ALTERED TIN

...joy does not simply happen to us.  We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day...

- Henri Nouwen -

...hello everyone, I hope you've had a super weekend so far, even though there's not much sunshine to write home about...

...I needed a storage jar for my paint brushes and having emptied my coffee tin this morning I thought it might be nice to alter it...

...the tin was covered with Tim Holtz crowded Attic paper, a few staples added and some foil tape to seal the top and bottom...

...some tattered floral's with flourishes...

...a heart and some jute...

...a simple effective project...

...the quote at the top of the page was taken from the lovely Tammy Tutterow blog...Tammy adds art inspiring quotes once a week...

...thank you for dropping by today...

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LIVE YOUR DREAMS

...one's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things...

- Henry Miller -

...hello everyone, hope you've all had a groovy week and managed to see some sunshine...

...the last few evenings I've had a little play with some DecoArt products, I hope you like...

...I brushed some Texture Crackle over the entire tag, slightly thicker at the top and bottom and waited for it to dry, then I cut the heart, wings and crown from Tim Holtz Heart Wings die...the heart was give a super thick coat of the Texture Crackle and left over night to dry...

...the tag was then painted with Traditions Acrylic's...

...the crown was given a dusting of Glamour Dust...

...the crackled heart was coated in Metallics Elegant Finish with a dusting of Glamour Dust then covered in Glossy Accents...the wings were painted with Traditions Acrylic and again coated in Metallics Elegant Finish which I wiped back...

...a few chit chat stickers...

...have a wonderful day and thank you for dropping by...

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A PLAY AT VERDIGRIS

...recipe for happiness: have a passion, make a contribution & keep learning...

- Anon -

 

...hello everyone, hope the sun is shining on your day, lifting your spirits and adding warmth in all that you do...I had been hoping to visit The Craft Barn Extravaganzer this weekend but I've been a little unwell this week and needed my strength for returning to work tomorrow, I've not had a play for a while and really fancied creating a heart with a Verdigris effect, could I find one on You Tube? no!...

 

 

 

...I experimented with a few paint colours and settled for this one...

 

 

...I cut a polystyrene heart in half and covered it in metal tape which i'd put through Tim Holtz sun ray embossing folder...

 

 

...then two coats of my paint mixture were applied, once dried then a crackle medium, then I rubbed in some charcoal and gold paste...

 

 

...I decorated a small canvas 8"/8" with some decoupage & die cuts...

 

 

...I added some rusted wire to the edge of the canvas and job done, if anyone knows of a Verdigris tutorial I'll be a happy bunny :) ...

 

 

 

...thats it from me, hope you all have a super week ahead...

 

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