Thursday 3 November 2011

Love Poison Bottle for Stampotique Designer's Challenge

Just a quick challenge entry from me. My blog is supposed to be on holiday and having a makeover but there is a few challenges I just love joining. Stampotique is one of them.

So when I saw the theme - Altered Poison Bottle - it scared me a bit. I don't really alter bottles that much. But when I was making some custard tarts the other day I used vanilla pods, which come in these test tube like bottles and I thought that's perfect to alter and small enough to not put me off the challenge.
I kept this one simple and added a few things around the screw lid, I used the Stampotique heart stamp and made a shrinkie poison label using the Alphabitties (luuuurve them!). On the actual glass I stamped heart boy (see below), perfect for my love poison. Love poison in the shape of sugary hearts. Hehe.







As mentioned (a million times) before I am having a blog makeover and I am currently playing with new display options for my makes. Can you tell? So "Woody" here has lent me a hand with my bottle. I bought him yesterday to display mainly my jewellery makes for photos. But I think he did a fab job holding the bottle too.

Also I have just learnt what a flower frog is. Do you know? You know them spiky almost brush like objects people use to display cards sometimes. You may have seen them if you browse flickr. I think it's a fab idea but I had no idea what them things are, until I asked and someone kindly explained to me they are flower frogs, used to hold stems in place when arranging flowers. You learn something new everyday. I'd love to hear of more cunning display options. So feel free to share your ideas below.


I am also entering this into the Explosion of Colour Challenge over at Happy Daze. Stampotique images are available from their shop so do check it out!

Well, so much for a quick post. Laters!

10 comments:

  1. Cool heart bottle and the wooden hand is so cool and adds a slightly creepy feel to a poison bottle.

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  2. I love this, and the hand is the perfect prop. Thank you for joining us for the Happy Daze Challenge this month.

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  3. wow! such a beauty!!! i love it! thanks for sharing your creation at Stampotique Designer's Challenge

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  4. Your tube turned out great, love woody's hand helping you out. Thanks for joining us at Stampotique Designer's Challenge.

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  5. Wonderful! Thanks for joining the Stampotique designer's challenge

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  6. Funny and beautiful bottle! Thanks for joining us at SDC # 41.

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  7. Love your bottle (and woody is doing a great job!) Thanks for joining the challenge, Kate

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  8. Fabulous altered bottle! Good luck with your blog makeover. Thank you for joining us at Stampotique Designers Challenge.

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  9. How cool is this, I love the use of the hand, brilliant

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  10. Really awesome, love your bottle and the hand.

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