Artful Days Spring Hearts Decorations

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I have had these hearts in my stash for about 6 years and this year i am determined to use up my old stash. I was a bit bored with the usual pinks and reds of the season so i went with a Spring theme. 

1. Paint the hearts with gesso and then texture sand paste.
2. Paint them with pastel colours.
3. Glue Sisal onto a few of the hearts and decorate with paper and silk flowers.
4. Add a few small glitter Easter Eggs.
5. Paint small resin birds with matching metallic paint and adhere to hearts.
6. Add Art Balls around hearts.

Products Links

Peony Fabric Flowers Lilac

Layered Fabric Flowers

White Resin Bird Trio

Acrylic Dew Drops Green

Decorative Art Sand Cream 

Art Balls Pink

Art Balls Silvery Blue

Art Balls Light Pistachio 

Art Balls White

No Hole Mermaid Beads Green

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Artful Days Altered Steampunk Sewing Hoop

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I have an altered sewing hoop to share using products available at Artful Days 

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Products used 

MDF Cog and Gears https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6458753-MDF-Cog-Gears-Large-pack-30-pieces-ADM011.html

MDF Large Words Vintage https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6458746-MDF-Large-words-Vintage-ADM006.html

MDF Roman Clock Large https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6458738-MDF-Roman-Clock-Large-ADM002.html

Prima Art Extravagance Rust Pastes https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6105121-Prima-Art-Extravagance-Rust-Paste-Set.html

Bronze and Pearl Flower Cabochons https://www.artfuldays.co.uk/ourshop/prod_6281942-Bronze-Pearl-Flower-Cabochons-CA3004.html

Assorted Paper Flowers

Coat all the MDF pieces in white gesso and then paint the cogs with the red rust paste and leave to dry. Take the Roman Clock and paint it with a light sage green acrylic paint and once that has dried apply crackle glaze over the top and leave to set. Take the Vintage MDF word and paint with texture sand paste and once that has set, paint over the top in turquoise. 

Fot the hoop paint the whole thing with burnt senna acrylic paint as the under coat and then paint on texture sand paste in random sections. Once dry paint these sections with turquoise. Next paint the rest of the sections with the dark brown rust paste and once this has dried go over the top with a light coat of the red rust paste.

Glue a large MDF wheel to the steampunk papers and cut to fit. and then glue the Roman Clock to the center followed by the word. Add paper flowers and small embellishments around the clock  face.

Layer the cogs together and add flowers to finish off the piece.

Thank you for visiting 

WINNER UPDATE: Artful Days Steampunk Mini Shadow Box And Giveaway!!

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Would you like to learn how to create this mini printer tray? Follow below for the full instructions and there is a giveaway too!!

WINNER

NICOLA ALLEN

Please contact Julie Bell for your prize!!

Would you like to win some steampunk bits to use on your own printer tray? yes? i have a little giveaway just for my blog readers, simply comment on my blog and a winner we be picked at random.

Plus the winner will also receive a 10% discount to use on the Artful Days website www.artfuldays.co.uk

Giveaway closes at midnight on Saturday 18th August. Good Luck.

 I cut some of the partitions away with scissors to create bigger boxes and then painted the whole thing with gesso and then copper acrylic paint. 

Next i gave it a coat of rust paste and texture paste to add the rust effect.

Once the box is painted  you can start arranging the pieces into the boxes. I added cog charms and other metal charms to the boxes 

I used plastic skull beads and painted them to match the box

You can fill these little bottles with micro beads  and other tiny bits to create curios.

Thank you for visiting

New Stamp Release Artful Days Mixed Media Tag

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I have a tag to share using the new stamps by Artful Days

I used Lindsey's Magicals on the base and i painted them on by mixing a little water into the powders. I then used the texture stamps on the background of the tag

I use a stencil to apply modeling paste to the tag and then i used copper embossing powder over the top. 

I used a mixture of marker and paint pens to colour in the head. I then used nail glitter for the eye make up.

Finish off with a sentiment

Artful Days Steampunk Heart Canvas

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I am back with a new project for Artful Days.

This week i have gone for a rusty look with this mixed media heart canvas.

Paint Everything with black gesso

Tacke the heart and paint over with dark brown rust paint and then the rust colour, dry brush the yellow rust paint on to finish.

Paint the whole thing with blue metallic luster and once dry add the small cogs and charms. 

add another layer of metallic paint and then add a bit of rust paint to the charms.

Add flowers and a sentiment to finish.

Artful Days Fairy Floral Mixed Media Canvas

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I have a new mixed media canvas to share using products available from Artful Days.

Start off by spraying the canvas with ink and once dry cover with gesso.

Add your textures such as lace, dry wall tape and paper straws. Coat with white gesso and leave to dry.

Spray centre with Purple,Blue and red misting ink.

Spray rest of canvas with lighter colours and leave to dry.

Apply a stencil mask around the edges and then glue down a selection of flowers.

Add Creating textures, Micro Beads and gems to the the canvas and flowers.

Paint the wooden word and glue micro beads to it.

Paint the resin fairy wit rose gold paint.

Cupped Fabric Flowers (F6012)	Brush Art Script - Dream (3190)	Artful Days Pearl Art Balls ~ Pink	Acrylic Dew Drops	Stencil ~ Assorted Shapes
Stencil ~ Texture Three	Fabric Rose Flowers (F6013)	Lavender Stems - Lilac	Mulberry Paper Gardenia′s ~ Wine/White Blend (PF041)	Mulberry Paper Daisies ~ White (PF035)
Marble Effect Gem Cabochons (CA3003)	Enamel Dots - Summer	White Resin Fairies (R7017)