The Crafty Moussekateer: Altered Bottle with Imagination Crafts

Hi Everyone

Well today I was stuck at home like a lot of people because of 'The Beast from the East'! All I know is that it has been very cold and a great chance to do some crafting. I had a bottle sat in the kitchen waiting for me to attack it and today was the day!

So looking at my crafty stash I decided to use my ink sprays, pastes, stencils and bits and bobs. So let's go.... :)

What I Did

Take a clean glass bottle and paint it with gesso. I painted two coats, drying between each coat.

Using structure paste and a couple of stencils carefully smooth pasted through design. Dry.

Next add some crackle paste to some areas of the bottle. Leave to dry (the cracks are better if left to dry without a heat tool).

Choose some embellishments that you would like to use on the bottle. Use a mixture of bits and bobs from your crafty stash (I used some Artcutz plus some wings made from a mould and structure paste together with some metal pieces). I painted the chipboard pieces with gesso.

Decide on how you want your bottle decoration to look and begin gluing them into position.

Glue embellishments into place. Using Fabric Decoupage Glue (fab thick glue) glue some of the Artsy Stones to add extra detail. Leave to dry. Then paint over the embellishments and Artsy Stones with white gesso. Dry.

Now on to the fun bit - inks and Rusty Patinas! Start by using the Turquoise and Light Blue Mix Media Ink Sprays, water and a baby wipe to blend the ink to a soft finish. Take the pump out of the bottle and drop colour from this into some areas to darken. Dry as you go.

Rusty Patinas - Rustique and Verdigris; use a small paintbrush to add some Rustique patina to small areas at a time. Use water to blend and soften the colour. Repeat until you are happy with the look of the bottle. Paint over all the elements softening with the baby wipe as you go. Add little touches of Verdigris patina by dry brushing.