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Pocket Fairy Tag

Hello  Everyone,  Judy Wood here today... Let's make a FAERIE tag with a pocket to hold it. Pocket tag Add spray inks to both sides of the tag (keep it simple using one or two coordinating colors, i.e. look at your color wheel).   For this,  I wore gloves as the spray inks can get messy.     Let dry (once dry, I often use a very heavy art history book to flatten my work) Tissue paper (any style will do, I like to use pre-printed tissue paper). Cut or tear to approximate size of the tag, crumble, open gently.   Hint: you can also use lace paper, rice paper, old book paper, etc.    Find what works best for you!   Matte medium is then applied to the back  of the tissue paper, then apply to tag.     Since t he tissue paper is thin, work lightly with your fingers to spread the paper out from the middle, a slight tear is okay here and there, but you don’t want the tissue paper to come off in shred...

Having Fun Experimenting!

Continuing on with our month long partnership with DecoArt, Stephanie here.  My post today is about having fun experimenting. To be honest I really wanted to have time to just play with as many of the DecoArt products as possible...and boy did I.  I actually got so caught up in just using the product that I am still not sure what life this project is going to have.  I know there will be some collage incorporated, but I am just going to let that  come to me when it feels like it.   For now, I am just enjoying the layers of fun I already have.  I started with this metal tin wall plaque...cute on its own, but it needed new life.  It measures approximately 9 x 11 inches.  (sorry it is a bit blurry) It actually can be used as a message board as it came with a pretty rusty metal magnet.  You will see that in a bit.  Some Gesso to start...