Altered Paint Brush

Time for another mixed media/altered art challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit. 

This is what I started with. a mirror base and an old paint brush.  

Then I added 

rust paint - Deco Art

Tie - spoon handle

Outer Eye - striker plate lock set and old brad

Eyes - Clock Brad

Bow - Tie Holtz die and paper

Nose - Knob from a temperature control device

Earrings - a plate for a camera adjustment and part of a clock mechanism. 

Some other view of the project. 

It was fun making my altered paint brush. 

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day.  Hope you will stop by our challenge blog to be inspired by our creative design team.  This is the last challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit, our wonderful leader Sandra has decided after 5 years that she would like a change, she has been an inspiring artist and a good friend.  We wish her the best and I know we will see her art  in blog land.  

SanDee & amelie's Steampunk - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

We Love to Create - Anything Goes

A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes

A Inky Mess - Anything Goes

Crafting with Attitude - Anything Goes

Mixed Media Place - Mixed Media

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - Altered Bottle

Time for another Mixed Media - Altered Art challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit.  I decided alter a beautiful bottle I found at a thrift store. 

This is the bottle I altered.

To altered my bottle I used chalk paint and gesso on my first layers then added my pearls, gems butterflies, and findings.  I rubbed my bottle with several different colours of Inka Gold for shine. 

This is the back view of the Project

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember  to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired by our talented design team. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges

Altered Eclectics - Mixed Media/Altered Art

SAnDee & amelie's Steampunk - Anything Goes/Steam Punk/Industrials

Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafting with Attitude- Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks - Anything goes

Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes

Altered Christmas Clock

It is time for another great challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month. Rhedd's Creative Spirit is a Altered Art/Mixed Media Challenge blog. Paper crafts art is not excepted. 

For my project this month I decided to alter a clock with a Christmas scene. 

This is what I started with

I used digital images from Polkadoodles for my project.  I just love their selection of images. The images I used were from the Big Kahuna Winnie Angel and Winnie White Christmas collection.

I sanded my clock and painted it with gesso after I unassembled the clock portion. I then I added a powdered snow product, my digital images that I coloured with Copics, paint and pencil crayon.

Once I arranged my images I then added a sentiment, bells, snowflakes and Christmas trees.

Closed Look

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I am entering this projects in the following challenges

Altered Eclectics - Mixed Media/Altered Art

Polkadoodles - Anything goes

Encaustic Collage - Flowers for Pretty Lady

Time for another mixed media/altered art challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit and I decided to use this month one of my favourite mediums, encaustic wax.

To create my collage I used a combination of bees wax, Panpastels, fiber paper, decitionary paper, lace, and some antique prescription paper from my collection. 

 To create my collage I added 5 layers of wax to my wooden board then layered my background papers, vintage photo and added colour with Panpastels.  The background papers included some early 1800 prescriptions that I found in a antique store on holidays one year. 

Closer Look

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week. Remember to pop over to Rhedd's Creative Spirit to be inspired by the creative work of the design team. Hope you'll join us this month. 

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

Crafting with Attitude - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenge - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - AnythingGoes

Love to Craft Challenge - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge Blog - Anything Goes

Altered Wine Box

Time for another challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit.  Rhedd's is an fun altered art challenge blog.  The blog is for altered Art/Mixed Media projects. No paper craft projects please. 

This is what I started with 

Dollar Store Wine Box

and

A old door decoration I found at the thrift store. 

I used a stencil and molding paste to create the  textured background of the wine box.  Several colours of acrylic paints and sprays were used to colour. 

Closer Look

Flower is part of a napkin holder decoration.

The top of the box is part of the door decoration and a drawer knob. 

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Their Story

Time for another great challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month. The theme is as always Altered Art/ Mixed Media.   I found this old picture of my dad (the tall handsome young man on the right) with his brother and sister.  I think it was taken about 1940.  I decided to make an altered clipboard using the picture. 

I used a collection of  different findings, paints, inks stamps etc for my collage.   It was a lot of fun building the project. 

Some of the products I used were acrylic paints, an old tape measure, drywall tape, stamps , metal keys and lock, metal rose. stencil by Andy Skinner, assortment of papers, crackle paint, gears and clogs. 

Closer Look

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I am entering this card in the following challenge

SanDee & amelie's Steampunk Challenge

Altered Recipe Box

This is my project for August challenge over at Rhedd's Creative Spirit.  I altered a wooden recipe box this month. 

This is what I started with. 

I sanded the box and then coated it with a layer of gesso. I used a brick stencil, lace on the edge of the lid and around the bottom of the box. I coloured the box with a few different colours of acrylic paint and sprays.  I also used a script rubber stamp  to add more interest to the background.  

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Gifts and Crafts

I used the following findings:

Large flower - metal napkin ring

Metal butterfly

Ceramic roses on top - shower hook decoration

Dollar Store Gems

Feet - wooden circles

Leaves - old necklace

Here are some closer looks at the project

Altered Napkin Ring Flower

 Top

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I am entering my altered recipe box in the following challenges
SanDee & amelie's Steampunk - Steampunk
More Mixed Media Challenge - Anything Goes
Mixed Media Place- Anything Goes
Mixed Media Up Challenge Blog - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Anything Goes
Creates and Makes - Anything Goes

Dream Imagine Believe

This is my project for July over at Rhedd's Creative Spirit.  I decided to mage this wall hanging for my bedroom using this trailer heat vent cover that was being discarded. 

This is what I started with.

I painted my found trailer vent with a cream metal paint, added some stencilling and some modelling paste.  My next step was to ink the edges and other parts of the vent with a brown stain. 

One I had the frame prepped I sprayed my acrylic letters with a copper paint and added them to the frame.  Once I was satisfied with my lettering I added my flowers, gemstones, butterflies and other finding. 

Closer look

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative week.  Remember to pop over to our challenge blog to be inspired my the creations of our talented design team.

I am entering my project in the following challenges

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

We Love to Create - Anything Goes/Mixed Media

SanDee & amelie's Steampunk - Anything Goes

Crafting with Friends - Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - Anything Goes

The Best Journeys ....

It is June already and /time for another challenge at Rhedd's Creative Spirit and this is my  project this month, an mixed media/altered art journal cover.

I was inspired by a video by Bella Rose Creative on Youtube called Paper Napkin Art Journal. 

 To create my cover I used 

 beautiful napkin

designer paper

Kroma crackle

copper paint

distress ink

rubber stamps

Pitt Artist pen

an old rubber stamp from my collection by Momenta

 a scrip rubber stamp by Hero Arts

hair ban

metal butterfly

This is the booked closed

The is the back of the cover. 

Closer look

Thank you for stopping by and have a creative day. Remember to stop by our challenge blog to view the inspiring projects of our talented design team. 

I am entering my project in the following challenges

Altered Eclectics - Altered/Mix Media
A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
A Prefect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
SanDee  & amelie's Steampunk Challenge - Anything Goes/Steampunk Industrial
Eclectic Ellapu - Anything Goes
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes

Stempelsonnenchallenge -  Anything goes/Hand Stamped and Coloured