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9/13/09

Mixed Media Monday~

This weeks challenge was to make something using circles. If I had to pick a favorite shape, it would be the circle. Here are mine... The completed ones are at the bottom of this post~ I needed some heavy duty cardboard to build these upon... so I used a scrabble board that I cut up into circles. I pulled off the scrabble paper and glued on some vintage sheet music to be used as the backdrop. I left the burgandy paper that comes on the back of the scrabble board as is, as I love the vintage look it has already. I painted circles onto the sheet music using iridescent paint, glitter paint and translucent paint, they really look 3 dimensional with the different paints added. I then made some nests using black felt as the base. I cut apart a huge store-bought nest so I could use the thin sticks from that. I applied hot glue to the felt and then just layered on the sticks and some green moss. I then hot glued some fairies with transparent wings into each nest. This one pictured below is my favorite. Of course I had to add some round beads and some sparkly rhinestones to each one~Once the innards were completed... and in keeping with my more is better mantra... I encased each fairy sitting in a nest inside of a bubble.... I used the e6000 glue (love/hate relationship with that stuff) then I set about to cover the seam where the bubble is glued to the scrabble board. I wanted to solder it... but that would melt the plastic bubble, so I opted to do a faux solder treatment on each one. (tutorial here)Then I just hot glued on some vintage looking do-dads and taaaaaaaaa daaaaaaaaa instant caute! I am so entering these in the fair next month!Anywho, you can view more art pieces by checking out the weekly challenge site for mixed media art here---> Mixed Media Blog.

14 comments:

  1. Wow and Wow, these rounds are gorgeous!! So creative and beautiful!! love the nests, images, bubbles - everything!! Well done!!

    Linda

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  2. Oh, Cheryl, these are beautiful - just gorgeous! Diane

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  3. Gee, and I was coming over for Scrabble.... Just kidding. These are beautiful little circle treasures!

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  4. OH Wow your rounds are fantastic, love everything about them.

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  5. Wunderschöne Medaillons hast du gemacht, wowwwww!

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  6. Fabulous creations, each one is lovely!!!

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  7. Wow, these are gorgeous! What a creative "round" thing to make!

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  8. Oh my! These are wonderful!

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  9. Wow, what a great way of soldering, they are beautifull

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  10. WOW! These are great wonderful,love it

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  11. WOW, so very gorgeous. really beautiful treasures.

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  12. I've been looking for a really unique ornament idea for this year and I just found it. I love to make my loved ones Christmas ornaments. Thank you for sharing how you did these. I'd better get busy.
    Hugs...Tracy

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