It's that time of year again.
Christmas decorations are on display everywhere you look. Here in Australia we have long hot summer days full of too much sun and evening storms. Ever since i was a kid i've been captivated by winter Christmas. 
This cute little Altered Frame is captures what Winter Christmas means to me.

​ started by gluing down the chip board backing with gel medium. Once dry i covered the whole frame with white gesso.

​I used this adorable resin trees, available in store.
I first sprayed them with Lindy's spray (Cathedral Pines Green). While it was still wet a sprinkled some Stampendous
(Gold medium glitter) over the trees. I then used Lindy's Magical Shaker 
(Lederhosen Laurel).

At this time i used gel medium to attach beads of various sizes then covered the lot with white gesso. While the gesso was wet i used the glitter on the larger beads. 

I then attached the trees with the gel and painted around the trunks with the gesso.

Then i played around with Lindy's Magical Shaker 
(Bavarian Blue). So much fun.  At first i sprayed a fare amount of water to the background, adding a little more shaker dust here and there to get a darker shadow around the edges. 

I then added a little (Polka Purple) shaker dust. Unfortunately the photo doesn't show up the purple as much as in real life. I also added it to the frame itself. 

I hope you have enjoyed this little Christmas art project. Super fun, super easy abd with only a few items.

If you love these tress as much as i do there is still time to buy some and have them in time for your Christmas Project,


Products:
Lindy's Spray (Cathedral Pines Green)
Lindy's Magical Shaker 
(Polka Purple, Lederhosen Laurel)
Stampendous Gold Medium Glitter

Other Products:
Gel medium matt, white gesso, beads
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Thank you so much for viewing my blog. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas

Keeping with this months mood board i've created an ocean inspired altered frame.

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Then i used Lindy's Spray
(Time Travel Teal) Again spraying it with water to allow it to run. 
I also sprayed it onto my messy mat and using a soft brush lightly ran it over the frame.

​I used Lindy;s spray
(Bayou Boogie Gold) on the bottom corner of the chip board and frame to give a sandy look. Again i watered down the spray by adding water.

I also sprayed my messy mat and brushed the gold onto the embellishments. Highlighting the butterflies, bow, beads and jewellery. I also flicked the inner tube of the spray bottle over the frame.

Happiness is a day at the beach. This quote is so true. There's nothing more i love than a day at the beach with my daughters. Collecting shells, playing in the waves and watching them play mermaids in the surf. This happy canvas was created with the love and joy a child has with there imagination at the beach.

​I started by attaching an old crochet shirt i tore up and an old doiley table cloth cut up. I used gel medium to attach it all to the canvas. I then covered the canvas in a deep blue acrylic paint. Once dry i covered the whole thing in white gesso.

​I then used Dylusions paint
(vanilla custard and calypso teal). These are fantastic base colours for this ocean theme.

​Then it was time to play with Lindy's sprays. I adore these sprays. Honestly my favourite art supply. I used (glory of the seas gold, yellow rose of texas and bayou boogie gold) to create the sand. I didn't take progress shots sorry.  These three colours work amazingly together. I used a baby wipe placed over the parts of the canvas i didn't want to over spray.

To create the water i sprayed (time travel teal, ocean breeze blue, tibetan poppy teal and buccaneer bay blue). 

Then using a stiff brush i lightly brushed white gesso over the blue fabric creating a sea foam look. Then i added a little Tim Holtz Distress Glitter (vintage photo) here and there creating some depth to the sand. I also lightly rubbed Finnabair wax (old denim) randomly over the blue fabric.

Then i used little birdie sparkle paste (mandarin glaze) over the sand and Tim Holtz Distress Glitter (antique linen) to add more shine to the canvas.  I used shells i've collected from the beach and some beads and charms.
I also rubbed a little bit of tim holtz wax
​(white gold) over sections of the doiley lace and around the edges of some of the shells. However this doesn't really show up in the photos.

I apologise for not taking progress photos of how i created the mermaid so i'll try my best to explain. The mermaid is a resin available instore.

I started by giving her a base coat. I used dylusions paint
​(vanilla custard) for her body, (tangerine dream) for her hair and (funky fuchsia) for her body.

​I first sprayed her body and face with lindy's sprays (bluebeard blue violet), the photo doesn't really show up her shine. Firstly i used (autumn maple crimson) on her tail, followed by (hi maintenance magenta). I then sprayed (prima donna purple) onto my messy mat and used a soft detail brush to highlight her tail. I also used this colour on her lips and eyes. Once dry i painted her hair with little birdie sparkle paste (mandarin glaze) and dotted her tail with finnabair opal magic (pink-blue) as well as on her bracelet.



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​I used letter beads to spell out the quote from the mood board picture.

Product's used from Randomarts:

dylusions paint,
(calypso teal,funky fuchsia, tangerine dream, vanilla custard)

Lindy's sprays,
(Prima Donna Purple, Hi Maintenance Magenta, Autumn Maple Crimson,
Bluebeard Blue Violet, Tibetan Poppy Teal, 
Time Travel Teal, Ocean Breeze Blue, Buccaneer Bay Blue,
Yellow Rose of Texas, Glory of the Seas Gold, 
Bayou Boogie Gold)

Finnabair Wax,
(White Gold, Old Denim)

Tim Holtz Distress Glitter,
(vintage photo, antique linen)

Little Birdie,
Sparkle Paste (Mandarin Glaze)

Finnabair Opal Magic (Pink - blue)

Resin casting (mermaid)

Other products;

White gesso, doiley fabric, shells, beads and charms.

​​I started this fun little canvas by covering in with book pages and plasters tape. Then i covered it in white gesso.

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I love using plasters tape in my projects. Its super versatile. On many occasions i cover the tape with texture paste, then remove it leaving behind fun little squares.

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I then attached these awesome wings. These are actually a necklace i found in a second hand store.


This beautiful ballerina dress resin is from the Randomarts store.


The wire panel background is a chipboard also available in store.


I then attached some white peals beads. I then covered it all in white gesso.


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I then used Lindy's Magical Shakers. (Polka Purple, Bavarian Blue)

 



​I adore Magical Shakers. I've only used them a few times so i'm still experimenting.

These are super simple to use, simply shake and add water from a spray bottle.

This photo doesn't show the subtle shimmer.

Then i added Lindy's sprays.
Saying i'm in love with these sprays is an understatement.


I used:
Maintenance Magenta
Prima Donna Purple
Ocean Breeze Blue
Tibetan Poppy Teal
​Buccaneer Bay Blue

For this months free post i decided to create this altered coffee jar.
I had the best time creating this piece. Working on a round surface really gets my creative mind working overtime.

I started by covering the entire jar with texture paste and using a flat soft brush i massaged tissue paper over the top, creating bumps, tares and ripples.

While it was still tacky i used old curtain rope beads to wrap around the jar. I also added a little bit of crochet material to the top and a hessian cut off to the side. I then covered the entire thing with white gesso.

Then i added old jewellery, chipboard, buttons, beads and some resin faces. (Resin faces available from the store) I also replaced the hessian from the above photo. I cut it to fit the jar better.

As you can see if both these photos i placed a cardboard frame around an image. This i loosely tacked on with gel medium until i had filled the bits and bobs around it. I took it off in the next step.

I then used a mixture of lindy's sprays (cathedral pines green, azure sea asters, buccaneer bay blue and bayou boogie gold) I lightly sprayed areas and let it drip and run around. After drying it with my heat tool i added more of certain colours here and there where needed.

I then used finnabair wax (Peacock) to highlight the beads on the thread and other parts of jewellery, beads and chipboards. I also used a fin brush to added the lindy's spray colours to the cardboard frame. I used the wax on the lettering and on the resin faces.

I also added a chipboard to the bottom corner as well as some flat back bling.

My altered coffee jar. So much fun to create and share with you all. 
Check out www.randomarts.com.au for the amazing lindy's sprays i used in this artwork, as well as finnabair wax's, resins, chipboards, texture paste, gesso, gel medium and much much more. 

I hope this jar has inspired you to give one ago yourself. 
​Thankyou for viewing my blog, much love.