{"id":6363,"date":"2016-05-22T16:35:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T16:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?p=6363"},"modified":"2016-05-22T16:36:44","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T16:36:44","slug":"steampunk-queen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?p=6363","title":{"rendered":"Steampunk Queen"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Michelle Talley<\/p>\n

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April showers may bring May flowers, but it also rained on The Steampunk Queen<\/a><\/strong> a bit more\u00a0than she liked. She is a delightfully bizarre creature! You see, she\u2019s had a bit of work done, a\u00a0few replaced parts and pieces, just to keep herself in the game. She is a bit rusty, and she is\u00a0wound up, but she is okay with that, as she would rather roll than walk\u2026.<\/p>\n

This might be my favorite project, but then again, it is always fun to see where the Amazing\u00a0Alterables\u2122 will take us!<\/p>\n

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Here is a list of supplies from PaperWhimsy used for this \u201cget around girl\u201d!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steampunk Queen on Wheels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Goth\/Faerie sheet 004<\/strong><\/a>– face and hat<\/p>\n

Digi\u00a0071<\/strong><\/a> & Digi 082<\/a><\/strong>– dress<\/p>\n

Other supplies:<\/strong> VerDay Paint – Iron,\u00a0Metal Effects Aging Solution,\u00a0Paper leaf and black crystal flat,\u00a0Ball chain,\u00a0Wind up key,\u00a0Ornate brass wing,\u00a0Upholstery tacks,\u00a0Rosary chain,\u00a0Ornate brass charm,\u00a0Assorted watch components,\u00a0Paris watch button,\u00a0ModPodge,\u00a0E6000,\u00a0SuperGlue<\/p>\n

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I had to start by painting all of the bits and parts of the queen with the Iron VerDay paint, front\u00a0and back. You have to let the base coat dry for an HOUR!!!! The nerve, sorry, I am an instant<\/p>\n

gratification kind of girl, but this finish is worth the wait! Once it is dry, you go over it again, and\u00a0then apply the aging solution, and soon the magic happens!\u00a0I cut the hat off the Goth girl, and used the ModPodge to glue it to the hat piece, then glued her\u00a0face. That somehow just sounds wrong\u2026I embellished her hat, and used the E6000 to glue the\u00a0hat on.<\/p>\n

After the aging solution did it\u2019s thing, and everything was dry, I used the Modpodge to glue her\u00a0dress (background and the medallion). After using the E600 to assemble the Queen, I used the\u00a0wheels and gears to give her a more mechanical feel. I used the large gear on the back of her\u00a0head, I gave her and extra gear\/wheel on the base. I used upholstery tacks on the top of the\u00a0arms, and watch crowns at the elbows and again with gears, at the top of her skirt. I used a\u00a0combo of E6000 and Superglue to attach all. I used the E600 to attach the the wind up key and\u00a0her wing, and also the small bit of chain.<\/p>\n

And that my friends is how this divinely odd creature came to be. Time rolls on, and so does\u00a0she\u2026just watch out for those May showers!<\/p>\n

See you in June!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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