This was just a regular, newish metal star that I found a few days ago for the store. Well, I didn't want newish and have been thinking about this idea for awhile so when I found the star I knew it was time to try it.
I've covered it completely with pages from an old falling apart dictionary and another old, old book that was losing it's pages also. I buy these lost little books regularly, hoping that their pages have an aged patina, so when I use them in my projects, they will show their age with pride!
What is it about print, type faces, and the speckled age spots that I love so much? They look old and have so much character!!
I've covered it completely with pages from an old falling apart dictionary and another old, old book that was losing it's pages also. I buy these lost little books regularly, hoping that their pages have an aged patina, so when I use them in my projects, they will show their age with pride!
What is it about print, type faces, and the speckled age spots that I love so much? They look old and have so much character!!
p.s. I used matte gel medium to adhere the pages to the star. And the star was pretty glossy ~ I just painted the gel medium onto the star, put a page on and then painted the gel medium right on top, overlapping as you go, kind of like when you decoupage something!
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14 comments:
Oh Dawn I love it! Your creations are always so unique and you have a wonderful style.
Lana
ps. Is that a little cabinet in the upper left corner? Is it in your shop?
what a great idea! I would have never thought of it :)
This is a wonderful idea! A perfect way to transform something new and shiny. Good thinkin' Girl! Love, Jamie
this sounds perfectly wonderful...but laptop won't show me...was hoping it was on etsy so i could view...but alas no...i posted a picture of my sweet shoe where it sits charmingly on my porch, come take a peek...
Love it Dawn! You are so creative.
Oh, I love this! I want to make one now. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
Dixie
That looks so cool!!! I love the papers on it!!!
Mica
Love this Dawn!!!
Smiles,
Carol
Did you just glue and that's it? Thanks, Tina
Dawn, I LOVE your creative ideas! You are an inspiration, for sure!
~Nena~
Il est génial ton collage, et cette étoile brille par beauté !
Hi Dawn: you have the coolest ideas; love it all!!
yum!!! this makes me twitch !! i feel the need to decoupage!!! :)
Maybe that's better...sometime I need to take a pic of the paper star I made...as big but all done in a folded music paper....Lov yours
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