It has been a long hiatus, but I'm back to blogging. Right now I have about six projects in process along with a very messy craft room!
This piece came about in large part due to my hubby. He brought home a religious icon and said, "I thought you could use this." It sat for a while until I was looking through some metal items in my junk bin.
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The antique wooden box came from an auction and still has an old, hard-to-read tag on it. The ornate metal corners were from a beautiful photo album a friend had given me a few years back. I dry brushed some white, thalo green and burnt umber over the high spots of the metal to give the old brass even more character.
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| Just an old box with small dolls in it... |
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| Old tag still in place! |
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| I love these corners so much |
I dry brushed the iron paint over the icon, but it hasn't rusted as well as I'd hoped. Will add another round of rusting agent tonight.
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| Slightly rusted. Slightly unnerving? |
I used the same colors to dry brush the rusted antique iron rest. Looks like an old church window, doesn't it? That's what tripped the idea switch!
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| That iron just reminds me of a church window |
The dolls are new Tim Holtz Salvaged Dolls and I covered them with Sophisticated Finishes iron rust paint kit. Once they were all rusty, I highlighted them with white then thalo green with the same dry brushing technique.
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| So many tiny dolls! |
Next up, I'll be gluing the iron rest and icon into the box so I can get the dolls attached. It'll be a feat to keep them all standing up on their own, but I'm up for it!
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