Showing posts with label Altered. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Altered. Show all posts

Friday, June 29

Tutoral: Altered Trinket Box with Faux Wood Grain

This Altered Trinket Box is a great (inexpensive) project for those that what to learn how to "alter" things.  I've made sure to add in many small details that will help you obtain this great vintage look!!

Let's get to the tutorial!!



SUPPLIES
Paper Mache Trinket Box
Hymnal Pages or Sheet Music
Acrylic Craft Paints (browns, black, & gold)
Gloss Decoupauge Medium
Lace (optional)
Miscellaneous decorations (optional)

Step 1: DECOUPAGE & AGE OUTSIDE TOP

Cover the box top's outside using thin pages of music, such as old hymnal pages.
Note: If you don't have old hymnals or sheet music available, another great option would be old sewing pattern paper.


Using a fine mist bottle, spray the decoupauged top with an aging/distressing ink.
Gently wipe away the excess and cover any missed areas and let dry.


Step 2: DECORATE INSIDE THE TOP
Cut a piece of music to fit inside the top.  If you're anything like me, this will come out sorta "wonky".
To cover any cutting mishaps and to hide the paper mache, paint the inside rim with dark brown acrylic craft paint.


Using a strong tacky glue, glue lace to the inside edge of the box top.  Set aside to dry completely.

Step 3: PAINT A FAUX WOOD GRAIN
I didn't care for the paper mache's appearance so I decided to create a faux wood grain on the bottom part of the box.

Paint a coat of light/medium brown over your entire surface.
Add a tiny bit of gold onto a foam brush, dab off the excess until the bruss is almost dry, then gently dry brush the gold paint onto the surface very sparingly and always in the same direction..


Repeat the dry brush technique using a medium/dark brown, then black, then light/medium brown again.

To finish the look and to seal the outside of the box, just add a couple coats of glossy decoupage medium.  In my opinion this gives the faux wood grain a varnished type of look!!
Note: I chose to add little wooden feet to my trinket box, but this is totally optional.

Step 4: PAINT THE INSIDE OF THE BOX

Paint a couple coats of gold (or other color) acrylic craft paint over the inside of the box. Seal with decoupage medium.

I think the trinket box looks great at this stage, so you may choose to leave it as is.
However, I chose to decorate the top so I've included those instructions as well - just keep reading!


Step 5: FOWER WITH MUSIC LEAVES
(optional)
Find a paper flower with a realitively long stem.
Cut the flower's stem to the desired length, but do not throw away the extra stem!
Cut 2 leaf shapes out of sheet music and glue them back to back over one end of the excess stem.
Using a strong tacky glue, attach the flower stem to the leaf stem.
Decoupauge over the attachment point to seal.


Step 6: DECORATE TOP

Gather up miscellaneous items to use on your top.  I used cheesecloth, my paper flower, buttons, a decorated puzzle piece, old stamps, an old key, and a filigree finding.

If you choose to add cheesecloth, just decoupauge it to the top before you add your other embellishments.

Layout your items before gluing them down to make sure you're happy with their placement.
Once you find a layout you like, simply glue them down using a strong non-yellowing tacky glue.


FINISHED!!


Thanks for reading!! Until next time...

Tuesday, January 17

Version: Framed Heart Button Art

It's not too early to start working on Valentine's Day projects is it?!?  If it is, oh well!! I went ahead and did it anyway!! hehehe

In this post, I'll show you how I made this Framed Heart Button Art!!  Pretty nifty, huh?!?


When using another blog's tutorial, I always want to take a moment to tell you about that blog and the original tutorial. I just think that's the right thing to do, don't you?

Today's project was created by following the 

Crystal is super creative and does a great job with her blog, A Pumpkin and a Princess!!  Her blog is packed full of crafty tutorials, delicious recipes, decorating ideas, storage & organizational tips, and much more!!  You gotta see this blog!!


When I found the Button Ghost and Pumpkin tutorial at A Pumpkin and a Princess, I knew I had to give it a try!!  Here's what Crystal's button art looked like...


I'd never made button art before, but Crystal made it look so easy!!  Since Halloween was long gone, I decided to use a heart as my button art image.  I also decided to decorate my frame a bit!!  Here's the tutorial for my version...

SUPPLIES
$1 Wooden frame
Old book pages & sheet music
Acrylic craft paint
Burlap
Cardstock (matches burlap)
Various sized buttons
Glue
Decoupage medium
Paint brush

Step 1: PREP FRAME
Remove the frame backing, glass, and anything else that came inside. You can get rid of the glass, but keep the backing.

Step 2: COVER FRAME
Cover Frame: Decoupage torn pieces of old book pages onto the frame, covering the entire front side and overlapping onto the inside and outside edges.
Note: You do not need to completely cover the inside and outside edges of the frame because you'll be painting over them shortly.
Add Accents: Add torn strips of sheet music to accent the frame.

Step 3: PAINT FRAME EDGES
Paint the inside and outside edges of the frame with two coats of acrylic craft paint.

Step 4: PREP BACKGROUND MATERIALS
Trace & Cut: Trace the frame's backing onto your burlap and a coordinating sheet of cardstock.  Cut them out. 
Glue Together: Glue the burlap onto the cardstock, making sure to line up your edges.
Place in Frame: Put the burlap/cardstock sheet in the frame with the burlap side facing out and replace the frame's backing.

Step 5: TRACE SHAPE
Trace your desired shape onto the burlap using a pencil.
Note: Make sure you choose an image that is very basic!  Choosing a complex image will be hard to make out when it's covered in buttons.

Step 6: ADD BUTTONS
Before gluing any buttons down, you will want to plan them in advance.
Place 5-8 buttons onto your shape, making sure there are no large gaps in the image.
Once you have figured out where they're going to go, glue them in place.
Cover your entire shape with buttons.

FINISHED!!


Real quick, I want to show you the first image I tried turning into button art.

This was supposed to be two hearts side by side, but ended up looking like an upside-down bikini top!!  Since it was so hard to see, I decided to re-do it as just the one heart.  So when I said, "Choosing a complex image will be hard to make out when it's covered in buttons.", I knew what I was talking about!!

Anyway, I hope you like this tutorial!!  Be sure to look at the original tutorial,  Button Ghost and Pumpkin tutorial, over at A Pumpkin and a Princess!!  There are a few differences in our tutorials, not to mention Crystal's blog just rocks and you need to check it out!!

Thanks for reading!! Until next time...

Tuesday, January 10

Version: Recipe Box Renovation

I'm super excited to share this Recipe Box Renovation tutorial with you today!!

Before I get into the tutorial, I want to take a moment to tell you about While He Was Napping, the great blog where I found the original Recipe Box Renovation project!!


Krista has so many wonderful projects and sooo much more!!  You definitely need to visit While He Was Napping and maybe even link up to the Weekend Wander linky party that takes place every week!!

If you're expecting or know someone who is, then be sure to follow While He Was Napping because the Bundles of Baby event starts January 29th!!  I can't wait for this event because I have friends who are expecting or have recently had children!!


A couple months ago I linked up to the Weekend Wander linky party over at While He Was Napping.  Afterwards, I found a perfect Recipe Box Renovation tutorial as I was looking through all of the great tutorials Krista has there. I knew right away that I had to make one too!!


Krista's tutorial is so thorough, so if you plan on "renovating" your recipe box, you definitely need to take look at her step-by-step Recipe Box Renovation tutorial.

Let's get started on my tutorial for my version, shall we?

SUPPLIES
$1 Recipe box
Various papers
Fabric
Cheesecloth
Decoupage medium
Glue
Lace (or ribbon)
Stamp & stamp pad
Buttons

Step 1: COVER PRINTED IMAGES
To keep these images from showing through, cover them with torn pieces of brown craft paper.  Use your decoupage medium to adhere the craft paper to the recipe box.

Step 2: TEAR PAPERS & FABRIC
Tear your paper and fabric into small rectangles and squares that are less than an inch wide.

Step 3: DECOUPAGE
Decoupage the torn pieces onto the box, making sure to cover all visible areas.
Note: Keep your recipe box closed as much as possible while working on it and while it dries.  If you decoupage it while it's open it will not close!!

Step 4: ADD CHEESECLOTH
Cut random pieces of cheese cloth.  Decoupage the cheesecloth onto the recipe box in random patterns.  Let dry.
Note: I did not incorporate the ribbon method that Krista did in her tutorial, but I wish I had and may still find a way to do it.  I highly recommend you refer to Krista's original tutorial for how to get around that wonky fold in the back.

Step 5: ADD LACE
Glue a length of lace on the lip of the box, which is only 3 sides of the recipe box.

Step 6: ADD LABEL
Stamp the word "Recipes" onto a pretty piece of scrapbook paper and cut it out.  I glued mine to some chipboard so it would stand out a little bit.  Glue the label to the front center of the recipe box.

Step 7: EMBELLISH
Add buttons or other embellishments at this point.  I added a few wooden buttons which matched the color scheme of my recipe box perfectly.

FINISHED!!

I really hope you enjoyed this project as much as I did!! I know I had a blast getting all messy with the decoupage medium!! hehehe

Thanks for reading!! Until next time...

Friday, January 6

Friday Features #1

Welcome to the very first edition of my Friday Features!!  

This is where I'll feature crafty projects that I've found on other blogs and Pinterest that I think you'd like.  Occasionally, I'll also feature craft blogs that I really enjoy and know that you will too.

I made this recipe around Christmas/New Years and it was AMAZING!!  Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures.  I'll be making another batch in a week or two for my mum so I'll share my photos with you then!! 
This recipe has only 2 ingredients - cake mix and Libby's canned Pumpkin!!  You don't even need to add any eggs, oil, water...nothing!!
I must say that these don't taste like muffins, they're more like pumpkin cupcakes!!  They're super moist, really flavorful, and simply delicious!!

I think these are so adorable and seem super easy to make!!  Even though I don't have kids, I have a cat and a husband so I'm planning on making these really soon!!  Sherelle purchased the tags, but I'm going to try and make the bases myself.

This is such a gorgeous piece of art and you're not going to believe how easy it is to make!!
My friend, Jess, and I are planning on making our own version of this project for her bird-themed nursery!!


Thank You!!
I want to take a moment to thank those of you that have added my button to your sidebar for my Grand Re-Launch Giveaway. 
Here are the fantastic blogs that have added my button so far...



Finding My Way in Texas

Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom


Thanks for reading!!  Until next time...

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