Mitforms Christmas Fire Place

Merry Christmas from Randomarts. What better way to Celebrate than with mitforms castings.

This project really was a labour of love and so much fun. So sit back and enjoy this crazy mixed media ride.

​ I started by removing the glass and attaching the chipboard backing of a certificate frame to the frame it's self.

I then used white gesso to collage book pages all over it. As the frame is plastic i used sand paper to rough up the surface to help the gesso stick.

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​I then used Little birdie
(color splash, berry blast) and Lindy's magical shaker (Cuckoo Clock Cardinal). I used the shaker around the edge of the project spraying it water and dripping it around the chip board. I then came in with the colour blast over the top. I also used a soft brush to spread the colour over the frame. 

Once dry i used white texture paste through a stencil.

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​The background looked a little to bright so i used Lindy's spray (Autumn Maple Crimson). Once dry i grunged it up by using Finnabair Rust paste. (brown rust). I also used the rust on the frame. I then went back in with the (Red rust) to touch it up. Mainly focusing on the frame.

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Now for the fun part. I took an old cereal box and cut out the back of the fire place. I used texture paste through a brick stencil. I also did this for the side, mantel front and mantel top. Once dry i used a black acrylic paint over the top, giving it a really good coat. I left it all to air dry for 5-10 minutes. Then i used a baby wipe to carefully rub off the paint from the bricks. Leaving them looking dirty. I didn't remove as much from the inside of the fire place as i knew i would paint back over it to look black from a lit fire.

I hadn't attached the fore place yet as i had more work to do to it.

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​Then came the mitforms, resins and a
tim holtz frame. 
I found a beautiful vintage picture of two sisters to put inside the frame. As a mother of two daughters this image really spoke to me at Christmas. Before attaching the image i used Lindy's sprays
(Cathedral Pines Green) and brown rust paste on all the items in the picture. Except the reindeer and tree.
​ I didn't spray them directly, rather i sprayed my messy mat and used a soft brush to highlight parts of them.  I did the same with the reindeer and tree. However i chose to directly dip them into the puddle. I then used the gold glitter while they were still wet. I used gel medium to attach the image to the frame.

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​Before attaching any of the mitforms i lightly dabbed the brick work with brown and a little red rust paste. I then used an old stiff brush to go over the bricks inside the fire place with black acrylic paint. I also rubbed the inner side and inner front mantel. 

I then thought i used a stick broken into peices for the fire wood. I think it looks great.

I used gel medium matt to attach the sticks.

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Here you can see the Lindy's spray on the mitforms, love them, so pretty. 
I used some Christmas tinsel (red and green) that i had laying around. I also used a cute bit of purple beaded wire to decorate the front of the mantel. 

​Once the Mitforms were attached with gel medium i used some purple 3D fabric paint to dot in some small embellishment making it look like the stockings are hanging off the mantel.

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​Love these. The rust paste and the green shimmer really look great on these mitforms and resin. 
Honestly the reindeer is a little to sparkly and too green but i guess it works. Makes him pop and not lost in the project. 
I also used the purple 3D fabric paint in the Candy cane.

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​Oh my goodness i just can't get over the shimmer on these mitforms. I forgot to remove  the present  mitform from my messy mat while it was drying and it has a little purple on it , whoops. I think it looks pretty. 

I forgot to mention that i used wooden skewers to frame out the sides and top of the fire place. I used brown and red rust paste on these and attached them with gel medium.

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Adorable Tim Holtz frame with rust paste and Lindy's spray. Mitforms star.

​I used old broken chain to decorate to top half of the project. I used little birdie texture paste (iced slate) on the chain the Mitforms stars are hanging from. This was a challenge. 
I used a soft brush and dabbed the paste on only one side of the pieces of chain. When you use a heat gun on this product it puffs up like Magic.
(So fun watching it happen).
I then sprayed my messy mat with the green Lindy's spray and dragged the chain through it. Once attached to the project i used the 3D fabric paint to embellish.

In this picture you can see the wooden skewers i used to edge the fir place.

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I also attached some tinsel to the top.

There we have it, Mitforms Christmas Fire Place.

​I hope you have enjoyed this blog as much as i enjoyed creating it for you all. 
Get into the Christmas crafty spirit and create something super fun with Mitforms.


RANDOMARTS PRODUCT LIST:

Lindy's Sprays
(Autumn Maple Crimson, Cathedral Pines Green)
Lindy@s Shaker
(Cuckoo Clock Cardinal)
Little birdie Colour Splash
(Berry Blast)
Little Birdie Embossing Texture Paste
(Iced Slate)
Finnabair Rust Paste
(Brown and Red)
Stampendous Halo Glitter
(Gold/medium)
Mitforms
(Christmas boots, Candy Canes, Stars, Snowflake, Presents)
Resin casts.


OTHER PRODUCTS:
white gesso
cardboard
stencil
texture paste
tinsel
skewers
beaded wire
3D fabris paint.


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Visit the store now for these great products and many more.

Thank you for viewing and have a Merry Mitforms Christmas.
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