Fairy Lantern

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a Beautiful Board Explosion Ornament from Reneabouquets!  I love all the intricate cuts on this piece, they are just so beautiful. I'm going to hang this on my Christmas tree, and til then I'll have it on display in my kitchen.

To make this ornament I prepped all sides with gesso. To put it together I put the ballerina on with the stand that's provided. I took the bottom piece by the handles,and lifted it up as far as it would go. It fits around the piece with the ballerina on it, a little like putting a leg warmer on.   Beautiful Board Ballerina Explosion Ornament, Box,Gift Holder  If you go to that link, you can see more directions and photos.

I put the butterflies on first, and worked around them. To add visual interest I added microbeads, seed beads, crystals, glass beads,pearls, metal glitter, glass glitter,distress glitter,sequins, moss, lichen,pressed flowers, paper flowers,tulle, cheesecloth, silk ribbon.I used Glossy Accents to attach everything. I fussy cut pieces from Graphic 45 Fairy Frost.I used pale colors of Shimmerz Paints, mica powder,and Art Alchemy paints. 

I left the other two sides of the box plain, with just a coat of pale pink paint.

Here's a close up where you can see the B Board in more detail. 

This is the opposite side.

Here are the items from Reneabouquets that I used:

Beautiful Board Ballerina Explosion Ornament, Box,Gift Holder

.4 Ounce Beautiful Beads Lavender Flatback Pearls 

2 Ounce Diamond Chunky Glitter Glass

3 Ounce Beautiful Beads Hand Tinted Glass Patina

2 Ounce Diamond Shard Glitter Glass

2 Ounce Gold Christmas Glitter Glass 

1 Ounce No Hole Gold Glass Microbead

1.6 Ounce Beautiful Beads BronzedTeal Iridescent Pearls 

Sweet Pea Lavender Premium Paper Glitter Glass Butterflies  

Graphic 45 Fairie Dust Collection Set Includes 16 Papers & Sticker Sheet

White Curly Roses Mulberry Paper Flowers Set 

Thank you so much for looking,and have a great week!

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Altered Art Journal Cover

Hi everyone! Melissa here with a new challenge project for Bad Girls Couture. The challenge is to use Wendy La Croix gesso and Prima -Finnabair -Art Alchemy - Metallic Wax - Old Silver. The gesso goes on really smooth, and covers well. I bought this little book about ten years ago at a garage sale, and thought, oh how cool, my metallic ink pens will show up so well on this colored paper. It turned out they didn't look " all that," but the book was too cute to throw out. How terrific that it finally has found it's purpose. The size was just right for the wonderful Prima Shabby Chic Treasures Baroque Frame.

To alter this I sponged gesso on the cover, used a piece of 7 Gypsies Paper I'd cut to fit,and glued it on the frame. I put a piece of cheesecloth under the frame for more texture. I applied lace, Prima Bohemian Crystal Chain Pack pieces, a Prima flower, and pearls. 

I used Prima Metallique Wax, and also some blue and gold metallic paint to cover the frame and cover.

To make the details on the cover stand out, I mixed black acrylic paint and water, applied it on the frame with a brush in small areas, dabbed it off with a paper towel, and applied more silver wax and metallic paint. What wasn't dabbed off stayed in the crevices. I took a black water color pencil and drew around the image.

I glued on micro beads and metal glitter too.

Thanks for looking, and have a great week!