Create a Framed Display
By: Angelica's Scrap
October 16, 2014
For Halloween, I wanted to create something unexpected for display. This box, is actually made up of four frames.
Items needed:
- DecoArt Media Mediums and Specialty Products - Gesso - Black
- DecoArt Media Mediums and Specialty Products - Modeling Paste - Black
- Traditions Artist Acrylics 3oz - Carbon Black
- DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Quinacridone Gold
- DecoArt Media Antiquing Creams - Patina Green
- DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Burnt Umber
- DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Metallic Gold
- Plastic frames, 4
- Foam board
- Palette knife
- Paint brush
- Brads
- Punch
- Glue
- Decorative beads
Instructions:
You get a great view from all angles.
Lots of flea market finds were used on the top of the case.
The top is really a lid.
It makes it easy to change out the contents.
Four plastic frames, two pieces of foam board and some "mixed junk" for the lid.
I started by priming all the different pieces for the lid with black Media Gesso.
I dabbed black Media Modeling Paste on the foam board pieces with a palette knife creating a texture. The foam board is going to be the top and bottom of the case.
I cut four pieces of chipboard to cover the gap in the corners between the frames. I attached ordinary round head paper fasteners, and made a dent in every one of them with a revolving punch to imitate rivets.
I primed the strips with black gesso.
I glued the frames and foam board pieces together.
The chipboard strips cover the corner gaps. I added some pearls as well.
I glued my lid together and then painted the whole thing black with Traditions Carbon Black.
To make it look old and tarnished, I applied a few color washes of Fluid Acrylics in Quinacridone Gold.
Some Patina Green Antiquing Cream adds to the old, tarnished look.
I mixed Metallic Gold and Burnt Umber.
And dry brushed all parts of the case.
The doll inside is another story but it involves Media Crackle Glaze and Antiquing Cream!
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November 4, 2014
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