Happy New Year! Yes, the new year began over 2 weeks ago but this is my first post of 2012 and that sentiment is pertinent to today's post! I have been admiring co-crafters' work lately and have found that several have created these signs for decor in their homes...a words to live by kind of thing. I think they're terrific and I have been mulling over in my mind for a while how I planned to do this! When I saw Nikki's digi on the MelonHeadzIllustration Blog. I knew I wanted to incorporate that some way into my sign. It was not until I found this broken piece of pottery from my friends' house that the entire project developed in my mind...so, for the New Year, I bring you
The House Rules--A Wall Hanging
This Wall Hanging was built on a 12"×12" black foam core base. |
I began by making my mold of the decoration on the pottery shard |
The mold came out a bit dirty so I molded a very thin piece to throw away to pick up all the dirt from the casting. |
I then added Alumilite Metallic Powder in Bronze to the mold and poured Amazing Casting Resin --white-- into the mold. Rather than pour the mold quickly, I took my time so that I could control the flow and not over-flow the bounds of my mold too quickly. |
This is a gratuitous photo of the resin quickening--it always amazes me how cool it looks when it does this! |
I left the resin in the mold until it easily pulled away from the mold, about 30 minutes. I pulled it off to this dullish bronze cast. |
I dry-brushed over the cured cast with more bronze powder and then highlighted it with Terri Sproul's Mixers in Red Satin. Those colors together match the painting I do in a later step. |
I also molded for this project a piece of crochet that I had done, and cast it with the Creative Paperclay® product DelightTM . The Delight casting was then brushed with Sakura Hobby Crafts 3D Crystal Lacquer mixed with the Alumilite Bronze Powder. The flower was then dusted with some Terri Sproul's Mixers in Red Satin to match the project. |
The MelonHeadzIllustration Digital Stamp was enlarged to 8"×7½" and printed on a piece of Basic Grey Card Stock. It was then edged with Black ink and painted in using Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer, Bronze Powder from Alumilite and Terri Sproul's Mixers & Colored Crystal Lacquer. |
The edges of the black foam core were brushed with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer mixed with Alumilite Bronze Metallic Powder. The premade brown butterfly received the same treatment to help him match the elements in the project. The large casting was adhered to the foam board with E6000--as was the lace leaves, Delight flower and Butterfly. |
Thank you for looking! I hope you enjoyed my project!
LOVE both of your projects!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jan!
DeleteAwesome! I love it! The flower is great!!!
ReplyDeleteThe Delight casts so easily in the Amazing Mold Putty!
DeleteThanks Amanda
What a wonderful project! Great Job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Dawn!
DeleteWonderful project!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jingle!!
DeleteWOW! I am SUPER impressed! Look what you did! WOOT WOOT! xox
ReplyDeleteThank you Nikki for providing an awesome digi to inspire me!! Love it!
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