tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69604095339719511382024-03-13T19:36:45.991+13:00NysBizMixed media art, scrapbooking, paper craft, upcycled and recycled artNgaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-7046984887956459432022-08-16T20:39:00.005+12:002022-08-18T19:19:15.275+12:00Steampunk book box and book<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> For this project I combined gorgeous steampunk pieces from Faith Pocock Craft Studio with recycled book covers to make a journal and a book box to hold the journal. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg218Y4jC4CC0_vX0PN1A77u108AX6DCvk9ud_cLVrU8Q8fWADDpUkLkHNdIXeR_CamM8-7EfJq7UhGJH7-kqFIHEcp8-DA-wZNV2xB_sUduaodCKDAV8XCAIiJ3Ii7O7cmALtRDtape9ezofaVKkpQvk0q35N3REkvjWGtVVsvnkoj9mpoKOWb7yUsNg/s2992/20220816_195231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg218Y4jC4CC0_vX0PN1A77u108AX6DCvk9ud_cLVrU8Q8fWADDpUkLkHNdIXeR_CamM8-7EfJq7UhGJH7-kqFIHEcp8-DA-wZNV2xB_sUduaodCKDAV8XCAIiJ3Ii7O7cmALtRDtape9ezofaVKkpQvk0q35N3REkvjWGtVVsvnkoj9mpoKOWb7yUsNg/s320/20220816_195231.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWtsyvBJ1cxnTNQak7O613CNXHct2DVnEtr6cyVsmOAYDTSi0tyYao3x5WI0s-3968RswhkPq2WYlDGP3-41QMvoKxuKstuMPIoyN6q6MOjRJC1P6wC3Ssww3v7qN1U4QKEpmdOcqJlMdzDrv2-z5swYOg5vfRCJItv7XOlgfluUmPYSQ8saGKtfVWg/s2992/20220816_195524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWtsyvBJ1cxnTNQak7O613CNXHct2DVnEtr6cyVsmOAYDTSi0tyYao3x5WI0s-3968RswhkPq2WYlDGP3-41QMvoKxuKstuMPIoyN6q6MOjRJC1P6wC3Ssww3v7qN1U4QKEpmdOcqJlMdzDrv2-z5swYOg5vfRCJItv7XOlgfluUmPYSQ8saGKtfVWg/s320/20220816_195524.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVPL1Crz7afydhCfZmPmM4KYOpyzdlb2of3RWcCDU1NMl3qRWGN8k2miseoZeO-uZc0RI6UP_z9g9ENnSd1pL_JGldwcjnb9wI77DdVWmwiw-JPTGdLbd_G-fTk1aiGITTvFV93ypgTHlB6B3Ga2c8_GnCgor-4wUVQD0V54kze1fhbVF_zvFkGVNdw/s2992/20220704_161839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVPL1Crz7afydhCfZmPmM4KYOpyzdlb2of3RWcCDU1NMl3qRWGN8k2miseoZeO-uZc0RI6UP_z9g9ENnSd1pL_JGldwcjnb9wI77DdVWmwiw-JPTGdLbd_G-fTk1aiGITTvFV93ypgTHlB6B3Ga2c8_GnCgor-4wUVQD0V54kze1fhbVF_zvFkGVNdw/s320/20220704_161839.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfr0zGMG2Jl6eU0obr-dE5r2kjYpGnnT1E2dJV0xZrtDsm5GyIdaaGCKXze5McttCfiw4Ksuhxc9O4MB0j0icoSt3JJ9-qrZVUo3-lH5IwmOgyjsDJMZbLCvxZ8k5Sgvwe4ca17_ogK1XasGLW_oKaqsZaW7W8DPQ0HR7jJqwc95oW8M2Xd2g4jKAYw/s2992/20220704_163106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfr0zGMG2Jl6eU0obr-dE5r2kjYpGnnT1E2dJV0xZrtDsm5GyIdaaGCKXze5McttCfiw4Ksuhxc9O4MB0j0icoSt3JJ9-qrZVUo3-lH5IwmOgyjsDJMZbLCvxZ8k5Sgvwe4ca17_ogK1XasGLW_oKaqsZaW7W8DPQ0HR7jJqwc95oW8M2Xd2g4jKAYw/s320/20220704_163106.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For the book itself I made some faux leather using brown paper packaging. I covered the front and back covers with the faux leather and used calico on the spine. I then used Gel medium in moulds to make steampunk pieces for the front and back cover.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujKJsBPOdQbu0cM5YkpF3j6Ty7sj_3E6xVFc-UEF417VdmZQFAr-alFv4sDfIEaYViVhjPDHw1psr9jtkpZ_4XYkB7wWPv7ba10EhEi4luH30olXqH5MiSdOsjZTbWYKfyAvk-HPdGyK7pQ-VLB1OVSW7-6-LdMxHGla2Ajweji6AxHyPO15pUJv_Pg/s2992/20220808_135751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujKJsBPOdQbu0cM5YkpF3j6Ty7sj_3E6xVFc-UEF417VdmZQFAr-alFv4sDfIEaYViVhjPDHw1psr9jtkpZ_4XYkB7wWPv7ba10EhEi4luH30olXqH5MiSdOsjZTbWYKfyAvk-HPdGyK7pQ-VLB1OVSW7-6-LdMxHGla2Ajweji6AxHyPO15pUJv_Pg/s320/20220808_135751.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I constructed the box, cutting out circles so I could insert some of Faith's MDF cogs into the holes. For the top of the box I constructed a frame because I wanted to be able to see the book when it was inside the box.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4ExbOdiSqRYPDNdP4qE1uCiE1yypkEmR-08M_KJ0fhREjYTYWfvISDLDCmY2Ascsyf2pm16fBAaPqx-oIwIP0E2E-L4ap8aG8YCLs4izW2MvMC0M5tpNr900CkWWl6BWyg09QwYpLW4YiF6cKoAPJgHtzzXa9SFPzWZe7THQDLJr_rlu3IVqMyz6YQ/s2992/20220718_163612.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4ExbOdiSqRYPDNdP4qE1uCiE1yypkEmR-08M_KJ0fhREjYTYWfvISDLDCmY2Ascsyf2pm16fBAaPqx-oIwIP0E2E-L4ap8aG8YCLs4izW2MvMC0M5tpNr900CkWWl6BWyg09QwYpLW4YiF6cKoAPJgHtzzXa9SFPzWZe7THQDLJr_rlu3IVqMyz6YQ/s320/20220718_163612.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I painted the MDF steampunk components with black gesso.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH42B-E2NIi4DnHC9hbePGAdOhQti6Ux2njwz6m-Ppm8c-Qj9sB0OGpKpI_pHpJ0OnTmB7A3PxlSofvbYwWnUtV61jj_NpMhS5qrzfiS_-T-m-5QJREfURFgi5ZrfUJYBbfZsFOKfjgs0y_PKWO9IL0ACFFNO69xDol7PZcgZDeK1QqJncFvRaBtk4Fw/s2992/20220802_153306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH42B-E2NIi4DnHC9hbePGAdOhQti6Ux2njwz6m-Ppm8c-Qj9sB0OGpKpI_pHpJ0OnTmB7A3PxlSofvbYwWnUtV61jj_NpMhS5qrzfiS_-T-m-5QJREfURFgi5ZrfUJYBbfZsFOKfjgs0y_PKWO9IL0ACFFNO69xDol7PZcgZDeK1QqJncFvRaBtk4Fw/s320/20220802_153306.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I layered the steampunk components on top of the box frame and hinged the frame using calico.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PeX5bDPnR7_pcIily8er90uMaPgE4RXSIIWB-mMXG1myLiWOrceV0f93nHjrU4Y6CPwYXVhl3LQpeVukNwzmzGpaiXSqgTYfFbATneb7Cf0_DLEOJ_C7Mzf_KJ1-85As_FWw0Cdm19qyb9dBpJMe-T-x-HJGsMvJLgDbeNDztQHp2bW527WTihjrwQ/s2992/20220808_135746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4PeX5bDPnR7_pcIily8er90uMaPgE4RXSIIWB-mMXG1myLiWOrceV0f93nHjrU4Y6CPwYXVhl3LQpeVukNwzmzGpaiXSqgTYfFbATneb7Cf0_DLEOJ_C7Mzf_KJ1-85As_FWw0Cdm19qyb9dBpJMe-T-x-HJGsMvJLgDbeNDztQHp2bW527WTihjrwQ/s320/20220808_135746.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used gel medium moulds around the top of the frame.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I then "rusted" everything using paint, texture paste and cinnamon powder.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWG73R30bozaThx6l-_G8mVomZamZcFr9lYMC-WvjkvD_08rXoAmSTwrvPX6IJe7ym8TO4e4oOAOxE2x5rXEbR3KIezSiwUGuI7H_rplVGFfWTInxDUPnSkjYOt8KIopGngREJCeHqqAKit0QfmLpOpVMnROtWv6tAAhwZEvOhUFS-jgyfnk3r4S59A/s2823/20220816_203455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">The book has eight signatures containingg coffee dyed papers and map pages. The signatures are bound using a corset stitch.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFirSb7-sFDR4Gd9LZAhvPNsnecCH2MMcp7Q3KvpSvKtcaiMWpqULYpGkS-1-pDSNlCBFpUfhS85FZzxRwa5GxDEW43oc-Yo7UnjkzD5gNLqcDi_Kpd7UbcATYWmv35-L4ckRc7YaWG995MXl44xnw9JjIh2oiHBqABuPofwwxCcGzsDCjSDECQswqQ/s2992/20220816_195258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFirSb7-sFDR4Gd9LZAhvPNsnecCH2MMcp7Q3KvpSvKtcaiMWpqULYpGkS-1-pDSNlCBFpUfhS85FZzxRwa5GxDEW43oc-Yo7UnjkzD5gNLqcDi_Kpd7UbcATYWmv35-L4ckRc7YaWG995MXl44xnw9JjIh2oiHBqABuPofwwxCcGzsDCjSDECQswqQ/s320/20220816_195258.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I then assembled the pieces and they were all ready for their eggs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Such a sweet little project that can be personalized to give as gifts or sit on the table at Easter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-32707636705477121062022-03-21T07:13:00.000+13:002022-03-21T07:13:41.512+13:00Happy Easter<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Welcome to Easter and a whole group of wonderful projects from Faith at <a href="http://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com" target="_blank">Fath Pocock Craft Stu</a>dio. The first project is a gorgeous plaque celebrating Easter. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDDUkh1qDo2a5deqniqtou6Ym0FmeWxvAelijMlbdkKkI8-aFH7TJmyMTz5ZmBFwcRI-LEqhc34f-TTWM_RESJAuFK0YTs6SgLyuXyMtjyYybVatAVQp34f_lf0ekhfElPCERGN25IMKJ9h2XaPAyMTXLc_4ivsyrPtDjFGUImebNOv7VBMp-Ldqt-7g=s2713" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2417" data-original-width="2713" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDDUkh1qDo2a5deqniqtou6Ym0FmeWxvAelijMlbdkKkI8-aFH7TJmyMTz5ZmBFwcRI-LEqhc34f-TTWM_RESJAuFK0YTs6SgLyuXyMtjyYybVatAVQp34f_lf0ekhfElPCERGN25IMKJ9h2XaPAyMTXLc_4ivsyrPtDjFGUImebNOv7VBMp-Ldqt-7g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj7LzZ6WF7MV0LC-x4U4s1vMR6k0yDJOuvhjQmBOYOLhXrW3ucVrJ6_2nujb9WXf2jt8HMW_1Q16r8IWpnnYnQfxUrsVzctaJiZw78Viky9K-Q0NGi4BM-ssyM6pJz-iEevO7PubtyY5XwHu8DLvbjOsEX-4jH0DQQ-Edt0y1uaioE8vmkS3R7KviW5w=s2992" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj7LzZ6WF7MV0LC-x4U4s1vMR6k0yDJOuvhjQmBOYOLhXrW3ucVrJ6_2nujb9WXf2jt8HMW_1Q16r8IWpnnYnQfxUrsVzctaJiZw78Viky9K-Q0NGi4BM-ssyM6pJz-iEevO7PubtyY5XwHu8DLvbjOsEX-4jH0DQQ-Edt0y1uaioE8vmkS3R7KviW5w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">To begin I used paste through a wood grain stencil. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhr9fJTxqCnaSW-Is5CGeL7qip89uLQs_jwFeCWOcF620xy9jFuQRYAkrGRF98DEyj6E6d4GwGYnEiPWAqvbDS50wgWFJSambDBQXf-YlrSuAeG1t67JlhNdpsxM8dNXSgynJ3dcO46xPkBjAl9Frobo4PXxJhzIllp8ILNjM4hPCvC14Z7hY8R4pX7bA=s2992" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhr9fJTxqCnaSW-Is5CGeL7qip89uLQs_jwFeCWOcF620xy9jFuQRYAkrGRF98DEyj6E6d4GwGYnEiPWAqvbDS50wgWFJSambDBQXf-YlrSuAeG1t67JlhNdpsxM8dNXSgynJ3dcO46xPkBjAl9Frobo4PXxJhzIllp8ILNjM4hPCvC14Z7hY8R4pX7bA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I then painted the whole thing with brown chalk paint and when it had dried I dry brushed everything with white chalk paint,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I painted the twigs with green chalk paint and the eggs in pink, yellow and pale blue. I used glitter and glossy accents in the holes in the eggs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I used a darker blue paint on the words and when the paint was dry I covered it with Decoart Triple thick to give it a glossy look.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Once everything was painted I assembled the plaque. Such a cute easy project. Check out <a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=faith%20pocock%20craft%20studio%20ltd" target="_blank">Faith's Facebook</a> page and her website for other gorgeous Easter projects.</span></div></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-23867611013580352412022-02-26T07:55:00.001+13:002022-02-26T07:55:23.499+13:00Steampunk Heart<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Here is a small proejct I made using an MDF shadow box and gears from Faith Pocock Craft Studio.</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPwQLWCXz8I44WYp5yu_L5mILMc7Bi-_PxI295RwAwfzSn5xzRJiXulVPRcs6yUAV5T5CLu5a3O34CvLsvBF7b9Q_o8hShMB61ICux8Xri30y6j7cajwQv8dy8dZGK05-GGIt6U0xS2NcVwswnKpKm397lRTIeNUyhCcXlPFcToBc0cundIfmkG5lmLg=s2617" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2521" data-original-width="2617" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPwQLWCXz8I44WYp5yu_L5mILMc7Bi-_PxI295RwAwfzSn5xzRJiXulVPRcs6yUAV5T5CLu5a3O34CvLsvBF7b9Q_o8hShMB61ICux8Xri30y6j7cajwQv8dy8dZGK05-GGIt6U0xS2NcVwswnKpKm397lRTIeNUyhCcXlPFcToBc0cundIfmkG5lmLg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"> I decorated the back and inside sides of the box using paint and stencils. I then made a heart out of corrugated cardboard and decorated it using the MDF gears and some diecuts. </span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEO5p8VPrJb62ZRlSDsU97rPQGO6apm3GdXEjBu1QIEXHNEfTIpYQBBFn5LkD2Ab3RQCdWRp2y_3f1WwT7o6KZEX9iKkg-syzebBXTqJkr7k3ONKImgb6oDyLqlJ3xjUYeUvTVZp7NWkqoL7g-qHUr4g1WhMqWHWfku1STDQyxf2xAnp-wA9Jy3xsxDg=s2727" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="2593" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEO5p8VPrJb62ZRlSDsU97rPQGO6apm3GdXEjBu1QIEXHNEfTIpYQBBFn5LkD2Ab3RQCdWRp2y_3f1WwT7o6KZEX9iKkg-syzebBXTqJkr7k3ONKImgb6oDyLqlJ3xjUYeUvTVZp7NWkqoL7g-qHUr4g1WhMqWHWfku1STDQyxf2xAnp-wA9Jy3xsxDg=s320" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once I was happy with the composition I painted everything using chalk paint and added the words which came from a 3 Quarter Designs paper collection,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-36426373382336379272022-01-08T08:57:00.000+13:002022-01-08T08:57:25.917+13:00Leviathan - Steampunk Fish<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out my latest project using a kit from <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/">Faith Pocock Craft Studio </a> I took this great steampunk fish kit and decorated it with paper to create "Leviathan".</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="2048" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJHRAaeN1jQAnuTIkG9HNnH8KS7FI_r4u6KW8GLc3CDwN7QAm3Vcgnf1TukEQuak4VFtdHX1IunwRiBsQ7Xn-SGAUGDne7gATJWYXxxH7sSrtsz-hvIoAM8i4CLYx4x3EgUT01EDTVgcO1/s320/Steampunk+Fish+5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Xf2yBiDjnse4iiJwaMJwOdINvAfovzcgjzLUOi75Z5h6td1AhMrWsj9EqIrZlajSc6fvfPFt_5jxhcArKqUSYBar_UqDQOvZPd06kOxrvyxYNqETfluYnTFdAAo9o6e_RjUotrbAl34d/s1000/Steampunk+Fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="1000" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Xf2yBiDjnse4iiJwaMJwOdINvAfovzcgjzLUOi75Z5h6td1AhMrWsj9EqIrZlajSc6fvfPFt_5jxhcArKqUSYBar_UqDQOvZPd06kOxrvyxYNqETfluYnTFdAAo9o6e_RjUotrbAl34d/s320/Steampunk+Fish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">To decorate the MDF I used some digital papers from:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Vectoria Designs</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">SS Digital<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Vintage by Me</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Digitial Curio</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">All of these artists can be found on Etsy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I glued the paper to the MDF and then sanded all of the excess paper off the edges. <br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2st7_k332sAaAiSDeuaNgPzxIyyd5NeflpO_TOmKFDYQ4-N8G9RXXDMn7l_hy7RhsmVGAtIJ3VDIXei13TNwmK2LnerWvetNJtB9a6AQcF9bFAS8oB0ji87nrWZpDP8n-b3-Bc9stMyP4/s2048/Steampunk+Fish+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2st7_k332sAaAiSDeuaNgPzxIyyd5NeflpO_TOmKFDYQ4-N8G9RXXDMn7l_hy7RhsmVGAtIJ3VDIXei13TNwmK2LnerWvetNJtB9a6AQcF9bFAS8oB0ji87nrWZpDP8n-b3-Bc9stMyP4/s320/Steampunk+Fish+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A long and tedious process but it was worth it for the effect it gives. I then added cabachon eyes and assembled the pieces. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Check out Faith's site for other amazing kits. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-81497472058434232022021-10-31T02:48:00.000+13:002021-10-31T02:48:16.043+13:00Halloween Globe<p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the second project this October I have made a really cool little Halloween diorama using one of Faith's "globes": These can be found at </span><a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Faith Pocock Craft Studio</span></a>. <span style="font-family: arial;"> The "globes" have a surround frame and layers that when put together create a scene and come in various holiday variations. .</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKrs7OxrOTpPWPI4h2ZxOshU55Kasq0qlnwuP9P6Xs4WCz1u6nGBGEHAJWWQShB1DxmohDmnCrLy6OoT4BLUqvOaQ9Ix5yCH4axBwtegi2uMtY2BnFYlMNRwOuD_canPIssLh9TaYnt9l/s2048/Halloween+Globe+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKrs7OxrOTpPWPI4h2ZxOshU55Kasq0qlnwuP9P6Xs4WCz1u6nGBGEHAJWWQShB1DxmohDmnCrLy6OoT4BLUqvOaQ9Ix5yCH4axBwtegi2uMtY2BnFYlMNRwOuD_canPIssLh9TaYnt9l/s320/Halloween+Globe+01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztS8CD6y0CYz_ZvgpBlxVXy_6UJSMiHFUgPFDijfPIhWq_ew7rE3N5uZOTcxUyGN0XT-CoLzopITGULpJPkFX0vqWvyiRY-kzw5RBjap4RD4bdA47IwZUF7YliwbGwEFfEWGPjN231UQh/s2048/Halloween+Globe+02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1336" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjztS8CD6y0CYz_ZvgpBlxVXy_6UJSMiHFUgPFDijfPIhWq_ew7rE3N5uZOTcxUyGN0XT-CoLzopITGULpJPkFX0vqWvyiRY-kzw5RBjap4RD4bdA47IwZUF7YliwbGwEFfEWGPjN231UQh/s320/Halloween+Globe+02.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The last panel of the diorama has holes so that lights can be added to the frame. I ued some little LED lights that I had left over from Christmas last year. The chipboard moon with the bats comes from <a href="https://imagineif.co.nz/" target="_blank">Imagine If NZ</a>. I painted the moon and glued black tissue on the back behind the bats and then glued it to the board,</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq51dswy_-YKY_tjgxlHD8nuYYA1a1khD0_ehzYMenPPGG6Q3r8zh9FedP1R2fZx3Frr_MD2ngrreW684FsxZWPrvqLhyLwtyDCyAc957RlWiBw55V6P2G1BLzc7Ca3TM4gdPVTqWZzKXC/s2048/Halloween+Globe+03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2018" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq51dswy_-YKY_tjgxlHD8nuYYA1a1khD0_ehzYMenPPGG6Q3r8zh9FedP1R2fZx3Frr_MD2ngrreW684FsxZWPrvqLhyLwtyDCyAc957RlWiBw55V6P2G1BLzc7Ca3TM4gdPVTqWZzKXC/s320/Halloween+Globe+03.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMrW2H7uu5o2MZ3x2-aJogDfCaMVBKBu3VGIZBPXOG2MupkhIg-NHZlYPS3E0lEGKOHuGN1XvfH96Skn0TOtVaQFkwGeoX-JlwTUZJ9LOfv4CC0Dv0A0nf-E-gMiZakbXy3xg76P4wQkF/s2048/Halloween+Globe+04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="2048" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMrW2H7uu5o2MZ3x2-aJogDfCaMVBKBu3VGIZBPXOG2MupkhIg-NHZlYPS3E0lEGKOHuGN1XvfH96Skn0TOtVaQFkwGeoX-JlwTUZJ9LOfv4CC0Dv0A0nf-E-gMiZakbXy3xg76P4wQkF/s320/Halloween+Globe+04.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the next panel which sits in front of the panel shown above I painted the trees and the owl, These are part of the MDF panel. I then added some chipboard toadstools and a bat from Imagine If. The spider and the web are die cuts. I added these to begin building up the scene but the panel looks just as good without the added extras. I just cannot help myself and I have to keep adding stuff,</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTK0V5KeT8q2Z8xBGAN4mD4q-ww2tD0JgXgqngqyG1qSUh3hDoj1NrvE2Z4ZPmVveHcE9FmDen5Aszv5XlN_zupZB-F6lqAvvvWwsJHNzjB1-gzi7wdgelhtBnlQeyWYpe-pmWgFLapY1W/s2048/Halloween+Globe+05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2005" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTK0V5KeT8q2Z8xBGAN4mD4q-ww2tD0JgXgqngqyG1qSUh3hDoj1NrvE2Z4ZPmVveHcE9FmDen5Aszv5XlN_zupZB-F6lqAvvvWwsJHNzjB1-gzi7wdgelhtBnlQeyWYpe-pmWgFLapY1W/s320/Halloween+Globe+05.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This is how it looks with the two layers</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii07u79qvQUBpSx2hiCpCDeHWzW8fDDlGDYC_s32dzH0wgIYXFLO3uzm3ZjeyuRILDagWumFA47HslwyuUTIc3C2YQPJHPwBcZ5uhdsNs5WfjjMvQARZ85beMyIU2ISGuvNi-mZ9CDS_hp/s2048/Halloween+Globe+06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii07u79qvQUBpSx2hiCpCDeHWzW8fDDlGDYC_s32dzH0wgIYXFLO3uzm3ZjeyuRILDagWumFA47HslwyuUTIc3C2YQPJHPwBcZ5uhdsNs5WfjjMvQARZ85beMyIU2ISGuvNi-mZ9CDS_hp/s320/Halloween+Globe+06.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the next layer I added a die cut skeleton, grass and flowers and some chipboard gravestones and a bat from Imagine If. I stamped the roof after I painted it to give the appearance of roof shingles. I then added some sewing tissue beind the windows and painted them with Mod Podge. When the Mod Podge dries this causes the tissue to become slightly transparent which means that when the lights are turned on the shine can be seen through the windows.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYF14AkGG3ut0_u-sy3ranyBLyvvOFOZGE9dblRm9m059RfrHHEMVdNncOI7-KUgUcwIcEB5D-Fv6FBF8F7N9JJciXn3uGbD54hYyCOG6MTnXk6FrjLwmvc8BeS5SR21W4uQvpn6-ZYlx/s2048/Halloween+Globe+07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1929" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikYF14AkGG3ut0_u-sy3ranyBLyvvOFOZGE9dblRm9m059RfrHHEMVdNncOI7-KUgUcwIcEB5D-Fv6FBF8F7N9JJciXn3uGbD54hYyCOG6MTnXk6FrjLwmvc8BeS5SR21W4uQvpn6-ZYlx/s320/Halloween+Globe+07.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the three layers together showing how the scene is coming together.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-AE2ysKqxdcScoTx3TrDHCOm_c1176gilaspPLyxHe25foXO45b1-b74yYeVVqqqu23loirq6MWlXihuEO021Dmxc-ClyvPdeFwGjJX-2ObwrkRJoLNV2Jo-YNLr0Dgz5Xt4SsPTO-Kw/s2048/Halloween+Globe+08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-AE2ysKqxdcScoTx3TrDHCOm_c1176gilaspPLyxHe25foXO45b1-b74yYeVVqqqu23loirq6MWlXihuEO021Dmxc-ClyvPdeFwGjJX-2ObwrkRJoLNV2Jo-YNLr0Dgz5Xt4SsPTO-Kw/s320/Halloween+Globe+08.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the front panel I added some more diecut grass and flowers and toadstools. I painted the pumpkins which are part of the panel. I added blak tissue paper behind the bads to make them stand out.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL2qkTop1K5lbvl31GFGNQ2kjjIq6iPPPALsT4ZgKRf9z8W0PSn86JyfSAeJ1v6q-AT_R7tpcAQBDBoW3y1LCwtCvNfo8VwTfpAAW1IdStR8CD2zMFNtRGPycHpQ_PFsV0EzMTY5NxqCG/s2048/Halloween+Globe+09.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBL2qkTop1K5lbvl31GFGNQ2kjjIq6iPPPALsT4ZgKRf9z8W0PSn86JyfSAeJ1v6q-AT_R7tpcAQBDBoW3y1LCwtCvNfo8VwTfpAAW1IdStR8CD2zMFNtRGPycHpQ_PFsV0EzMTY5NxqCG/s320/Halloween+Globe+09.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;">I then assembled the whole thing inside the frame.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHTiKK2IJRKpjdDv5NKzvAn6TZR2PfMAf6DRKzmkYf8bLraoqHIjG3dBLQzrXRM_N9OrYf3plIXNbrNgpRXd7NO7gr0UQi40L31lcRJ_v-jAHArjk_6RQs1QYwxuFzJ7qBUDeGWOGy7Q-/s2048/Halloween+Globe+10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHTiKK2IJRKpjdDv5NKzvAn6TZR2PfMAf6DRKzmkYf8bLraoqHIjG3dBLQzrXRM_N9OrYf3plIXNbrNgpRXd7NO7gr0UQi40L31lcRJ_v-jAHArjk_6RQs1QYwxuFzJ7qBUDeGWOGy7Q-/s320/Halloween+Globe+10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I painted the frame black and then glued on die cut spiderwebs which I then drybrushed with white paint. I wanted to put feet on the frame but sould not find anything that worked. In the end I used the caps off some used glue sticks which I painted balck and they worked a treat, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The on/off switch, battery pack for the lights I mounted on the back of the globe using velcro dots.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSWCRyn-Q_q9n2SkmYVNpPoP_xX-vdV56NoUqOKDACVh4DgH-nWkiB7kdZ3I6QNvzN-EL0x21_KUthc7vWqmCRUltcpt6YbYT6z_lUW48iT-b5Rj_wrMojygZp6plHYAeBxf5MIoXF2X_/s2048/Halloween+Globe+11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSWCRyn-Q_q9n2SkmYVNpPoP_xX-vdV56NoUqOKDACVh4DgH-nWkiB7kdZ3I6QNvzN-EL0x21_KUthc7vWqmCRUltcpt6YbYT6z_lUW48iT-b5Rj_wrMojygZp6plHYAeBxf5MIoXF2X_/s320/Halloween+Globe+11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a super cute project and it can be as simple as painting the panels in the globe or adding more to flesh out the picture as I have. Check out Faith's website to see the other "globes" she has available, especially the Christmas ones.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-49221974288218223722021-10-16T22:58:00.001+13:002021-10-16T22:58:28.922+13:00Gothic Journals<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">These little journals are made using halloween themed </span><span style="font-family: arial;">frames from </span><a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FGnBvgnrQlfdkevlCFsHDtV3EMbi9y0PBswx8evzfQFJNClGV0Rzn4mT8K1Z65V-95BmiowFUCfaXfEyvwCDrosPJvHlgk7D2uXlw5VEN0bnkRHCffs1lrv9Yji9pvG35R2xXGTkjcuf/s2048/Halloween+Frame+Books+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1699" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtv4a8F8fO1KZw3WdHlg7rIq4EoGAggolLqnnUvYBXrMVlLdxPuwSSOT8IPpwVA_rHiILtm_Vd1A0PAm7OZINR2v80DjvNAANI2p8gsF927sa8QkuDkFJYRG_cRfVPwyHsdgH3JpeBLbs/s320/Halloween+Frame+Books+7.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The covers are made using recycled book covers whihc were then covered in brown paper from shopping bags. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I painted the covers black then I added lace to the spines, which I then painted with various metallic paints. I coloured the frames using the metallic paints and backed them with some vintage dictionary paper to provide contrast between the frames and the covers,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">i then added metal corners to the front cover. I dyed the papers inside and then bound them into the books using pamphlet stitch. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These little journals measure 13cm x 9.5cm with a 5cm spine. There are 5 signatures of tea dyed and hand dyed coloured paper, 120gsm and 100gsm weight, Each signature has 12 papers per signature,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These are blank journals.</span></p><p><br /></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-30173088520413453022021-09-19T06:45:00.000+12:002021-09-19T06:45:47.349+12:00Steampunk Guitar<p><span style="font-family: arial;">My second project for September for <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a></span><a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank"> </a><span style="font-family: arial;"> is a sweet little guitar.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1FHeexIj2NXDybeZAJ3qMAeFu9INtXEbfkHc1N6yXe-eaB0HCoj7E43vQkXxDKxjX5MXZH0tJQ8rPsG3KS7x03CjjKamIbpg_H9gHe3kcyyL8TY9YBGlGpGO0MpiRnzZFjiBj8nZtPIB/s2048/Guitar+Sep+2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I glued lace on the top of the guitar and on the frets.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once I had glued down the lace I then began assembling the cogs, gears and moulds, </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbfhw_pp_tbFEYCevNKHUUadCMhZ9nxB4kz4t2y4oCki0DnRNaWXzHKW7fUfK-LeSdVUkMP8Pyn44ixnWiOyrEnA_CIT2FWy3Oq-OZnBAKMy3tMN0_MWy0O0Fsd8w3Io-2RH5mvoEZ_yD/s2048/Guitar+embellishments++01+Sep+2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1777" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbfhw_pp_tbFEYCevNKHUUadCMhZ9nxB4kz4t2y4oCki0DnRNaWXzHKW7fUfK-LeSdVUkMP8Pyn44ixnWiOyrEnA_CIT2FWy3Oq-OZnBAKMy3tMN0_MWy0O0Fsd8w3Io-2RH5mvoEZ_yD/s320/Guitar+embellishments++01+Sep+2021.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRmAq5EOiY8dDsyWgqz1_6CtyOsXmKMCtLtA8VqvZd59blAAykDEVBYybkwfb25WTQSMgDSnqkJWK_CzeYQw56okJtD_2WXSp1YFXnQBuF0bTf5xtu9Z22dG6T6DnGnk0tNhCCXtU7sMo/s2048/Guitar+embellishments+Sep+2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1698" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRmAq5EOiY8dDsyWgqz1_6CtyOsXmKMCtLtA8VqvZd59blAAykDEVBYybkwfb25WTQSMgDSnqkJWK_CzeYQw56okJtD_2WXSp1YFXnQBuF0bTf5xtu9Z22dG6T6DnGnk0tNhCCXtU7sMo/s320/Guitar+embellishments+Sep+2021.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I filled in the gaps with metal embellishments and art stones. Once I was happy with the arrangement I painted everything the same colour as the base of the guitar. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once this paint was dry I them coloured the embellishments and then I dry brushed everything with white gesso to finish.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope this project encourages you to get a kit from Faith Pocock Craft Studio and make your own piece of art,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-39037676100670789702021-09-10T08:59:00.000+12:002021-09-10T08:59:08.106+12:00Pen Holders<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">My newest project for<a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com" target="_blank"> Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a> is a very simple one. I took some of her small boxes and made some pen holders. For the bigger version I glued three of the boxes together.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZowunInN70SSmf3b5PBZMC1Bc3OLPmQjvQVzTrs1sZv6ID22KSFFKtlxTbktsfG3P00TWmNXy-IDmAAmcdWgsjcBlQ3Gx0vzJDouBzEt55kL82eTw36zv40G2IL41ynt7g5uhG0BJQp9/s2048/20210902_152814.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2048" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZowunInN70SSmf3b5PBZMC1Bc3OLPmQjvQVzTrs1sZv6ID22KSFFKtlxTbktsfG3P00TWmNXy-IDmAAmcdWgsjcBlQ3Gx0vzJDouBzEt55kL82eTw36zv40G2IL41ynt7g5uhG0BJQp9/s320/20210902_152814.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NvBUIGvMNkLUfYy57k-_wkiyKi1RiPpoR4rev7Z-eKZL5y9_iagkiHibO233YCNgw3Xp8zLn5qzALiMGDJN1s-bSP5WFRFgAxKroIHHGqkCr1YsK1MGiW5h2czqlEqmgSVU3-03EXMB5/s2735/20210902_152845.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="2735" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NvBUIGvMNkLUfYy57k-_wkiyKi1RiPpoR4rev7Z-eKZL5y9_iagkiHibO233YCNgw3Xp8zLn5qzALiMGDJN1s-bSP5WFRFgAxKroIHHGqkCr1YsK1MGiW5h2czqlEqmgSVU3-03EXMB5/s320/20210902_152845.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To cover the large box I cut squares, rectangles and strips of cardboard from a cereal box. For the rivets glued on split peas along the seams of where the pieces of cardboard overlapped. For the single box I glued pipe diecuts on all sides. I then used some of Faith's MDF cogs and glued them to the front of the boxes. Once this was done I painted everything with black gesso and then I drybrushed everything with metallic paint. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a very simple project and the boxes can be decorated using moulds or other items to make a decorative place to store pens and other office essentials,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKaVUD8_CCIIZa6N4jOA9a5Rrb6m4r6LEu-OqSon_ZYp945x3iysyBTG8JBLPt-g9wV4DrLmE7MHxviokqXKKEqnTWjEvUFSqCmbPWGFN5HkkKNYieX7ALL_GXrs7gqkEroQNYVHTrL33/s2048/20210902_152709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdKaVUD8_CCIIZa6N4jOA9a5Rrb6m4r6LEu-OqSon_ZYp945x3iysyBTG8JBLPt-g9wV4DrLmE7MHxviokqXKKEqnTWjEvUFSqCmbPWGFN5HkkKNYieX7ALL_GXrs7gqkEroQNYVHTrL33/s320/20210902_152709.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mU_wn0da5Teii2Xf7xNqculRRpO99lRdokmn6rxF31qZtodg7CqEYq9APvJlkWxMNx6CI0yxjWR27sbxLej1tmT5eWJWdzcg5D78fLDklX2LsiGHjGEsDPei9T1P6tHteyGZko6hqM_0/s2753/20210902_152727.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1142" data-original-width="2753" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6mU_wn0da5Teii2Xf7xNqculRRpO99lRdokmn6rxF31qZtodg7CqEYq9APvJlkWxMNx6CI0yxjWR27sbxLej1tmT5eWJWdzcg5D78fLDklX2LsiGHjGEsDPei9T1P6tHteyGZko6hqM_0/s320/20210902_152727.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p><br /></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-63113650072883347362021-08-29T03:16:00.000+12:002021-08-29T03:16:04.583+12:00Under the Sea Box<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> This month I have used one of <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith's</a> kits to make an Under the Sea Chest. I used molds to decorate the chest, and various paints and waxes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMpX5FQmvdEwiu9S-_7duywyI4YEyjcsTyJf2bWKbksxBT6ZCzOXDO-MLgCZfN0WuvKR0sYtibBqrt_FReAHKln1RuuEcf_WxfZpoPKg21Nbkv74eZHBxydS6q6SXLabTxoR0Si8zoRNj/s2048/Mermaid+Chest+Finished+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1717" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMpX5FQmvdEwiu9S-_7duywyI4YEyjcsTyJf2bWKbksxBT6ZCzOXDO-MLgCZfN0WuvKR0sYtibBqrt_FReAHKln1RuuEcf_WxfZpoPKg21Nbkv74eZHBxydS6q6SXLabTxoR0Si8zoRNj/s320/Mermaid+Chest+Finished+01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB51A3Q9TlFFOlX2ed7JkNZ0I4fgBXnKQOs4jYDqVqJEdjPs4-Ciqsf56Ebi5llX7E_p4aE83rREqDh-YzU8OXb4UFQMaE45z8IsWMTbJAHtLzdBGWtDyGx0N6IZ62cdISXl2u0TJ9aTbo/s2048/Mermaid+Chest+Finished+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The base is one of Faith's book boxes containing a drawer and the other is a small set of shelves. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7GqSXZDn6ofrCplB63Hbqp4lqAm3fxzIjVR2Ch5R03jwFF5nyelZ-Pw6oXPcvQo2J1frp82TdzdV9kGW8kKgdWWX0lrZWXoKBU174y_K_r_ylAJREvEmuBjHG3J8Se2s7pTp_WiDWK-7/s2048/Steampunk+Storage+Unit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1781" data-original-width="2048" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7GqSXZDn6ofrCplB63Hbqp4lqAm3fxzIjVR2Ch5R03jwFF5nyelZ-Pw6oXPcvQo2J1frp82TdzdV9kGW8kKgdWWX0lrZWXoKBU174y_K_r_ylAJREvEmuBjHG3J8Se2s7pTp_WiDWK-7/s320/Steampunk+Storage+Unit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDIT7Xdjsk4PQbJOMB5mJMCSiePR9LLW577y0LIuBpurBM1mtBIyqMuvt1r1T8aPM4Yp4C85g2Nn9ljh6C3ySS7lT1I-KgaNIqr57meAIBwuNwYEll5fUOLHupXrs_oQkGoxAS5KlOCtI/s2048/Steampunk+Storage+Side+Left.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1897" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDIT7Xdjsk4PQbJOMB5mJMCSiePR9LLW577y0LIuBpurBM1mtBIyqMuvt1r1T8aPM4Yp4C85g2Nn9ljh6C3ySS7lT1I-KgaNIqr57meAIBwuNwYEll5fUOLHupXrs_oQkGoxAS5KlOCtI/s320/Steampunk+Storage+Side+Left.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These are the two bare units before I began to decorate them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYDo-3WljhJuhvzkv5KY_iMARgEAyteT_P_BhgkbJ-l1YZDPSbfsCAum8g434Ap0AHLUZwEpo1oroELSXfyq_2zFhu_nP5uuEsLndMQaJWsns9eahmMor16bk4Vo6RqEGO-uZ17gMrNc7/s1834/Steampunk+Storage+Bare+Unit+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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On the shelves I stencilled a design using grey chalkpaint. I then used a wash of burnt umber paint over the top. I edged the pieces with black chalkpaint and then sealed everything with a topcoat of varnish. On the sides of the shelves i used modelling paste through the same stencil I had used on the inside shelves. For the base I glued on four cotton reels for feet (everything looks cuter with feet) and painted the inside of the drawers with ivory chalk paint.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Using the same stencil I had used on the sides of the shelves I stencilled the top of the book cover and the front of the drawer. I then painted everything with white ivory chalk paint and then used the same paint colours I had used on the shelves to build up the colour. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I glued the shelves to the book cover.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I then used Finnabair moulds to make some resin pieces to decorate the unit. I painted all of the resin pieces with blue chalk paint, then drybrushed all of the pieces with the ivory chalkpaint. To finish the pieces I added some Finnabair rust paste.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXfORDmEfE7i2sf7AMYnRdeBol6x1ycQtA9tO2F6z6WIIaPeJ_gNh9uuXHgfazOCv7REzlqZs4A0yqaD1tH891aS9AyTXhxV6IloKNxCp97xEZDtN0ehz_ojiSCt_Kesoth4UdNUyR3Sg/s1872/Steampunk+Storage+Back+Piece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1105" data-original-width="1872" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXfORDmEfE7i2sf7AMYnRdeBol6x1ycQtA9tO2F6z6WIIaPeJ_gNh9uuXHgfazOCv7REzlqZs4A0yqaD1tH891aS9AyTXhxV6IloKNxCp97xEZDtN0ehz_ojiSCt_Kesoth4UdNUyR3Sg/s320/Steampunk+Storage+Back+Piece.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gIiAw4Kgh1curXl6ZxAjOtrZnLXNzlDQj4b1dvZ-ENePMbTQZN80O_kmDvalwSyzQhcCqlAoUAaeRm30p7cA0kx66P33Hi5fxifquWbIee7k_qcQyJ4SrSuXwbKtnp7a3iVtJzfkXQ0E/s1760/Steampunk+Storage+Side+Piece.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="1729" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gIiAw4Kgh1curXl6ZxAjOtrZnLXNzlDQj4b1dvZ-ENePMbTQZN80O_kmDvalwSyzQhcCqlAoUAaeRm30p7cA0kx66P33Hi5fxifquWbIee7k_qcQyJ4SrSuXwbKtnp7a3iVtJzfkXQ0E/s320/Steampunk+Storage+Side+Piece.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0mUS4Nm3FamMcXqtBgTCS04WeL7jSTQGiE1m4Ntn5dNL1tktMdUnT2J6Qa8pysaTcCpz0ZAPHJUqD8PVP6nSAwUohswno1bed2u2bnuaZsvXDPJ5X3LeeaOcp_vJg5_vCV3JyabkQZnT/s2649/Steampunk+Storage+Unit+Front+Moulds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="2649" height="81" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0mUS4Nm3FamMcXqtBgTCS04WeL7jSTQGiE1m4Ntn5dNL1tktMdUnT2J6Qa8pysaTcCpz0ZAPHJUqD8PVP6nSAwUohswno1bed2u2bnuaZsvXDPJ5X3LeeaOcp_vJg5_vCV3JyabkQZnT/s320/Steampunk+Storage+Unit+Front+Moulds.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I really enjoyed this project. It shows the versatility of Faith's kits that they can be combined to make something new.</span></p><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-72623674500059334172021-07-22T10:28:00.000+12:002021-07-22T10:28:11.172+12:00Pink Balloon<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This project is the one I made using the other half of the</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span><a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/product-page/balloon" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">hot air balloon kit</a> <span style="font-family: arial;">from <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">.</a> I wanted to do something similar but different to the blue balloon I posted earlier in the month. The process is exactly the same as the blue balloon which has been detailed in my earlier blog. I just used different materials and different colours.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4kVG8yXcLHWxtzbSpq2UH7u3LR__OdB-Xy1Kx7XAdIfJf1wID35bj2hs8XK_uDuS8uca1Kv_fIP3_2ZspPiAoNaY860ccwqBxzbv1anbkmaMxEvABEehRDObceze7JQUOPbP_4IxnO2O/s2048/Pink+Balloon+02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4kVG8yXcLHWxtzbSpq2UH7u3LR__OdB-Xy1Kx7XAdIfJf1wID35bj2hs8XK_uDuS8uca1Kv_fIP3_2ZspPiAoNaY860ccwqBxzbv1anbkmaMxEvABEehRDObceze7JQUOPbP_4IxnO2O/s320/Pink+Balloon+02.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLlEZ-tfUamJu1ERGSzNopMYMyEc3x-7A8EtrRm_rdfGMFmX33fkF84VKjf2MIZMyD6m_yWUcu8R2sjTteDFeAuuSYn3-K3tu9Oeyrdohrlxiq01Nb5WbOewOfspXaJGNWZ7rHiGkILLJ/s2048/Pink+Balloon+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLlEZ-tfUamJu1ERGSzNopMYMyEc3x-7A8EtrRm_rdfGMFmX33fkF84VKjf2MIZMyD6m_yWUcu8R2sjTteDFeAuuSYn3-K3tu9Oeyrdohrlxiq01Nb5WbOewOfspXaJGNWZ7rHiGkILLJ/s320/Pink+Balloon+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplDhBUNSWsmXBKFCHMNhUgUXFKyuPfD5lcnxZy3jc_g5biLSekusR_W05GrCIF8MYtZczS2ZsEGxUERDy46UjDv-Bf0H57FFiuMJpmqKcMicuIMY5iY6w_tnCjkY8TDTc5V9V2Ym9qbjG/s2048/Pink+Balloon+03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplDhBUNSWsmXBKFCHMNhUgUXFKyuPfD5lcnxZy3jc_g5biLSekusR_W05GrCIF8MYtZczS2ZsEGxUERDy46UjDv-Bf0H57FFiuMJpmqKcMicuIMY5iY6w_tnCjkY8TDTc5V9V2Ym9qbjG/s320/Pink+Balloon+03.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcwYtA7lFzsPHrcvPLaJaHjJOiNV4uvedsZXkBT6pLPNdmvQe4Hkeuy2KJzdUyO75NaoY8SCfB-7_QCol84OFCXamBENqlRhpsH0JJMHvPZjNlxkhTdO3v3PxNwDAHh4MuRgKeW3hNwxv/s2048/Pink+Balloon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1584" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcwYtA7lFzsPHrcvPLaJaHjJOiNV4uvedsZXkBT6pLPNdmvQe4Hkeuy2KJzdUyO75NaoY8SCfB-7_QCol84OFCXamBENqlRhpsH0JJMHvPZjNlxkhTdO3v3PxNwDAHh4MuRgKeW3hNwxv/s320/Pink+Balloon.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I glued silicone lace around the outside of the frame then glued small decorative half gems to the centre of the flowers, I then cut squares and rectangles from chipboard and glued them onto the canvas then </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I cut a crochet doily in half and glued the pieces to the inside of the canvas.</span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"> The corners were made using the wooden pieces that come with the canvas to stabilise it. and I glued on small rose gems to these pieces. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I used some</span><a href="https://imagineif.co.nz/" style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;" target="_blank"> Imagine If </a><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">chipbo</span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">ard pieces and more silicone lace to decorate the balloon itself. To colour this pieces I used Ranger Patina Paint in Verdigris, Jade and Moss colours.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">For the background of the canvas I brushed on some Finnabair rust paste, using the brown rust and some green Viva Inka Gold wax . </span></div><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To read the assembly process please check out my previous blog - Blue Balloon.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Materials </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hot Air Balloon Kit Small <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/product-page/balloon" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Chipboard Pieces <a href="https://imagineif.co.nz/" target="_blank"> Imagine If </a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Passion for Paint Chalk Paint <a href="https://www.verdigris.co.nz/?fbclid=IwAR0zbtxske7j6EnHHrbMBesYgX15erK-QoSBqP9LDZiTcJycDHOx5McRaao" target="_blank"> Verdigris Studio</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ranger Patina Paint</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Finnabair Art Extravaganza Rust Effect Paste</span></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-80630786480260549402021-07-08T06:15:00.000+12:002021-07-08T06:15:27.904+12:00Blue Balloon<p><span style="font-family: arial;">For this months Design Team project for <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a>, Faith sent me a <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/product-page/balloon" target="_blank">hot air balloon kit</a>. Rather than decorate the whole balloon I cut the pieces in half and mounted the balloon inside two canvases. Here is the first version, the second version will be up on my blog later in the month.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRMiR-41LuY92XRv1PioqdLDeXGLuqgy4Wwk52M1V4e_qDZpFvfD0IJRrhhxJbwcM3G_ONd_F3m_HZSQgi4phLcbMBeftSujLErwJExeOhH_8K1VyuPLVJ0p9ORtAJt1QVkn1ce9mQymX/s2048/Blue+Balloon+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRMiR-41LuY92XRv1PioqdLDeXGLuqgy4Wwk52M1V4e_qDZpFvfD0IJRrhhxJbwcM3G_ONd_F3m_HZSQgi4phLcbMBeftSujLErwJExeOhH_8K1VyuPLVJ0p9ORtAJt1QVkn1ce9mQymX/s320/Blue+Balloon+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcxqmjBYX1svnT8nDtzOBrS0fQDcK6DDKAppzDdZtrUjF90k3ZVkxXe4DIWVfiDI7_LSCXuO0e55jhgeNOhGKlqhZ-gMS-mBN2Bew2OOij6mB0NSsRzawyTVFGCI7j8GxUth1tKK5Xp88/s2048/Blue+Balloon+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzcxqmjBYX1svnT8nDtzOBrS0fQDcK6DDKAppzDdZtrUjF90k3ZVkxXe4DIWVfiDI7_LSCXuO0e55jhgeNOhGKlqhZ-gMS-mBN2Bew2OOij6mB0NSsRzawyTVFGCI7j8GxUth1tKK5Xp88/s320/Blue+Balloon+02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvObLdaQRKXVbAleQuUJMBu6u0RtjPGzont-DMHhKDXSJCsZ3AqjCTTlGhGUin_EbvTBHZklLRpvgH7HmAFfLcN6tFmis49JJlwvAnP9RfAqvla7zi4uorz76cHDIOcfVkmEVqd4NV7OUC/s2048/Blue+Balloon+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1923" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvObLdaQRKXVbAleQuUJMBu6u0RtjPGzont-DMHhKDXSJCsZ3AqjCTTlGhGUin_EbvTBHZklLRpvgH7HmAFfLcN6tFmis49JJlwvAnP9RfAqvla7zi4uorz76cHDIOcfVkmEVqd4NV7OUC/s320/Blue+Balloon+03.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWV071OOpI01E6mhu1ab9xZh5Cz7MXD9-AmQzkfsRcR9NS6SlskyMzocYpcnQdon8wCKlxAwIDh8vx8bUX1d-k_4QB5aqaie7yUxx9SM7Ar-OelY9TSl2FtdZGs1MWUYx5vsS336qT-Kx/s2048/Blue+Balloon+04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1830" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWV071OOpI01E6mhu1ab9xZh5Cz7MXD9-AmQzkfsRcR9NS6SlskyMzocYpcnQdon8wCKlxAwIDh8vx8bUX1d-k_4QB5aqaie7yUxx9SM7Ar-OelY9TSl2FtdZGs1MWUYx5vsS336qT-Kx/s320/Blue+Balloon+04.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I began by decorating the canvas. I glued embossed card around the outside of the frame then glued die cuts over the cardboard. Where the cardboard pieces joined I used upholstery pins to cover the joins. I then cut squares and rectangles from chipboard and glued them onto the canvas. The corners were made using the wooden pieces that come with the canvas to stabilise it. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZcp_4rV6BL5eUl78WaIIrcAEg_see0c8DiKD_zHwyrbZ0zflSu1nZmgA1bc-YUFMX28Vs6-NRtU-2XK5AWZM_xDk2RSGl67KcdB0TUZm80mzPdpv-FEveWIgbXxeZxgou_RUnvZ18IkN/s2048/Blue+Balloon+Frame.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdZcp_4rV6BL5eUl78WaIIrcAEg_see0c8DiKD_zHwyrbZ0zflSu1nZmgA1bc-YUFMX28Vs6-NRtU-2XK5AWZM_xDk2RSGl67KcdB0TUZm80mzPdpv-FEveWIgbXxeZxgou_RUnvZ18IkN/s320/Blue+Balloon+Frame.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I added some<a href="https://imagineif.co.nz/" target="_blank"> Imagine If </a>chipboard pieces and them painted the whole thing with black gesso.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgib_nTNCyehTuXKrA5gu8lF-4BpCIHa70GIHVNZ51K2IxEYo6thKjjHQvD38yqfAwAXZ5ZWeqYp6h2nGiu7XprOHOfB5ImM_653a7yhNx6IDAzWF4CHmo_Gu1vnOuxDP_MdRf6XRS_UyHO/s2048/Blue+Balloon+Frame+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgib_nTNCyehTuXKrA5gu8lF-4BpCIHa70GIHVNZ51K2IxEYo6thKjjHQvD38yqfAwAXZ5ZWeqYp6h2nGiu7XprOHOfB5ImM_653a7yhNx6IDAzWF4CHmo_Gu1vnOuxDP_MdRf6XRS_UyHO/s320/Blue+Balloon+Frame+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnGUHvPBnynPmyTsapYOTI8opU7lRt7XMmNHmfVrKourT6RaawW834KR2SmIwOPc0WzKrO1XObxUqdXzeQbaAAAbBEjt_VMnTVIGr7jWp7NixHK9oZtcCyTDIuF31Z-ousgEwo9p3CVQq/s2048/Blue+Balloon+Frame+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1658" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPnGUHvPBnynPmyTsapYOTI8opU7lRt7XMmNHmfVrKourT6RaawW834KR2SmIwOPc0WzKrO1XObxUqdXzeQbaAAAbBEjt_VMnTVIGr7jWp7NixHK9oZtcCyTDIuF31Z-ousgEwo9p3CVQq/s320/Blue+Balloon+Frame+03.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I then brushed on some Finnabair rust paste, using the brown rust and red rust. To make it pop a little I added some Finnabair Vintage Gold wax.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the balloon I cut the basket and the circular pieces in half. This gave me four support pieces for each balloon half.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECC3Yt-emRB0iuRd0ZTBbyacedEdkVML8dKv9y6M77r41qPxnY01VEIxCddA1gMx94nTbkKXtfamF3WmDzkhN-xWqM8-SAVXRYS3KkveYky_vnn8LEyPgVdWOWSz6qkgVr6F2_4jg_k18/s2048/Balloon+Kit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjECC3Yt-emRB0iuRd0ZTBbyacedEdkVML8dKv9y6M77r41qPxnY01VEIxCddA1gMx94nTbkKXtfamF3WmDzkhN-xWqM8-SAVXRYS3KkveYky_vnn8LEyPgVdWOWSz6qkgVr6F2_4jg_k18/s320/Balloon+Kit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUznDQsrQB2FEstCh_sIUCxNnkMDvN2Dh0kzb0Wl98K7ALWf0-OdhNd-OrVFy-MDxxB4yF4MzfHXq96HfDYftp17JHjeHT9sLlYett5t45kVXVjarZi_ec6Cclf4WcZhi6JO0Q0oERelG/s2048/20210630_160745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUznDQsrQB2FEstCh_sIUCxNnkMDvN2Dh0kzb0Wl98K7ALWf0-OdhNd-OrVFy-MDxxB4yF4MzfHXq96HfDYftp17JHjeHT9sLlYett5t45kVXVjarZi_ec6Cclf4WcZhi6JO0Q0oERelG/s320/20210630_160745.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYpr5ZZaIesMGMSq5XlVwLBtgGjRX922APb5QCaZ9T39uUbZJTf0NvdyBZC9Q1aLjq6uDL9ckTjg5fGK4tF4eeJUNBGbPk5UB1hG386493Oz4_coH48yg7RjjV4SMpHHx4GkqQdhcGq-T/s2048/20210702_103049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRYpr5ZZaIesMGMSq5XlVwLBtgGjRX922APb5QCaZ9T39uUbZJTf0NvdyBZC9Q1aLjq6uDL9ckTjg5fGK4tF4eeJUNBGbPk5UB1hG386493Oz4_coH48yg7RjjV4SMpHHx4GkqQdhcGq-T/s320/20210702_103049.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I then cut a piece of chipboard to attach to the back of the balloon so that I could secure the edges of the fabric that I wanted to add over the top. I cut a piece out of the chipboard so that when I glued the balloon to the canvas the chipboard would not show on the finished piece.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oes_qTmyDfCmTo1OlZuGROsy3tnxep4mJu3gQxq4Uz7Y9FQHRbWxjIUGwOJ7MzzskYKbA69I9rICjqcnZI2bZv9lxBGVYuQpZUVMFSEKpoNi7NQQeCydN0sJjrmsZG691WyBqrTnNJHz/s2048/Balloon+Kit+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1485" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oes_qTmyDfCmTo1OlZuGROsy3tnxep4mJu3gQxq4Uz7Y9FQHRbWxjIUGwOJ7MzzskYKbA69I9rICjqcnZI2bZv9lxBGVYuQpZUVMFSEKpoNi7NQQeCydN0sJjrmsZG691WyBqrTnNJHz/s320/Balloon+Kit+02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08BycwgdMlTF7eRqdiHzxkLnUSALVNwsT-bOE-zQZK1GW47nNXN1CxII-VLoilmMuGs2YG8NzmRVXN4EQBFqyIdP9zep24iuhpUT9BgraCzKya-en3cXjvTp3B9rCznwhcivEPYjZU-kI/s2048/Balloon+Kit+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1911" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj08BycwgdMlTF7eRqdiHzxkLnUSALVNwsT-bOE-zQZK1GW47nNXN1CxII-VLoilmMuGs2YG8NzmRVXN4EQBFqyIdP9zep24iuhpUT9BgraCzKya-en3cXjvTp3B9rCznwhcivEPYjZU-kI/s320/Balloon+Kit+03.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To cover the frame I used calico strips. I dipped them into a combination of PVA glue and water and once they were saturated with glue I squeezed out the excess and draped the pieces over the frame. I then did the same with a piece of baby muslin, draping it over the calico. Using this technique the fabric dries stiff and hard.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsdYWY9Pq1_YvYjRhkj3VjJS_r01ZdgHRDJnB5NbvGtC-tiSULlC32FxWGcTmvNsRrsxwgBtlTySHsion6r7Nc1smhuDLaIfww7bYLN8DE68lJ0POCjbRqBvofdTEr_g_84DOu49qG3AU/s2048/Balloon+Kit+04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1824" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXsdYWY9Pq1_YvYjRhkj3VjJS_r01ZdgHRDJnB5NbvGtC-tiSULlC32FxWGcTmvNsRrsxwgBtlTySHsion6r7Nc1smhuDLaIfww7bYLN8DE68lJ0POCjbRqBvofdTEr_g_84DOu49qG3AU/s320/Balloon+Kit+04.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once dry I painted the balloon with Blue Bayou chalk paint from Verdigris Studio and then antiqued it using Deco Art Antiquing cream.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStTmcp3puWEbmfGzvRNxCZJkOloII5V3T15PnDuCbUVzSpdPqLZM0iPTnCBKm1ahVQfr1EJ1KurNXXUmn2O-pG5CPoB3tfrBxJKYRCqHrh7IrKW-CO-m5aSNnfNJQuqMMS5I80hN1vRvQ/s2048/20210701_161926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjStTmcp3puWEbmfGzvRNxCZJkOloII5V3T15PnDuCbUVzSpdPqLZM0iPTnCBKm1ahVQfr1EJ1KurNXXUmn2O-pG5CPoB3tfrBxJKYRCqHrh7IrKW-CO-m5aSNnfNJQuqMMS5I80hN1vRvQ/s320/20210701_161926.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I cut strips of cardboard from a cereal packet, painted them black and glued on half pearls to simulate studs. I then painted these and the chipboard pieces with Ranger Vintage Patina paints in rust, cinnabar and clay colours, The strips I glued to the ribs of the balloon and around the base of the balloon.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBt31kqmShCv3AShHEWBrOEyvUaics653Z8xBKsyC24LS6y97uooBmPcp0DE1daSNixYP8D3TF92qcCgmpzRjQAPNj17cKPhrzCiGhiob7SiUu0gLgRNWD_tcHBFpRYjUeKrDxfEX92Pj/s2048/Balloon+strips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBt31kqmShCv3AShHEWBrOEyvUaics653Z8xBKsyC24LS6y97uooBmPcp0DE1daSNixYP8D3TF92qcCgmpzRjQAPNj17cKPhrzCiGhiob7SiUu0gLgRNWD_tcHBFpRYjUeKrDxfEX92Pj/s320/Balloon+strips.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHabbfRbhgwpM9QQCnPLqpxHRNAoDG5XxP1bV0iVt1gmc2Jc4rO4vQl41f3en-4wkTK1RkWY4mZppBTTGZ3gSCmS0SOX7pGS0Hplw_vgAWUy2h4iw4DEZf3BVh9MFOUTXX-etZbhbScIR/s2048/Blue+Balloon+Chipboard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHabbfRbhgwpM9QQCnPLqpxHRNAoDG5XxP1bV0iVt1gmc2Jc4rO4vQl41f3en-4wkTK1RkWY4mZppBTTGZ3gSCmS0SOX7pGS0Hplw_vgAWUy2h4iw4DEZf3BVh9MFOUTXX-etZbhbScIR/s320/Blue+Balloon+Chipboard.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I glued a gear cabachon to a metal filigree and attached this to the main piece.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I used Finnabair moulds to make some screw heads which I added to the canvas and then I assembled everything.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSP6ouKIqALTiNWa_DosB4UjE1zBqukwhbKEtedqkoAN-EPJocfLSWS6OVq_trrut77G1YSzev-2a5dfBcdl8XMYKh4ffz1yJSSuX0pzp7jC8RleK6I5W_YSAUvbbSah2JgYwaYvEzpkAK/s2048/20210704_135629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSP6ouKIqALTiNWa_DosB4UjE1zBqukwhbKEtedqkoAN-EPJocfLSWS6OVq_trrut77G1YSzev-2a5dfBcdl8XMYKh4ffz1yJSSuX0pzp7jC8RleK6I5W_YSAUvbbSah2JgYwaYvEzpkAK/s320/20210704_135629.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypzUarcRpvCUOeYx1F5X1KA24XwAW04v4WPF7FwwxhGbBOYiRTJ-SF8AVLKCCUmsZuEmRvngASWHTUAI2D6NgDQ967qYF3UP4qF0Bq6tnDEcaLliPKAAKP-aWu_SbVR_5Sfy4iRTr4ND3/s2048/Blue+Balloon+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjypzUarcRpvCUOeYx1F5X1KA24XwAW04v4WPF7FwwxhGbBOYiRTJ-SF8AVLKCCUmsZuEmRvngASWHTUAI2D6NgDQ967qYF3UP4qF0Bq6tnDEcaLliPKAAKP-aWu_SbVR_5Sfy4iRTr4ND3/s320/Blue+Balloon+02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I made little sandbags from calico, aluminum foil and twine to add to the basket which I covered in a piece of burlap and the piece was finished, I am really pleased with how this project turned out. The techniques I have used would also work if I had decided to leave the balloon whole and decorate it as an ornamental hot air balloon. So go check out Faith's shop and have a bit of fun. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Materials </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hot Air Balloon Kit Small <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/product-page/balloon" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Chipboard Pieces <a href="https://imagineif.co.nz/" target="_blank"> Imagine If </a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Passion for Paint Chalk Paint <a href="https://www.verdigris.co.nz/?fbclid=IwAR0zbtxske7j6EnHHrbMBesYgX15erK-QoSBqP9LDZiTcJycDHOx5McRaao" target="_blank"> Verdigris Studio</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Ranger Patina Paint</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Finnabair Art Extravaganza Rust Effect Paste</span></p><p><br /></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-5191703022168865562021-06-28T22:39:00.000+12:002021-06-28T22:39:58.325+12:00Safari Suitcase<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Faith sent me a lovely suitcase to decorate this month, I have gone in a very different direction from what I normally do for this project. Check out the fabulous kits at Faith's on line shop <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c3HDocdF-vaRxp9tayPiGmsUFapinA_SbuLE2hGlWdKqSekZaEBtL3KUwRHSZIFjahZ_hZ5TdplMyKmuqkfRcoN6hqpACAkW80gYoJNAbf6osKh_zWpFkLTny9c9J68yjW0efyzfUHoV/s2048/Suitcase+Lid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c3HDocdF-vaRxp9tayPiGmsUFapinA_SbuLE2hGlWdKqSekZaEBtL3KUwRHSZIFjahZ_hZ5TdplMyKmuqkfRcoN6hqpACAkW80gYoJNAbf6osKh_zWpFkLTny9c9J68yjW0efyzfUHoV/s320/Suitcase+Lid.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_PXpuE5iHJ3IGep5brQln6evdF01pTuUmDAWXOT0jEQfjMVA0Ko8gxis3FTIKAtxeWFomeEXppRjKkh1_SI5ZUPSu7KcJJnWt141LweVGop34m2beYaLN2J0ZyMRzAO6SZEtbtXESKzC/s320/Suitcase+Kit+Blank.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The lid on this kit fits very tightly over the base so I used ink around the areas where the lid overlaps the base rather than paint which would have stopped the lid from closing properly.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I used wallpaper and wallpaper borders to cover this project. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEG8StY5B-quxrwBctVC0hqBp7sOyWzql7ydxAC_FlQkvhULLmkood3blqAiAmZM9EPhnS4dEBHkow3ITDiu4HNNQFH4piea53b-0g-SMpTZRZUFOai8j5BL-bE3iRcBcI2bDVMUiC8pBU/s2563/Suitcase+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1226" data-original-width="2563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEG8StY5B-quxrwBctVC0hqBp7sOyWzql7ydxAC_FlQkvhULLmkood3blqAiAmZM9EPhnS4dEBHkow3ITDiu4HNNQFH4piea53b-0g-SMpTZRZUFOai8j5BL-bE3iRcBcI2bDVMUiC8pBU/s320/Suitcase+Front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Firstly I covered the inside edges of the suitcase with the dark leopard print paper, taking care not to cover the tabs.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyhgO800jP9thUyEr2JZ3hOa5zvsKKVKB6lCHkDjtcAAG46Gucyg4W9v4FgisCiIKIzdhCF83bnlnP42qD6mxQPOBvnQ-Q9q6Cp4fPVxftaIVGZYumgoj2Ic1-mcJcGf28Vpv1OkNES4S/s2643/Suitcase+Sides+02+Paper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1190" data-original-width="2643" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyhgO800jP9thUyEr2JZ3hOa5zvsKKVKB6lCHkDjtcAAG46Gucyg4W9v4FgisCiIKIzdhCF83bnlnP42qD6mxQPOBvnQ-Q9q6Cp4fPVxftaIVGZYumgoj2Ic1-mcJcGf28Vpv1OkNES4S/s320/Suitcase+Sides+02+Paper.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: arial;">I then assembled the bottom and the sides. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Because I was not going to use this as a suitcase and I wanted it to sit on a desk or dresser I added four door wooden knobs to the bottom of the case as feet, I marked where they were going to sit and screwed them on to the base, after painting the feet with black acrylic paint..</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZEfQHuJGFL4oBRXwN2EBbsUhyphenhypheni3nLClVkxQTpr4hdKsHPoROUD9JwKBScP4WH1_0hQhofQv5ubH0fLLoGfVxuRWbBpy5QytngOI9pYJr7W-TodUv6yJpMSWj6C-YyC8p4PAlLigOxOBL/s2048/Suitcase+Base+Inside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I marked where the sides of the lid came down to on he sides. I then inked the top part of the sides and glued the pale border paper over the remainder of the sides. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkqjXUWqc8A6nhLbsjiWown9yuAapbhSfy3f48I_UfjbUuNnx-lr1wsyKR388_WKM244tXhgW1Zgw-Ge5_3A7f_74RQ1GMDLJ-_oSfXHvKEVPJR9nSSoExXADdoin4cJMwGfnwA160Hl_/s2048/20210609_104426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmkqjXUWqc8A6nhLbsjiWown9yuAapbhSfy3f48I_UfjbUuNnx-lr1wsyKR388_WKM244tXhgW1Zgw-Ge5_3A7f_74RQ1GMDLJ-_oSfXHvKEVPJR9nSSoExXADdoin4cJMwGfnwA160Hl_/s320/20210609_104426.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEe-HQl1UtnnQ9r90MAfMu5ztKWcaF9tAuXW2hLS56zFop9OjDQAcCCmLkBFu3jDKkBfRXmXaNKjVJythlPrutVy-WbTWPnNH0krDBdY5cIUolM_WQCR0gQLDu8UeSzl5MH9_hN3szKRbz/s2048/20210609_104341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEe-HQl1UtnnQ9r90MAfMu5ztKWcaF9tAuXW2hLS56zFop9OjDQAcCCmLkBFu3jDKkBfRXmXaNKjVJythlPrutVy-WbTWPnNH0krDBdY5cIUolM_WQCR0gQLDu8UeSzl5MH9_hN3szKRbz/s320/20210609_104341.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I cut the brown strips off the top and bottom of the border and glued these around the base and the sides of the lid.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I inked the handle with vintagre photo distress ink and then I covered the handle with twine. The pieces on either side of the handle were also inked to look like leather and I glued small circles around the edges to make it look like rivets.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I then covered the inside of the suitcase and the inside and outside of the lid and the inner border with leopard wallpaper. I cut out the lion, leopard, and tiger heads from the wallpaper border and glued them to the outside and the inside of the lid.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zwaBH_EVNmXENMlzqrqWfN9ReYSzj9iS1HjdoTYBt_cPMepZG3Ko7CVZyneORSHsyMtUnON52KsltpMpRFRj8gKju9qjxyaTyJ1zhg0oDEWZxRdxflhoOYvuIrszJWnLJTW4xXT1DV4j/s2048/Suitcase+Inside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1948" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zwaBH_EVNmXENMlzqrqWfN9ReYSzj9iS1HjdoTYBt_cPMepZG3Ko7CVZyneORSHsyMtUnON52KsltpMpRFRj8gKju9qjxyaTyJ1zhg0oDEWZxRdxflhoOYvuIrszJWnLJTW4xXT1DV4j/s320/Suitcase+Inside.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3eRudHLWBMlOJyHy_EcGCibDqg5q9R-R1ZhE4t95FTdQVkd98y41LubH_KgCQcjqupbqlhtk9yhcztA6iBxpp_OirVu1QzFfdiCvYVOiguDTETlAy9pk2qLxiuDi1qNg2ONyMMEhKbdx/s2048/Suitcase+Lid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3eRudHLWBMlOJyHy_EcGCibDqg5q9R-R1ZhE4t95FTdQVkd98y41LubH_KgCQcjqupbqlhtk9yhcztA6iBxpp_OirVu1QzFfdiCvYVOiguDTETlAy9pk2qLxiuDi1qNg2ONyMMEhKbdx/s320/Suitcase+Lid.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To make this project extra special I then covered the lid with clear coat resin which has given it a wonderful depth and shine that looks amazing and is hard to capture with the camera. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am pretty pleased with how this turned out and I encourage everyone to check out Faith's kits and let your imagination take flight.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-20056583151455899042021-06-13T08:17:00.004+12:002021-06-13T08:17:44.538+12:00Steampunk Owl Bookbox and Journal<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> My first project this month for <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a> is another book box. This one is steampunk themed and I have also made a journal to fit inside the box. The jounral is not part of the kit. I have used a combination </span><span style="font-family: arial;">of resin pieces from moulds, wooden cogs from Faith and diecuts. The paper is from Kaisercraft.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocE2sNZfRdtFIXfDjt6ag_mN9a5pBxesMJBRMUOFcbKWUb_t10OEeyBJuX6ZGeQfmfvyPorirURQHOAB-qfO9y4S52wjh72PJGC8Pb8CbsjX-8oWKhMtednLmszQiCeST-ZPN_tiFcpX7/s2048/Steampunk+Owl+Front+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1878" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgocE2sNZfRdtFIXfDjt6ag_mN9a5pBxesMJBRMUOFcbKWUb_t10OEeyBJuX6ZGeQfmfvyPorirURQHOAB-qfO9y4S52wjh72PJGC8Pb8CbsjX-8oWKhMtednLmszQiCeST-ZPN_tiFcpX7/s320/Steampunk+Owl+Front+Cover.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlboQFMJRHqoovlPEoeOqv44JnHhDz-zEv9B03ICqKul2vbvQ75BevFN5YcqChaViWTr_Coe91TM68XSj8iyCuHD-fqyNipgN6YAAKPSjtB1_MI0b_IvhJu_-q0fK85jmG43OgdfBut4AF/s2048/Steampunk+Owl+Bookbox+and+Journal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1715" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgclgRM40qeSYzdAdVXeraM2ftOE2h7fs3PU27vDhtvUGGN6nauhWusep-jB29wqZdwTI_S7VgLwOQBn27PvCYV4ERfqrQw-ktKMQQDc_tzb2N5bvtR0-tpeUtFRxlSvMYl-UDryW4IaihM/s320/Steampunk+Owl+Inside+Cover.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The piece on the inside of book box cover is made by using gel medium in a Stamperia soft mould. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxEb2NLqRLfH8gJ-cbENI2T9bLZMDK9X8wfOx568gO5AnMMWGXa9VY8yaE6XZwW4LC94XMmkk1G2lo8Xs-_MM_aEUul08koOSywmGVBsCI-Xzdjb1D4E8R5BA47Gq7ELVTbQ3UTJnJXLP/s2048/Steampunk+Owl+Side+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR85LCU2dQ6LkAQGPhS8d8Ti2kkpdSR7AffuEQ0D5dV7eOt5rbIczQCX361uAbACGDkx08no4QrYFkTbW_Ti_F1bIlwMbyCu7KzNMr5D0ecoub3PlajyXXjXBUcyGoxhLVz12rt2fqzUvv/s320/20210518_123712.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I covered the three sides with modelling paste then once the base coat was dry I used modelling paste through the Kaisercraft stencil to add texture. I then glued Kaisercraft wooden pipes and cogs on the side pieces. Be careful to not cover the tabs otherwise it makes it very hard to assemble the box. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfXFRYiS6SvUdFB-gdZQqoN_UAf7PVE1CihK8m9WuxiaIa0vmxgV2DSUNiOV2N3yy2paiT1EAHhsiJkmRNppkaBHhZdpYzZfb0MfP6H39d1pWfYgaafDd0AkUFsjGjBOjxsh86ROuzpnv/s2048/Steampunk+Owl+Sides.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1464" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAfXFRYiS6SvUdFB-gdZQqoN_UAf7PVE1CihK8m9WuxiaIa0vmxgV2DSUNiOV2N3yy2paiT1EAHhsiJkmRNppkaBHhZdpYzZfb0MfP6H39d1pWfYgaafDd0AkUFsjGjBOjxsh86ROuzpnv/s320/Steampunk+Owl+Sides.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3bx-xsqDO0kItRgl86ASGN64y5r8sWehO9eL-8u4PinkHKE74umA07RB-GD26FqDo98zQlhNh8zom50Y-4P9cpLlCaQ8BnBczaiMRk_gqRswJPoCouPRxC5OZmdgBPOHC5LQY4WaR7cI/s2048/Steampunk+Owl+Journal+Cover+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3bx-xsqDO0kItRgl86ASGN64y5r8sWehO9eL-8u4PinkHKE74umA07RB-GD26FqDo98zQlhNh8zom50Y-4P9cpLlCaQ8BnBczaiMRk_gqRswJPoCouPRxC5OZmdgBPOHC5LQY4WaR7cI/s320/Steampunk+Owl+Journal+Cover+01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">The journal has six hand sewn signatures of coffee dyed copy paper and has a chain and button closure. The cover is made from calico and has been stencilled using gold metallic paint and the Kaisercraft stencil. It has a button and chain closure.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuQf47ELV3c7s_vhkYSDrnsbVz2VWljlu9ZbZclevhnJA2_yR39QbVqMk-CJdXxyxuG1NRUAt4jOD6_wBCMjZLWc80QzjPpljztxnO0Z5MIa7Rc1Eds2R_Zu_uxPLvqMBquC5nQVxrLuF/s2048/Bookbox+and+Journal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuQf47ELV3c7s_vhkYSDrnsbVz2VWljlu9ZbZclevhnJA2_yR39QbVqMk-CJdXxyxuG1NRUAt4jOD6_wBCMjZLWc80QzjPpljztxnO0Z5MIa7Rc1Eds2R_Zu_uxPLvqMBquC5nQVxrLuF/s320/Bookbox+and+Journal.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks for stopping by and I hope this project inspires you to get a kit and make your own bookbox. It does not have to be used for a journal. It can be used for storage of</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-3842007542385549942021-06-05T18:16:00.004+12:002021-06-05T18:16:22.856+12:00Mushroom Journal<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">I have used some packaging that used to hold meringues. This packaging had a window in the front of the box. I covered the box with book pages and over those I glued some sewing pattern tissue. I used calico to cover the spine. This is a big book measuring 11" x 5" and it has 9 signatures with a total of 324 sides. The paper inside has been dyed with coffee and food colouring and is made up of graph paper, lined paper, copy paper, and watercolour paper in various sizes. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQPFIC2NWfBpa9R4iT2_ZV6ya7biEB6qn-vpxagnHOaHe1swQ31_mv5iPyWxlteH9ZpyV2QcW87oBffQw5VlAEqZwmwXpbvfuIZolDGacMKaSTXtQC4m1HvEmag4TdiqMu5H6v8rUNHKQ/s2048/Mushroom+Journal+Cover+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1078" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQPFIC2NWfBpa9R4iT2_ZV6ya7biEB6qn-vpxagnHOaHe1swQ31_mv5iPyWxlteH9ZpyV2QcW87oBffQw5VlAEqZwmwXpbvfuIZolDGacMKaSTXtQC4m1HvEmag4TdiqMu5H6v8rUNHKQ/s320/Mushroom+Journal+Cover+01.jpg" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfH65mRRA6x3sfB2lvtskFn03pvNaBd5HEr_48q8ta86_3DcumkJTdZp2xAKgD-vvXuBn0bYnu5tK0m3zXe4j6aPF9pIs40gkkMplBw0BEwRF2kPK7HXdGHK7SGJo0w_vCk2btAXXahXsw/s2772/Mushroom+Journal+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The journal is held closed with a piece of scarf</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvoGuybAqq_bAg1S8nNidcXBlaQCJZWTPWo9jfNkGW63zCZ-H2Clfr4dYrny3MwB9Ru5r00xRgj9V1wzDBWlfr3jwleNEf2ThfZkqdsvv_58H8Kb3oW4IDLSFCotvgesMWj6YHEpI7-qC/s2048/Mushroom+Cover+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1091" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvoGuybAqq_bAg1S8nNidcXBlaQCJZWTPWo9jfNkGW63zCZ-H2Clfr4dYrny3MwB9Ru5r00xRgj9V1wzDBWlfr3jwleNEf2ThfZkqdsvv_58H8Kb3oW4IDLSFCotvgesMWj6YHEpI7-qC/s320/Mushroom+Cover+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>On the front page of each signature I have added a stamped sewn teabag with a mushroom image glued to the teabag.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGva7NtgAAz6oqeFqje_2DK3OHcEKsl1CXur2uePrN9k-XBEUXLeSZqelihEvQgUZpxy3Nb7MDuQOnN7ZE85vJh10x4zX6kUDlZgxk1W5RSxZnnj4agZsELsD9hXQXDr1WXa73H3KFRIwX/s2048/Mushroom+Jounral+Inside+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGva7NtgAAz6oqeFqje_2DK3OHcEKsl1CXur2uePrN9k-XBEUXLeSZqelihEvQgUZpxy3Nb7MDuQOnN7ZE85vJh10x4zX6kUDlZgxk1W5RSxZnnj4agZsELsD9hXQXDr1WXa73H3KFRIwX/s320/Mushroom+Jounral+Inside+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-23311310772574786682021-05-31T05:00:00.002+12:002021-05-31T05:00:57.270+12:00Unicorn Chest and Journal<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">My second project for <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a> this month is a lovely little chest, which I decorated and then decided to add a journal to go inside the chest.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the finished project.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzjuKhUd038AnW6PEBr4gRA3-UeLAPDYu2rr-LeyoO2JqEKGqdPn9ZYXHX1KNdfa-AB4Wf1MHuLhiL5Ggy7wGXSofCgKOk_r-JDH4W5O91Lf4mh1yItHT2j4DUhSTiZZS5Z7XPLVePvAo/s2048/Unicorn+Chest+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzjuKhUd038AnW6PEBr4gRA3-UeLAPDYu2rr-LeyoO2JqEKGqdPn9ZYXHX1KNdfa-AB4Wf1MHuLhiL5Ggy7wGXSofCgKOk_r-JDH4W5O91Lf4mh1yItHT2j4DUhSTiZZS5Z7XPLVePvAo/s320/Unicorn+Chest+Back.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD21svifZqUQLiphLs4Zk6wnKV-5PseqekZTpQwPmJDayX1QxV5cbknEy2E2XCJIRUt0OuosadEQidXtYSzMbWtBL1ilAqMNFcdU4yxHrkUFOa6WdhJ8OunTV6ts8pGbv-Uv68qBYSl1XV/s2048/Unicorn+Chest+InSide.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1835" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD21svifZqUQLiphLs4Zk6wnKV-5PseqekZTpQwPmJDayX1QxV5cbknEy2E2XCJIRUt0OuosadEQidXtYSzMbWtBL1ilAqMNFcdU4yxHrkUFOa6WdhJ8OunTV6ts8pGbv-Uv68qBYSl1XV/s320/Unicorn+Chest+InSide.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the original kit before I decorated it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaDlKnW8s_h_bfhjs5nqFxvyKUcU9yGKPdHiELG6kXy_ZqONjE9frcfP3bU6WSDcRL6cj0y_H3GTt4ZZhJigtSqv0qC-aslJrLqSGPM-LPrlyZsk6ukewdtqT8sjXu7TYn0DaK-Ttz38W/s2048/Unicorn+Chest+Original+Kit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoaDlKnW8s_h_bfhjs5nqFxvyKUcU9yGKPdHiELG6kXy_ZqONjE9frcfP3bU6WSDcRL6cj0y_H3GTt4ZZhJigtSqv0qC-aslJrLqSGPM-LPrlyZsk6ukewdtqT8sjXu7TYn0DaK-Ttz38W/s320/Unicorn+Chest+Original+Kit.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I began by assembling the chest and then covering the lid and base inside and out with sewing pattern tissue. This provides a layer of texture. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfF2hgyqkVdpEEM5jKxKuzFur61FuyrRq9JSbUez3Q5c2csU5ycQ9Wd0Wl9SOed9sBhupS-1i9zIFtWX6AJ9AfBP01ftVCCtvLz6OO1UFLGMxETbzq4rb_Lt_Z2CCs2c_rZ5uXt1Hq0ch/s2048/Unicorn+Chest+Lid.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfF2hgyqkVdpEEM5jKxKuzFur61FuyrRq9JSbUez3Q5c2csU5ycQ9Wd0Wl9SOed9sBhupS-1i9zIFtWX6AJ9AfBP01ftVCCtvLz6OO1UFLGMxETbzq4rb_Lt_Z2CCs2c_rZ5uXt1Hq0ch/s320/Unicorn+Chest+Lid.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I made some silicone lace using lace moulds and Sellys No More Gaps. There are some good tutorials on You Tube showing how to make the lace so I will not go into detail here on how to do this. There are various materials that can b used in the moulds but I like the No More Gaps because once it has dried it is strong and flexible. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1h8s8t7DwnTRHuulUemOn-g9fkqXCsbmW-3biNNyzkcbFCXxBJRIHQR9GVkywJ7Rbs7AVVZ7n8Jo7yvPSAqUUdcnXDXNFXSOGppkgHwVsIHguttgKUIo13f2ldosP23OLlLsGa-uviNRF/s2619/Silicone+Lace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2619" data-original-width="1201" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1h8s8t7DwnTRHuulUemOn-g9fkqXCsbmW-3biNNyzkcbFCXxBJRIHQR9GVkywJ7Rbs7AVVZ7n8Jo7yvPSAqUUdcnXDXNFXSOGppkgHwVsIHguttgKUIo13f2ldosP23OLlLsGa-uviNRF/s320/Silicone+Lace.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OeXlH5-Xmp6WrLH0Rg9KwZmGjFlH5v2KlzoMdlQ_F-xIgV83OxP4KHt0zQO0IYOfO6LB7vx58b7TCgHirD7Ez-_T8NM2giLj0iEKvoedlG0mfl-D5xs0gd9-p4K-JFKr673OeShWKJ9Z/s743/Selleys+No+More+Gaps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="361" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OeXlH5-Xmp6WrLH0Rg9KwZmGjFlH5v2KlzoMdlQ_F-xIgV83OxP4KHt0zQO0IYOfO6LB7vx58b7TCgHirD7Ez-_T8NM2giLj0iEKvoedlG0mfl-D5xs0gd9-p4K-JFKr673OeShWKJ9Z/s320/Selleys+No+More+Gaps.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I used air dry clay in the Unicorn Head Mould and resin for the flowers, I then glued everything to the chest and painted everything with black gesso.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYVx8VPvyu4Qafdzsj0Crh7Fhi0NzoHr7vI0J3VJ6N3LVLpNDfbO9UhUhb59CfEMIUdbg2lMipxi-vRfwQLId9gRbW0zRGxGcjqy1BkhXHqvNsnCX-Kaw9TaHZTGRlCIrPeDAr0Isow45/s2048/Unicorn+Chest+Lid+Stage+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDYVx8VPvyu4Qafdzsj0Crh7Fhi0NzoHr7vI0J3VJ6N3LVLpNDfbO9UhUhb59CfEMIUdbg2lMipxi-vRfwQLId9gRbW0zRGxGcjqy1BkhXHqvNsnCX-Kaw9TaHZTGRlCIrPeDAr0Isow45/s320/Unicorn+Chest+Lid+Stage+1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Once everything was dry I drybrushed the inside and outside of the chest with Lumiere Halo Pink Gold Paint. I waited for that coat to dry and then I drybrushed the lace and flowers with Viva Inca Gold Purple Wax.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are holes in the sides of the kit to attache dhanldes but I chose to cover the holes and added some metal handles that I had in my stash.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEaY6JuUuhbkcJf7RcRFft48c819-HH2hkqNSAU3-zGW7LQHBgdjbqKZ7-qfGirv8UVdUQqhXid5ZkrJH-YULdfTy0mdiA064axA3lp5U58a42CeUNNDhH0AIR0KyEMu7XoX_1l53RN-V/s1817/Unicorn+Chest+Handles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1585" data-original-width="1817" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEaY6JuUuhbkcJf7RcRFft48c819-HH2hkqNSAU3-zGW7LQHBgdjbqKZ7-qfGirv8UVdUQqhXid5ZkrJH-YULdfTy0mdiA064axA3lp5U58a42CeUNNDhH0AIR0KyEMu7XoX_1l53RN-V/s320/Unicorn+Chest+Handles.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I attached the lock and padlock, which are part of the kit and then moved on to make the Journal. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAsnv4Gj3fPICmuk6YsbOTFo74AQvdTTnqlReJhdEfHdkdymjhr841-fQky9P6prJA0e-ec3HckqWkCld9OMfnw_DyuF13Vni4-71MMKZi-gbQgQ_MdI5nWAs6H11ajOfgvFk6SEcgZd6/s2048/Unicorn+Chest+Lock+and+Closure.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAsnv4Gj3fPICmuk6YsbOTFo74AQvdTTnqlReJhdEfHdkdymjhr841-fQky9P6prJA0e-ec3HckqWkCld9OMfnw_DyuF13Vni4-71MMKZi-gbQgQ_MdI5nWAs6H11ajOfgvFk6SEcgZd6/s320/Unicorn+Chest+Lock+and+Closure.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I used the same techniques for the journal cover.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSkgAc7nrcQra-1hBc0I0v0AKcnss7NBO8mAay6eeNY7awnFzRzxL-1KmR2P_2KMHMaPxBZNNo282BXgPe_VBP1XnUp9w6_i9suRo-NzhqYxqpPQyzNYhqS4GzWsFpjxDnmwT1kAoXK5-/s2048/Unicorn+Journal+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkSkgAc7nrcQra-1hBc0I0v0AKcnss7NBO8mAay6eeNY7awnFzRzxL-1KmR2P_2KMHMaPxBZNNo282BXgPe_VBP1XnUp9w6_i9suRo-NzhqYxqpPQyzNYhqS4GzWsFpjxDnmwT1kAoXK5-/s320/Unicorn+Journal+Cover.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjIZ2B_UiCN46rAmNL43NdDYhVItpaejOAieluKge554wuY8HKoryX0zJQ0xmSmiNtlpv6TDxF1aPLqD7HthsRrF3Dye4QlADfSZ9-9ABr96riPnAXArhlrpdwEW-OTm6ZJh8SOLnPt-A/s2048/Unicorn+Journal+Cover+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1614" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjIZ2B_UiCN46rAmNL43NdDYhVItpaejOAieluKge554wuY8HKoryX0zJQ0xmSmiNtlpv6TDxF1aPLqD7HthsRrF3Dye4QlADfSZ9-9ABr96riPnAXArhlrpdwEW-OTm6ZJh8SOLnPt-A/s320/Unicorn+Journal+Cover+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdI8J_xsWoEuzCvOahMMRD3czeAnL0XWzLCAMmL_0JWcpjsxjio4_-2tUl4NCWy8Sac9Q7zrr3G5gUQZ4vcDOG2cE2JNH52LM5ZMDkAsu-UeYsjzYVW8ZFFyXlGx5e5U_w8xy_e6yZRA9A/s2048/Unicorn+Journal+Spine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1169" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdI8J_xsWoEuzCvOahMMRD3czeAnL0XWzLCAMmL_0JWcpjsxjio4_-2tUl4NCWy8Sac9Q7zrr3G5gUQZ4vcDOG2cE2JNH52LM5ZMDkAsu-UeYsjzYVW8ZFFyXlGx5e5U_w8xy_e6yZRA9A/s320/Unicorn+Journal+Spine.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The journal has a hidden spine. There are nine signatures of wet and dry cartridge paper sewn inside.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5HeUZw3W2QmqOsfUMhYAN2mQgp2kmimJAZ60oqvVpWN9ER4TukAwQ2ugv7cBA_v2JNiCyaigzTb8xAumJgyi2JFdBfjWe_RFCxelxC4RIAWAweTAI6W4_iOlay_k0YmBYOkcUHdIQ7-n/s2048/Unicorn+Chest+and+Journal+Inside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig5HeUZw3W2QmqOsfUMhYAN2mQgp2kmimJAZ60oqvVpWN9ER4TukAwQ2ugv7cBA_v2JNiCyaigzTb8xAumJgyi2JFdBfjWe_RFCxelxC4RIAWAweTAI6W4_iOlay_k0YmBYOkcUHdIQ7-n/s320/Unicorn+Chest+and+Journal+Inside.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This chest was really easy to assemble and lends itself to all kinds of decoration. It could be a pirate chest, a steampunk chest and would make a great gift for Christmas with a Christmas Journal or Mini Album inside, </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-47851734056303858652021-05-16T21:32:00.001+12:002021-05-16T22:03:40.466+12:00Top Hat Project <p><span style="font-family: arial;"> I have had a lot of fun with this kit from<a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank"> Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a>. The kit makes up a top hat and is pretty awesome. However after looking at the hat for a couple of weeks I had still had not figured out what I was going to do with it. I do like my projects to be functional if possible. So anyway finally the hat told me that it wanted to be not a hat, but a vase. After that everything fell into place.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9xow2Mo8xYxZTiwSG3ZXKCmQKkfY1FULfEqr6UrYoRO9MO860rgKcVvoNQBZj23JnabeIKHUcxADWiJGgyBAOIusOWmdFQlY_c1Nt8RVpb74jWWStmvEsTf_mHt9sziYDkU-qit5GKYX/s2048/Top+Hat+with+Flowers+03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1339" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9xow2Mo8xYxZTiwSG3ZXKCmQKkfY1FULfEqr6UrYoRO9MO860rgKcVvoNQBZj23JnabeIKHUcxADWiJGgyBAOIusOWmdFQlY_c1Nt8RVpb74jWWStmvEsTf_mHt9sziYDkU-qit5GKYX/s320/Top+Hat+with+Flowers+03.jpg" /></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Fh_H8OhHZrlaqgdzdO53MERjPngTxRYHIGkYa5G_yZVi5OPjfQG2S3gFbFuQNF2i0P9onIMG58AOWUvgN2oSIQZfSI4AqtTnRNefzUBE64QqriCubNVR_qQEWUAZLUg_i_jfNUaTieJr/s2048/Top+Hat+with+flowers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1373" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Fh_H8OhHZrlaqgdzdO53MERjPngTxRYHIGkYa5G_yZVi5OPjfQG2S3gFbFuQNF2i0P9onIMG58AOWUvgN2oSIQZfSI4AqtTnRNefzUBE64QqriCubNVR_qQEWUAZLUg_i_jfNUaTieJr/s320/Top+Hat+with+flowers.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I assembled the hat and then looked at standing the hat on its head and having the brim up as there was already a hole in the bottom. However I did not like the way it looked so I cut out a hole in the top of the hat. I found a black Tresemme shampoo bottle in my bathroom which fit into the hole in the hat. So after cutting down the shampoo bottle I covered the hole in the bottom of the hat with chipboard. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To decorate the hat I glued tissue paper to the outside. This provides texture. Then I used modeling paste through a stencil to provide more texture. I then used clay in moulds to make the pipes, taps and water droplets. I then added some of Faith's MDF cogs along with some small metal cogs. I used an old chain around the brim and some metal nuts.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0ElrjbE1GyWFBGGFbZq3AMzlpbZLLIe-nagZtx9OOTx7tppmk1nTeQo3EuXONilmtPmdbxf6U3OlhB5bOTnL5yA7sr8vukmiuyJEuIIvUojI7p4dLYdHtJ3G6MRSG_9v7V6WYasekbgc/s2048/Top+Hat+Hole+in+the+top.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0ElrjbE1GyWFBGGFbZq3AMzlpbZLLIe-nagZtx9OOTx7tppmk1nTeQo3EuXONilmtPmdbxf6U3OlhB5bOTnL5yA7sr8vukmiuyJEuIIvUojI7p4dLYdHtJ3G6MRSG_9v7V6WYasekbgc/s320/Top+Hat+Hole+in+the+top.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstwGh1Gv4x5P_BQEjBUIdBTVdRXbQHA5Ctf7I8tzOlo66o-XywN9PVN4vsmxVG_XMXODiE60G-PFlHpQ-ReOl_9tftLG0-5XnpoRJA7ftdBacgJ1wpTMerRksy1_6tG_dC8kRVbBXxPAs/s2048/Top+Hat+Unpainted+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstwGh1Gv4x5P_BQEjBUIdBTVdRXbQHA5Ctf7I8tzOlo66o-XywN9PVN4vsmxVG_XMXODiE60G-PFlHpQ-ReOl_9tftLG0-5XnpoRJA7ftdBacgJ1wpTMerRksy1_6tG_dC8kRVbBXxPAs/s320/Top+Hat+Unpainted+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1VorKmWFDyslHoRBiRDELSsiXwGm_br7taFnwRYwCr7AEuSzi-amUXr3JC3FBWBZxdlpGF17V3FfOF1IPKKiPy4786sjLHiMcx5SejBno6rhgbK92y4PRGICTpaK-GEi4BfSx9xtqrZY/s2048/Top+Hat+Unpainted.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2012" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1VorKmWFDyslHoRBiRDELSsiXwGm_br7taFnwRYwCr7AEuSzi-amUXr3JC3FBWBZxdlpGF17V3FfOF1IPKKiPy4786sjLHiMcx5SejBno6rhgbK92y4PRGICTpaK-GEi4BfSx9xtqrZY/s320/Top+Hat+Unpainted.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once everything was dry and I was happy with how it all looked I used a spray primer and the sprayed with black spray paint to make sure that the black covered every nook and cranny. I left the paint to cure for a few days to make sure that everything was dry. For the final coat I drybrushed the whole piece with Art Alchemy Steampunk paint and Brushed Iron wax </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Yk5z7Za0aC_fu94ThSFID6g9GX5eOJLoCI6IguobtkYlz-mH2NxQpfRtt7TKifvARBC2WRy_aCbAR9GaoYsaI0n2TYAbzFmzLW2B6b897jXpj__iQ4eGZRPb7ZHG0pgHEBPx99Ppn3LU/s2048/Top+Hat+Side+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1815" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Yk5z7Za0aC_fu94ThSFID6g9GX5eOJLoCI6IguobtkYlz-mH2NxQpfRtt7TKifvARBC2WRy_aCbAR9GaoYsaI0n2TYAbzFmzLW2B6b897jXpj__iQ4eGZRPb7ZHG0pgHEBPx99Ppn3LU/s320/Top+Hat+Side+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNIb9-bU0nU2tFX81Ydt9jjtU-wi50aGb6s6TVf4W75zSU8_iEnUtYo3QrYW46EDmoLG1ict124r7Xy0mANXCdfclO-eRyNI7-FUBp2WpTkzn1SV5P96k0b_a8_zYRTOhh40NAW_8NH6E/s2048/Top+Hat+Side+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1766" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNIb9-bU0nU2tFX81Ydt9jjtU-wi50aGb6s6TVf4W75zSU8_iEnUtYo3QrYW46EDmoLG1ict124r7Xy0mANXCdfclO-eRyNI7-FUBp2WpTkzn1SV5P96k0b_a8_zYRTOhh40NAW_8NH6E/s320/Top+Hat+Side+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZ-0XyI0HX27LPvCyb3_Z6DiC4ET9kHX7z5Gddb5HJdmcFkM2LP7nYYzmK2IH7R6_FCrNR60x9VCNu_6dWfF95HsL6Hxbr9ofVv0qRmO2gsE20XusvxU3YvbcsaHNbZPv2OegC1TofcGx/s2048/Top+Hat+Side+3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1855" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJZ-0XyI0HX27LPvCyb3_Z6DiC4ET9kHX7z5Gddb5HJdmcFkM2LP7nYYzmK2IH7R6_FCrNR60x9VCNu_6dWfF95HsL6Hxbr9ofVv0qRmO2gsE20XusvxU3YvbcsaHNbZPv2OegC1TofcGx/s320/Top+Hat+Side+3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDP-lcsNtfiLVCdvTd2500aE9qa1kWxob7aUiXmhGLP7g5rvWNC6AZCcrBSvyZ3tuXRTaCRmLqnrkbQWEW0s67FZxx1bRsPoRXkUzJiTFDCgrChHXd5P78uifxTcwS5Sg_CaMsPWE0i3W/s2048/Top+Hat+Side+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1978" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDP-lcsNtfiLVCdvTd2500aE9qa1kWxob7aUiXmhGLP7g5rvWNC6AZCcrBSvyZ3tuXRTaCRmLqnrkbQWEW0s67FZxx1bRsPoRXkUzJiTFDCgrChHXd5P78uifxTcwS5Sg_CaMsPWE0i3W/s320/Top+Hat+Side+4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRk4l18K-A3dCHaursw_GNfCBqozgulCrGoG3JXHJOWd1tAqjzwb8a1FBiIuZpir6C95LrXpybBfSdL7QVlw_NmfIJEqp0D3fopB_LAa6u91YXKVMmarzQN4ucTu4cAcQMy_ETS4ydGnG/s2048/Top+Hat+Side+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1856" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRk4l18K-A3dCHaursw_GNfCBqozgulCrGoG3JXHJOWd1tAqjzwb8a1FBiIuZpir6C95LrXpybBfSdL7QVlw_NmfIJEqp0D3fopB_LAa6u91YXKVMmarzQN4ucTu4cAcQMy_ETS4ydGnG/s320/Top+Hat+Side+5.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I thought then I was finished but I put some artificial flowers in the hat vase and I did not like how they looked. I then tried real flowers because the shampoo bottle holds water but again I was not happy. So I decided to make my own steampunk flowers. I used MDF cogs, snap fasteners, sewing pins, quilt pins, safety pins, hooks and eyes, tabs from drink cans, plastic forks, wire, upholstery pins and other bits and pieces I found in my stash aka 'hoard'. I used knitting needles for the stems and die cut the leaves from a foil roasting pan. Once finished I sprayed them with primer and black spray paint and dry brushed them with Inca Gold and Finnabair waxes. I think they work well with the hat vase.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxIezFpjZBSEyglHXH27VthjMJ0O-IeR9SMJXhAFXz4oqYpFoee8MRuTdlt_J7zw7gxvXn9FmQE-sCBBJaBeuTbR0ZrppK_hLFUmSW_YOgoZ5zOh7TLM-rRIOVABScy2OPCusSoJNdSfy/s2048/Alien+Flower+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1724" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxIezFpjZBSEyglHXH27VthjMJ0O-IeR9SMJXhAFXz4oqYpFoee8MRuTdlt_J7zw7gxvXn9FmQE-sCBBJaBeuTbR0ZrppK_hLFUmSW_YOgoZ5zOh7TLM-rRIOVABScy2OPCusSoJNdSfy/s320/Alien+Flower+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl_ahEDM_qaXcbF1PekjHmAFixw4HNvHAu_n8i6weyLXbm1Qrrhkx4B9RoMCktMFBMx-Y3A_AEHkxLV36nNS3pQIsrV0GgxmR-echS-F-Zu0SVW2sXUqf3Jw7fC1UQ4BTnr-rNHl4xMs8/s2048/Alien+Flower+02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I loved this project and I am grateful that Faith lets me alter her kits to fit my twisted vision of things. Check out the fabulous kits on her site and find something that you can alter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have entered this project into the challenge over at the <a href="https://sandee-and-amelie.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sandee and Amelie's Steampunk Challenges Blog</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><h2 style="background-color: #111111; color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px; position: relative; text-transform: uppercase;"><br /></h2>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-6730750805650752712021-04-20T06:30:00.001+12:002021-04-20T08:23:23.794+12:00Dragonfly Trinket Box<p><span style="font-family: arial;">This little project </span><span style="font-family: arial;">is another DT project for </span><a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com" style="font-family: arial;" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a><span style="font-family: arial;">. This started life as an Artist Trading Block but I decided to switch it up a bit and make it into a trinket box. That is the beauty of the kits from Faith. They can start as one thing and end up as something else very easily.</span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiid7pJO47uIPqerEAbX2hxfLiOIJEeWA_QSp0yk7JzQwH1ey0ETkIr_6EjCU3euBsGq19Cm9aln8ZClaRlqKw2BmJnF3BXjfI5YPvAcIxLaj3lKIpgp-BzDfvu_XObtYmsRIfYEDieRy_K/s2048/20210408_144030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiid7pJO47uIPqerEAbX2hxfLiOIJEeWA_QSp0yk7JzQwH1ey0ETkIr_6EjCU3euBsGq19Cm9aln8ZClaRlqKw2BmJnF3BXjfI5YPvAcIxLaj3lKIpgp-BzDfvu_XObtYmsRIfYEDieRy_K/s320/20210408_144030.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXG34tSoQeX2lIzvu60_6HDC9C5Vb09HFungeWOqL6J3zi-HPVDE1ZorhZBDnQ5FyyK22TTPfjTGjxme3R1ae83KbKEeunsmI4acMXqCmBndFNt8QN0OKNLUy59FK7TycQHhmQGc-N4wY8/s2048/Dragonfly+box+05.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXG34tSoQeX2lIzvu60_6HDC9C5Vb09HFungeWOqL6J3zi-HPVDE1ZorhZBDnQ5FyyK22TTPfjTGjxme3R1ae83KbKEeunsmI4acMXqCmBndFNt8QN0OKNLUy59FK7TycQHhmQGc-N4wY8/s320/Dragonfly+box+05.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LczVvqgirG4Z6ibAx46B9qXbOB5UuNWbsMJLvV7MwsBvRh1FldecUNITLKBv5jJHCzkd9sg4FAMFXVwTPmX9Tk0GuMFGDDxFEzjj-AQF2FQK6Gd-d6S9HMukOeb6nqQ-a7x6yNUQBZ3q/s2048/Dragonfly+box+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1758" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4LczVvqgirG4Z6ibAx46B9qXbOB5UuNWbsMJLvV7MwsBvRh1FldecUNITLKBv5jJHCzkd9sg4FAMFXVwTPmX9Tk0GuMFGDDxFEzjj-AQF2FQK6Gd-d6S9HMukOeb6nqQ-a7x6yNUQBZ3q/s320/Dragonfly+box+02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmhdXcVlWmilIySnvheqKdmvrQS8J6q43iqdd8U27d36IHOQBSF_ZrUsmyYR5Qj9nE3Ap1HM99GcLS3iHD-twa8lsilTGJraim8X9qKE2d6Ylf1-AGq1qBaJiirB-jeRe927gmSZ6w76B/s2048/Dragonfly+box+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1581" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmhdXcVlWmilIySnvheqKdmvrQS8J6q43iqdd8U27d36IHOQBSF_ZrUsmyYR5Qj9nE3Ap1HM99GcLS3iHD-twa8lsilTGJraim8X9qKE2d6Ylf1-AGq1qBaJiirB-jeRe927gmSZ6w76B/s320/Dragonfly+box+03.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvb3r-UTYKtb4yck5uj0X4A-A-Y4jT7J_SIk_NSMO8_1hBFKdqA1pXiM8ziYJgsR6S_LoDHLeeRkS72XTBqrpZi3acJtZFs6q6txCTft4HoQgLeBsTsk6Z2asFckJp4eyot3rNa2Uxls_/s2048/Dragonfly+box+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1533" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxvb3r-UTYKtb4yck5uj0X4A-A-Y4jT7J_SIk_NSMO8_1hBFKdqA1pXiM8ziYJgsR6S_LoDHLeeRkS72XTBqrpZi3acJtZFs6q6txCTft4HoQgLeBsTsk6Z2asFckJp4eyot3rNa2Uxls_/s320/Dragonfly+box+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY1FuzNSh3wCZFI1O-SACUnguvz-TuzmuDYyJWQnQb_mlxHvD0rCnkCTMQRTtrOU8-S2j0klcHZauLec8bhj_JZZXlEp5KzfGXIndSkSwtv5Is-q1d2jmrOxe4wkUuYCouLzhQICxGKY2/s2048/Dragonfly+box+07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPY1FuzNSh3wCZFI1O-SACUnguvz-TuzmuDYyJWQnQb_mlxHvD0rCnkCTMQRTtrOU8-S2j0klcHZauLec8bhj_JZZXlEp5KzfGXIndSkSwtv5Is-q1d2jmrOxe4wkUuYCouLzhQICxGKY2/s320/Dragonfly+box+07.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I cut the tabs off oe side of the box so that I could make a lid. To fill the gaps on the sides of the box where the tabs would have fitted I cut matchsticks to fill the gaps and then used modeling paste over the top to make the sides smooth and even. I painted the insdie fot he box and then glued paper to each side of the box. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the lid I cut three pieces of chipboard slightly bigger than the box, glued them together and covered them with paper. I did the same for the inside of the lid, cutting three pieces of chipboard smaller than the opening, gluing them together, covering them with paper, then gluing them to the inside of the lid piece. This was to make the lid fit snugly without sliding around. I then covered the MDF piece I had cut the tabs off with paper.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the gears pieces I layered gel medium into a Stamperia soft mould and when It was dry I peeled it off and broke it in to pieces which I then glued to the four sides and the top of the lid.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNCoqHYQKW53GkwaSgIKoiEjr-hxuXmcMY9q4RGLV6wRkRLK-8kiju5kDVli5bRl08j1yzJUHejBpzAYfZ0E6Xev_n6GQPrlmmbYIJLgCZbH5Px-jDOdQSK9ljQWQ11irXksAoh071z9V/s585/20210406_130533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="585" data-original-width="585" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNCoqHYQKW53GkwaSgIKoiEjr-hxuXmcMY9q4RGLV6wRkRLK-8kiju5kDVli5bRl08j1yzJUHejBpzAYfZ0E6Xev_n6GQPrlmmbYIJLgCZbH5Px-jDOdQSK9ljQWQ11irXksAoh071z9V/s320/20210406_130533.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7g-MWmHYdvGvcGDwXzTO3CUAvL69b4-v6D8LbwpKJuYV3k2ATxYKYpgRKcDWflf-hj0QiWbarBW8mzX8A_vl4TClcFImsw0nJU-nd3WkoET67GShER7cRbyRDvE2eubxdPw1sL6LVYNGz/s2048/Dragonfly+Box+08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7g-MWmHYdvGvcGDwXzTO3CUAvL69b4-v6D8LbwpKJuYV3k2ATxYKYpgRKcDWflf-hj0QiWbarBW8mzX8A_vl4TClcFImsw0nJU-nd3WkoET67GShER7cRbyRDvE2eubxdPw1sL6LVYNGz/s320/Dragonfly+Box+08.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I painted the moulded pieces with black paint then drybrushed with gold paint and Ice Blue Inca Viva wax.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To make the handle I glued together MDF cogs and a piece of dowel. This was then screwed into the MDF lid piece and this was then glued to the lid. For the top of the handle I used a metal bezel and cabachon with a gear image. I then attached the metal feet</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> that came with the Artist Trading Block kit.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3J1js27rBTKtSB4m1_c92jJBHqxWu7lEGkg8_gcPQvFg1elBgrqE4OG_2zhz3TJDULUNNIfpQnKhzuCJ08R2j_B18Q3qkZR8PGBaSmEoUTQi1yGpYf8Vw-H1DtqwMbnIOpdrzjA6iPEf2/s2048/Dragonfly+box+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3J1js27rBTKtSB4m1_c92jJBHqxWu7lEGkg8_gcPQvFg1elBgrqE4OG_2zhz3TJDULUNNIfpQnKhzuCJ08R2j_B18Q3qkZR8PGBaSmEoUTQi1yGpYf8Vw-H1DtqwMbnIOpdrzjA6iPEf2/s320/Dragonfly+box+10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">So by cutting off four tabs the Artist Trading block becomes a sweet little trinket box that is useful and decorative. Dont be afraid to modify and experiment with these kits. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-87145768471789888142021-04-11T08:02:00.000+12:002021-04-11T08:02:28.931+12:00Dragon Book Box and Journal<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">This is a design team project for <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a>. Faith sent me a couple of <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/product-page/mdf-book-boxes" target="_blank">book boxes</a> to play with. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGzpNgvVLA0LXE_NV_oNQYJ_9BHtwTn4hXkLoo3qjoknupneCRn0CuvN3VKq-RvWw1VJDczDpK9RNEyuVyhIfSnzdPBAhsYCeX6r24OMqCmYlK_1CIK3DYtZC25NcCac60gN8IBRk5dbu/s420/c42703_5e572937f6aa4428b768c0eafdee7929_mv2.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="294" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVGzpNgvVLA0LXE_NV_oNQYJ_9BHtwTn4hXkLoo3qjoknupneCRn0CuvN3VKq-RvWw1VJDczDpK9RNEyuVyhIfSnzdPBAhsYCeX6r24OMqCmYlK_1CIK3DYtZC25NcCac60gN8IBRk5dbu/s320/c42703_5e572937f6aa4428b768c0eafdee7929_mv2.webp" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These book boxes have a flexible spine and locking mechanism to keep the box closed. I chose to not use the locking mechanism on this book box opting to use a an old leather belt as a closure instead. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcolIK2STaCaHiZdj0i0LrE0SKGEvBKpA_GBG1KU_B75ilWxlVPkIVq7HXeFM27gUwzpkLH-dEGftL2vgczRKaJyq0W5Aqv_yTqqPriu0lSA2tVXEiwzdlrQhlwVfKz9yW-WNOwiI9zlvP/s2048/Dragon+Book+Box+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1703" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcolIK2STaCaHiZdj0i0LrE0SKGEvBKpA_GBG1KU_B75ilWxlVPkIVq7HXeFM27gUwzpkLH-dEGftL2vgczRKaJyq0W5Aqv_yTqqPriu0lSA2tVXEiwzdlrQhlwVfKz9yW-WNOwiI9zlvP/s320/Dragon+Book+Box+Front.jpg" /></a></div>I covered the entire box with tissue paper and then I glued calico to the outside of the spine to give it a more durability without removing the flexibility. I then used air dry clay for the dragon and the filials. I added some metal corners and some hitches for the closure. I added a metal handle and some red half gems to finish the front.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKIa88xw9eJSrZtaiUi1sbakhd5ERQ_4Uo3bnjvh1D1airlM5l6KGQGy9om603jq7ISExg02VuKrVjlmsvq6uv-qkZlDlHijWsKNuzjeYJD8A4iWuY3rvPcMdUx4ezY3Vy76q_5buAQyD/s2048/Dragon+Book+Box+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKIa88xw9eJSrZtaiUi1sbakhd5ERQ_4Uo3bnjvh1D1airlM5l6KGQGy9om603jq7ISExg02VuKrVjlmsvq6uv-qkZlDlHijWsKNuzjeYJD8A4iWuY3rvPcMdUx4ezY3Vy76q_5buAQyD/s320/Dragon+Book+Box+Back.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the back of the book box I used modeling paste through a stencil. I added the leather belt pieces using metal filigree pieces and decorative brads.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The front and the back were painted black and then drybrushed with red paint and gold wax.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the three sides of the book box I used modelling pasted and then dragged a fork through the paste while it was wet to give the effect of book pages. Once the paste was dry I painted the edges with brown paint and vintage photo ink. I then added gold to the edges. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_51b6lDUUTgi6oLYlc9UsJlutx0FUUCdtkzTt0uHZxKbLZASYsWegO9ekI_MehknHB_u-z4Kl-T1UAYD05Osbj7ltaEGIqXKX1HDT1_eAbZqgeoTz57d3ZpyWoT75Sj3oSB0qZUs4IQvU/s2590/Dragon+Book+Box+Side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="2590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_51b6lDUUTgi6oLYlc9UsJlutx0FUUCdtkzTt0uHZxKbLZASYsWegO9ekI_MehknHB_u-z4Kl-T1UAYD05Osbj7ltaEGIqXKX1HDT1_eAbZqgeoTz57d3ZpyWoT75Sj3oSB0qZUs4IQvU/s320/Dragon+Book+Box+Side.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The inside of the box was lined with printed paper and I used a page from an old calendar on the inside lid of the box. I added a piece of metal filigree and a brad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdIa3EaaCL_1QBpzql5QlSlHdI5c6M6BARq7GLIjFayX-sQCPsYskPnEzbfQjTYVj9EsAsSWRVOmpZHQfVgjVrcU7QQmuQmwAQMzvXVcuYMhLAXIrkDXARttsuHfCB5JnLcB17XkmJsZI/s2048/Dragon+Book+Box+Inside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdIa3EaaCL_1QBpzql5QlSlHdI5c6M6BARq7GLIjFayX-sQCPsYskPnEzbfQjTYVj9EsAsSWRVOmpZHQfVgjVrcU7QQmuQmwAQMzvXVcuYMhLAXIrkDXARttsuHfCB5JnLcB17XkmJsZI/s320/Dragon+Book+Box+Inside.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">To go inside the book box I made a journal. I used covers from an old book, covered them with tissue paper and glued another calendar picture to the front, </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKDMI0Eiy8S6Kl6KMc17mIBlPdtBozhkBvBxNRl57u5Vc8CzIAGBCGxLh4rz8Tl71BQGUthq2YzqmYM-KDCuxJO4CYCS2doQvRBKjJX2I81eCbAyjZ2OCMGEFxP8Z1cKi2Jk04uR2-0Xe/s2048/Dragon+Journal+Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1667" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKDMI0Eiy8S6Kl6KMc17mIBlPdtBozhkBvBxNRl57u5Vc8CzIAGBCGxLh4rz8Tl71BQGUthq2YzqmYM-KDCuxJO4CYCS2doQvRBKjJX2I81eCbAyjZ2OCMGEFxP8Z1cKi2Jk04uR2-0Xe/s320/Dragon+Journal+Front.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">To get the look of scales I glued eggshells to the cover and around the picture ont he front cover. I then painted the eggshesl with black gesso and then used the same paints I used on the book box.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MMBBIUIvM1TmOqTdbqN20mkeZ5O3pUtK-7A-cfES9Fv0bu7oqdZ1L2kqT9NtDETO9cl_YRVQAmmse6OW32KbQSOiN18Dy61aMdra7DwEf7HvbzK7K1MvjPGb7KGxy9EBZAsovTlYDr0v/s2048/Dragon+Journal+Cover+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MMBBIUIvM1TmOqTdbqN20mkeZ5O3pUtK-7A-cfES9Fv0bu7oqdZ1L2kqT9NtDETO9cl_YRVQAmmse6OW32KbQSOiN18Dy61aMdra7DwEf7HvbzK7K1MvjPGb7KGxy9EBZAsovTlYDr0v/s320/Dragon+Journal+Cover+01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZYCnlp5jq5zbdJtT7xD47pO6497dzpobUCTmroTtSxUbR0seVSg9lli-SotMYgy2oCJMgUvAVJWOYukFaTT8fFge1UAjas9FoxGcCnBsZssOrfGuU_3YBdsdabI6NJpGUI3W6gmRqILX/s2048/Dragon+Journal+Cover+02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1354" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZYCnlp5jq5zbdJtT7xD47pO6497dzpobUCTmroTtSxUbR0seVSg9lli-SotMYgy2oCJMgUvAVJWOYukFaTT8fFge1UAjas9FoxGcCnBsZssOrfGuU_3YBdsdabI6NJpGUI3W6gmRqILX/s320/Dragon+Journal+Cover+02.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I made my own hitches for the closure using brads and eyelets. I glued these into place and then I added a gem to the front of the cover. On the back I sued brads and metal filligree pieces. I used more brads to secure the leather belt in place for the closure.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OrswTz9Zq7np4t2V3xgub9AlGJIOaocpiaRmYZr4kojykC_HiaKbxDf3-acyLfU4wCyG1R-tcbZEB0h6jNx0I9xCHO4Fg5Ub7X1BcZiigZy0ZP3gybspM9qBjUZgUQU8FFopsaU73mG0/s2048/Dragon+Journal+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OrswTz9Zq7np4t2V3xgub9AlGJIOaocpiaRmYZr4kojykC_HiaKbxDf3-acyLfU4wCyG1R-tcbZEB0h6jNx0I9xCHO4Fg5Ub7X1BcZiigZy0ZP3gybspM9qBjUZgUQU8FFopsaU73mG0/s320/Dragon+Journal+Back.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I then dyed the paper for inside of the journal. The paper is a mix of 130 and 200gsm paer with four signatures with eight full pages in each signature. I used a hidden binding system and decorated the spine using metal filigree and brads.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNUb_JIeTGgqYXhdYd4Xp250Eus7XxS974B8o_PaDr1cYAw_LVjr2Ne3zusRAozOse2qBCJnOsW61_Q2kpuW1KwDrEdegLl90Ba229Scl0Jo5P8L6dAyntLfWz_JwhwRDJru9qtBw-yra/s2048/20210406_121457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNUb_JIeTGgqYXhdYd4Xp250Eus7XxS974B8o_PaDr1cYAw_LVjr2Ne3zusRAozOse2qBCJnOsW61_Q2kpuW1KwDrEdegLl90Ba229Scl0Jo5P8L6dAyntLfWz_JwhwRDJru9qtBw-yra/s320/20210406_121457.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXyuaCKNxIBSYoSISYbPURzBimw3ul8T2VKEv3oTtmf6tCFXi-gHFzU0k7XrStOgLc29OB_chCJcSZSK_XXg4ZUA9ciFJK-I2mg9FtdGPK8a9WQL5VyNuVqPF-xCBGtw7rONm2moTt4acI/s2048/Dragon+Journal+Front+Side.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbFlWe8CGpQ7E6AXjr-v7BFqGt0Jgz4XoWgMobwx2qX54CrYlXiWkaFzu1t0XSVT-jm_kR2_YTn6mYh-QNA2gpfGAVq5Auj5bEyoxwtMO26rX7q0xreofB2ESZhDy2TGjdNm6NnkbrBmS/s2895/Dragon+Journal+Spine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="1041" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdbFlWe8CGpQ7E6AXjr-v7BFqGt0Jgz4XoWgMobwx2qX54CrYlXiWkaFzu1t0XSVT-jm_kR2_YTn6mYh-QNA2gpfGAVq5Auj5bEyoxwtMO26rX7q0xreofB2ESZhDy2TGjdNm6NnkbrBmS/s320/Dragon+Journal+Spine.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you for reading this and I hope it has inspired you to try something similar.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-15068472753282477962021-03-13T03:14:00.000+13:002021-03-13T03:14:24.401+13:00Church and Cottage<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Another DT project for <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a>.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXwD2U6aQ1bXupucG9V92Z2j2wFaRj34F3dvpfRaIS0seF5Zfw-0zQo4v2Tfgker70_HUrHv2CXQiTy7NfYYVOpCIMzxQ45KLj5l52N5HztmAdjgAYD8tEPpDtmETQ9BfIcTvjnSUf2DV/s2048/20210302_135720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimXwD2U6aQ1bXupucG9V92Z2j2wFaRj34F3dvpfRaIS0seF5Zfw-0zQo4v2Tfgker70_HUrHv2CXQiTy7NfYYVOpCIMzxQ45KLj5l52N5HztmAdjgAYD8tEPpDtmETQ9BfIcTvjnSUf2DV/s320/20210302_135720.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbidpOOMoOd26a0rqDQlV4IvVT4dlP-bL4NsPEP3tXlAeVp52glu9t__7zZquuEhWOEhYjY7kBFVfUGpB1vgEjI11___7N7HU1lIAM-Eiykhku0sJiDTGh7hhfj_iC9dzo-ItPo98DAsIc/s2048/Church+and+Journal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbidpOOMoOd26a0rqDQlV4IvVT4dlP-bL4NsPEP3tXlAeVp52glu9t__7zZquuEhWOEhYjY7kBFVfUGpB1vgEjI11___7N7HU1lIAM-Eiykhku0sJiDTGh7hhfj_iC9dzo-ItPo98DAsIc/s320/Church+and+Journal.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSfiXyuS1HQ-fNfECl_3AqHBo-QLLeXDabBEGR2IAltGf4MtsGjw8tbv2dOSVM-Ai5w3Kr8V31FSsfH0CTLCIfhvtw-RlIClVdgu8x2vnDfNR2AOPO_4sS5fDVHaf7sQ0N7zpYNg5JeTG/s2048/Church+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1550" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSfiXyuS1HQ-fNfECl_3AqHBo-QLLeXDabBEGR2IAltGf4MtsGjw8tbv2dOSVM-Ai5w3Kr8V31FSsfH0CTLCIfhvtw-RlIClVdgu8x2vnDfNR2AOPO_4sS5fDVHaf7sQ0N7zpYNg5JeTG/s320/Church+Back.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the plain MDF project, a small church and cottage.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2KFqbEkks4F8pSOuaBGr1GAGCMl31t1hXRLOtdB3uVr5lGhAfbE1Ep9qRmXMoyfpgQPPgw5eOU19S5j991HllxaxpUAC9t9W5Z45Ofqc-uI6HSxQRv9ABrrekgfpGXBHU4tW2CrKzHQD/s2048/Chruch+and+Cottage+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1502" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh2KFqbEkks4F8pSOuaBGr1GAGCMl31t1hXRLOtdB3uVr5lGhAfbE1Ep9qRmXMoyfpgQPPgw5eOU19S5j991HllxaxpUAC9t9W5Z45Ofqc-uI6HSxQRv9ABrrekgfpGXBHU4tW2CrKzHQD/s320/Chruch+and+Cottage+1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The MDF kits are so versatile and handle being covered with all types of media. Don't be afraid to change things around to make the project your own. I wanted to incorporate a journal into this kit so I dispensed with the flexible strip around the base and made my own base incorporating parts of the kit and a recycled book cover.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I used a recycled hardcover book to make a box for the kit to sit on, leaving the front open. I then glued a used tape roll to one of the round MDF circles and decorated it with torn egg carton and some artificial grass.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKPjryVS22SkSzORZ2D3-Yvg_I4rIxy844kk1TXzeyiQEBgxOxnuaSC28rZSgyaMbrs9mA6dfJvQKlaOj7D6rmPo5UmCkd7kSoY4RNfSvhKp_m1-aok1gnnPiaOkZzUrP0OjomOjxhdDM/s2048/20210202_142201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKPjryVS22SkSzORZ2D3-Yvg_I4rIxy844kk1TXzeyiQEBgxOxnuaSC28rZSgyaMbrs9mA6dfJvQKlaOj7D6rmPo5UmCkd7kSoY4RNfSvhKp_m1-aok1gnnPiaOkZzUrP0OjomOjxhdDM/s320/20210202_142201.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMSnNw3yRGdXwCtuxeIoQoJqYjHMCwJr8eAoLYHUUgLXYqSESmKN1N_gB_XIhs9hfs7T-hDX2UObAxQvUfxcbV1ebcpmLamQDa1GNncqntdGdUOdFblrpBw7X4NIWmImFxuVZE5mcjFWG/s2048/20210217_131128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMSnNw3yRGdXwCtuxeIoQoJqYjHMCwJr8eAoLYHUUgLXYqSESmKN1N_gB_XIhs9hfs7T-hDX2UObAxQvUfxcbV1ebcpmLamQDa1GNncqntdGdUOdFblrpBw7X4NIWmImFxuVZE5mcjFWG/s320/20210217_131128.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79M57Fd1JILdq6jHYR7LrIYUVTXnZtY1ZBf8x9jIHm5WWDtuIcOccYLLKKwRNu5ch7r8b0SxeEM8Z43BZ1ByVCbIFDq3VEMZW3JkMwhI-pCUt-FT1aR2gB2ABeL6-LK0StrKbnJKF6ngp/s2048/20210217_131133.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79M57Fd1JILdq6jHYR7LrIYUVTXnZtY1ZBf8x9jIHm5WWDtuIcOccYLLKKwRNu5ch7r8b0SxeEM8Z43BZ1ByVCbIFDq3VEMZW3JkMwhI-pCUt-FT1aR2gB2ABeL6-LK0StrKbnJKF6ngp/s320/20210217_131133.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I got a bit carried away with making the project and forgot to take photos for each step so I don't have pictures of the "book box" prior to it being attached to the base. I didn't attach it to the box until I had finished putting everything on top and had the book finished because I need to make sure I had it situated properly with all of the weight on it so it was balanced.<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Before assembling the houses I wanted to work on the windows. I wanted a look of old, cracked glass. To achieve this I put the pieces flat on baking paper and then I filled in each pane with crackle glossy accents, Once it had dried it had shrunk a little so I used Triple thick glaze to "top up" the glass. Here is the result.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtND7IA0Ds4qlF1d3_va90NlsOHnDCChsOjDYl4kLFSn30t8W-XI-95zstQk08yVr-JUMZBH6knw9GafMyhyphenhyphenDWhlzRcQrYZSA1UtLgOa8W4s8ItdaInyjPfNwCtgmJiIBw4Yx9Cm_0W6r/s1165/Church+and+Cottage+Glass.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="897" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtND7IA0Ds4qlF1d3_va90NlsOHnDCChsOjDYl4kLFSn30t8W-XI-95zstQk08yVr-JUMZBH6knw9GafMyhyphenhyphenDWhlzRcQrYZSA1UtLgOa8W4s8ItdaInyjPfNwCtgmJiIBw4Yx9Cm_0W6r/s320/Church+and+Cottage+Glass.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The windows were frames which were painted with black gesso and then glued to the windows on the front and back of the church and the cottage. I then assembled the chirch and cottage and began to apply the stone texture.</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">To get the stone effect on the outside of the buildings I glued on torn pieces of egg carton which I then painted with black gesso.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqovBx2QGaZL0aGZkjMlACIZgU0PxG18QzI6z8kbi2vt_XeKn8SXenRwdC_6uMXIGFASjsNPiZGC5ka6yzAXM951zI1sZ9d_BID2qDpOJ9f4hNZD6H-L8blpuQSsJPnaYf0PkyMBRpKCg/s2048/Church+and+cottage+exterior.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1767" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVqovBx2QGaZL0aGZkjMlACIZgU0PxG18QzI6z8kbi2vt_XeKn8SXenRwdC_6uMXIGFASjsNPiZGC5ka6yzAXM951zI1sZ9d_BID2qDpOJ9f4hNZD6H-L8blpuQSsJPnaYf0PkyMBRpKCg/s320/Church+and+cottage+exterior.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnufxeWBUh-Cs8p-zzNxlDWCV-VRS77DfDf2605-40dyUSpVYEE9EyFUIeI9TFvFJeUyafPLFbaj0Tl220xvaDzakGYvm-q2zWQa8JdRM1MYtDMhA4HuYqFKRTmK2ifjkLKGja14A-zH_/s2048/Church+and+cottage+exterior+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1472" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpnufxeWBUh-Cs8p-zzNxlDWCV-VRS77DfDf2605-40dyUSpVYEE9EyFUIeI9TFvFJeUyafPLFbaj0Tl220xvaDzakGYvm-q2zWQa8JdRM1MYtDMhA4HuYqFKRTmK2ifjkLKGja14A-zH_/s320/Church+and+cottage+exterior+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I wanted the opening in the church to show so I turned the church around and made a door out of card and paper. This side would normally fit up against the small cottage when the piece is assembled on the original kit..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3xZWXjB2nEMAgKI1E39fVbIuijrf4axA_rDXscCOP_bq5nVMoP2f6DiuAVgB3L7_mJqJSzL1DrWhAaIah1D4zvzNbsDBvZG6rwumvtOe5_2RbCbEcECImBKdY9DEHe0-dUmMxz5RVYYU/s2566/Church+and+cottage+exterior+02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="1225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3xZWXjB2nEMAgKI1E39fVbIuijrf4axA_rDXscCOP_bq5nVMoP2f6DiuAVgB3L7_mJqJSzL1DrWhAaIah1D4zvzNbsDBvZG6rwumvtOe5_2RbCbEcECImBKdY9DEHe0-dUmMxz5RVYYU/s320/Church+and+cottage+exterior+02.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I then painted the church and cottage with grey chalk paint, applied a wash of black paint which I rubbed back then I drybrushed some paler grey and a bit of green to the "stones" until I was happy with final effect.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-k2lkOJeUPlBavEeQgX3ae4VZ1PXBYQRpBHOAyxhMhyphenhyphenLn4aWJAaJ8u7sDJva59jx_Gsb8T90QDcj_wG95GBuc-Ssf6CiC_u3qEEAj7rQ-DyWGbB0QWBHtwYaSg7JJUAKOkDkSzwKvn4k/s2048/Church+and+cottage+exterior+03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-k2lkOJeUPlBavEeQgX3ae4VZ1PXBYQRpBHOAyxhMhyphenhyphenLn4aWJAaJ8u7sDJva59jx_Gsb8T90QDcj_wG95GBuc-Ssf6CiC_u3qEEAj7rQ-DyWGbB0QWBHtwYaSg7JJUAKOkDkSzwKvn4k/s320/Church+and+cottage+exterior+03.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I used crackle glossy accents on the door to give it a weathered look.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lSNmlmsG5FryGqxecJgOIKyYsAdfyeUUfYMh0T2OZnpZ1tdiGoAIEH-GKKlyzV-pCd_qc9C0TFuB8xFUUrOqNMEVOF5lTnrvAxayEp27bmfYvq9pRLA5jFqgniyndGCin7YyRgwyXx5-/s2048/20210211_123231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7lSNmlmsG5FryGqxecJgOIKyYsAdfyeUUfYMh0T2OZnpZ1tdiGoAIEH-GKKlyzV-pCd_qc9C0TFuB8xFUUrOqNMEVOF5lTnrvAxayEp27bmfYvq9pRLA5jFqgniyndGCin7YyRgwyXx5-/s320/20210211_123231.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the roof I used corrugated card which I painted black, then I used red paint to catch the highlights.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8G0YYSbbhu4iNzC4b8BwIKRhxuTsM_EklU2ac_8uDOgiQxiHRzVUgg-fIb0ScCaJjWsrwyugsWTqY-OzTKmL_cWaMouRp3K8aMepZ7aUdsFDcLYxcA3NScCUFL2MMcLpBSOhS1UaAqAde/s2048/Church+and+cottage+roof.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8G0YYSbbhu4iNzC4b8BwIKRhxuTsM_EklU2ac_8uDOgiQxiHRzVUgg-fIb0ScCaJjWsrwyugsWTqY-OzTKmL_cWaMouRp3K8aMepZ7aUdsFDcLYxcA3NScCUFL2MMcLpBSOhS1UaAqAde/s320/Church+and+cottage+roof.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27z3pE9TMDkNrGZ2qBAtTqZV1lA910t_nD2cvQTEIPE86AKOb8-rXqUDo91BImYtdG0cW7pgIIoXYxr-hhzgC_aY6a6p_wU2G0Kmj0BD4FzhSRrQQabOE11EU9aZ9XLN5x_L2WTu6oUnQ/s2048/20210217_131208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27z3pE9TMDkNrGZ2qBAtTqZV1lA910t_nD2cvQTEIPE86AKOb8-rXqUDo91BImYtdG0cW7pgIIoXYxr-hhzgC_aY6a6p_wU2G0Kmj0BD4FzhSRrQQabOE11EU9aZ9XLN5x_L2WTu6oUnQ/s320/20210217_131208.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />I glued the second MDF circle to the top of the "book box". I then glued the houses and the fence to the circle.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The kit came with three trees but I chose to only use one. The tree in the kit was flat MDF but I wanted it to look more organic so I wrapped it with tinfoil and paper towel, which I used to make branches. I also used tinfoil and paper towel to make a stump and roots for the tree. I made the roots so that they would come down the sides of the :book box"< I was going for the old and gnarled look.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Unpainted Tree</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPngrM5V8wd18NulAj4yYrLB6z6vCbWSib-I5LoVTX5jdG-dLRuaDpGxhsY6hf9W3y8_wu519VribD9bs4Ns3y5MjbDbKXjm1Uf_OFlaXqB9_-Gugr9-dgaidUbZKsCAIJI64shNwXWLW/s2048/Church+Tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1243" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPngrM5V8wd18NulAj4yYrLB6z6vCbWSib-I5LoVTX5jdG-dLRuaDpGxhsY6hf9W3y8_wu519VribD9bs4Ns3y5MjbDbKXjm1Uf_OFlaXqB9_-Gugr9-dgaidUbZKsCAIJI64shNwXWLW/s320/Church+Tree.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Painted Tree</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuN3nDAtKFZrdpQ95iuyXCgZcs96DRiPZGyTEr1DUpdpM9H5Hi56qIzdG5U-oI1BmBAWzz461DXBboJxa0vCBHbNSoRJJn3Wx-8xVkrhjkWwOtnNpmxfh3EH7B9UHQMNfwy3YOLYWWpWS/s2048/20210216_141913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuN3nDAtKFZrdpQ95iuyXCgZcs96DRiPZGyTEr1DUpdpM9H5Hi56qIzdG5U-oI1BmBAWzz461DXBboJxa0vCBHbNSoRJJn3Wx-8xVkrhjkWwOtnNpmxfh3EH7B9UHQMNfwy3YOLYWWpWS/s320/20210216_141913.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tree and Stump completed</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB649iglUsDwFjb2e80VoXWLpqVMclGpjxvUuma54wZRAx1ILe6my4WgAUKJCDbkkBX0ea_ZE9N8cKXQJQV37ULxmlrlIJS13CXDYJ9BX-wJditEFv9K2WVE9HMH4lzdqBZnAQCtiy2PX/s2048/20210217_131236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB649iglUsDwFjb2e80VoXWLpqVMclGpjxvUuma54wZRAx1ILe6my4WgAUKJCDbkkBX0ea_ZE9N8cKXQJQV37ULxmlrlIJS13CXDYJ9BX-wJditEFv9K2WVE9HMH4lzdqBZnAQCtiy2PX/s320/20210217_131236.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I used torn egg carton to make stones on the book box. To create the soil I mixed tea leaves, brown paint and little white glue. I then layered this all over the base and glued in the foliage.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I used the same technique for the "moss" using green paint instead oft he brown. I spread this over the stones and the dirt in places. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPVQpOU2VCp2G6A-3jIidIPEO-_lBu_za1bAcoeVyYPD02yxwdmugVLdJqwBpq0CvT3bJLN5ajMEwqXMgZ1DGbjMxkYLnBtdVEKStMkRsC2Cc_uDXyRWFcHew5lp_U5ZeCffU2XIWQh_m/s2048/20210217_132207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPVQpOU2VCp2G6A-3jIidIPEO-_lBu_za1bAcoeVyYPD02yxwdmugVLdJqwBpq0CvT3bJLN5ajMEwqXMgZ1DGbjMxkYLnBtdVEKStMkRsC2Cc_uDXyRWFcHew5lp_U5ZeCffU2XIWQh_m/s320/20210217_132207.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Then because I could I added a few toadstools. I was going for a neglected, overgrown vibe for the piece.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To make the cobblestones I again used pieces of egg carton which I embedded in the dirt, leading from cottage to the church.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGSlW2mOR6jsQpfpc7mKpkMq5-rPTvpaWHgl-GPljg4rWiHvi-tTT7YvmVG0dxXD89WQgHwXJBxUtzIN1FtcqRM8Th8q8PDbARb8BqRSDg8oR_VkXBbPGSmmHm3xuriSI1DuQsgP-8eEK/s2048/20210217_131204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGSlW2mOR6jsQpfpc7mKpkMq5-rPTvpaWHgl-GPljg4rWiHvi-tTT7YvmVG0dxXD89WQgHwXJBxUtzIN1FtcqRM8Th8q8PDbARb8BqRSDg8oR_VkXBbPGSmmHm3xuriSI1DuQsgP-8eEK/s320/20210217_131204.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To make the book I used corrugated cardboard which I covered with brown paper. I made a door for the front of the book and used the egg carton to pieces to cover the rest of the book. I used hand dyed paper inside the book and there are seven signatures inside the book. I used the hidden spine method as I did not want to detract from the effect of the stone on the spine. I added a small handle so that that book can be pulled out of the box easily and then I attached everything to the base I had prepared earlier.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaIzp7-lN-KcrsjutgGWqmXjv4FHnorErriZk6yn4K2eTXkjgKmhEZ5iMhnum6m6vcNiDfq_yQ1TyX1_wIsFfdf4ZxPJcZcFmqGpjyoeYVJRY9JEy6Q6kg5cXvrYxPx45-kDVB0CgQIv2/s2048/20210302_135720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtaIzp7-lN-KcrsjutgGWqmXjv4FHnorErriZk6yn4K2eTXkjgKmhEZ5iMhnum6m6vcNiDfq_yQ1TyX1_wIsFfdf4ZxPJcZcFmqGpjyoeYVJRY9JEy6Q6kg5cXvrYxPx45-kDVB0CgQIv2/s320/20210302_135720.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi76XHgTV53Ln7uMqABPAuTr44dMPH7WqL0KqWiSkjnTS7_WoTFkBq3TmOfQHUeGwhpBmWEig5vY0N0KO3D2ftHWYqu-quzu-Ul89W0wc0O42qqz7TCyVYTERjsaR6ZZLVutLJq-FfciCO/s2048/20210302_135729.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPm2ey74eFK9We-ox6KkRBs_Nw4Mukbp7r90oNrYnzghtjYw5jQPZbT5n4Ufg1JvH5furfTILT7D-vGIXBcZxrL-JoO2DDNWJoMW965Ly55a0_1D6JntzaO8xRrkTXB0UCS2Zdaieox4wZ/s2048/Dragon+07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1631" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPm2ey74eFK9We-ox6KkRBs_Nw4Mukbp7r90oNrYnzghtjYw5jQPZbT5n4Ufg1JvH5furfTILT7D-vGIXBcZxrL-JoO2DDNWJoMW965Ly55a0_1D6JntzaO8xRrkTXB0UCS2Zdaieox4wZ/s320/Dragon+07.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the original toy before I got my hands on it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwcqZKaBigRMXK_ODxbk7nQpZ44xmKNxL_dHkrPJ22QG_ptTpudigh8dDBuVdRfJ3VwnRV-KZhSXYeXPH5eruf4jq0_AfhE6NgDOqvnmPdlbFOFuWdNIz3Pq1hZB7ELL5fKodSmsMUGkR/s2048/20210213_145431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdwcqZKaBigRMXK_ODxbk7nQpZ44xmKNxL_dHkrPJ22QG_ptTpudigh8dDBuVdRfJ3VwnRV-KZhSXYeXPH5eruf4jq0_AfhE6NgDOqvnmPdlbFOFuWdNIz3Pq1hZB7ELL5fKodSmsMUGkR/s320/20210213_145431.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">I filled bag with rice and then I glued it inside the bottom portion of the wgg so that it would stand upright and not keep tipping over.</span> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Once this was done I glued the two portions of the egg together, gessoed the whole egg and then I glued tissue paper all over the body of the egg.<br /> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After gluing the tissue paper I then glued pieces of torn egg carton to the egg.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PAs10ZDkJNSydtZXNDzc10oGnKQbFntZc5-JQEUVJx4TR6jAdOnOJOeFjP2TjTB4kCqC9sqCWFAa21K9TWHue2M6ZTI-kpTJP-3q4d9Hv8p3-1pUklskqOxpwrRAE6Od7MuxHS4ILGY9/s2048/20210214_130721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7PAs10ZDkJNSydtZXNDzc10oGnKQbFntZc5-JQEUVJx4TR6jAdOnOJOeFjP2TjTB4kCqC9sqCWFAa21K9TWHue2M6ZTI-kpTJP-3q4d9Hv8p3-1pUklskqOxpwrRAE6Od7MuxHS4ILGY9/s320/20210214_130721.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">When the glue had dried I painted the egg with blue chalk paint. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_gQd-jKwE4JQKy-_Vb7juCnaoZ4VnbSGjwaAn8OySSOnVSXNWKjetMCNmKUbRntLhA0EbiQ9rMOXc0TyJv1MQl2OFVaZqTQsE7dDOCOgnKthk74rK05fSMm5dZpect3YWvgz3f9YrEke/s512/20210217_130459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_gQd-jKwE4JQKy-_Vb7juCnaoZ4VnbSGjwaAn8OySSOnVSXNWKjetMCNmKUbRntLhA0EbiQ9rMOXc0TyJv1MQl2OFVaZqTQsE7dDOCOgnKthk74rK05fSMm5dZpect3YWvgz3f9YrEke/s320/20210217_130459.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">I then added metallic sprays and waxes until I was happy with the way it looked. I painted the </span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">hand with white chalk paint and then used waxes to give it some definition.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For the finishing touch I glued gems, seed beads and glass glitter randomly on the egg. This piece has a gorgeous sheen and glitter to it but it is hard to pick up with the camera.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOrKFXVc-FpiCfjR0MbeBKS7WblEZ6aRhnS8UnEi4L1ImyS9RW5ufK8ioRu_C9nRrAzpI_P8jQUSd3J3sNSPrslOS3LXSUY8waF4VzqxN5S-1ndy50_fkndIYMDHgB0Rg9D-RD5FhIpiO/s2048/20210302_132121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsOrKFXVc-FpiCfjR0MbeBKS7WblEZ6aRhnS8UnEi4L1ImyS9RW5ufK8ioRu_C9nRrAzpI_P8jQUSd3J3sNSPrslOS3LXSUY8waF4VzqxN5S-1ndy50_fkndIYMDHgB0Rg9D-RD5FhIpiO/s320/20210302_132121.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjPISeWriEihgMr-pvrGHSeZEoPLUgcgXfNZ-ZbawVyAu7S773fO50j2qb7uVqrzE-d83wwVleDnKykT5fa2fsebIkOIon0HXpndXi5cf0A-VD8RGsSeU2_nUk41qJzQCtOdaD701yYdh/s2048/20210302_132209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirjPISeWriEihgMr-pvrGHSeZEoPLUgcgXfNZ-ZbawVyAu7S773fO50j2qb7uVqrzE-d83wwVleDnKykT5fa2fsebIkOIon0HXpndXi5cf0A-VD8RGsSeU2_nUk41qJzQCtOdaD701yYdh/s320/20210302_132209.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5NRsZMefXTqNT8XDPbuGCu77l6z6Ehqs52q1scM46ykKyKjFhUUJbJWlQjHQocY6hKlJxVg5W27STz72eZuSDApReaTDjXwhaZPHScPLUCBM77VPlF_05QVNXNXyDSW-a-cs3laLKtwx/s2048/20210302_132215.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc5NRsZMefXTqNT8XDPbuGCu77l6z6Ehqs52q1scM46ykKyKjFhUUJbJWlQjHQocY6hKlJxVg5W27STz72eZuSDApReaTDjXwhaZPHScPLUCBM77VPlF_05QVNXNXyDSW-a-cs3laLKtwx/s320/20210302_132215.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2L_k-vgFpYOGX__mRBgDgtKmEhF6XDuCZZerRhoQoGZcUCpRaI5IF7kBzeu-_pWxJbfQ4-XrHoGtm-iB8aNj_7EiZb4MnY023zzdF4Dwv8EWwGj5_9LZenCV6V6OW-hQM5k-9-kAQNxzp/s2048/20210302_132225.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2L_k-vgFpYOGX__mRBgDgtKmEhF6XDuCZZerRhoQoGZcUCpRaI5IF7kBzeu-_pWxJbfQ4-XrHoGtm-iB8aNj_7EiZb4MnY023zzdF4Dwv8EWwGj5_9LZenCV6V6OW-hQM5k-9-kAQNxzp/s320/20210302_132225.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><p></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-10725765956854642022021-02-21T08:23:00.000+13:002021-02-21T08:23:47.845+13:00Steampunk Princess<p> <span style="font-family: arial;">Here is the new project for <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSWhMc2cyqx6zBCc-9dROeSo5ovTf7n75cx0_HpLpt5K9EJSBULo-Uk6faZ7LV2VURSKF6x4M_mUkmyIh9PFJgEI_GBW-FZ1l0AhTCeUYq0U4I_2rnZRR4Md25z4rcKG58kqVbj3xh5yQ/s2048/20210216_154751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcSWhMc2cyqx6zBCc-9dROeSo5ovTf7n75cx0_HpLpt5K9EJSBULo-Uk6faZ7LV2VURSKF6x4M_mUkmyIh9PFJgEI_GBW-FZ1l0AhTCeUYq0U4I_2rnZRR4Md25z4rcKG58kqVbj3xh5yQ/s320/20210216_154751.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I began with a blank MDF head shape and wooden cogs. These can be purchased from Faith's website.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9SYKEspO6tJKe7fBDHFRt_qqeaZyb_AIzlVUbusnWKzkHi17DBns-_RthCSdS3qx70C3XnZvRdBlWhxonn3C-PDZ_N0LuHYyJL8WhXGBb0jk7UH0-lQSZ4X2ZRQJOpjtNwR8da1yS8AF/s2048/MDF+Cogs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1719" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9SYKEspO6tJKe7fBDHFRt_qqeaZyb_AIzlVUbusnWKzkHi17DBns-_RthCSdS3qx70C3XnZvRdBlWhxonn3C-PDZ_N0LuHYyJL8WhXGBb0jk7UH0-lQSZ4X2ZRQJOpjtNwR8da1yS8AF/s320/MDF+Cogs.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Doa6hApCbu-pPTV82BkJxE2Ma858JSlUqHCPm4vKTF37SrfL34_meqx8fWqADOVwFI4q0She1ChDeWILbYu3M1ZRbFGhLNNOdV-DhcSpTJCJ_bIVvQh4WHWu9x8PgIFvCA4P-euu8bmF/s2048/MDF+Head+blank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1505" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Doa6hApCbu-pPTV82BkJxE2Ma858JSlUqHCPm4vKTF37SrfL34_meqx8fWqADOVwFI4q0She1ChDeWILbYu3M1ZRbFGhLNNOdV-DhcSpTJCJ_bIVvQh4WHWu9x8PgIFvCA4P-euu8bmF/s320/MDF+Head+blank.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFu3QQOdUJP4si24I5cBT7Z030OFLI9UxKgYOd4HRP9fl_2HZBysaLW7QUIAuc0waRuKlDf9yospGEsu5VHiCRbu9DzcbKVYAt46XR1vPhch7p637Ds8MJ6EKZjjqzwe6RUDvmJdJAHmtX/s2048/MDF+Head+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2009" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFu3QQOdUJP4si24I5cBT7Z030OFLI9UxKgYOd4HRP9fl_2HZBysaLW7QUIAuc0waRuKlDf9yospGEsu5VHiCRbu9DzcbKVYAt46XR1vPhch7p637Ds8MJ6EKZjjqzwe6RUDvmJdJAHmtX/s320/MDF+Head+1.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">I played around with the positioning of the cogs on the MDF head.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Using diecuts I covered the face and neck of the MDF head. I then painted the whole head with black gesso and then I painted the face an neck area with Blue Bayou chalk paint. Once that was dry I drybrushed over the top with Art Alchemy waxes - Copper and Vintage Gold</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIou9MA_xOvVxFiFqZ-PIYwBrealjann5X6gkHbhek_2728tOGsiSiAjfLK_3CM_yie4qISmE3fqL4zbPAOUHyEII9dADjBMGiZ9IwZawKqpBDXpCAZjhCF1CCi_HyC2nbB5DqxLifVqa/s2048/20210211_194214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyIou9MA_xOvVxFiFqZ-PIYwBrealjann5X6gkHbhek_2728tOGsiSiAjfLK_3CM_yie4qISmE3fqL4zbPAOUHyEII9dADjBMGiZ9IwZawKqpBDXpCAZjhCF1CCi_HyC2nbB5DqxLifVqa/s320/20210211_194214.jpg" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For the cogs I painted them with black gesso them some of them I painted again with the Blue Bayou chalk paint. I then layered the cogs on the back of the head where the head would go. I glued a couple of cogs over the eye area, I then added small metal cogs, wooden Kaisercraft pipes and taps, screw split pins, and other small metal pieces and a chain. I used silver, gold and copper wax on the whole piece and highlighted the taps and pipes with silver wax.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I then diecut some pieces from card, layered them up, coloured them the same as I did the main piece and then put them behind the back of the head to balance the piece out. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEjFLWEM3NvZK71L3rZ9ALkmwgpY2Hnw06z8UBA_4RVKpOfc_IzsURS-AaCO9nrIjgCRS7jwofQTRWaMPWfKYduPvmgwfwFW2qa_-ckFaIv7ezvqN_Q4k0xp59zvXLNs389dGR2gXNOrM/s2048/20210216_154737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEjFLWEM3NvZK71L3rZ9ALkmwgpY2Hnw06z8UBA_4RVKpOfc_IzsURS-AaCO9nrIjgCRS7jwofQTRWaMPWfKYduPvmgwfwFW2qa_-ckFaIv7ezvqN_Q4k0xp59zvXLNs389dGR2gXNOrM/s320/20210216_154737.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8IO_nWjwzyV2pWFLtSvycF_3UOEL5v6O-HOjnPtlumWl8Ph9yvxiDbpd_1Jgt0SrTmfP87qdgCqxxW7IUmms__D-hV6TJxzPwy-RMj4WMvIvuz_nIkLYUq-F4YqVD98Ibbx_wiIgCMdD/s2048/20210216_154751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8IO_nWjwzyV2pWFLtSvycF_3UOEL5v6O-HOjnPtlumWl8Ph9yvxiDbpd_1Jgt0SrTmfP87qdgCqxxW7IUmms__D-hV6TJxzPwy-RMj4WMvIvuz_nIkLYUq-F4YqVD98Ibbx_wiIgCMdD/s320/20210216_154751.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This was a fun and quick project to make. </span></p><p><br /></p><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ngaerehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06567537382284895914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6960409533971951138.post-47608906160870564702021-02-10T22:42:00.000+13:002021-02-11T10:07:41.959+13:00Gothic Romance Journal - Faith Pocock Design Team Project<p><span style="font-family: arial;"> Another month and another project using some of the fabulous designs from <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/" target="_blank">Faith Pocock Craft Studio</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For this project I used a Halloween frame and put it on the front of the cover of a journal.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I panted a piece of calico black and glued it to the spine of the book. I used red Inca wax on the spine to tone down the black.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">On the inside I glued dyed paper towels. I love the texture it gives the journal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZPPinz60oGTmJ52K8lSMt6J_gs_EZdYLVu-40Qnd9w2UWv7kl1W1XTtfpCPcD6IyG5CdbK9-56hyY26RzbIoiSvgj_12BsVfnPH8_qvqEabFrMqAVObV2Og8GOuWYFIJUqMjB1EDWcUo/s2048/Gothic+Book+Inside.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZPPinz60oGTmJ52K8lSMt6J_gs_EZdYLVu-40Qnd9w2UWv7kl1W1XTtfpCPcD6IyG5CdbK9-56hyY26RzbIoiSvgj_12BsVfnPH8_qvqEabFrMqAVObV2Og8GOuWYFIJUqMjB1EDWcUo/s320/Gothic+Book+Inside.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I painted the frame with brown paint and then used Crackle glossy accents over the top to give a crackled effect.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPa-wNAPridKeRxgJCG_fybzY-5GZxpr7AsOwfu9o_Gqw1q_SCbc2ST-vTvqXnffnjrJtgGpz9vTgCYJy-f2SKdeAlPf81tHXNL3kFVYNhXedyiUnkvjQ7Xzq-cuBnJgEGoiFS2E_vxeLG/s2048/Gothic+Frame+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1673" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPa-wNAPridKeRxgJCG_fybzY-5GZxpr7AsOwfu9o_Gqw1q_SCbc2ST-vTvqXnffnjrJtgGpz9vTgCYJy-f2SKdeAlPf81tHXNL3kFVYNhXedyiUnkvjQ7Xzq-cuBnJgEGoiFS2E_vxeLG/s320/Gothic+Frame+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">This was adhered to to the front cover. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiwge2TYmSSabLg64D7h6Vt0iBfxPOXuaOiZ6e2XLWMk1NxVS4bYZTnthzg6vw_Oa4d6fY_B66z91mXJMWmH0MSS5jByopeU5VoMD73x7wUcKSbfx3gEIn_DtCAJGuAQkTlIeQxvRTNll/s2048/Gothic+Journal+Front+Cover+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1791" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiwge2TYmSSabLg64D7h6Vt0iBfxPOXuaOiZ6e2XLWMk1NxVS4bYZTnthzg6vw_Oa4d6fY_B66z91mXJMWmH0MSS5jByopeU5VoMD73x7wUcKSbfx3gEIn_DtCAJGuAQkTlIeQxvRTNll/s320/Gothic+Journal+Front+Cover+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Because the spine of the book was so wide I needed to find a way to close the book so it would not keep gaping open once the signatures were sewn in. After a bit of thinking I decided to add four posts to the front of the book and I cut up an old belt made from soft leather. I punched holes in the end of the leather that slide over the top of the posts. On the back of the journal I glued the belt and then used brads pushed through the filigree circles to make sure it was adhered securely at the top and bottom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PoLTJKs2LwMlkFDqpNqUloP0b9KbsihK71a23oHjqlCE3pfV_ikOxmRAHx9UR7K1Vcg6aENms-PXAUZJsKcx0E3JqID-Y0FmGwiqpTex8S77GNINac4V6-yoMCKqRUkhAV4zZqZIjkGg/s2048/Gothic+Journal+Back+Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PoLTJKs2LwMlkFDqpNqUloP0b9KbsihK71a23oHjqlCE3pfV_ikOxmRAHx9UR7K1Vcg6aENms-PXAUZJsKcx0E3JqID-Y0FmGwiqpTex8S77GNINac4V6-yoMCKqRUkhAV4zZqZIjkGg/s320/Gothic+Journal+Back+Cover.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDBYXCp0vB-r2EYjzO_cBIZkZlLSNgxqdu4j-EJ8ySlBQM9c4XoM5YaQjM-WYHoCOZDmMxv06Yzo-DzHP-y4FaxPENcqLcKti2NaFJ2Z-S1hhMIxCE1pU6Xx4_LIW8YalWhq9amkZKKYx/s2048/Gothic+Journal+Closure+01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDBYXCp0vB-r2EYjzO_cBIZkZlLSNgxqdu4j-EJ8ySlBQM9c4XoM5YaQjM-WYHoCOZDmMxv06Yzo-DzHP-y4FaxPENcqLcKti2NaFJ2Z-S1hhMIxCE1pU6Xx4_LIW8YalWhq9amkZKKYx/s320/Gothic+Journal+Closure+01.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuln-Z2bflLuLUMNTvLtzY1Q6eIBOLIzEmBAqDzNRHcBbI43ISf1e7zF4PSa0Xr5tjTx3GJ0kodV102QUU70rSe4VgoUG8uS_GqjQA7-uVyWi23FG1mBPOG3GHc0WGPv0CVyMGq83oTfo/s2048/Gothic+Romance+Book+Front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1387" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuln-Z2bflLuLUMNTvLtzY1Q6eIBOLIzEmBAqDzNRHcBbI43ISf1e7zF4PSa0Xr5tjTx3GJ0kodV102QUU70rSe4VgoUG8uS_GqjQA7-uVyWi23FG1mBPOG3GHc0WGPv0CVyMGq83oTfo/s320/Gothic+Romance+Book+Front.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Once the cover was completed I then added the signatures, I dyed the paper various colours using food colouring and coffee. I also added in some printed digital papers from </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/200630020/halloween-digital-papers-bloody-horror?" target="_blank">Artfanaticus - Bloody Horror</a><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/246235964/vampire-romance-digital-paper-halloween" target="_blank">Digital Curio</a> - Vampire Romance</span><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Chubby Eyes Digital Red Heart Gothic Digital Papers</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There are nine signatures with 8 pieces of paper in each signature giving a total of 144 pages. 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All of Faith's kits can be found <a href="https://www.faithpocockcraftstudio.com/laser-designs" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">This is a simple little project using the blank MDF wood drawers.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU2CpWqsxyojoRsrDx1IX12nQNtWh0d73F9UU8r1zO8N-DyRPnEsZ99LbKL1ZxewG0Fc70aCKAPxre8FcCGI3Jybu28YzQshyphenhyphen2Vx7b3XiRQWdycNuWTemBjXHcTwnxCu6TWDNpf0wuZ1l/s2048/Mini+Libraries+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZU2CpWqsxyojoRsrDx1IX12nQNtWh0d73F9UU8r1zO8N-DyRPnEsZ99LbKL1ZxewG0Fc70aCKAPxre8FcCGI3Jybu28YzQshyphenhyphen2Vx7b3XiRQWdycNuWTemBjXHcTwnxCu6TWDNpf0wuZ1l/s320/Mini+Libraries+01.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgd2up-bma8I0xCM0uebKCxGvwnuoOGAiuoK8SgwYX11YZ7CgX_1VIo4hRPk9YPtwFRhSc20I8sXTSt2BR2WDyp3oioYMHW_vFijVDxjfxufF94kWqzxF7J_3sPIj-DbE-zUIDEYgL9vL/s2048/Mini+Libraries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgd2up-bma8I0xCM0uebKCxGvwnuoOGAiuoK8SgwYX11YZ7CgX_1VIo4hRPk9YPtwFRhSc20I8sXTSt2BR2WDyp3oioYMHW_vFijVDxjfxufF94kWqzxF7J_3sPIj-DbE-zUIDEYgL9vL/s320/Mini+Libraries.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">To begin assemble the box using a good strong tacky glue. Once the box is assembled glue tissue paper over all sides and back of the box.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUdEyr7-lGy2XJzIO7USSyIFwjQ4DwM1p1kB5bVUvYIM0_9uPUExbAm0KlcuECx_vqi4Nuw78MBcNq5vO6amDh5aiQ_YPIbeDvgiKnSD9WsEkw2yOuswDF5NoG1VM0HxLpSbvrQZ5CbXz/s2048/Mini+Library+Blank+Box.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUdEyr7-lGy2XJzIO7USSyIFwjQ4DwM1p1kB5bVUvYIM0_9uPUExbAm0KlcuECx_vqi4Nuw78MBcNq5vO6amDh5aiQ_YPIbeDvgiKnSD9WsEkw2yOuswDF5NoG1VM0HxLpSbvrQZ5CbXz/s320/Mini+Library+Blank+Box.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Once the tissue was dry I painted everything with black gesso. I used IO molds and paper clay to make the decorations which I then glued to the box on the sides, back and top of the box. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I added an old wooden drawer knob on the top and used Peg Dolls from the $2 shop for the legs,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSRVLrW7k8zCnbTsRgybWEkkvKu1sj4yEFINPYM_3Bb5xoESPE54Nc1PIIlQDyIlF06kkhuM0TYghgN4FNzogDT7RrD8lcnkQ7txI_HkjKRjg6Gs5-AHIpL4nt8eVBa3ECOm5z46S3AmY/s2048/20210101_104035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidSRVLrW7k8zCnbTsRgybWEkkvKu1sj4yEFINPYM_3Bb5xoESPE54Nc1PIIlQDyIlF06kkhuM0TYghgN4FNzogDT7RrD8lcnkQ7txI_HkjKRjg6Gs5-AHIpL4nt8eVBa3ECOm5z46S3AmY/s320/20210101_104035.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4PXjdHldoUd31GrOaVY3oCIWG8wvM4p2KzbuzeIPB8bdVcEPcp7zIuevKzY2aqpz8Vdw3rvK2BI_8EloXbJ_FSNGEJTMhfq9uL08WYvWwy8FQ3vjGdPvW7BfQccWL_eA9dOdh1zOMIhh/s2048/20210101_104040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih4PXjdHldoUd31GrOaVY3oCIWG8wvM4p2KzbuzeIPB8bdVcEPcp7zIuevKzY2aqpz8Vdw3rvK2BI_8EloXbJ_FSNGEJTMhfq9uL08WYvWwy8FQ3vjGdPvW7BfQccWL_eA9dOdh1zOMIhh/s320/20210101_104040.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-DRJ3I6uj80y887OEirUloSSYKYr-2jQALynlORRqzlQGZ-7i1aZKojo70V_nn3EaKeIHdIxIH204yd9irLDenfze9LtLD87aKtawNoK7bNULhU2MkAvPraQljNZaqzcg9Sdli6mbE0t/s2048/20210101_104045.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-DRJ3I6uj80y887OEirUloSSYKYr-2jQALynlORRqzlQGZ-7i1aZKojo70V_nn3EaKeIHdIxIH204yd9irLDenfze9LtLD87aKtawNoK7bNULhU2MkAvPraQljNZaqzcg9Sdli6mbE0t/s320/20210101_104045.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75KeKTkp1emysqXNPjUmPK0UeI_DF0PXZaFsppUizrE145MV-RNxykeJCdudmuc9VcvYw33PYWHEYFRwwSzgodHtb2henZW2BaTHjBU_75z85qn2nmkJvMQzoPk5IMm5m6bt-M0djdYSz/s2048/20210101_104050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj75KeKTkp1emysqXNPjUmPK0UeI_DF0PXZaFsppUizrE145MV-RNxykeJCdudmuc9VcvYw33PYWHEYFRwwSzgodHtb2henZW2BaTHjBU_75z85qn2nmkJvMQzoPk5IMm5m6bt-M0djdYSz/s320/20210101_104050.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3yETwH4SwtiYOets96dJRokYueq4zeXhT__H2GE1jwwjZQLvPlJt4gsPo46A8JEr6ODCKeB-HwzT7lFt0yZ2wPU4-NNngA-Y-cuKbN_In74SsAYWjobvu7sxOwzxQ5wMCANCiKIN8Rm6/s2048/20210101_104053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3yETwH4SwtiYOets96dJRokYueq4zeXhT__H2GE1jwwjZQLvPlJt4gsPo46A8JEr6ODCKeB-HwzT7lFt0yZ2wPU4-NNngA-Y-cuKbN_In74SsAYWjobvu7sxOwzxQ5wMCANCiKIN8Rm6/s320/20210101_104053.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">When the clay had dried I painted everything with Verdigris Chalk paint "Blue Bayou". After the chalk paint had dried I did a black wash over the entire piece using watered down gesso. Then I used Art Alchemy "Brass: was to highlight parts of the molds.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHEYyYnigQpyzICv95S0SyuNsJIT8eI1QOwXHWLoLWPY9tNVQ_tx1ieMSbR7Q3Wihd9jlpOyQY-xO1cBnXWjiNSrn2FLnC0EZehRy357-9NbhWE5BSCpI_P3CGyqCmCHuN0dqQe0-nk8j/s2048/20210101_153513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUHEYyYnigQpyzICv95S0SyuNsJIT8eI1QOwXHWLoLWPY9tNVQ_tx1ieMSbR7Q3Wihd9jlpOyQY-xO1cBnXWjiNSrn2FLnC0EZehRy357-9NbhWE5BSCpI_P3CGyqCmCHuN0dqQe0-nk8j/s320/20210101_153513.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I then made two small books to fit inside the box. I decorated the covers and spine with metal filigree pieces. I used a hidden spine to attach three signatures of hand dyed paper for a total of 72 pages in each book and the mini library was finished.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9-_Gn8y4xf3ph3nl1nM5F6Wv_C70jrTR1yhRTqHzQbzSd9MFozS1mx3ojxcXVWC905aOcEA6Yx25sTACyDEfizPEd_LrGQw5Ik_7oZnCGBQg9zuqe0yzDM7D4A4-CuQOvEyCw46foYQo/s2048/20210102_230105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9-_Gn8y4xf3ph3nl1nM5F6Wv_C70jrTR1yhRTqHzQbzSd9MFozS1mx3ojxcXVWC905aOcEA6Yx25sTACyDEfizPEd_LrGQw5Ik_7oZnCGBQg9zuqe0yzDM7D4A4-CuQOvEyCw46foYQo/s320/20210102_230105.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wGdOcMVE3uPdpAjZhyphenhyphenfjz7S-kWnt9gxwYUbuPpxQCaTJYTJcQM0yMwczaxeG4uBRwXZsHXB2-oQy15rMDTxCgov71bmmGfzor6JZHcU_ulGBPKy8OdaNxAAf5S4nJ-hDfzyyhnRJSSR9/s2048/20210102_230118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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