Altered Bottles

Welcome to followers Old and New here at ATP Exchange .....it's great to have you join in with us. Annie here with this fortnights Exchange Post and I thought I would share some altered bottles using Decoart Chalk Paints and Crackle Medium, as well as texture paste and lots more goodies

of course:-)

I really enjoy altering bottles and there are so many gorgeous shaped ones, which make it a difficult choice.

This post is pretty picture heavy so I have included a recipe of products used at the bottom of the page. All items can be purchased from Artist Trading Post online store or at their shop in Wirksworth, Derby.

Grab a cuppa and let's go :-)

2 Gin bottles and 1 rum bottle and I am still creating !! Hiccup!!

Both of the round bottles were prepped with Gesso, prior to the application of the Decoart Chalk Paints. I did not remove labels as I don't mind them, but it is an option some may prefer. You should also clean your bottles of any finger marks etc as this may interfere with the Gesso and paints, but its not a huge problem. You can just cover any areas with more paint :-)

 We will stick with the textured bottle on the right  Decoart Heritage Chalk Paint, which is like a pumpkin colour) You can see below that I added texture paste and lace to the front and back of the bottle.

Once the paste/lace had dried I applied a small frame and some metal flowers using texture paste to adhere them.

First coat of Decoart Chalk Paint in Heritage

I also applied some Decoart Crackle Medium to the neck of the bottle. (think you can just make it out)  Then I covered it with ribbon!! Don't you just hate covering backgrounds you really like ?
 Vintage Photo Distress Ink was applied over the  Decoart Heritage paint to give a more aged appearance.

At this stage I applied some Treasure Gold Gilding Wax in Renaissance to the raised areas of texture, lace as well as the gorgeous flowers and frame.

Some embellishments were added  using old pieces of jewellery from my stash and a Tim Holtz photograph was placed in the frame. I also painted some of Tim's Gum Drops to add to the centre of the flowers

Some chain, charms and more ribbon to complete the look. To adhere the ribbon I used Power Tape. The flowers were adhered using Cosmic Shimmer Glue

Below is the back of the bottle, with a little key and some clock face charms.

The bottle below was Gessoed and then Whisper Decoart Chalk Paint was applied. 

(2 coats because I did not clean my bottle !!)

 The Steampunk bottle  in the photograph below was NOT prepped with Gesso as I wanted to see how the chalk paints adhered to glass. I was not disappointed ........the Rustic Decart Chalk Paint adhered perfectly. Below you can also see that I applied Decoart Crackle Medium, which I love. The crackle looks fabulous and appears immediately.

 When the Crackle Medium was dry I applied Whisper Decoart Chalk Paint on top and once dry I inked it with Vintage Photo DI. Doesn't the crackle look great ? Very distressed ...love it !!

Decoart  Matte Varnish can be applied over the paints/crackles to seal them. 

Now for the decoration..........Using Tim Holtz Faux Suede technique I took some kraft card and die cut it using  Sizzix Tim Holtz Cabinet Die.   The rectangle was also die cut using Tim Holtz Rectangle Movers and Shapers Die Set. You can find this technique on page 40 of Tim's Compendium of Curiosities Book 2.  The DI colours I used  are Vintage Photo and Black Soot. There's a little tear, but that will be fixed with some  Ranger Glue N Seal.

 More Glue N Seal was applied to the suede/leather look pieces and adhered to the  4 sections of the bottle.

To decorate I used  numerous Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Pieces, adhering them with Glossy Accents.

( I just layed the bottle on its side, raising it up at the top with several DI pads, waiting until the embellishments on each section had dried before I turned it over for more decoration.)

You can see the various sections below....mmm.....lots of delicious metal Idea-Ology....Fabulous!!!

I also stamped Tim Holtz  Steampunk gents on Grunge Paper, using Archival Ink in Jet Black. Applied Vintage Photo DI and then fussy cut the stamped images, before applying around the lid of the bottle.  The grunge paper is so soft and easily wraps around the bottle top. Some Idea-Ology Sprockets and Gears were also adhered to the top of the lid.

Thank You for sticking with me through this long post................and I can hear you say "But there's 3 bottles ?"

Well........I am keeping you in suspense!!

You will have to pop back over to our next challenge to see how it turned out :-)

Hope you have found this Exchange  Post beneficial.  You can also create the painted and textured backgrounds on other substrates...not just on glass. But I do love an altered bottle and you can create/decorate in the style of your choice.

Now for the Recipe of all the products used :

Gesso
Ranger Texture Paste
Decoart Chalk Paint in Rustic
Decoart Paint in Heritage
Decoart Paint in Whisper
Decoart Crackle Medium
Sizzix Tim Holtz Cameo Frame
Sizzix Tim Holtz Rectangle Magnetic Die Set
Compendium of Curiosities 2
Kraft Card
Ranger  Ink Refresher Spray
Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Black Soot Distress Ink
Ranger Glue N Seal
Idea-ology Locket Keys
Idea-ology Philosophy Tags
Idea-ology Pen Nibs
Idea-ology Sprocket Gears
Idea-ology Game Spinners
Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Stamps- Steampunk
Glossy Accents
Power Tape
Grunge Paper
Archival Ink - Jet Black

Don't forget to check out Ruth's Alphabet Soup Challenge, which runs until  the 4th March. It would be great to have you join in and there's a voucher for the winner to spend at Artist Trading Post online store, also badges for the Top 3.

Have Fun and Crafty Hugs
Annie x

Christmas Hearts

Hi Everyone, it's Annie here............and I would like to share some Christmas projects with you using Metal Hearts,  Prima Colour Bloom Sprays, Texture Paste and Gilding Wax :-) There are also a few other components on the finished projects. To purchase any of the items I have used from Artist Trading Post you can use the link highlighted within the post.

I will start with the metal hearts first ....so grab a culpa  as there's lots of details and let's go x

 

 

 First of all I applied Gesso to all the metal hearts, both back and front, giving some tooth for  texture paste and paints.

 

 

 Of course you could use any stencil but I chose Tim Holtz Stencil's - Holiday Knits and Doily

 

  

The paints used were the Decoart Chalk Paints ( colours- Vintage & Whisper) The Texture Paste is  one of Finnabair's by Prima.

 

 

 I have never used the Colour Bloom Sprays from Prima, but I love the fact that you get amazing coverage and you can splatter as well as spray. When the spray has 1/3rd left you can fill it with water and continue to use it, so it's good value. ( I am advised you can fill  up twice with water) The spray gun itself is quite unique and if you are splattering you only squeeze the trigger slightly, not all the way. There is a video on how to use the spray on the ATP Online Shop.

 

 Gilding Wax was used to highlight the textured areas and looks so festive, especially with the shimmer of the Colour Bloom Spray, which is Vintage Gold.

 

  I have tried to capture the wonderful shimmer of the splatters in this photograph.

 

 

 Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Christmas Stamp Sets were used here. The stamp was inked up with Stazon in Red and applied to tissue paper,  which was then torn around the edges. Glue 'n'Seal was then applied to the heart and the stamped image placed on top, more Glue'n' Seal was then gently applied over the tissue, particularly around the edges. 

 

 

 Gilding wax was applied around the edges of the heart and gave a lovely vintage feel. Some tartan ribbon and some of Tim's Idea-Ology Tidings Tokens complete the look.

 

 

 

 I have taken photographs of the front and back of the hangings, which will become gifts.

 

 

 Another heart.

 

 

 I loved this snowflake so much and decided to leave it plain.

 

 

 The sentiment on the back is Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits- Holiday Script.  I have used card and they did come away really easily poking all of the holes at the back of the die. 

 

 

Having die cut Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits- Holiday Greens, I sprayed them with the Colour Bloom Spray ( see below) There's also a couple of Tim Holtz Movers and Shapers Snowflakes in there too.

 

 

More Colour Bloom Spray, splattered on to card, which I had painted with Decoart Vintage Chalk Paint.

 

 

Another greeting from Tim Holtz Holiday Script as well as his amazing  Prancing Reindeer, which is a Bigz die.....love this one :-)

 

 

All edges distressed and matted on to Kraft card, which was inked with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Thank You for sticking with me and I hope you have found some inspiration. I certainly had a fun time.  My craft scrubby came in really handy too. 

Have fun and remember there's still time to enter in to our current challenge "Recycle For Christmas"

There's a £10  online voucher to spend at Artist Trading Post who stock an amazing array of Mixed Media products

Have fun whatever you are up to

Annie xxxx