Prayer Card, Altered Domino Decorations

I fancied doing some different Christmas decorations this year for my Etsy shop, so I have decided to alter dominoes for the Christmas Tree.

These are all available to buy on my Etsy shop now.

Alice In Wonderland Altered Dominoes

I have altered some domino's into Christmas decorations, along one of my favorite themes of Alice in Wonderland.

These are listed for sale on my Etsy shop.

Carol x

Birdy Up Domino Book

The challenge theme this week on the Stampotique Designers Blog has been chosen by Jane and it is to use shades of Purple, Orange and Yellow. I used spray inks and mixed them all up on the paper and this colour combo on my domino is what happened with them all. I added a bit of gesso before finishing off my little domino book with the images from the Birdy Up Stamp. The words are all from the Tall Word Collage stamp.

Links to the stamps I used.

Birdy Up
Tall Word Collage.


You can now use any stamps for the Challenges, but only one entry per person for each challenge. Two lucky people will be drawn from all the challenges for August who will win a $30 voucher to spend on Stampotique rubber. So make sure you go over to the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog to enter.

Stampotique Rubber Stamps are available to buy from Stampotique originals, and in the UK you can buy them from A sprinkle of imaginataion.

Thank you for your visit today, Carol x

Altered Art Jewellery with Ten Seconds Studio Verday Paint

For my 2nd piece this month with Ten Seconds Studio Verday Paint I have made some jewellery. You can find Ten Seconds Studio on their website, their blog and their Facebook Page.

What I used

The only difference between the photo and my items used is the shape of the bottle, as I forgot to take this photo before I started and then I broke the other bottle of the same shape I had so I used a different one for the photo, but the bottle is just a basic little bottle like the Tim Holtz ones you can get or other makes that you can buy, just get one the shape you fancy and it will work just as well.

I am very happy with how the bottle turned out as I was not sure how the Verday would work on glass. I found in the end the best way was to coat the bottle with a base coat, I used the Viva Decor base coat in the end. I did experiment with PVA and multi medium but none worked as well.

Remove the cork and find something to fit into the hole so you have something to hold it with. ( I used a pippet as it's quite easy to shove in as far as you want to get a good fit.)  give the bottle a coat of the base and let it dry, it only takes a little while. Cut the hanger off the metal star and glue to the bottle. Now apply the Copper Verday paint to the bottle, I  found that 2 thin coats of the paint worked best, letting it dry between coats. (stick the end of the pippet into a jar and it sits up and drys) Once the 2nd coat is dry, allow at least a couple of hours for it to really set. Now use a sponge apply your choice of colours, I used the Brass. Now while it is still wet spray it with the Patina solution and leave to dry and for the patina to develop.

While this is working go to work on your skull. screw a small eyelet into the top of it and use this to hold it by. I used the Iron as a base on this as I wanted it to look old and as if it had just been dug up from a graveyard. As this was plastic it need the paint to be dabbed on and not brushed, and again this worked well in 2 thinner coats as you could give it 1 coat and then fill in any gaps with the 2nd. Let this dry well like you did for the bottle,. The using the sponge again and the Iron paint dab it onto the surface. Quickly before it starts to dry, add the bronze paint in some places, but not over the whole skull. Spray with the patina and leave for it to develop.

I wanted a very metallic look to the bottle and skull so when they were dry  I gently polished them with a soft cloth.

I added a jewellery finding to the cork to look like a metal bottle lid and then replaced the cork into the bottle add a bit of glue to hold it firmly. I then added jump rings and odd bits of chain to make a finished piece of jewellery.


Carol x 

Altered Domino Necklaces

I have been playing with domino's again lately. I originally got them out again as I received a lovely set of printed domino Images from Crafty Individuals and I loved them so much that I had to use them straight away. I have made necklaces out of the dominoes.

I have covered the imaged with Ice-Resin to protect them and then finished off the edges of the Dominoes with Verday Paint. Everything in my house is getting Verday'd at the moment...umm oh look the cat is sitting still lol.

The images can be found here on the Crafty Individuals Site and the Resin and Verday paints are both available from Happy Daze who just happen to have a 10% off sale that ends on the 20th of August.

I have listed these for sale in my Folksy shop, they come supplied with a metal ball chain.

Carol x

Altered Domino Fridge Magnet for Happy Daze

I have been experimenting for a magazine article and this is one of the little pieces that I was playing with while trying a few things out.
It's a little Domino Fridge Magnet. I have used new things on it so it does kind of fit in with the challenge theme for this month.,
The stamping is done with Teesha Moore Rubber stamps, I am so pleased that Moira has started to stock these as there was no UK stockist before and I always had to order from the US and they would seem to take ages to come.
I have used the little legs stamp and then masked them off to stamp the swirl for the background. Its coloured in with Alcohol inks and then given a coat of glossy accents which has sealed all the charms in place.
For full details of the challenge this month and how to upload your imaged have a look at the original blog post here.

Domino Domination

For my Bubbly Funk Piece this week I have made a cute little domino brooch, to see all the details of it have a look here.

Domino Bag Charm and Altered Microscope Glass Slide Decoration

The new challenge has started over on Crafty Individuals, and this month the theme is Cream,Pink and brown. A pretty wide open theme this month so it should be easy to dig into your pile of stash and come up with something for it this month. There is a fabby prize of a free stamp of your choice from the wide range available from Craft Individuals so pop on over to the Crafty Individuals blog to see all the details of how to enter this month.
My samples this month for the theme are an altered domino which I have turned into a bag charm that I have used stamp CI-264
and an altered glass microscope slide that I have used Stamp CI-303 on.

Dangly Things

The time is upon us for a new challenge on Happy Daze. I have been lucky enough this month to have the lead item in the challenge and I have made this little bag charm.
It features a domino that has been stamped with the lost coast image 3 flying flower girls and then coloured with alcohol inks.
It is all hanging from a Tim Holtz Toggle charm, the other charms are a mixture of the loose ones for sale in the shop and Prima Vintage Trinkets.
Things have changed a bit for the challenge this month and you can now enter it in three different ways: via the blog with a widget that Moira has installed, via facebook or email your entry direct to Moira herself.
Full details are on the blog of how to enter and be in with the chance of the £15.00 shop voucher and free P & P on your order.

A Different View

I have used this stamp before on Domino Pendant. But I was asked on my shop for it in a different colour and this is the result. I quite like the way it looks in the cream and black it has a nice vintage look about it, so I thought I would share it as my Bubbly Funk Piece this week. To see all the details of it look Here on the blog.

Domino Brooch

I have used some more of the new images from IndigoBlu on this little Domino Brooch. The main image is from the Grand Tour I plate, and the quote that I have used part of around the sides of the domino is from the Grand Tour II plate.
The main image is also available separately and is slightly bigger than the one on the sheet, and its already on eazi mount. I have both sizes and I can see this is an image I think I will use a lot.

Alter It monthly: Domino Domination

November is Domino Domination... Altered Dominoes, or use dominoes as a theme in your art. Not got a domino? remember the childrens game "picture dominoes"? maybe you could use images to make your own arty picture domino...

Crafty Individuals has handed in A lovely selection of rubber stamps and miniature themed Paper albums for us to post to this months lucky winner. The winner will be the piece that Crafty individuals choose as their favourite.

These are my Design team examples for this month for Alter It monthly. Two Dominos stamped, drilled and turned into pendents. Both of these are now listed in my Folksy Shop. A link to the shop is in the right hand panel.

Domino

This was done for a DPOV challenge. Its a Domino dipped in UTEE and then embellished to death lol. The Image used was stamped onto custom rusted paper before being stuck to the Domino, then tattered lace was stuck around the edge before it was all dipped into a melt pot.

"Thingie" Swap

For a swap the is being run on Zuzu's Forum. It is actually a child's wooden domino but for ages it has been called the thingie swap,
I did the background with liquid nails, embossing powders and some gold rub on stuff. I have tried to create a seaweed effect with the fibers and the large bead was silver so I coloured it with Alcohol inks to match in with it all. I drilled at an angle through the two top corners to attach a wire to hang it by.

A Domino

A Domino I did for a swap on Zuzu's forum. I tend to like to make things that have a use, so I did this as a bag charm - just hope the recipient has a bag LOL