get a soft, faded twinkle, in my hands it would be like my little pony on acid. Yep I'm with Clarkeson on this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-55274861142572316092013-01-19T20:27:12.715-08:002013-01-19T20:27:12.715-08:00this is awesome. this is how i do anything- just m...this is awesome. this is how i do anything- just messing around til something good happens. its so fun to see experiments! im too lazy to stop and take pix all along the way, tho...<br />i would recommend oxidizing the buttons before pearls, that will give it darkness and crust and make it all pop. glass in utee headpins is great, what you dont want is wood. doesnt really distribute the heat no good.<br /><br />also, krylon matte fixative will keep things on w/o adding shiny or dimension and that's good. not eco, but very very pretty.<br />lol that last graphic.fanciful deviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032434965998552318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-89235818205053060022013-01-19T19:00:37.449-08:002013-01-19T19:00:37.449-08:00Great ideas you're trying out. Very inspiring....Great ideas you're trying out. Very inspiring. It's been so long since I Played with UTEE, I really must find some time for it. Thanks for sharing.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15291159302478562512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-86265200515914591382013-01-19T16:35:18.107-08:002013-01-19T16:35:18.107-08:00What a fun day you had of smashing and experimenti...What a fun day you had of smashing and experimenting! I love reading your blog. Thanks for sharing. <br />Breana. Breanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08064024813662196933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-21231642125643627502013-01-19T12:28:08.233-08:002013-01-19T12:28:08.233-08:00Love the smashing buttons and Jeremy Clarkson shot...Love the smashing buttons and Jeremy Clarkson shot.<br />You do make me want to play with my also unopened Utee. Appears you are having gob loads of fun. <br />PipnMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10881880903310087235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-78675746980581779712013-01-19T08:38:42.970-08:002013-01-19T08:38:42.970-08:00Thank you so much for sharing this mate! What won...Thank you so much for sharing this mate! What wonderful adventures in smashing and utee. I love the tiny unicorn horn, and how your buttons turned out to be ancient relics.... Hooray for the stitched one that escaped the death knell of the hammer. Your soft sugary rustic tones are on point here! Love it all. Flotsam Tidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335930527634376540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-70111549508300146752013-01-19T07:58:03.214-08:002013-01-19T07:58:03.214-08:00Great post, makes me want to do some button smashi...Great post, makes me want to do some button smashing. Your package has left the premises here and is hopefully on a plane to you now.<br />I have never experimented with the UTEE but I agree that headpin making is addictive.Numinosityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464230956125740370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-66816468173924545442013-01-19T06:47:39.546-08:002013-01-19T06:47:39.546-08:00experiments gone wild! serious, so fun to see befo...experiments gone wild! serious, so fun to see before and after pics as they really show the potential you saw in the pieces and the love, love results. you are very clever. darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067112400822667538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-65202822789248121412013-01-18T21:24:29.295-08:002013-01-18T21:24:29.295-08:00I always enjoy your studio tinkering and being abl...I always enjoy your studio tinkering and being able to look over your shoulder at your experiments.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5327697317325646976.post-72339090106208179892013-01-18T20:28:26.018-08:002013-01-18T20:28:26.018-08:00I love this post.... And also love seeing your exp...I love this post.... And also love seeing your experiments. I have some UTEE that has never been opened. You make me want to open it. Thank you!Lelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00680525369327961001noreply@blogger.com