A Happy New Year 2019 which I hope will be a peaceful, healthy and creative one for us all. I'm back sooner than I thought I would be, with a photoframe I decorated for my sister-in laws picture to mark her first death anniversary using her jewelry. She loved wearing brooches. I just used the floral brooches from her collection and kept to a colour scheme of gold, white and red...her favorite colour.
Here are more pics of the frame in sections...
Suplies used:
a silver photo frame 8 brooches
iridescent rhinstones from another brooch
white beads from a necklace
red rhinestones from another brooch
activated charcoal granules from our home water filter
gold spray paint
ice stickles
PVA archival glue
glue gun
This is the original look of the frame and brooches. Some were tarnished, two coloured and some with rhinestones missing or coloured rhinestones.
The activated charcoal granules were spray painted by tossing them in a foil tray so parts of it stayed black for contrast. It was air dried for a day.
The charcoal granules were glued on the frame in sections using a paintbrush. A second layer was added on the first in a similar manner. Next the brooches were glued with a heat gun and finished off with white necklace beads, red rhinestones from another brooch and ice stickles to cover the white bead holes .
I'm entering this project for challenges at...
https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com - Monday-recycle
http://wordartwednesday.blogspot.com - AG
http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com - mixed media
https://mixitupchallenge.blogspot.com - AG #21
http://moremixedmediachallenge.blogspot.com - AG
Hope my project will be an inspiration for you to recycle and reuse. Have a great day and weekend.
Leanne
8 comments:
What a really lovely idea and a total labour of love. The finished frame is beautiful and classy. A true memento to your SIL. hugs Mrs A.
Wow, this is so amazing!! What a beautiful tribute to your sister-in-law!! The texture is so fabulous!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)
Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
What an amazing frame Leanne - love the fact that you used your sister in laws jewellery to transform the frame. A fitting tribute
Blessing
Maxine
Beautiful frame alteration. It will be fun to see it with the photo in it. Love all the texture, and I can see the work you put into this. Thanks so much for sharing with us at SImon Says Stamp Monday Challenge, Maura
Super cute!!! Thank you for joining us at MIU, good luck!!! Amy DT
What a treasure , a lovely keepsake One made with love .
Beautiful. Amazing how you transformed the charcoal. One of the classiest examples of upcycling I've ever seen.
Lovely work. Thank you for joining the More Mixed Media challenge. Hope to see you again next time.
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