I love these little Ballerinas so much and bottle brush trees… oh man do I love bottle brush trees. Oh, and glass beads, these are from vintage garland, another one of my favorites. Oh and dang I’m hyper can you tell… I have vintage Mica around the Ballerina on top of the jar as well as glass shards and glitter (Big Surprise there I’m sure). Alan will be adding items for sale on my blog (including these) several times a week, so if you want original one-of-a-kind items check back and see if I have anything you might like.

I think this jar… the entire piece stands approx. 9.25 inches tall… would be adorable filled with candies or hot chocolate and given to a special friend or family member. It has an office tag with a snowflake attached waiting for that someone special’s name.

This paper mache box measures approx. 3 inches wide and the total piece stands approx. 7 inches tall. I painted the entire box and added white boa, glitter tinsel, pink pom pom trim, bottle brush trees, satin seam binding, a ballerina, snowflakes, rhinestones and iridescent fibers.

My scraproom is doing some major sparkling this evening. I plan on making a few other items tomorrow. Not sure what they will be as I never seem to know what I am going to create. I just walk in and start picking items up, putting them together and before I know I am deep into a project.

So until tomorrow… have a wonderful evening.

Using Crackling Medium
By Lisa M. Pace

Supplies Needed: Acrylic Paints, DecoArt Weathered Crackling Medium, Paint Brush and chipboard (example is Maya Road Scroll Corners)

I have found that when using crackling medium, foam brushes are not as effective as using a paint brush.

1. Choose your paint colors. In this example I am using Making Memories Pink Lipstick and Spotlight.
2. Using your paint brush, paint your chipboard using the paint color you want to show through the cracks. I used Making Memories Pink Lipstick.

1. Set aside and allow to dry.
2. Once the paint is dry, using your paint brush, apply DecoArt Weathered Crackling Medium over the painted surface.

1. Allow to dry completely. Depending on the thickness of your application and the humidity this can take from 15 min. to an hour. Please note: The thicker you apply the crackling medium the larger the cracks will be.
2. Once your crackling medium is dry, using your paint brush, apply thin coats of paint using your second paint color. I used Making Memories Spotlight. You want just enough paint on your paint brush so that your brush will glide smoothly over the crackling medium. Do not go back over any of the wet paint. You will be painting over the crackle effect and the first paint color (Pink Lipstick) will not show. Just paint a section and move to the next.

1. Allow to dry.

1. Once dry, adhere your finished embellishment to your project or layout.

You can paint over your dried crackled embellishment with any of the Making Memories Glazes, accent with rhinestones, buttons, Stickles, etc.

Have fun!