The Mirror Crack'd, Art Shrines.

Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.
Here we are again for another challenge at The Mirror Crack'd and this month it's Tic Tac Toe with a particular interest in Art Shrines.

Instead of a physical prize this month we would like to offer our Winner a Guest Designer spot for a future challenge.

 I have chosen to make a shrine for this challenge.
A shrine is usually a case or chest, sometimes dedicated to the dead and can hold relics, mementos, treasures and items that are important to people. Some countries have portable shrines and that's how the Art Shrine came about. They are rather like a small shadow box.

So here is the one that I've been making and hope you like it:

This is what it looks like constructed.

 

I love these little shrines and I get them from That Craft Place.

 

And this is how I constructed it.

 

Glued it all together first.

 

Then painted over it with Gesso to seal the wood.

 And then I began adding the texture.
I used a Tim Holtz stencil for this and Viva Modelling Cream.
I like this cream, if you heat it after application it starts to swell up and bubble producing lovely texture as you can see below.

 

Here you can see the back before I heated it and it would stay smooth like that if you allowed it to dry naturally.

 

 But of course we can't have that so here it is after being heated.

 Next I painted over the texture.

 

And with the addition of a little more texture in the form of tissue paper which I added on the side sections it was ready to be painted.

After this stage we are ready to add the embellishments .

These were made using Mod Podge melts and moulds.

The wings here are also from That Craft Place.
The stamp is one I have had for a long time and is by Invoke Stamps.

 

With the addition of more moulded embellishments, a small metal tag and some painted cotton reels used as stands... we're finished!

And the back.

 

 

 Hope you enjoy looking at the way I have interpreted this theme and maybe you will get chance to pop over and join in the challenge.

The rest of the Design Team have more designs to inspire you.

So let's see your ideas.

Have a great week and happy crafting,

Angela xXx


I am entering this in the following challenges:

Rhedd's Creative Spirit: September's Challenge.
Altered Eclectics: September Challenge.

WOYWW 297# What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey. 
Hi Workdesk friends. 
Another Wednesday and I am here to show you:

"What's on my Workdesk this Wednesday".

If you don't know what this is all about then please visit the
Stamping Ground and our dear host Julia will explain and all will be revealed.

A dear blogging friend Deb-Paxton Valley Folk Art recently told me I am like a Mad Scientist.
This is one of the nicest things anyone has said to me in a long time Lol!
As I am not one to disappoint, I have some more testing to show you today.

So here is my desk for this week.

For some time I have had some Mod Podge Melts and although I have tried them I wasn't happy with my glue gun so I have treated myself to a new one which is proving much better and here it is:

This is a Dremel with two heat settings which is much better when working with the glue sticks as some need a hotter temp. and some a cooler one.

The finished pieces don't really look much at this stage, however!

 Add some paint and gilding wax and they are transformed into something quite different.

More samples for your delight.

 I particularly like the Steampunk piece with the cogs though they all worked well.

Hope you like the effect. If you have any questions just leave me a comment and I will get back to you but now I'm off to see what everyone else has been up to and I hope you will do the same.

Just in case anyone missed the journal cover, here it is though you will see it better if you click on it and open it up.

 

 

 

Happy WOYWW crafting

and

have a good week

 

Angela x