There are loads of different chipboard shapes out there - book covers, flowers etc., all of which can be decorated in many different ways. This project uses a crown, by Maya Road, and some of the free downloadable paper available as an SSP Guild Member. We've also used Shrink plastic, but you could add any charms and/or beads. You could even mount a favourite photo on the piece to create a special wall hanging. This would look really good in a child’s bedroom or as a nameplate to hang on their door.
We used:
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Use the Paint Dabbers to cover both sides of the chipboard crown. You will need several layers to cover up the grey of the board. Alternatively, you can paint it white first using ordinary acrylic paint or gesso. Build up layers of the three colours, stopping to dry them occasionally.
Print off the backing paper and stamp the images on it with Denim ink. Tear pieces of the images and the words and stick them on to the painted crown.
Stamp the Mesh image onto the crown using the Denim Paint Dabber. Add more dabbed paint if necessary. Run the Gold Krylon pen around the edges of the crown.
Punch a hole in one of the finials and add some ribbons. Punch more holes along the base and set them with eyelets.
Sponge some of the Amber Clay chalk ink on to white Shrink Plastic and overstamp it with the images of the girls, in Denim ink. Cut out the tiles, punch holes in the top and heat to shrink.
Thread beads and the Shrink plastic tiles on to ribbons and fibres and attach them to the crown through the punched holes.
The back of the crown is just as pretty as the front!
TIP: To thread beads easily, cut a 10" piece of craft wire and fold it in half. Thread your beads on to the doubled up wire in the order you want them to finish up in. Then open up the folded loop of the wire and thread the fibre through it. Tighten up the loop again and push the beads off the wire on to the fibre. When the beads are off the wire disengage it and pull one end of the fibres through the beads, tying a knot in the end.
I don't normally do this sort of end product (I am mainly scrapbooking) but I really will have a go at this. It looks absolutely super. Thanks Penny for yet more great ideas.
Japanese Lace Paper Set
