The Captain Cosmos items are in!

The Captain Cosmos jewelry , plugs and accessories are available in my shops!
I currently have rings, earrings, cuff links, brooch, necklace and plugs. More styles will follow!

Available on Etsy, Dawanda, and Alittlemarket.

They would make a perfect Christmas presents for any SF geeks in your life  *hints*

Remember my Christmas shipping deadlines:

Belgium: Dec 20th Europe: Dec 11thRest of the world (USA,Australia...) : Dec 1st

Please order BEFORE those dates to avoid disappointment

All items will come in a giftbox, ready to place under the tree!

The Captain Cosmos packaging is in!

 The new  boxes are in! OK, I admit I waited a bit to see if my new shop was picking up before ordering special boxes.
Glad to have them for the big launch of the exclusive Captain Cosmos line coming soon!

The Captain Cosmos on Etsy, original plugs and cuff links

Prototypes

I had been playing with the idea of using the Captain Cosmos (aka the cat with the tinfoil helmet) in jewelry for a while. I was not sure how to go about it...so the idea was on my to-do list for a long time.
Finally all came together in my head...and it was time for prototypes.

Necklace prototype

First problem encountered, I hate making my own glass cabochons ...well mainly I hate cutting the paper...cutting one or two round shapes is OK...but having to do it 100 times (or more)....brrrrrr
Fortunately one of my suppliers accepts custom order for those, so problem solved (other than the money part that is...)

Then I decided I need bigger star beads for the earrings ...and I am still looking for those. I also want to make brooches, plugs and clip earrings.
I still haven't decided if I wanted dangles on the plug and clip earring version ...maybe both?
Also those are 25mm cabochons, would they work as 12mm too?

But the biggest problem is taking photos...as you can see here, taking photos of dark shiny things is ARghhhhhhHHhh.
And maybe I need to edit the art itself too...maybe add some contrast to the cat's chin so it blends less into his costume?

Well, anyway, I am hoping to launch the Captain Cosmos line at the end of October...

Friday favorites -let's go stellar

 How cute and clever! The Great Bear and Little Bear art print by Krisblue on Etsy.

 The Gola Comet Galaxy trainers. They have them in pink/black colors too.

 An amazing miniature Moon globe (it is 3,8 cm in diameter)...handmade by TheLittleMoonShop.

 Rocket and Astronauts earrings by bRainbowshop.

 The Nasa has recently made available a series of space sounds they recorded on their missions. How very cool...I especially like the sound of Saturn, it sounds like straight out of Forbidden Planet (which had an extra cool soundtrack).

And talking of cool SF  from the 50's here's a painting by Chesley Bonestell. You may not be familiar with the name but you have undoubtedly seen some of his art before. He is pretty much the guy who gave us the vision we have of outer space to this day! He was also one of Hollywood greatest "matte painters".  Here's a small bio.