Rice Paper

Rice Paper

Hi There!

We have Craftyfield with us 

today and she is going to talk

us through some up cycling 

to make a beautiful piece of home

decor - to be specific Bathroom

decor......................

 "I wanted to decorate this cylindrical box 

and give it a feminine feel so that 

I can display it proudly in my bathroom. 

A quick and easy way is to cover it 

with a printed Rice paper (Imagination Crafts).

 My "box" is a modest Pringles can so this 

works out as a very cheap storage option!

I first gesso'ed the can and chose 3 sheets of rice paper. 

In the end, I only used 2

 Using a wet paintbrush, draw around 

the bit of paper you want to use 

and after a few seconds tear the piece apart 

from the main sheet. 

This way the sides are feathered 

which is much more pleasing once collaged.

To glue the paper you can use any type 

of acrylic medium, matt or glossy, 

or even some of the newer Tim Holtz mediums 

such as "Crazing" or "Vintage" to add a little something...

I used a matt medium and applied it

 with the purpose built Collage brush.

Alongside the papers, I filled in with some paint and stencilling. 

I load my brush with several colours of paint at the same time 

to give a stripy look, echoing one of the Rice paper.s

I will be applying a matt varnish, 

I love using the DecoArt Soft touch for these projects, 

it has a matt aspect and, 

as the name implies, a soft feel to the touch.

This is a picture of the finished can, showing all 3 "sides" next to each other.

Had my can been a little bit smaller, I think I might have 

just used the paper as is, they are so beautiful, it doesn't 

seem right to tear them apart!"

Items used:

Rice paper:
Matt Medium:

Collage Brush:
Fresco paints (Lavender, Dolly Mix and Cheesecake):
Stencil Carabelle Weft Fabric and Numbers:
Tim Holtz Layered Stencils (Wildflower and Flourish) :
Varnish Soft Touch:

Thank you Craftyfield a lovely way to

get affordable storage colour 

matched to your home and you could even

 use up any bits and pieces left over from

a previous project.

I love the up cycling aspect of this

project too.

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx

Dimensional

Hi there!

This week we are going to be looking at

Dimensional projects and to start us off 

we have 

Crafty Field

Here she is with her project:

Today I have a quick and simple project to alter a recycled metal tin.

This is a recycled chocolate box but think pencil case, glasses case, make up case, etc... Perfect for personalised stocking fillers!

I cut 2 pieces from the sheet for the top and base, making sure to select the best placement for the design. It doesn't need to be precise as when wet the sheet will tear off easily and the excess removed.

I coated the lid with Mod Podge and applied the rice paper on top cutting slits in the corners and repeated for the base of the box.

When dry I applied 3 coats of DecoArt Soft Touch varnish. This is a difficult to describe as to understand this product you really need to touch it but as the name says it gives a soft finish with a matte look.

To apply the Mod Podge and the Soft Touch varnish I used a Distress Collage Brush (Ranger). It is designed to apply smooth, even coats of product and speeded up the varnishing

 View of the top

View of the base

On the inside I placed some recycled magnets to keep disparate eyeshadow, blusher pans from budging. 

Materials:

Imagination Crafts Rice Paper 

Clear Matte Medium 

Soft Touch Varnish 

Tim Holtz Distress Collage Brush: 1 1/4"

Thank you Crafty, this would certainly make an excellent stocking filler 
and there is a huge choice of papers too.  Something for everyone I shouldn't wonder

Mickie xx