I decided to create projects for my Riff Raff CHA demos last month that I could use here as classes for you. I got away from albums (at least for the first part of the month) and made a canvas and a garland. This is my first attempt at a canvas and I'll admit- I'm a big fan. It hangs in my kitchen and every time I walk into the kitchen I think... "Wow, I did that." It wasn't hard and doesn't have alot of detail but it seems to do the trick. The nested hearts and the wings are Riff Raff product that they showed at CHA last week, these two products are February releases (my favorite release yet) and will be available this month.
I bought the canvas at Michael's(I find them the least expensive there)and painted it black. I then used the Riff Raff wings as a mask and spray painted the canvas with copper paint.I painted the heart (also Riff Raff) black and placed type pattern paper behind it and then adhered it with a glue stick to the canvas(there is better glue to use for this type of project but meh). To ensure the heart stay on I also used colored staples through the canvas over the heart. I then stamped a group of words with black paint and then stamped the tiny alphas with gold paint, these add a subtle but nice touch.There you have it, all done.
When I saw the Riff Raff wings and the large nested hearts for the first time I squealed I loved them so much and instantly knew I was making this garland to hang in my home. The heart with the wings are painted then I applied a thick layer of crackle medium and painted the next color so it would dry and crack showing the first color (like weathered wood). Two other hearts also go through the same process but I also embossed them to make them nice and shiny, the rest of the hearts are just painted and embossed, the hearts then became frames for my pictures. I poked holes jump rings and tied each piece together with black tulle through the jump ring. This project took a little over three hours but so worth it in my books.
If you have any questions on "how to" or where you can find any of the product used here Email Me and I'll be happy to help out! Check back later this month for my Valentine's give away and another project for you to do at home!
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