How to Make and Use Your DIY Embellishments - Ideas and Project

Hi everyone!   Today I've got another video to share in my new DIY Embellishments series.  We are going to pick up right where we left off earlier this week from my previous video.  You can click here to see it.

Now, since I started this new series on making your own DIY embellishments, I've had questons from viewers about what to do with them.  I have mentioned a few ideas in my previous videos, but today I am going to start off with some actual visual ideas, and then I will alter a mini composition book cover with ColourArte Primary Elements Artiste Pigments and Silks Acrylic Glaze, and then paint some of these smaller pieces shown earlier.

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ColourArte Supplies Used:
Primary Elements Artiste Pigments:
  Solar Gold
  Sea Glass
  Black Emerald
Silks Acrylic Glaze
  Rusty Mauve
  Mediterranean Blue
The Solution Acrylic Wash Medium

Other Supplies Used:
Permastone casting compound
Product Packaging
Mini Composition Book
Decorative print paper
Liquitex white gesso
DecoArt Media Crackle Glaze
Claudine Helmuth Studio Multi-Medium Matte
Tim Holtz Ideaology Remnant Rubs - Life Quotes
Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue

I hope I have been able to give you some ideas and inspiration for using these fun DIY embellishments, and hopefully peaked your interest in making your own embellishments from things you probably already have in your craft stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a super fun and crafty day!

Barbara

New Series: Make Your Own Embellishments with ColourArte - PermaStone and Product Packaging

Hi everyone!  Today I am sharing my second video tutorial in my new how to series on making your own embellishments.  I have so many ideas in my head for things to use, and I also get even more inspiration from online websites like Pinterest, as well as some of the many talented artists' blogs.

Today, I will show you how I used the plastic packaging from products I purchased as molds.  If I liked the shape, whether a circle, rectangle, heart, square, etc., I put it to use.  These make excellent substrates for your embellishments, and I even decided to use one of them as a key holder.  But what they all have in common is that I used ColourArte Primary Elements powdered pigments an Vivid Ultra Metallics to bring them to life.

So please check out my video tutorial for some fun ideas, and hopefully spark some inspiration with you!

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ColourArte Supplies Used:

Primary Elements Powder Pigment

Guatemalan Green
  Merlot
  Bronze Medallion
  Hot Cinnamon

Vivid Ultra Metallics
  China Black
  True Silver

The Solution Acrylic Wash Medium

Other Supplies Used:

DecoArt Media Matte Medium
DecoArt Media Ultra-Matte Varnish
Print Napkin for decoupaging
Plastic product packaging
Activa Permastone Casting Compound
Ranger Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE)
Heat tool
Ranger Black Puffs Embossing Powder
Ranger Crackle Accents
Ki Memories Gloo (or any metal glue)
Miss Lillian's Azure Embellishing Butter
Metal keyholes, buttons, hitch fastener
Jet Black Archival Ink Pad
Versamark Ink Pad
Assorted brushes
Rhinestones

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you have a crafty day!

Barbara