Get More out of your Stamps ....handmade embellishments

Clay and stamps ....handmade embellishments 

Hi Friends

just a quick idea to get more out of your stamps.......this is air dry clay, roll out thin sheets, you can cut them into different shapes and punch tiny holes on one or both sides for ribbons or twine to pass before the clay is dry.....stamp with any stamps you may have......I had this clay in black but both black and white work.....color with metallic waxes , they will work best on black. For white clay, spray with inks and highlight textures with gesso or waxes....

Clay and stamps ....handmade embellishments 

You can use Alphabet stamps or sentiment stamps and use some texture stamps randomly to create some unique labels , hangings etc....or create focal elements on your mixed media creations ......

Clay and stamps ....handmade embellishments 

Clay and stamps ....handmade embellishments 

hope you find this small idea useful and you have your own unique embellishments to go with Art :)

Please do leave your comments. I would love to read what you say and I would love to visit your blog too !!

Recycled Beer Bottle Vase

Hi Friends

This is a beer bottle I up-cycled into a vase using just Pidilite white m-seal. I cut the bottle by using a string and nail-polish remover. I did this when there was no one in the house to stop me from getting adventurous as this involves heating the bottle and then immersing in cold water. In case you want to try this, there are some good tutorials on the net but in case you can not find one do write and I'll find for you. 

As the cut was not too clean and am not so patient as to sand it to get cleaner edges, I used my favorite Shilpakar white to seal the top edges. I used Shilpakar (M-seal) to make the motif on the bottle.I did it all free hand without any drawing. Did not feel the need to add any color as the contrast of the brown bottle with  white Shilpakar (Mseal) looked good to me.  You do not need any adhesive as m-seal alone fixes very well to the glass.

This can be used for flowers or to keep your paint brushes and other crafty stuff. I like to keep my paint brushes in a tall broad mouth bottle( can be seen in these pics behind the bottle vase)

Hope u like it, pl do leave your comments. 

Recycled/ Painted Glass bottle.............glass turns to Gold

Radha-Krishna on Altered Art

This is a XXX Rum bottle I recycled sometime back using gold Acrylic colour and Fevicryl Hobby ideas glass colours. The image is an old cut-out from a magazine which has been decoupaged on the glass bottle using Fevicol MR after a little bit of retouching with golden colour.

The bottle has a raised design on which I used gold acrylic as an outliner and filled the little spaces inside with the jewel toned Fevicryl Hobby Ideas water based glass colours.

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The raised border around the image and the design on the neck of the bottle is made by M-seal  and painted with gold acrylic. You do not need any adhesive as m-seal alone fixes very well to the glass.For those not familiar with M-seal  is an epoxy resin. It is actually a substance used by plumbers to seal leaks. It is manufactured as white Mseal for hobby crafts by Pidilite Industries and is quite inexpensive and easy to use. 

I distressed the neck of the bottle with gold acrylic and glass colours.

Here is the Bottle in its previous avatar

.............and here after transformation

And here's the back of the bottle in full vibrant gold and jewel tones. looks really nice when the lights shine on it and the lovely play of  multicolored lights cast their own spell. I want to make it into a lamp shade. Any suggestions?? A friend of mine commented, " Wow, Glass turns to Gold"

Am really happy with the way this has turned out. Awaiting your feedback on this.

I am linking this to Itsy Bitsy challenge  in their 3 D project of the year category.  Its the first time I am entering any of my projects in a competition. Wish me luck!
linking to Sarahhurleychallenges and cuddlebugcuties
linking to The Shabby Nest, frugal-friday13