May Arts May Craft Challenge is going BACK TO THE BEACH!!! . I decided I wanted to take part in this challenge, now this is my first time entering a challenge so I'm a bit nervous - also because I am not used to making tutorials on how I come up with a project. I am not used to working with themes, usually I just sit and make whatever comes to mind. Having a theme has made me realize that I rather just make whatever comes to mind, simply because I had so, so many ideas, I had to make a decision as to what to make, and I think I'm going to make some jewelry too, but for now here it goes; my first item. Hope you all like this as much as I do.
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1. Gathering all the materials to use;
(a) May Art ribbons #'S HX34, 369-15-04, 369-15-02 & AW33 (used for this project);
(b) tulip's glitter champagen, soft fabric paint glitter sapphire, slick royal blue and color change white/blue;
(c) Fabric Mod Podge;
(d) shells (my sister just happened to give me these last week not knowing that I needed some) |
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Some more materials, I realized I needed:
(e) Bedalon non-tarnish wire (medium hard);
(f) Beacon Fabric Tac glue;
(g) several pliers
(h) the tote I used was given at a craft social by Tulip fashion arts ( a sponsor) |
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Step 1: I took Tulip's Glitter Champagne dimensional fabric and painted about 1/3 of the bag ( this represents the sand) |
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Step 2: I used Tulip's Soft fabric paint glitter sapphire to paint right above the champagne color - then I took tulip's slick royal blue and went over the sapphire - last color I used was Tulip's color change white/blue to paint the top part of the bag. I tried not to let any of the paints dry, I like blending colors while wet for a nice effect. Once done with all the painted, I let all the paints dry before going to the next step. |
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Step 3: I used fabric mod podge by adding to the bag directly, I hand pleated the ribbons on the bag as you see here on the picture; I let the glue dry overnight. |
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Step 4: I added more fabric mod podge to the ribbons to ensure these will stay after washing; now the brown flower you see here is made from May Arts ribbon ( wired) I took one of the wires and gathered the ribbon, wrapped the ribbon into the shape of a rose, and once I had the flower as I wanted I stitched it as I wrapped the final flower . Once I was done stitching I used beacon's fabric tac to glue the flower to the bag, I used it to on the small shells and glued them where i wanted them. I waited a few hours while the glue dried. I used Beadalon's wire to attache the star and some light pink shell beads I had to the purse as an added decoration. I also used beacon's glue to add the blue ribbon on the top trim of the bag. |
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This is the final piece, I think I just might add some pearls to this bag, some hanging from the rose and some at the bottom of the bag right below the ribbon. |
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