I  love making custom jewelry and accessories, especially for weddings.    I was ridiculously poor when I got married, so I totally understand planning a wedding on a budget.  My headbands, rings, earrings and necklaces make affordable, versatile bridesmaid gifts, and my cuff links are perfect for groomsmen gifts and look great in photos.

Contact me at cynicalredheadcreations@gmail.com to commission custom accessories.  There is no minimum order.

To visit my Etsy shop click here.

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I absolutely love it when you send me pics of yourself wearing my accessories.

Send pics to  michelle@cynicalredhead.com, but please only send pics you don’t mind me using to beautify my site.

Photography by Ula Dee

I have recently been loving the wall art I’ve seen using old embroidery hoops and fabric, and I love any excuse to use up old supplies, so I decided to mess around with that idea with the addition of the buttons I use in my Etsy shop.

Supplies needed: fabric, wooden embroidery hoops, glue, button covers (optional), scissors

1.  Choose your fabrics and cut them to the size needed for the hoops you are using.

2.  Secure fabric in hoop and tighten it so fabric stays in place.

3.  Turn the hoop over, trim off excess fabric (leaving enough to fold over the inside edge of hoop) and glue the overlap of the fabric along the inside edge of the hoop.  Wait for glue to dry

If you don’t want to add buttons to the front, you are done!

These could also be embellished with vintage buttons or pretty much anything you find visually appealing.

Cheap, fast and easy.

 I’d always planned to try to give it some sort of facelift, but between my day job, Etsy and my demanding TV watching schedule, it never happened.  (I normally don’t write on my furniture with a Sharpie, but I was in a bit of a rush at the time.)

I’m on vacation currently, so I had a little extra time last night to mess around with Photoshop.

Turns out, acrylic paint + my logo + free font +  cardstock + spray adhesive = something I’m not horrified by.

I may eventually paint the rest instead of leaving it unfinished, but for now I’m done.  I’m pleased with the change in appearance being that it only took about an hour to complete.

I have a feeling the last Sunday in October is going to be here before I know it.

The designer did a lovely job, and I am so proud of it, you’d think I made it myself.

All collages are made using vintage pulp fiction novels, paper, and found objects.

Click here to see still photos of collages.  Mixed media collages, made with acrylic paint and paper.

Contact me at michelle@cynicalredhead.com with questions or commissions. Collages can also be personalized if desired.

Prices start at 20.00 for a 4×4 inch ready to hang canvas.

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See something in the pictures that is no longer available in my shop? Contact me at michelle@cynicalredhead.com, and I can probably make something up for you.

Lyrics are from The Bends.

8×8 wrap-around canvas

paper, ribbon, rhinestones

acrylic paint, pen and ink