Inspired by Jules Verne!

Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870), A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the second most translated author in the world (after Agatha Christie). Some of his books have also been made into live-action and animated films and television shows. Verne is often referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction", a title sometimes shared with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells.
The following is a Jules Verne Inspired Necklace I made! I was inspired by all his novelties and sci-fi underwater adventure Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea!I addition to the necklace, I made a matching bracelet! Did you know that Verne wrote numerous works, most famous of which are the 54 novels comprising the Voyages Extraordinaires. He also wrote short stories, essays, plays, and poems.

This following is drawing of Jules Verne on the sea floor with fantastic sea creatures. Legend : "Gathering from the best sources authentic information about underwater world". Cover of "L'Algerie" Magazine, 15 June 1884, this is the drawing that sparked the inspiration!

For more images of my piece and a larger version of this illustration visit my flickr photo wall!

Have a magic filled and inspired day,

Lisa xoxo

The Gilded Age, Scrapbook Layout and Top Hat Project!

Here is a layout inspired by the gilded age, filled with golds, tinsels, blacks, brass and everything in between. Everywhere I have gone this hoiliday season from decor to fashion the theme seems to be the gilded age, with everything to dress up yourself or your life with gilded glitz, so why stop at scrapbooking and art projects?

Here is a layout I created using gilded gold and distressed paper I bought at ACMoore, vintage sequin trims and appliques from Tinsel Trading, vintage buttons my friend Wanda brought to Piddlestixs, dress form die cuts, vintage images from my collection and more.

I finished off my layout using handmade top hats lines with ribbon or velvet trim which can be found at any craft store or at piddlestixs, also check my artfire store for supplies, the top hat instructions are at the end of this post, they can be used to make small embellishments or big ones.

Here is another more simple version of this layout:

Top Hat Instructions

1.Cut a strip of black cardstock, cut 1/4 inch fringe strips into one side of the strip.

2. Now roll into a cylinder shape, hot glue in place, then bend in the cut fringe.

3. Trace a small bottle lid or disk shape onto cardstock, cut to form a circle.

4. Hot glue the circle to the bent in fringe.

-For a wearable top hat, trace 2 circle shapes, one small for the top of the hat, one large circle for the bottom of the hat, cut a hole into the bottom disk, and voila you have a top hat.