...hello everyone, hope this day finds you all in fine fettle...I'm sure you all know the wonderful King of texture & technique Mr Andy Skinner who also just happens to be Executive Creative Consultant for DecoArt...
...well, back in Spring DecoArt asked Andy to create a Design Team...WOW my heart skipped a beat when I opened the email that day :)))...my fellow teamies, all of whom you will know very well from their wealth of outstanding creations and designs here in our crafting world, the team has been up and running since May, but the platform to show our creations has only just been finalised and the Design Team formally announced...
...here is my creation for today...
...DecoArt have created a vast range of paints and mediums and the one I'm showing you today is called Texture Glass, an amazing product, which I'm now in love with!!...
...I started with a body form from Decopatch which I covered in 2 coats of Gesso...
...whilst that was drying I took a template from Tim Holtz Tattered Poinsettia Die and set to work...
...you can see below the thickness used...
...once the template is removed you can see what your left with...
...I used a run of baking parchment, but you can use a non-stick craft matt also...now this is not a quick process, the Texture glass at this thickness takes a good 24hrs to dry and you can't rush it (ie: use a heat tool or a radiator, the product will turn brittle and snap, I know this as I tried to hurry things up and ruined the whole batch of poinsettia's which put me back 24hrs!!)...
...so whilst the glass was drying I took some cut & dry foam and roughly coated the body form in Americana Spa Blue, then used the 2 Step Crackle Medium over the top half of the form and aged it with Transparent Red Iron Oxide...
...I used a florist crystal pins to attach the flowers to the form and created a glass/ice gown, as you can see in the photo the flowers remain slightly flexible and do not crack with the pin put through but still be careful as the tattered leaves are delicate at the narrow part...
...single and double flowers all round the front back & sides...
...a close up of the amazing texture this product gives!...
...every Ice Maiden needs a glass choker, I used the centre of the poinsettia & a crystal pin to secure all around the neck...
...the back...
...I also added tiny beads randomly...
...well there she is, I do hope you like her :)) and I do hope you have fun with this incredibly versatile product...
...below are the products used to create this project, along with time and a little magic...
...thank you for dropping by today...
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