Calico Craft Parts: July 2022

Tuesday 26 July 2022

In the deep. Little ocean themed plaque by Louise Crosbie.

Hi there.

I’m sharing this little deep ocean themed plaque today. While I often use craft parts as embellishments to larger projects, this project is about 90% craft parts. Very soothing to work on as all I had to do was pick out the parts I wanted and glue them down to create a scene. I used a stencil on the background first then I used little cobble stones to create the pebbles at the bottom of the ocean floor I added some mini art stones to create a sand effect.

Once all my parts were glued down and secure, I gave everything a coat of white gesso then added colour. A bit of dry brushing restored the detail.

Some sequins and glitter added a touch of magic. I’m thinking of turning this into a mini album cover as I have another plaque the same I could turn into the back cover and bind the book with mini book rings.

Craft Parts Used

Mixed media board door shape

Octopus

Diver octopus

Seaweed #9

Seaweed Stalked leaf bearer

Chub Fish

Cobblestones mini sheet

Porthole

Anchor

Seahorse

Saturday 23 July 2022

Maritim Frame - Summer Home Decor with Kerstin

Welcome creative friends!

Summertime and vintage feelings

I was inspired to create an upcycling project and a maritim picture frame

was born.

It's a combination of MDF shapes, old fabric leftovers

and nature elements.

How I began

used an old wooden circle panel as base

attached 4 pieces of jute ribbon to make it look like a lifebelt

added 4 beach inspired MDF shapes,

which were partially divided and cut to size

should be an old weathered character

so I only used a dry brush technique with white gesso

some details

used MDF shapes from Calico Craft Parts

Wild Grass MDF Wood Shape - Style 4

To The Beach Signpost

Rustic Beach Fence Panel

Deck Chair

I hope you find inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by...until next time

Kerstin

Monday 11 July 2022

Sleeping beauty tag: by Louise Crosbie. (Zuzu)

Hi there.

For todays project I’ve used a large wooden tag as my base. After gluing on my papers, I covered them in clear gesso to protect them from getting stained and obscuring the images in the later stages.

While it was drying I gave all my chosen embellishments a very light coat of white gesso before painting them with colours to match the papers. A nice teal and a rose pink.

I think these arched windows are perfect for fairytale themes and the mini bricks give the hint or suggestion of a castle wall.

I’ve not necessarily kept all my craft parts in one piece which seems to be a regular theme with me. I like to snip them into convenient pieces depending on the needs of my layout and it gives me the impression that they go further that way too.

These pretty little rose bushes and vines really suit the papers I’ve used. Especially with the added colour.