Fusion play with PLAID!

Helloooo...
It's Thursday and Rupa here with my PLAID PLAY for this week.
Are you ready???

I have up cycled  an empty coconut oil glass jar today and yes...this one has travelled all the way from London cos I just loved the it! Here it is...



It's been with me for over a year now and I was wondering what to do with it! Having played with Chalk paints on wood and other mediums I thought why not try MIXED MEDIA with it???
Sounds interesting... and so was born this project!
 A long pictorial post...sit back and enjoy!

THE PROCESS...
This the entire PLAID family that helped me in this project!



STEP 1- Once the jar was cleaned, I took the lid and layered it with lots of found objects lying at home...old bobbins, gauze, nails, buttons, flowers and old butterfly pendant.



STEP 2-I also made a texture paste with gesso and DMC frosted sugar and applied it randomly over the lid.



STEP 3- I covered the entire thing with black gesso. Now my little canvas is ready to take on the paints!!!!




STEP 4- I started with the first color Vintage mustard chalk paint. I was liking it!
  

STEP 5- The next colo to hit was yellow crochet! I was likiiiing it!




Next was Grotto...LOVE it!



Next comes a combo of vintage mustard and Imperial...I am loving it now!



Finally...some color splats with sheep skin and few highlights too with it...
I was LOOOOVING what I was seeing!!! What say???



So you see, MIXED MEDIA is possible with chalk paints too and with PLAID you have an awesome range to choose from!



Here is how the lid looks after a coat of Satin finish varnish.



So what next???
I was left with the base...

STEP 6_ I gave the glass jar a DIRECT coat of Imperial chalk paint. The red was really vibrant!



STEP 7- I then applied some Folk art crackle medium liberally all over the jar and just left it to DRY ON IT's OWN...yes I did not use the heat gun! I kept myself busy in another project, so happy me.


STEP 8- Next comes my fav, sheep skin...



magically the cracks begin to appear when the paint comes in contact with the dried crackle medium! Have a look!.



STEP 9- Once this coat was dry, i mod podged a lovely tissue using ANTIQUE MATTE MODPODGE...my current favorite!



 Yes after my previous video tutorial here...I am just not able to get over the antique look of this modpodge gives!


STEP 10- The tissue just takes on the light back ground, yet reveals the red cracks thru the print. I have intentionally scrapped off some cracks to give a distressed look to the jar.



Some more shots of the decoupaged tissue thru the crackle!



STEP 11- I gave another coat of the antique matte modpodge to give more depth and color o the project and finally sealed the entire project with a coat of SATIN VARNISH from Home decor, Plaid.
Here is the final project...



I am so in love with the entire look of this little coconut oil jar...so glad I could do justice to the long travel that it had taken, lol!
Wait, it's not over...I wanted more to this jar than just a deco piece and so I drilled some holes on the lid...if you see closely, you can see it...

....and I lit a candle inside!!!! HAVE A LOOK...



I couldn't stop clicking...as the look was so surreal and I was just pinching myself...the birds were glowing and the light passing thru the holes on the top...should I say more????



The antique feel and warmth of the birds on the base along with a mixed media fusion on the top was an experiment, first of its kind from me!



Hope you liked is and I would love to hear your comments...

CAN WE CALL THIS CHRISTMAS IN JULY...with that, I take leave and will see you next eek.
So go ahead play with your chalk paints and not to forget that antique matte mod podge, GRAB it!

Until my next creative journey.
Happy crafting and recycling,
Cheers,
Rupa.

Products from PLAID

Chalk paints

Antique matte modpodge

Satin Varnish

Antique play with PLAID.

Good morning and welcome to this Thursday's PLAID PLAY!

I have up cycled some old pill bottles for this project.



Today's product highlight is Antique Matt Mod Podge.

You have use this know the difference and I have a video tutorial to tell you how different this si from the regular modpodge.

The antique matte modpodge gives an instant antique/heirloom effect to your decoupage projects.

Here is what I made of the ole pill bottles!



To know more, click on the video link here.



Thanks for stopping by and I will see you next Thursday with another tutorial.

Until my next creative journey,
Happy crafting and recycling.
Cheers,
Rupa

Products from PLAID

ANTIQUE MATTE MODPODGE

HOME DECOR CHALK PAINTS

FOLK ART MULTI SURFACE PAINTS

PLAID MINI DAUBERS

HOME DECOR SATIN VARNISH

Quick crackle with modpodge

Helloooo...

I love Thursdays and I hope you do!

 Today"s Plaid play, I have a video tutorial on how to create quick crackle with Modpodge...yes you heard me right!

 All you need is Modpodge (preferably matte) and your paints.

Easy right...

I have altered a bottle in bright cheerful colors this time with a  coordinating frame.
Here it is..


For all details on the making, click on you tube link here.


I hope you give this technique a try, a variation to your usual decoupage projects.

I love the giant cranks here, how about you.


I hope to see you next Thursday with another Plaid play.

Until my next creative journey,
Happy crafting and recycling.
Cheers,
Rupa

 Products from Plaid

Mod podge
Chalk paints
Multi surface paints
Satin varnish (Home decor)

Bottle play with PLAID!

Hellooo...
Another Thursday and am back! Its bottle play today and I have 2 projects to share, one a glass bottle and the other a set of 3 plastic bottles! This is to show you how well the CHALK PAINTS adhere to both these surfaces.
My plaid ingredients for today...



I have also used the Alibaba stencil from plaid and the sea sponges for texture.



Lets start with the glass bottle.

Here is the bottle before the makeover...


1. First cover the bottle with bark brown Multi surface paints from Folkart. Use a sponge to do the same. Let dry.


2. Now use a brayer or dry flat brush to paint the teal blue Chalk paint. I have mixed patina and Grotto to get this lovely shade of teal.


NOTE..Dry brushing enables the paint to adhere only to the high points or the textures on the surface.
This gives a beautiful distressed look naturally. This bottle as you see has a lot of grooves, and this technique is the best suited.

3. Take out the stencil and stencil brush. Apply vintage white multi surface paints to your craft mat. Load the brush with paint and rub in a circular motion to take off excess paint.
Now place the stencil on the bottle and using circular motion, add paint.



This gives a subtle print on the surface. I have worked all around the bottle wherever it is possible to stencil.Let dry.

4. I have added a modge melt on this circular groove and also made a tag using the same background technique. The stamping has been done with the vintage white paint.


Here is how the finished bottle looks in different angles.



A wonderful vintage table decor is ready!



Now the plastic bottles...



1. Apply brown paint. I have used different chalk paints for different bottles. In this case I have used the sea sponges to give different textures. There are 4 different ones in the pack. I have used one of them.
Here are the bottles with the different colors...
The teal one with a mix of patina and Grotto chalk paints.



The yellow one with vintage mustard chalk paint.


The pink one is also mix of vintage mustard and Bordeaux chalk paints.


2. For the lids, I have decoupaged different prints using the glossy modge podge.

Do you see that BIG GALLON of glue...its amazing and so economical to buy this huge one if you are a regular decoupager!

The excess paper can be trimmed using the sanding block and you end up with clean looking edges!



3. Next stencil the desired pattern on the bottle. I have stuck some vintage labels on the front of the bottle and also given a coat of satin varnish to seal the work.



Here is how they look all done up!



Now I cant decide if they need to be in the kitchen or my craft room...pl help!



Hope you can see the versatility of chalk paints here and how they look on different surfce.
Do give it a try.

Until next Thursday,
Happy crafting and recycling,
Cheers.