So the little bits and pieces of lace and fabric that I have been "saving for a rainy day" have been driving me a little crazy of late. Too pretty to throw away and too small to work into any project....or so I thought....*lightbulb moment*
I decided to adhere them on an 8x8 canvas (with matte medium). Then I painted over it with a coat of white gesso and I got a great textured surface to work with.
I went over the surface with gold paint, leaving some parts unpainted, then added some Golden glass bead gel with The Crafter's Workshop stencil. I defined the stenciled image by adding a layer of Inka Gold in old silver over the raised areas.
I used a remnant pearlescent fabric as the base for my embellishment clusters. Love the sheen and texture it adds to the piece.
Can you tell from the finished product that background was a mish mash of lace pieces in different colours? *winks*
Playing along with ARTastic challenge to make the background a feature. Here's the inspiration picture:
20 comments:
GLAMOROUS...the gold paint with glass bead gel awesome and not to forget the pretty embellishments !
Wow - I adore this! That lace background is a stunner and I love your finishing touches as well.
I cannot believe that that lace is what you started with! AMazing transformation...gorgeous result!!
I thought it was all the same color until you pointed it out! LOL!! I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this! LOVING the textures and the flowers!!!!!!1
How you make a pile of left over bits and pieces into a work of art, always amazes me - this is stunning! TFS
First of all, I love the name of your blog.
What a wonderful idea to use all those bits and pieces of lace. Makes for a fabulous textured background!
Sandy xx
Just beautiful Yvonne, so delicate yet vibrant and alive. A stunning piece. Many thanks for sharing with us on ARTastic.
Wow that is fabulous . So pleased you shared the making of it as well , so I can pick up a few tips!
Omgosh, no... I would never guess this was a mish mash of scrap pieces! What a brilliant idea, my friend! And what a beautiful canvas! I adore all that shiny gold, and as always, you're embellishing is just so unique and so perfect!
Absolutely stunning!! You did an amazing job with scrap pieces!! The flowers are so beautiful!! I just adore this -- it's so gorgeous!! Have a great day :)
Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
I love how you piece everything together.. fabulous canvas..
wow amazing creation !
You certainly live by your motto "Do more with less" Yvonne ..... love what you've don with the background. Thanks for sharing your beautiful project with us at ARTastic.
WOW! You have created such a beautiful canvas. The background work is amazing. Thanks for joining in with us at ARTastic.
Such a fabulous use of your pretty bits and pieces. I love the gold painted over the top and what a beautiful art piece you have now . Thank you for sharing with us at ARTastic
Mary
WOW what a stunning project this is Yvonne and Thank you so much for sharing the scrap lace idea...I have so many pieces I cant bear to throw away too
Cheers
Dr Sonia
Cards Crafts Kids Projects
So beautiful, love the lace background texture.
Wow! Great job using up those itty-bitty scraps!
Love, Love, love your background. A beautiful idea and the finish look is amazing. Topped with such pretty embellishments. Well done, a creation to treasure. Thank you for joining in with us at ARTastic this month.
I just love it when I have a light bulb moment :D I'm glad that you found a use for all the pretty lace and you've done a wonderful job on this background. Thanks for joining in at ARTastic :)
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Cheers, Yvonne.