Etsy Dalek Finds

I have been on a Dalek kick recently. Something about those slow and bulky robots from Dr. Who have captured my heart. My kids think Daleks are the greatest thing since Spider-Man and Iron Man. Whoa! That is saying something with these two!

On Monday I showed you my Dalek tea coffee cup and on Friday I will have a tutorial on making easy-peasy Dalek (or other fandom) t-shirts. For now I want to share the cool Dalek things I found on Etsy.

This clean little Dalek is just screaming to be hung in the future guest bathroom. I found him washing up over at a shop called Autogeograph. The artist there has several other Dalek pictures including Extrapolate, Intoxicate, Impersonate and Infatuate all of them wonderfully done but Exfoliate is my favorite.

I know it's a bit early yet but look at this little guy! Wouldn't this cute little Christmas Dalek from Eattoast just be darling on your Christmas tree? He's red and green and wearing a Santa hat! He must also be friendly because his egg beater arm has been replaced with a yummy candy cane.

These Dalek magnets from Resubee are a must have for the fridge. I actually ordered a set! My kids are going to flip when they arrive. There is even a green one holding a tea cup! I wonder if he is a chia tea drinking?

Lastly there are these found object Daleks by Gammaraybots. They are just awesome. I'm not sure what else can be said. They are Daleks for the garden! They look like they are made out of cheese graters and some auto parts. Just plan awesome!

DIY: Dalek Painted Coffee Cup

 

I would like to introduce you to my favorite cup for tea

There it is! It's an awesome cup, holds the right amount of tea for my morning cup but it's rather plain. I thought I should change all that.

For this project you will need:

1 glass cup (you can get these at the dollar store)

Enamel Paint (Craft stores, Wal-Mart)

First find an image you like. I stuck with something simple like this silhouette of a Dalek.

Print it out to a size that will fit your cup

Tape the image on the INSIDE of the cup

Paint over it. I found it easier to close one eye and position myself directly over the spot that I was painting. This made sure I got all the little bumps and groves in the right spots.

Carefully take the paper off. You will be able to see 

the spots that were thin or didn't get paint this way. 

I painted over them making it all back. 

I free handed the Dalek spears in silver on to the silhouette.

Once your cup is the way you like it follow the dirrections on the back of the enamel paint.

I used FolkArt enamel paint and it called for letting the project 

sit for 30 minutes then bake it for 30 minutes at 350.

"Caffeinate! Caffeinate! Caffeinate!"that's what my Dalek cup 

says to me in the wee hours before the sun gets up.

Here it is all filled with chia tea. I love chia tea.