Autumnal Wreath by Melina Dahl
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Hello!
It´s Melina here today sharing an
autumnal wreath I made using the gorgeous new greyboard embellishments.
Here´s what i did:
I started with the medium size
MDF wreath and glued down my greyboard leaves and mushrooms.
I used modeling paste through the
new leaf stencil on some of the leaves. On the mushrooms I used a Dinky stencil
and used my heat gun to cook the modeling paste so I could get more texture on
the white dots.
I covered everything with white
gesso. I used lots of thread behind the bits and pieces at the bottom of my
wreath, to make it softer and more organic, like moss. I also used mini art
stones in some places.
I went over with a second coat of
gesso to cover everything. While the gesso was still wet, and made the
greyboard a little soft, I made marks on some of the leaves using the tip of my
spatula. I also continued to build texture with modeling paste, on the empty
spaces of the wreath and on some leaves.
Once dry I started to colour my
wreath. I wanted to try how the Distress Oxides would work on a piece like
this. I smudged the ink pads to my craft sheet, sprayed with water and painted
everything with a brush. I hade to build up the colours with many layers of the
Oxides.
I wasn´t really happy with the
chalky look once everything was dry, so I used a fixative and sprayed to the
whole surface. It worked as I had hoped for and the colours got a little bit
more vibrant.
I used:
That’s Crafty! Surfaces Bits & Pieces Greyboard Sheets - Toadstools and leaves
Thread
Fixative
Hemp Twine
Thank you for stopping by today!
Melina xx
7 comments
I love this Melina, a real call to nature. I would adore to have something like this is my home. A beautiful piece. Hugs Tracey xx
ReplyDeleteIt is gorgeous Melina, so beautiful texture, you created, and the leaves are so amazing in both texture and colors. Great use of pearls and threads. Xxx, Dorthe
ReplyDeleteAn absolutely beautiful wreath Melina and love all the gorgeous texture on there too. Thanks for the tip on sticking everything on first as well as I'd never have thought of doing that.
ReplyDeleteFliss xx
Sooooooo beautiful, loving all the amazing textures you've achieved Melina
ReplyDeleteHugs
Donna xx
This is awesome! Love the colours and all the texture - wonderful! xxx
ReplyDeleteSorry I'm late. This is gorgeous Melina. Love all the green texture and those mushrooms are fab. xxx
ReplyDeleteMelina, this is lovely and fun, as though the toadstools could be illustrations from a children's book - very sweet.
ReplyDeleteWishes
Lynne
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