Part of the fun working in mixed media is breaking the rules and exploring your creativity. Awhile back, I purchased a vintage end table for a DIY project and while getting it out of our little compact car, my husband broke off one of the legs. Essentially the table was now truely trash until I realized that I could use the drawer for a project.
I painted all the exposed wood turquoise and set it aside to dry. In the studio, I cut a large piece of watercolor paper to fit the inside drawer dimensions. I layed out my background design and began to decopauge my piece. The hardest part was getting it glue down in the back of the draw. I found that some patience helped and over night it had flattened out. I often give my background overnight to flatten before working on the final subject.
I also like to bargin hunt in a few small town junk shops looking for old canvases and frames to upcycle. I only paid $5 for both the frame and canvas I used to create Four Friends
So consider the unlikely for your next project.
I painted all the exposed wood turquoise and set it aside to dry. In the studio, I cut a large piece of watercolor paper to fit the inside drawer dimensions. I layed out my background design and began to decopauge my piece. The hardest part was getting it glue down in the back of the draw. I found that some patience helped and over night it had flattened out. I often give my background overnight to flatten before working on the final subject.
I also like to bargin hunt in a few small town junk shops looking for old canvases and frames to upcycle. I only paid $5 for both the frame and canvas I used to create Four Friends
So consider the unlikely for your next project.
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