Friday 3 December 2010

Vintage Christmas Canvas.....


Inspiration for this frame came from a recent issue of one of the stampington publications. I just wanted to create a little frame with a vintage christmas feel and something with a bit of depth. So I used the back of a canvas and covered it with terra paste all over, when dry I painted it cream and then rubbed over some inka gold with my finger to bring out the texture.
The inside was lined with stripey paper and for a touch of colour I used a blue fabric for curtains and made little ties with ribbon. I played around with the frame a lot and re-arranged it a lot to see what looks good and what doesnt.






The bells were originally pink and I simply painted them with modern masters rust paint. If you havent tried yet, get some, its lots of fun making things rusty and old.
The presents are covered in music paper and dictionary paper and distressed with ink. Around the edge of the frame I used some old gold lace, very heavy stuff. I remember my parents used to use the same stuff for nutcrackers they used to make, so for me its associated with christmas already, I just had to add some. If you have a closer look at the frame there are many things to discover and I had fun putting it together.


4 comments:

  1. What a fantastic little scene ... love the idea of rust paint ... thanks for joining the fashion-themed fun at Gingersnap Creations.

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  2. Beautiful! I love all the details.

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  3. wow!! So beautiful frame! The letters are really good))

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  4. I love your vintage scene - such great texture on the frame. Thanks for playing along with us at Gingersnap Creations :-)

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