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I have been having a hard time getting anything to look like right lately. When I sit down at my desk, there are a thousand things that I need to do running through my head and I seem to have lost a little art mojo .... luckily, the 5 for 5 Challenges keep me on my toes ... here is my Glitter challenge!!
At first, I drew the Believe and wanted to emboss it with glitter but it didn't turn out well. I had a red background and a mess. So I used gesso to clean the background. I scraped it a little to let the red show through. Then I mixed glitter into matte medium and spread it all over the white. I used the red paint though mixed with light modeling paste to rewrite Believe. I added a couple of embellishing stickers, outlined the letters and put the canvas into a silver frame! It might not be perfect, but it looks really good sitting on my mantle!!
Awesome canvas project! Love the glittered background!
ReplyDeleteawesome Karen! The side view of the pic shows off the glitter so well for those of us who can't see your work in person. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteVery creative "save" ... I think it's very pretty... love the glitter makes the believe magical :)
ReplyDeleteI wondered at first where the glitter was but then you gave that side view and there was no doubt! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteI wondered at first where the glitter was but then you gave that side view and there was no doubt! So pretty!
ReplyDeleteVery nice (and glittery!) Love home decor for the holidays!
ReplyDeleteVery nice (and glittery!) Love home decor for the holidays!
ReplyDeleteHowever you got there, it turned out wonderfully!!! Love the bit of red showing through and the sparkliness!!! Love seeing the photo of it with your other decor items on and near your mantel.
ReplyDelete<3 J
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