A YT friend, Tina (YT: tinakucinic) is hosting a 500 Subbie Challenge in which she asked folks to alter a Domino or a bottlecap. Truth be told, I wanted to try a bottlecap (which I have yet to try), but having thrown out my back I didn’t see how I could go and buy anything, and I didn’t have any in my stash. I did, however, have Dominos (and I suppose if you have Mah Jong or Rummicub tiles, they would work too).
There was also a saying that had been rattling around in my mind for a while now and I wanted to do something with that flavor, so I started googling: “Well-behaved Women Rarely Make History,” which is a quote and a book by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Through it I was able to find a collection of little images of “Bad Girls Through History” by Ann Shen, an LA artist. Perfect for altering Dominos, once sized down, I started rummaging through my stash for things that would go with it.
Black seam binding (from YT: Candace Scarborough) had a sexiness that I hadn’t noticed before. There was that curious hand charm I had received from Kelly (YT: kreativecuriosities), and (oh!) those itty bitty dice! That’s how this altered Domino came into being. All the other embellishments just seemed to flow.Ā I made some loops with steel wire for the dangle, cut down the images (using a metal file to file down the edges down to perfectly fit the Domino), glued down the images over the wire hanger on one side, and used Glossy Accents to cover the image. While I waited 4+ hours for that to dry, I connected all the dice, hand charm and pearl to make a finished dangle. Then I Glossy Accented the image on the other side. In the morning I used my hot glue gun to add the bling trim and started tying bows with bakers twine and the seam binding.
If you’re interested in the seeing all the details, please watch the following video:
PS: You’re probably wondering what about the altered Dominos with the images of Biscuit and Bandito in the top picture?Ā Well, I couldn’t resist sharing these with you. These beauties were created and gifted to me by Lisa (YT: Maggie2005cupcake), and I adore them. š
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Your altered dominoes are fabulous! You always have different styles, love them!
Hugs,
Tina
Love these altered dominoes. Especially the ones with Bisquit and Bandito. Gorgeous.
Thanks so much Pat! I love those too. Lisa (YT: Maggie2005cupcake) made me those and they are front and center in my craft space so I can look at them all the time. tf stopping by! hugs, Kristina
Hi Kristina, It’s nice to see you have a blog too Sweetie!Congrats to you on your new blog and a great big Happy Birthday to you! I hope that you have a wonderful birthday and may all of your hopes and dreams to come true! May you be able to share your special day with everyone and everything that makes you happy! May your birthday be filled with laughter, joy, fun, furry babies, friends, family and lots of love!
Your altered domino is fabulous! Then you know I adore the two of your precious furry babies!
I have to be honest with you Kristina, one day it’s a dream of mine to be able to place a handmade drawing of one of my furry babies, Sebastian in a frame and hang it on my wall from a OOAK treasured handmade drawing from you! You’re very talented and your drawings of furry babies are truely outstanding, amazing and just totally FABULOUS! You my dear, sweet friend are a very gifted artist!
Have a wonderful day!
Hugs and many blessings…
Bobbi Ann
Thank you so very very much Bobbi Ann! I had a wonderful low key day full of love and laughter and furry babies. š Good luck in the giveaway! I’m sure Sebastian would make a striking subject! xoxo, Kristina
someday I am going to make me some altered dominoes.. those are soo coool!
Oh you definitely should. They are really fun to transform. Such a little format and such a great impact. Hope you’ll share it when you do try it. Big hugs, Kristina
Hey Kristina, looks like my log in worked! The doggie dominoes are adorable OMG!! You’ve really gotten the hang of those, well done!! I gotta try some one day…eek! Hugs, Lisa
YAY!!! I’m so glad you were able to log in Lisa. Sorry for the fluke complication. Altered dominos are great fun. Hope you’ll try it and share your creation. Big hugs, Kristina