Introducing: IG MONDO jewellery

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I’ve finally got a few of my jewellery pieces up on my etsy profile… IG MONDO jewellery.

They are simple, beautiful and alternative style designed with both men and women in mind, these are the first two of many;

PLEASE CLICK ON THE IMAGES – THEY HYPERLINK TO THE PURCHASE PAGE ON ETSY

Skull & Rose Unisex Earrings (Antique Bronze)

(Currently only available in the UK, but this is due to change)

As I’ve said these are the first of several to come, I have another set that I haven’t yet had the time to upload (and need to calculate the pricing) of a ‘similar’ style to these two. I’m thinking of doing more complex unique jewellery, with the same unisex or even genderless direction. I’ve been looking at the material of METAL CLAY which is basically metal alloys in the form of a soft malleable material that can be moulded just like real clay. Once the formwork is done you must allow the ‘clay’ piece to dry and fire it with a gas torch which can go up to temperatures of 1500degrees Celsius I believe.

Anyway.

Here we go..

Instantgaram… IG Mondo Jewellery

And through and through, for all of you a lot of…

Peace&love

Steph

[listening to: Say Hello to Heaven – Temple of the Dog]

Back in business (…with a bloody vengeance)

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Hey freaks

Steph here

It’s been some time since I last did a proper post on this blog. I have been on holiday on the Greek Island of Kos as some of you may know. Sandra and I were on an all inclusive deal at a lovely little hotel in a quiet rural area on the island. This was a great chance for me to really get to know her, but also practice some Greek with the bar tenders and other locals.

We went on a few excursions on our visit including;

a visit to a wine press, olive press then the mountain village of Zia (which was beautiful)
a visit to the ‘party’ town of Kardamena directed at Brit tourists.
and, a three island boat tour which took us to the likes of Pserimos and Kalymnos (both were absolutely stunning)

So yeah aside from this it was the typical holiday activities sun, sea, sand, swimming etc etc. I had a great time and will be sure to post up a few little sketches I did whilst out there over the next few days.

I came back early yesterday morning and spent most of the day just laying about with Sandra. Then came home, started painting the back of my door with these cool new paint markers that came through recently… As you do…

Steph have you gone mad?! an inverted cross on the back of the door, the heat must really have got to your head! Haha! here is a black and white shot of the work in progress.

I’ll be sure to upload another shot when it’s more complete/ finished (if it ever will be) in full colour too.

Peace&love

Steph

[p.s. Please check out my society6 page at Instantgaram art]

Peroxide Burns & Gemstones

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Today has started off pretty chilled out.

I had a really long lie in this morning with no alarms or banging on the door at the last minute! So yes, the weekend, AND my break from work has started off great! Yesterday I tried out the ‘skin test’ for peroxide bleach and my skin started getting really irritated and burning up/turning red. Consequently I gave up on that form of doing it. So this morning I decided to try out a ‘natural’ method of doing this, as I do envisage it looking so cool!

So yes! I’ve had a look through the whole lame ten ways page on how this can be done

TEN WAYS to lighten your hair

I’ve started with the salt method since the ingredients are pretty much all there. I’m currently sitting here at my desk with salty water dripping from my ends and a towel around my neck. I hope all this effort comes to something. I reckon it’ll be a long process using natural ingredients. We shall see.

If you stick around I’ll post up a picture of the hair when it does look cool, hopefully you won’t see burning red skin in the background though!

ANYHOW! Back to business.

This weekend is going to be somewhat of a rush again! I haven’t managed to work on my art much recently due to being so busy, and loads of friends being about, but hoping to do some stuff soon and show you all.

In the meantime I think I will post up some photos of my jewellery that I made a short while ago, that will be due to go up on etsy very very soon!

Earliest attempt at jewellery making at a course in the old house of William Morris in Wimbledon

Peace&love

Steph

[listening to Disarm-Smashing Pumpkins]