Saturday, February 20, 2010

Altered Art Houses, painted and decoupaged

This is the front side of the little houses, they are $2.75 each plus postage
This is the back side of the little houses...they are 1.75x.75x.50


These little houses are approx 2x2...they are decoupaged with beautiful papers, antiqued, black roof and brushed with gold metallic paint, sealed with varnish...





Each house is different, using a combination of papers... SOLD




These houses are $4.95 each plus postage...





Thursday, August 6, 2009

Painting time today...

Chipboard ATC for swap...Freehand painted scene...
Cow on ATC accordion mini book...for swap...


Finished pumpkin book with sealer and clear snap ring binding...pages are cream colored...


Front and back pumpkin book covers with leaf embellishments...


Apple frame, chipboard apple, with die cut circle cut out, painted and accented, photo added, with simple easel backing...these would make adorable ornaments or magnets too...




Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Coasters with painted scenes

I love the little cottage look and feel to this little place...nestled in the woods, ah the perfect setting...I have already made this one into a book...it has coaster covers and kraft colored cardstock pages...
I love the little barn and outbuilding here...looks like just the place for me to raise some chickens...this coaster will be a book later, it was still drying last night...
I was going for a more night time look and feel to these two coasters...hubby says it worked, they look like night time paintings...they are so fun to do...

Friday, July 17, 2009

ATC's and Coaster Book for swaps

Faux chambray background with collage image decoupaged on the chipboard ATC

Stippled background with tree limb and leaves painted on, bird and nest decoupaged over the limb...
Coaster book with Queen anne's lace and coneflowers painted on cover...


Sunday, June 28, 2009

Painted Bowl with Scene

I basecoated the wooden bowl with white acrylic paint, sanded smooth with brown paper bag...

I made a wash for the sky and ground areas...

Floated in some clouds...


Transferred a pattern...




Based in all the areas...and started detail...



More details added...





Details and foreground added...






Finishing touches...







I painted the rim edge and the oustside of the bowl in a rich chocolate brown color...It has black spattering...








Close up of the details...
This bowl was fun to paint...