Bottled Butterfly Heart Charm by YellerCrakka on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

This is a custom Bottled Butterfly Heart necklace I was commissioned to make for the owner of www.gnome-hovel.com.

The charm is carefully handmade by myself out of polystyrene and painted with metallic acrylics. The heart has a texturized, glittering surface, and the wings are translucent with a sparkling paint job in purpleish red with plum details. The bottle is about 1 and a quarter inch tall with a real cork stopper securely glued in place.

I was so happy to finally get a custom order for a bottled charm, I love working with bottles so much, I'll take any excuse to use them. I wanted the heart to be a little more three dimensional, but I ended up sacrificing a bit of its round shape so I could make it bigger overall, so it's easier to tell what it is even from a distance. I just love the design of this charm, it's so cute, I wish I would have come up with something this adorable myself. =^_^=

An updated version of this charm necklace is now available on Etsy store here: [link] or feel free to send me a note or e-mail me at YellerCrakka@yahoo.com if you're interested in anything.