March Free Post Altered Box

Altered Metal Box

I've had this metal pen box for a few months with no idea what to do with it. I love all this Egyptian so as soon as i saw these stunning Egyptian Resins available in store i knew exactly what to do.

​I started by using a very rough sandpaper and scratched up the metal so the gesso would stick.

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​I gave the box a really good coat of white gesso.
​I then wrapped the box with strips of ragged lace. (forgot to take photos)

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​Once dry i painted the box with white gesso and attached the resins with gel medium. I also painted the resins with white gesso.

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I started by covering the fabric with a combination of lindy's spray,
(yellow rose of Texas, Glory of the Seas Gold)
I then dripped Lindy's starburst squirts
(Banff Blue) down from the top. I sprayed a lot of water to blend the colours together. 
I also used Lindy's Magical Shaker 
(Black Forrest Black). I used the shaker directly onto the resins and used water to spread the colour around. I added more 
​(Yellow Rose of Texas) until i was happy with the colour.

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I then used  Nuvo Crystal Drops (Grande) to highlight the details on the resins. I applied the (Grande) with a paint brush. 
The photos don't show the light shimmer this project has. So pretty when the light hits it.

​Thank you for viewing my project.

Black Forest Black Magical Shaker

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All the high quality, powdered pigment you expect from our versatile Magicals in newly formulated colors just for shaking! These crystalized dye shakers have more of a low key shimmer to appeal to everyone from paper crafters to artists alike. Easy shakers for sprinkled techniques to open lid colorizing options for all your artist mediums! These are the new "must haves" and in sought after primary colors to boot!

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Black Forest Black is a true black with a slight pewter shimmer. If sprinkled and sprayed lightly, it gives a rainbow effect

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Glory of the Seas Gold Shimmer Spray

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Yellow Rose of Texas Shimmer Spray

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Squirts Banff Blue

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Our most exciting product with the funny name! Lindy's Squirts are a specialized dye system that is a thicker ink product you use as you would a fluid medium. Great for pouring, painting, mixed media, alcohol blending, collage, etc.  Dyes lend themselves to permanence on porous surfaces like fabric, paper, polymer, clay, leather, wood, etc. Squirts are easy to mix & tint acrylic paints, art mediums, gels, gessoes, etc., without diluting them or changing their consistency. .

  Banff Blue is a rich, deep blue with an amazing blue shimmer.

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Nuvo Crystal Drops Grande 60ml-Metallic - Bright Gold

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Add 3D metallic beads in various sizes to craft projects for that extra shine.

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