Faux Homemade Paper

I had to try this faux handmade paper technique once I saw Noir Art 's video

Supplies: Printer Paper

              Variety of Dried Natural Products e.g.                        lavender, seeds,spices,  flower petals,                        sphagnum moss etc.

              White Glue, Mod Podge or an Acrylic                          Medium

              2 -3 ply decorative napkin or tissue paper

              Paint brush 

              Watercolors

I started with a blank piece of printer paper. 

Add a thick layer of glue. And then add some dried naturals .

I had a sprig of pressed and dried cedar branch, Spanish or sphagnum moss and some Lavender.

Next you'll need to work quickly before the glue dries and place a piece of tissue paper or 1 of the plys from a decorative napkin.

Get it good and pressed into the glue and then add more glue to the top making it seep through to the bottom paper. This will give your dried pieces  a nice seal when dried.

Allow to dry and trim excess paper napkin. Admittedly, I couldn't wait and used a hair dryer to speed up the process.

 Add a little watercolor.

So pretty. Now what will we do with them? Book covers? Stay tuned. 

With love and gratitude,

Michele

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Funtastic Friday #273

Welcome to Funtastic Friday Link Party! 

Let's keep making and sharing our blogs and keep people inspired and active in their homes. Keep up the good work friends. Stay home. Stay healthy. 

We will be through this sooner than you believe. Remember to take it one day at a time. We will be on the other side of this soon.

I'm linking to a Guided Meditation  to Manage Stress by Deepak Chopra on Youtube. It's to manage stress, fear and anxiety. I have found meditation to be the most helpful thing in my life. It helps beat back my wandering, fearful mind. Use head phones for an incredibly personal experience but listen any way you can. I put one on the TV at night as we fall asleep.

The meditations work on your subconscious. YES. And they have 8 hr sleep meditations too. Explore Youtube for meditations to suit your needs. 

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With love and gratitude,

Michele

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Funtastic Friday #272

Hey Friends

I hope you are staying safe and healthy. I hope this week's party will bring you plenty to read and lots of inspiration for when we can get back out there and be busy.

Time for Funtastic Friday!

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Funtastic Friday #271

Welcome to Funtastic Friday Link Party!  It's almost Spring and boy, am I ready!  

Looking forward to seeing your amazing posts!

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With love and gratitude,

Michele

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Seashell Palm Tree

Seashell Palm Tree.

If you follow this blog , you probably know I think in seashells. I have lived in Myrtle Beach, SC for several years and we have recently decided to make the move to Florida full time now. As we drove back to South Carolina we passed by the welcome sign with the state logo.

I have loved this logo and used it in many projects and for arts and crafts classes down at the Coastal Bohemian studio.

It had me wondering what I would do without it. Once I move, it's no longer mine. LOL

And then I could see the image without the moon.....made with seashells. 

So that's how I had the inspiration for this Coastal DIY Challenge.

To make it even more challenging, I had limited supplies until I could get to my studio.

 I found some soft blue chalk paint for the background.

I gathered up some shells I had purchased at a thrift for $1.99. I played with a layout for the palm tree trunk and had a small stash of oyster shells.

To me, this created a colorful base. 

Some big palm leaves. 

And some more leaves.

Now what. Some sand? Some sea glasss?

No. Not the glass.

Some shadowing around the edge using a black graphite pencil.

 A little glue and sand .

I tucked a bit of Spanish moss using my hot glue gun and then I glued on a few gold glass beads I found in a bag of glass beads, in Walmart. The beads cost about $1.99 also.

                                                                                            

 After staring at that plain blue canvas, I added some watercolor and blended my colors to create a sunset / sunrise look. While the colors where wet, I used a paper towel to soften the look even further. I did use the water color, as well, to create the vignette.

With love and gratitude,

Michele

Find me partying here all week, at these link parties, with some great bloggers.

If you are in Myrtle Beach come on down and visit us at the Coastal Bohemian Studio or Follow us out on Facebook, Pinterest , Instagram, Linkedin, or Bloglovin .