Showing posts with label altered art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label altered art. Show all posts
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Thursday, 18 June 2009
Bookmark!
It's not too bad, is it? Tell you what though; making it was such a faff!Having decided on making a bookmark, off into the kitchen and my measy stash I went, and found a tag in Basic Grey (don't ask which scheme, I can't remember) and some card to back it.
I cut the shape out of the backing card okay, even with a craft knife, but then it came to glueing the two sides together.
Couldn't find the Pritt stick, could I? Blooming kids!!
What I did find was the superglue. I decided if I put on a bit and smeared it around it would work okay. Which it did, but in my wisdom(!) I thought I could do the smearing with my finger and then wash off the glue.
Former part yes, latter part... not so much.
And as I'm stood there, washing my hand for the nth time and swearing rather a lot, what did I notice on the windowsill but a little bottle of PVA glue.
Arg! *headdesks*
The glue is on my workspace now, lol.
Altered Art Inspiration
The art in this post is not mine, but pictures I've found around the 'net of things I'd like to try.
This is an altered CD by artsygemini.
I love this idea. I'm beginning to realise that I could alter anything - and I'm starting to look around for things that I would normally throw out but could alter instead.
Sat here now staring at the free CD rom (in cases) that came with various computer magazines and my brain is in overdrive!
This is a accordian-fold booklet inside an altered matchbox made by Katjamillam.
I actually used to make these as a kid; I remember making drawers for my dolls, with splitpin 'handles'.
But this is very much a grown-up version. How incredible to think this is now considered an artform!
Bookmarks. These are something that I could start today - I have some scrapbooking paper and embellishments. I also have wool and ribbons, and of course beads (I always have beads, lol)
I don't think I have any stickers or transfers. I know I don't have any stamps left.
One thing I'm going to need to do is organise my workspace. I could really do with some drawers, but I don't know when that's going to happen.
I've seen several solutions, and perhaps I should be on the look out for cheap storage that I could alter!
This is an altered CD by artsygemini.I love this idea. I'm beginning to realise that I could alter anything - and I'm starting to look around for things that I would normally throw out but could alter instead.
Sat here now staring at the free CD rom (in cases) that came with various computer magazines and my brain is in overdrive!
This is a accordian-fold booklet inside an altered matchbox made by Katjamillam.I actually used to make these as a kid; I remember making drawers for my dolls, with splitpin 'handles'.
But this is very much a grown-up version. How incredible to think this is now considered an artform!
Bookmarks. These are something that I could start today - I have some scrapbooking paper and embellishments. I also have wool and ribbons, and of course beads (I always have beads, lol)
I don't think I have any stickers or transfers. I know I don't have any stamps left.
One thing I'm going to need to do is organise my workspace. I could really do with some drawers, but I don't know when that's going to happen.
I've seen several solutions, and perhaps I should be on the look out for cheap storage that I could alter!
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