Creative Artiste Challenge Blog - April's Challenge - Anything Goes Mixed media.

Welcome to another challenge at Creative Artiste. 

Our theme is always

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

This is my project for April an altered wood canaster box.

I hope you will join us this month. 

Please make sure you use multiple mediums on your projects. 

The term “mixed media art” is a broad definition that covers many forms of arts and crafts, including collage, assemblage, altered objects, handmade greeting cards, artist trading cards (ATCs) tags and art journaling  as long as you use different mediums.

The “mixed media” used includes paint, paper, pastes, sprays, powders, textural elements, clay, resins, fabrics, found objects, photos, metal, inks, pencils, markers and pastels to name just a few.

The best thing with Mixed Media is there is no right or wrong way of doing things. There are no boundaries or rules to follow, it is all about where your creativity takes you. Mixed media can be kept simple with minimal clean lines, or as fussy and manic as you like. It's a great way to use up your scraps too, we all are guilty of keeping those little bits and pieces thinking it's too nice to just through away, even those teeny tiny off cuts of ribbon and lace.

Mixed Media is also a great way to upcycle because anything goes. Empty packaging, glass jars or bottles can be transformed. Got a pack of cards that have a few missing - turn them into little mini pieces of art. The possibilities are endless.
Make mixed media work for you, don't doubt yourself thinking you can't do this that or the other because it's might not be your style etc, just add your own twist to things.

I created my box to hold my computer cords etc where I keep my charge

cord in my kitchen. I was trying to create the box to fit in with my  1940's pottery cookie jar.

 

I purchased a set of wooden canisters box at a thrift store a few years ago. I like them to alter because they are made of good solid wood and they have a lining of plastic that can be taken out if required. They are neat to alter and can store trinket, jewelry, cookies etc ......

Old Canister

I found at a thrift store, these metal leaves and flower that I altered.

The leaves were from a bathroom shower curtain. 

The metal flower was at a local garage sale and I think it came off a necklaces. 

Shower curtain leaves and metal flower from a necklaces.

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More view of the project.

I decoupaged a large bee from a napkin to the box and used a die cut honey bee - honey comb for the background.

Side of box

Top of the box

Back of the box

My counter with the antique cookie jar and altered Bee Happy Box. 

The box was painted with Acrylic paints, distress walnut ink, some crackle paint and waxes. 

When the box was finished I sprayed it with a clear acrylic paint spray to protect the design. Thank you for stopping by and have a creative month. Hope you will join the fun this month. Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to see the projects of our design team.