Steampunk book box and book

 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. 

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.

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.

I painted the MDF steampunk components with black gesso.

I layered the steampunk components on top of the box frame and hinged the frame using calico.

I used gel medium moulds around the top of the frame.

I then "rusted" everything using paint, texture paste and cinnamon powder.

The book has eight signatures containingg coffee dyed papers and map pages. The signatures are bound using a corset stitch.

 

Easter Cuties

Another sweet little project using kits from Faith Pocock Craft Studio.

These little Easter egg holders are just too cute. 

First I painted the pieces a solid colour and then I stenciled flowers all over them. I then assembled the pieces and they were all ready for their eggs.

Such a sweet little project that can be personalized to give as gifts or sit on the table at Easter.

 

 

 

Happy Easter

 Welcome to Easter and a whole group of wonderful projects from Faith at Fath Pocock Craft Studio.  The first project is a gorgeous plaque celebrating Easter.  

 

To begin I used paste through a wood grain stencil.  

I then painted the whole thing with brown chalk paint and when it had dried I dry brushed everything with white chalk paint,

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.

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.

Once everything was painted I assembled the plaque. Such a cute easy project. Check out Faith's Facebook page and her website for other gorgeous Easter projects.

Steampunk Heart

 Here is a small proejct I made using an MDF shadow box and gears from Faith Pocock Craft Studio.

 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. 

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,

Leviathan - Steampunk Fish

Check out my latest project using a kit from Faith Pocock Craft Studio    I took this great steampunk fish kit and decorated it with paper to create "Leviathan".

To decorate the MDF I used some digital papers from:

Vectoria Designs

SS Digital

Vintage by Me

Digitial Curio

All of these artists can be found on Etsy.

I glued the paper to the MDF and then sanded all of the excess paper off the edges. 

A  long and tedious process but it was worth it for the effect it gives. I then added cabachon eyes and assembled the pieces.  

Check out Faith's site for other amazing kits.