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Wednesday, 13 January 2010

TIN HEART FOR A TIN MAN


A few days ago I saw a post on GINNY'S SMALL STUDIO BLOG that set me to thinking! I hadn't made an altered something for a while but I have been collecting STUFF when I see it and have quite a little pile of things lying around to dip into and play with, sooooooooo here is the result of my messing around!!


An old light bulb for a head, a watch case for an eye, a wing nut on the top!!


Corned beef tin for a body, Altoids tin lid wired to that to hold the bulb, old dip pens for arms!


And these VERY cool bolt thingies for legs.........I really like these!!
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20 comments:

  1. LME13 January 2010 at 10:47

    Great project :)

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  2. Anonymous13 January 2010 at 10:55

    OMG he is fantastic..........i love those legs.........stunning bit of work Sue, absolutely stunning...............

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  3. chris f13 January 2010 at 12:07

    Every home should have one!!!! Love him!
    Chris x

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  4. Unknown13 January 2010 at 13:57

    You have the most amazing eye for detail ... this truly is a work of art ... totally awesome!

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  5. DonnaMundinger13 January 2010 at 14:21

    So quirky and cool! Love it! xxD

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  6. Anonymous13 January 2010 at 14:30

    Its a good thing.......trust me lol
    (odd that is)

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  7. ginny13 January 2010 at 14:35

    Very interesting, Sue! I like it!
    Thank you for linking my blog. Hey,
    I was just looking through my book books looking for the star book directions and realized that I own a Sue Roddis book! Good job all the way around, dear Sue.

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  8. Suzanne Bouchard13 January 2010 at 20:25

    Great work! How creative!

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  9. Suzanne Bouchard13 January 2010 at 20:26

    Great work. How creative.

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  10. Kate Creates - a lot of mess, just ask my family.....13 January 2010 at 21:40

    He's fantastic.
    Do tell, what tools did you use to make the holes for the wire and how did you fasten his legs on?

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  11. Sarah Anderson13 January 2010 at 23:13

    Those bolt thingies are fab!!! Been waiting to see what this came out like, he's fab!! And the metal heart is gorgeous :)

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  12. Chriss Rollins14 January 2010 at 02:39

    Fabtastic tin alteration.
    Where will he live I wonder

    amazing what goes through our minds when we do art.

    chriss x

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  13. Anonymous14 January 2010 at 21:46

    Oh wow love this steampunk guy!

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  14. Lynn Stevens16 January 2010 at 06:04

    Sue what a delightful tin man! So many cool details!

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  15. Lavender Rose16 January 2010 at 16:54

    Genius!!!! Definitely the best looking tin man I have ever seen!

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  16. Lynne18 January 2010 at 20:34

    Spectacular - though that single eye is a bit unnerving - don't you feel he's watching you all the time?

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  17. funkycrafter19 January 2010 at 06:28

    this little guy is very cool. the bolt thingies for the legs are great. are the bolt thingies easy to find?

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  18. Jaqi19 January 2010 at 17:57

    Wow , what a handsome fella this is. He must have been a delight to make, and you must have a brill little collection of bits and bobs in your collection to create things like this.
    Well Done and thanks for sharing, Jaqi

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  19. Anonymous22 January 2010 at 20:39

    He's absolutely brilliant! I adore him!

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  20. Anonymous22 January 2010 at 21:27

    He's fabulous Sue! A great bit of tinkering! Makes me wonder what other things you have for altering! x

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