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I just love crafting, the messier the better. Have been crafting all my days but in the last 16 years have been doing more and more. My obsession began with making cards and from there I have tried many different forms of crafting. Great fan of Tim_Holtz love all his products would love to own them all one day. Graphic 45 is another must have for me and again would love to have it all. And then there is Prima well what can a girl say, just simply stunningly beautiful. Really enjoying the vintage, shabby chic and steampunk styles which are very much in vogue at the minute. Love Lace and Pearl trim, you might be seeing a fair bit of it all on here. xx Please keep calling past and enjoy my crafting journey with me. Great Big Huge Hugs Becca xxx

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Wednesday 1 October 2014

Rhedd's Creative Spirit - October Challenge


 Rhedd's Creative Spirit Challenge Blog

Challenges run from the 1st of each month at 9am and end 10am the last day of the month.  Every Challenge will be 'Anything Goes' occasionally there may be a twist to the theme just to stretch your already creative minds that wee bit further :-)

Each Challenge will be judged by one of us teamies and the prize will be an Altered Art item and our winners badge.

As always there are rules to follow so please ensure you read and abide by them before entering.

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and little old me :-)



Again this month the Challenge Blog has had fantastic entries, all who entered are such a talented bunch.  Our winner has been chosen by Sammy so please pop over to the blog and check out her chosen winner Rhedd's Creative Spirit Challenge Blog.

October Challenge

Halloween or Not

The theme this month has a twist and that twist is Halloween, it's not compulsory, it's entirely up to you, so long as it is ALTERED ART ONLY

This is my DT creation using the Halloween Theme


Halloween mantlepiece decoration - with lights :-)



This project was another one that I raided my Dad's workshop for.  He has lots of bits of off cut wood and he didn't let me down this time either, I found two bits of scrap wood and attached them together and drilled some strategically places holes, 9 in total, in the back to pop my Halloween battery operated lights through. I painted the whole piece black and then set to work creating all the embellishments to set the scene. 


I used wood embellishments from WhichCraft on Zibbet, a fabulous Halloween selection, pumpkins, ghosts, witches, haunted house to name a few.  I used a mixture of inks, paints and waxes to colour up each piece and then dipped most of them in my Melt Pot to seal with UTEE or alternatively rubbed with Inca Gold.


I created little spell books using some scraps of leather and copy paper.  From my stash I gathered up all my little spooky Halloween themed embellishments little spiders and big ones too, glow in the dark skeletons and stretched cobweb material everywhere it would stick.  I even cut up some of the glow in the dark skeleton bones and sealed them inside a glass bottle, ready to be added to the next spell.


I used some cut out from Tsunami Rose, Witches Brew Paper Collection to create bottles of poisonous potions.  I made little potion bottles too using some pearl beads stacked together to look like mysterious bottles of witches concoctions.  

I had such fun creating this fun scene and it will be used this Halloween on our Mantlepiece.  I hope you like it and can see the fun I had creating.

Please come over and join in with our October Challenge for your chance to win these Deep Edged Canvas's (8"x8" & 8"x4").



I so hope you like my creation for Rhedd's Creative Spirit.  
I can't wait to get started on next months creation.

Thank you for stopping by, I truly appreciate you all.  
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Will be back soon with more creations for you.

Great Big Huge Hugs

Becca xxx

5 comments:

Sammy said...

Gorgeous work as always Becca! I'd planned on working lights for mine too, but stuff took too long to arrive *sob*.
Love this! x

Linda Simpson said...

Oh my WORD! How Awesome is this? to fabulous for words! I LOVE it!
Hugs
Linda xxxx

Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

This is a delightful little Halloween assemblage. I love the lights. Blessings!

Sandra Wright. said...

A lovely mantle piece decoration, great idea adding the lights,makes it look spook-tacular...lol
xxx

vintagebutton said...

WOW, this is amazing xx