Jazz up your crap couch addition

 So as you all know I like to jazz some shit up.  This couch was second hand and we got it about 8yrs ago.  Finally the fabric is starting to die.  You can see up front the rips.  Well the couch itself was still fine just the fabric.  So I made those seat slip covers.  Then I said hey I have more of this and 5hrs later with about $5.00 worth of thrift store and garage sale fabrics I now have a spiffy new couch.  Well not spiffy but the bitch looks different and no more of that ugly sad old plaid shit.  Jazzing of crap accomplished.

Love
Cappy

Jazz up your crap stealing yours souls or noggins

Jazz up your crap the ugly figurine addition.  So it has bee a week I have had lots of work on custom stuff going on.  However I came across this in my own pile of things I used to love but would now like to toss off a cliff.  I thought it could use some sprucing. 
Then the magical folks over at Custommade.com first wrote me to tell me they never took an application from then wrote me back to say no thank you keep your bat shit to yourself.  I kid I am sure they are very nice people but I used that rage of not getting accepted to inspire this.  OK so maybe a bit tongue and cheek but you know we creators need our inner rage. 

So consider this your friendly reminder that if you have terrible things sitting at your house send them to me and I will give them a whole new life for you and in return you get your new item and nightmares.  If you want to purchase a jazzing up of your crap go here.  https://www.etsy.com/listing/89376408/jazz-up-your-crap?ref=shop_home_active_4 
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Cappy

It has been forever but I am back.

This is what happens when I find an old ugly ass frame.  It was wood and weird sizes.  At first I thought about making a purse out of it but then I thought hey what does a ugly ass old frame need but some portraits of peanut butter and jelly.  I wrapped the frame with a little batting then used my heavy duty staple gun to attach the fabric to it.  It is not perfect and won't go in my shop but it was a fun trial and I saw a couple of things.  First you do not need to leave extra fabric for the inside just pull not super taunt and it will let you work with it.  Second less fucking batting it looks like it has butt cracks in several places.  Hope you have enjoyed this idea.
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Cappy

Ipod to headstone New jazzed up crap has happened.

So this might be one of my favorite jazzing up of craps yet.  My friend got this for her son from a lady who was selling her used one and it was a total fucking lemon.  Then the person was rude to her about taking it back.  So my friend because the creative soul she is said screw that and sent it to me to turn into something for her.
I turned it into the headstone you see in the little Halloween decoration you see there.  It has a little gargoyle, ghost and some flowers on the grave.  I hope this makes you all laugh.  Remember it is the perfect season to send me something to jazz up for your holidays.  Here is a link to buy your own jazzing up of crap if you need it.  https://www.etsy.com/listing/89376408/jazz-up-your-crap?ref=shop_home_feat

Jazz up your crap has happened again

This is something I finished this last week but realized I had forgotten to share over here.  This is my jazzed up broken ass guitar.  It has been jazzed up from one end to the other.  It has a hand sewn clown head.  Then the whole thing has been painted and then inside turned into a doll house/dream world.  Here is a link if you would like to see close ups of the photos.  https://www.etsy.com/listing/159716178/guitar-doll-house-diorama-crazy-town?ref=shop_home_feat

Dead guitar getting new life

 So look at this shit I am doing a second post in a week or two.  So here is the story.  I do Jazz up crap for people when they ask but often I just take it on myself to jazz up some crap. This broken Fender came to me from a guy names Doug on Freecycle.  Thanks Doug.  I told him what I was going to do with it just in case he would not be happy about it but Doug was awesome and said cool can you send me photos.  I also left Doug a random painting as thanks for this and another guitar.  So Now I needed to make something.  Well my friend showed me a gorgeous little doll house a lady made for her daughter from one and that inspired me to do my own little doll house style diorama.  

The picture above it the first most basic steps in the progress and more will come as this project comes together.  For now it looks like a guitar with eyes and a giant gaping mouth.  

Hope you enjoyed your jazz up your crap in progress.  

Love

Cappy

Sharpie and alcohol jazzing up a doily

 So I love to jazz up crap for other people but this was first not really crap just a little dull and I wanted to make it work for me.   So the above photo is of some plain white doilies my friend sent me.  I love them and am using some as plain white but I wanted to do something special with this one.  It is for the Fall.  I love decorating for the fall and wanted it to match my Fall decorations and be the place to set a ceramic pumpkin I love.  So I tried out a cool thing I saw in a crafting group.  I used sharpie to make a design. 

 This was my design I was hoping it would melt some and become like a water color.  Now some people say to pull the fabric tight and use an eye dropper.  I am sure those work great but I applied the alcohol with a paint brush.  Then at the end I gave it a quick wash in alcohol and rinsed and dried. 

This is what I ended up with and I love it.  This will be perfect for my Fall decorations and it was easy and fun to do.  So there you go folks jazz up your crap.  Also I do not remember what link I saw first but I like this one so here it is.  http://handmakemyday.com/2012/04/30/crafternoon-sharpie-marker-scarves/
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Cappy