Dreaming of Spring! Collage Art Tutorial

I would like to share one of my most recent projects with you! This weekend my daughter and I took out all of our "goodies" and created some neat projects.

"Art has been an essential part of my healing journey as what I create is a reflection of my Inner Beauty". By Claudia Twardus

Supplies: 4x4 Canvas, Pale Green Acrylic Paint, Large Brush, Mod Podge Glue, Vintage Chandelier Crystal, Feather, Tattered Seam Binding Ribbon, Plastic Doves, German Glass Glitter Silver Coarse, Egg, Spanish Moss, Vintage Buttons, Lace and Pearl Stream, Low Heat Glue Gun, Vintage Sewing Pattern Paper, Vintage Wall Paper and No. 2 HB Pencil, Millinery Forget Me Nots, Eye Hook, Silver Wire (Copper Coated), and Mica Flakes

Instructions: 1- Paint your canvas in green and allow to dry. 2 - Apply Mod Podge glue to the canvas and adhere pieces of pattern paper to cover the entire surface. 3 - Cut a heart made of vintage wall paper and glue to the center of canvas, decorate the heart with your pencil! Be creative! Add a quote or encouraging word like DREAM! apply glue over the heart and sprinkle it with mica flakes. 4 - Decorate the edge of your canvas with vintage lace. 5- Create a nest with Spanish moss, decorate using the glue gun with a feather, buttons, ribbon, flowers, pearl stream, egg and plastic doves (cover the doves with glue and sprinkle them with German glass glitter).  6 - Insert the eye hook on the bottom of the canvas and connect the chandelier crystal by utilizing the silver wire. 

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Birds inspire the majority of my Spring Art!

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Holiday Matinee Necklace - Tutorial

We are making ready for the Holidays at Antica Treasures! What could be better than making some lovely jewelry to wear or give during this cherished season of the year? MMM, let me thing, maybe some Pumpkin Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream.... So, here's a tutorial for all of you! I am utilizing the new mother and son chain and the holiday garden bead mix. Enjoy!

Materials:
Holiday Garden Bead Mix             7 - 6mm Czech golden pearls
Mother and Son Chain                   8- 4mm Light olive Czech pearls
Head Pins                                    12mm brass ox lobster clasp
3 - 6mm and 12mm brass ox jump rings 

Instructions:
Cut a 23" piece of chain, loop on each end a 6mm jump ring and attach the lobster clasp to on end and the 12mm jump ring to the other end. Thread head pins on one 4mm light olive pearl, add a flower and then loop the end of the head pin, repeat this for every flower (4 red & 4 green). Thread head pins on the rest of the beads and loop at the end. Connect the flowers to the chain at more or less every 3" (eye ball the placement of the flowers), in between connect the leaves and the pearls "al gusto" (as you wish in Spanish). Now, wear your necklace proudly!

Fun & Easy Lavender Sachets

We've been published in Belle Armoire Jewelry Spring 2010

I received my Spring 2010 copy of Belle Armoire Jewelry and I was thrilled to learn that my dear Oiseaux Necklace was published! I am a bird lover, I started feeding them thistle and they visit my yard by the bunch! Finches, Robins, Chickadees & More! I have made a tutorial to make this necklace and all the supplies are available in my shop Antica Treasures, this is the main component that you'll need http://www.anticatreasures.com/item_381/Oiseaux-Charms-Assemblage.htm

Tutorial

Materials: Fine Oval Brass Chain, Oiseaux Letter Charms, Bird Charms, Heart & bird pendant, Czech Crystal Beads, Antiqued Brass Jumprings, Old time lobster clasp

Instructions: This necklace is composed of two levels, one longer than the other one. I find it useful to work with a dressform to determine the perfect lenght and "fall" of the necklace. Once you have determined the desired lenght, bead the crystals and add the bird connectors to one of the parts. Then add the letters to the shorter part of the necklace. Finish with a lobster clasp and a jumpring.

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The ruffled bookmark, a tutorial by Antica Treasures

Materials: Antica Treasures Antiqued Ribbons, Extra Large Tags, Acrylic Rhinestones, Vintage Fabrics (I use remnants from Vintage lace curtains or hankies), Walnut Crystals, Glue Stick, Low/Medium Heat Glue Gun

Antiquing the tags: Start by mixing one cup of warm water (I prefer it in the hot side so it dissolves the crystals better, please watch your hands and don't get burned) with 1 teaspoon of walnut Crystals. Once this mixture is warm, put on some plastic gloves and start dipping the tags one by one and placing them in a covered surface to dry. (I use very large manila type of envelopes to set them for about three hours until they get dry)

Digital Collage: We use digital collage sheets from Darvahlous on Etsy. Print them and cut them to fit your tag. Glue your image to your tag.

Ruffles: Little by little add glue to the edges of the tag and place the ribbon ruffleing it as you go around.

Finish: Glue bow and rhinestone on the top and add more ribbon to the top of the tag.

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Burlap Lavender Sachets by Antica Treasures

FARMSTYLE SACHET

Learn how to make this lovely Farmstyle Lavender Sachet

Instructions by Antica Treasures

Materials: Burlap Bags (4"x6"), Manila Tags, Lovely Images, German Glass Glitter, Antiqued Ribbons, Gluestick, Lavender Flowers

Tools: Sewing Machine

Instructions:

1. Place 1/4 to 1/2 a cup of lavender inside the burlap bags, sew the top portion of your bag with a rustic zig zag stitch, ensure that a piece of ribbon is sewn inside the opening for easy hanging.

2. Hand stamp a manila tags with a French Text Rubber Stamp, use chocolate brown ink, antique the edges of the tag with your stamp pad. Glue the image of the Mannequin or other lovely image to your tag, use a glue pen around the edges of the image and sprinkle german glass glitter.

3. Place a ribbon bow on your tag and attach to the burlap bag with a safety pin.

Note: The supplies that you need to complete this project are available at http://www.anticatreasures.com/

The Lovely Collage Sheets are available at http://www.etsy.com/shop/Darvahlous

Enjoy your lovely farmstyle sachet!

The Artful Tag - Antiquing tags/bookmarks tutorial by Antica Treasures

Hi Friends!

I enjoy so much making these lovely tags that I had to share how to make them with all of you. They are easy and quick to make. Make them for your loved ones and why not making them for you? I enjoy them tucked in my books and craft magazines.

The Supplies are available at Antica Treasures www.anticatreasures.com

Supplies: Walnut Crystals, Mica Flakes, Glue Stick, Martha Stewart permanent glue, Seam Binding Ribbon, No.6 Tags, one cup hot water, Collage Sheets by Darvahlous at http://www.etsy.com/shop/Darvahlous

Instructions:

1. Mix well 1 teaspoon of Walnut Crystals with one cup of hot water (1min in microwave) in a reusable plastic cup, let it sit for 20 minutes. Pour the liquid in a square pyrex container (craft use only), dip each tag and place over absorbent surface of hang outside (make sure to protect the countertops, this really stains). Allow to dry for 6 hours approximately.

2. Cut out the lovely digital collage sheets by Darvahlous and glue them to the tag with an acid free glue stick. If you have a stamp you can adorn the tag with, please go ahead.

3. Apply the permanent glue (which has a nice tip that allows a precise application ) around the edges of each image clipping  Position the tag on top of a plate and sprinkle the mica flakes (the plate collects the extra mica which you want to reuse). 

4. Cut the ribbon in 10 to 12 inches portion and add to each tag.

5. While you allow the tags/bookmarks to dry prepare some tea, relax and enjoy your artful work!

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Merci!

Fabulous Earring Cards

Look how lovely these earrings look in these tags! Irresistible & the best part is that they are super easy and inexpensive to make! The tags and ribbon are for sale at my shop http://www.anticatreasures.com/item_463/Fabulous-Earring-Cards--White-100-pcs.htm

Instructions: Grab your Cavallini Rubberstamps, favorite ink and stamp the tags awa. Then, add your earrings and ribbon to finish with a bow! Lovely!