The Twinkle Tinkerer's Workshop

 This project idea came to me after I had been chatting with Leslie about the long list of fictitious art I had designs for, and Leslie, being the patient and polite person she is, let me go on and on with these grand plans like they'd all actually come to fruition in the near future. Leslie (a.k.a. the Voice of Reason) offhandedly mentioned it being March, to which I had a moment of panic and quickly decided to merge a few projects together. 

The Twinkle Tinkerer's Workshop started with the glorious Lucky Star 8x8 Paper Pack and the Lucky Star Kit from Alpha Stamps. Oh, how I love these two! All of the shiny pretties in the kit are absolutely swoonworthy. I scooped those up along with a cute Workshop Table - 1:12 plus a whole lotta tools and in about 5 hours had a finished project. 

The idea is a bit of a quirky one. It's a workshop for a someone that mends stars (and maybe collects all of the dreams and wishes, too). Let's take a little tour, shall we? 

Here is where the magic happens! The workbench is covered with shimmery dusts, paints, powders, and every kind of tool.

[painted and stamped workshop table and stool, with a collage sheet image for the top of the stool]

There's a mallet, hand saw, nails, a wrench...

hammers, another saw, a hand drill, pliers, and I think perhaps there's a woodworker's plane somewhere in the tool box.

[toolbox was painted, sanded, stamped a few times, then glittered]

Above the table is a celestial mobile hanging from a metal swivel plant hanger.

[made from thin wire colored with alcohol ink and bent around a few charms then hung]

Got to have a place to store all of those dreams and wishes before they come true:

[painted mini wooden oil drums with text from the Fairy Dust collage sheet]

Another quick peek at the workbench...can you find the nails?

[re-painted can of paint with glitter, tiny glass globes with tulle or glitter stuffed inside then glued to a bead cap, metal canisters and jars painted with a gold paint pen, layered rosettes to serve as a bowl for stardust sequins, glass jar filled with "magic" wool roving]

Under the table are several jars, bottles, and containers.

[filled with stuff like pearl beads, teensy stars, basket filler, glass glitter, sequins, etc.]

Finally, on the walls are images from collage sheets and a quote that I found in the Lucky Star paper pack. I cut a simple frame from dollhouse moulding and glued it on. A few tufts of wool roving clouds placed here and there, and then it was done!

With two project ideas knocked out in one go, I can cross them off the list and move on. Or think of twelve other things I'd like to create. Whichever.

Go HERE to see all of the splendorific supplies used. Go and make some magic of your own!