Hello crafty friends..
Welcome to my page today. Beginning of another month and that means we
start with our challenge at Rhedd’s Creative Spirit where it is always “anything
goes”, altered art or mixed media. So do play along.
It’s a beautiful weather here and I have been doing quite some stuff from
my studio! Today I would like to share 2 little beauties with you...well, they
were nowhere close to being beautiful in their previous birth...not getting
me???
Here, have a look...
Am talking about these plastic pill bottles!
These were given to me by a crafty friend who trusted me
to do something with them and so they reached my studio and this is what they
became!
Very simple procedures and I made them into functional salt and tea
shakers!
Firstly sanded them to give a tooth for the gesso application I then stuck
some lovely prints on to them with modge podge and blended the back ground with
co coordinating acrylic colors.
A bit of stamping in the background and then
some color splats to tone down the vibrancy! I also edged the bottle with
acrylic paints...one a little vintage look and the other, a bit shabby.
Once dry, gave 2 coats of varnish and ensured their longevity, lol! I then
drilled some holes on the lid and they officially became “shakers”!
They now sit bright and beautiful in my kitchen urging me to cook and I am
actually having a good time and enjoying my cooking sessions!
I hope this inspires you to play along this month and do drop by to see
what’s in store as inspiration for you there.
Until my next creative journey,
Happy crating and recycling.
Cheers.
