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!