A Bit of Junque by Helen Chilton

This dangly creation uses Pink Paislee Daily Junque stamps and a small tin that used to have ribbon sliders in . There are also some Beadazzles in there and tiny watch parts.

As this is a dangly thing it fits in with the current challenge this month of Dangly Things. Have a look HERE to see all the details of how to enter.

Dangly Things Challenge Piece - by Ruth Philps

I am a magpie for all things pretty, old or broken and my challenge piece is made from just that, broken and old bits of jewellery and the odd bird!

The beautiful birdcage is a tempting new stash item from Happy Daze made by Prima as part of their Vintage Trinkets Range.

 I used antique bronze findings to attach all the bits together.

 Fortunately the birdcage trinket comes in a pack of pairs along with four little birds, so I can make a matching necklace and earings too!!

You can still enter the Dangly Things Challenge HERE, to be in with a chance of winning this months prize.

Resin pendants by Julie Dandy

This is my piece for the current dangly things challenge, if you want to be in with a chance of winning a £15 voucher with free P&P visit the blog post HERE


I used the fabby Lisa Pavelka resin to create my piece which is sooooooo clever!!!
It sets in 20 minutes with a UV light so makes it perfect for layered projects like this one.
If I had used normal two part resin it would have taken me days to make this piece and would have stunk the whole house out - this is odour free :D

Visit Lisa's website HERE to see some amazing video demoes on how to use her brilliant product.

I used a clear acrylic shape as a base (I think TH fragments would work well too which I must try) and added Prima Reflections rub-ons on each layer to create a 3D effect and beadazzles and glitter to the layer on the back.

I used a connector similar to this one set in the resin at the back of the piece above as a bail and a proper bail like this one on the example below.

You can add in extra embellies before you set the resin like I have done above without glue and they set solid.
The little flower over hanging the edge was supported with a little blob of plasticine while it was cured.

Moira has a fabby selection of jewellery finding and charms HERE if you want to create your own little wearable masterpieces




Hugs'n'snogs,
Julie xx

Captured Fairy Box by Carol fox

I had had this little fairy buzzing around my room for the last few nights causing havoc, knocking things over and being very naughty, I eventually managed to catch her, the first thing that came to hand was an old pocket watch front and as soon the fairy landed on this little box I managed to get the watch front over it. As with all fairies as soon as they are caught they freeze and become suspended in time until they are freed again. But I must admit I think she makes a lovely addition to the top of this box.
The box is one of the wooden ones from the shop. I first of all gave it a coat of modern masters copper paint which I treated with the green patina finish to age it.
All the watch parts are purposed from old pocket watches and clocks. The clock hands are two game spinners that I have cut down. The fairy charm,Dragonfly and numbered pin are all available from the shop.
Once everything was in place I gave it a light coat of resin to hold it all in place and give it a nice shine. I also painted the sides of the box with the resin as it makes it go a lovely colour.
Th When it was all dry I gave it a quick rub over with some Viva Decor Inka gold just to give it a bit more of an aged look.
The Feet are the Tim holtz Foundations box feet and Key Hole is one from the Tim Holtz Locket key Set

Please Note: That no faeries were hurt during the making of this box LOL

As This has a dangly key on it, it will also fit in with the current challenge this month of Dangly Things. Have a look HERE to see all the details of how to enter.

Glamour, beads and tassels by Ruth Philps

I found this little tin in a charity shop it had a cute but very faded picture of a vintage postcard on it. It was clearly in need of a little TLC so I soaked the sticker off and scrubbed the tin to remove any dust and grease.

The Art Nouveau lady is taken from a Pink Paislee collage sheet from the Butterfly Garden Collection. She is surrounded with Ranger Liquid Pearls.

The trim around the bottom is similar to Guipre Lace and a large assortment of jewellery findings can be found here along with beaded tassels here.


Tassles are off course "Dangly Things" and could be used as your entry for the current competition over HERE

Earrings & Things By Paula Tidman

This "Earrings and Things" hanging uses Lost Coast designs labels stamp; Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden stamps. Tim Holtz hitch fasteners are used to hang the jewellery from. It fits into to the current “Dangly Things” Challenge.  

Dangly Star by Joanne Wardle

This card is made using stamps from Stampotique originals: the ubiquitous Moon Girl and the oh so useful Great Moon. I have made Great Moon's star dangle in an aperture using wire, and so this card is for the "dangly things" challenge, currently running at Happy Daze.

A Lost Generation by Helen Chilton

This card features  Artistic Outpost stamps "The Great Gatsby".  The stamps work particularly with dye inks and black StazOn on glossy white card. I’ve teamed it up with some torn handmade paper. And it has dangly stars so it works for the current Happy Daze challenge "Dangly Things" 

They Call Them The Diamond Dogs by Moira Sutton

I was contemplating one of our paper mache Torso's when I came over all Moulin Rougey! The Diamond Dogs was the name given to the dancers at the Moulin Rouge, so I decided to try a small homage to them.

To cover the torso I spritzed copy paper with lots of spray inks in deep red and purple shades, tore them in pieces and dipped each piece in water for a moment to soften it so it was pliable, an then stuck to the Torso with Ranger Glue n Seal. When dry I added some images cut out from the Prima "Moulin Rouge" 6 x 6 pad, added feathers and bling from stash. 

The skirt is a scarf that I had managed to damage so it got recycled. The fringe tassel shawl is a recycled scarf and those tassels mean it has "dangly things" which fits our theme for the current Challenge of "Dangly Things".

New Challenge Theme - Dangly Things by Carol Fox

This key ring features the Lost Coast Designs "Three Flying Flower Girls" stamp which has been coloured with alcohol inks and embellished with charms.

In response to lots of requests we are changing our Challenge to make it easier for people to enter.  From now on challenges will run for one month and you can enter in one of 3 ways:

• Blog your entry and use the Linky widget below to link to your blog entry
• Load to the Happy Daze Facebook Page
• Sent a pic by email to info@happy-daze.net 

The current challenge ends at Midnight Sunday 31 July 2011. Any type of work based on the theme is fine. One entry will be drawn at random to win a £15.00 Gift Voucher plus free P&P for the Happy Daze shop. Maximum of 3 entries per person. Entries must use at least one product which can be purchased in the Happy Daze shop.