My Christmas Mixed Media and Collage Embellished Bottles

As you all know from my previous posts I spent the last two months blissfully creating mixed media Christmas crafts.  I was in crafting heaven.  So, in thinking about some of the bottle crafts I wanted to make now I decided I would make some Christmas mixed media bottles that could function as vases with embellished paper flowers.

However, after creating four Christmas bottles I decided they would stay as bottles as I loved them just the way they were and hope after reading this post and seeing the pictures you'll agree.

I decided that I wanted all four of the bottles to have a stamped oval or round paper-clay Christmas words saying in the front of the bottle.  I chose "Joy, Peace On Earth, and Merry Christmas" word stamps.

I also decided I wanted all four sides of the four bottles to be covered with scrapbook papers with Victorian Christmas images or Victorian graphic images and with various mixed media trims, ropes, ribbons and different paint embellishments.

For the bottles above first I added old book page collage papers to them.  Then I sponge painted them with a dark green acrylic paint and then a combination of different metallic green paints, metallic red paint, metallic gold or silver paint, red acrylic paint and white acrylic paint.  After the Victorian Christmas images were added I sealed the bottles with a glazing medium.

The front sides of all four bottles contained the sponge paint, paper-clay stamped and painted oval or round elements, scrapbook papers with Victorian Christmas images, and various mixed media fibers and trims.

The "Joy" bottle, shown in the picture above on the left,  had "Joy" stamped in a round paper-clay shape on all four sides of the bottle and painted with metallic white paint.  Metallic green rope was wrapped and glued around the "Joy" round shape and a metallic green rope bow was glued underneath it.

Scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images was wrapped and glued around the top of the bottle just under the rim.  The same metallic green rope that was wrapped around the paper-clay round "Joy" was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle and and top edge of the scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images and wrapped around the bottom edge of the scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images.  The same metallic green rope was tied in a bow and glued to the front of the middle of the scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images that was wrapped around the top of the bottle.

A Victorian angel graphic was added to the bottom front with a "Joy" graphic placed along the bottom.  Paper-clay was fashioned around the image and painted white when it was dry.

The final touch to the front was scrapbook paper with the words "Hark The Herald Angels Sing" which was glued to the front and surrounded by a green metallic puffy paint.

The "Peace On Earth" bottle, shown in the picture above on the right,  had "Peace On Earth" stamped in an oval paper-clay shape on the front of the bottle and painted with metallic red paint.  Metallic red stretch trim was wrapped and glued around the "Peace On Earth" oval shape and a metallic green rope bow was glued underneath the words.

The same metallic red stretch trim was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle as well as being wrapped around the bottom of the neck and tied in a bow in the front.  This same trim was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle and glued along the top and bottom of a long rectangular Victorian scrapbook paper with mistletoe images that was glued around the bottom of the bottle.

Scrapbook paper with a Victorian mistletoe design and the words "Let There Be Peace On Earth" was glued to the front of the bottle and was surrounded first with red gel pen and then with gold metallic puffy paint.

The "Merry Christmas" bottle, shown in the picture above on the left,  had "Merry Christmas" stamped in an oval paper-clay shape on the front of the bottle and painted with metallic festive green paint.  Green mixed media fiber was wrapped and glued around the "Merry Christmas" oval shape and a gold fiber trim bow was glued underneath the words.  The same gold fiber trim was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle and tied in a bow in the front.

Scrapbook paper with Victorian mistletoe, bells, "Glad Tidings" and holly images was added to the bottom front with a "Christmas Bells Merrily Ring as Happy Hearts Merrily Sing" Victorian bell graphic was placed along the bottom.  The latter was surrounded by gold puffy glitter paint.

The "Merry Christmas" bottle, shown in the picture above on the right,  had "Merry Christmas" stamped in an oval paper-clay shape on the front of the bottle and painted with metallic gold paint.  The "Merry Christmas" paper-clay oval shape was surrounded with gold puffy glitter paint. 

Scrapbook paper with Victorian berry images was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle. Two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle and glued to hold it flat.  Gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn was glued around the top, middle, and bottom of the two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon. 

Scrapbook paper with a Victorian mistletoe designs and bells was glued to the front of the bottle just under the "Merry Christmas" paper-clay oval and was surrounded with gold metallic puffy paint.

Gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn was wrapped around the middle of the neck of the bottle four times.  Gold metallic rope trim was also glued along the top of the rim and below the bottom of the gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn that was wrapped around the middle of the neck of the bottle four times.

The left hand side of all four bottles is shown in the picture above.

The left hand side of all four bottles contained the sponge paint, scrapbook papers with Victorian Christmas images and/or holiday words or sayings, and various mixed media fibers, ropes and trims.

The "Joy" bottle, shown in the picture above on the left,  had "Joy" stamped in a round paper-clay shape on the left side of the bottle and painted with metallic white paint.  Metallic green rope was wrapped and glued around the "Joy" round shape and a metallic green rope bow was glued underneath it.

Scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images was wrapped and glued around the top of the bottle just under the rim.  The same metallic green rope that was wrapped around the paper-clay round "Joy" was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle and and top edge of the scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images and wrapped around the bottom edge of the scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images.

Scrapbook paper with a Victorian Christmas floral and bells images and the words "Glad Tidings of Joy" was glued to the left side of the bottle and was surrounded with green metallic puffy paint.

The "Peace On Earth" bottle, shown in the picture above on the right,  had the words "Merry Christmas" and "Glad Tidings" from some of the Victorian Christmas papers was glued to the top of the left side.

Scrapbook paper with a large Victorian angel and Christmas tree design was glued to the bottom of the left side of the bottle and was surrounded with silver metallic puffy paint.

The same metallic red stretch trim from the front was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle as well as being wrapped around the bottom of the neck and tied in a bow in the front.  This same trim was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle and glued along the top and bottom of a long rectangular Victorian scrapbook paper with mistletoe images that was glued around the bottom of the bottle.

The "Merry Christmas" bottle, shown in the picture above on the left,  had several pieces of scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas angel, bells, floral, and holiday words glued to the left side.  All were surrounded with gold metallic puffy paint.

The same gold fiber trim was the front was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle on the left side.

The "Merry Christmas" bottle, shown in the picture above on the right,  had a large scrapbook paper Christmas angel image glued above the two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon that was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle.  The large scrapbook paper Christmas angel image was surrounded with gold puffy glitter paint. 

Scrapbook paper with Victorian berry images was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle. Two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle and glued to hold it flat.  Gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn was glued around the top, middle, and bottom of the two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon. 

Gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn was wrapped around the middle of the neck of the bottle four times.  Gold metallic rope trim was also glued along the top of the rim and below the bottom of the gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn that was wrapped around the middle of the neck of the bottle four times.

The right hand side of all four bottles is shown in the picture above.

The right hand side of all four bottles contained the sponge paint, scrapbook papers with Victorian Christmas images and/or holiday words or sayings, and various mixed media fibers, ropes and trims.

The "Joy" bottle, shown in the picture above on the left,  had "Joy" stamped in a round paper-clay shape on the right side of the bottle and painted with metallic white paint.  Metallic green rope was wrapped and glued around the "Joy" round shape and a metallic green rope bow was glued underneath it.

Scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images was wrapped and glued around the top of the bottle just under the rim.  The same metallic green rope that was wrapped around the paper-clay round "Joy" was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle and and top edge of the scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images and wrapped around the bottom edge of the scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images.

Scrapbook paper with a Victorian Christmas floral and bells images and the words "Joy To The World" was glued to the right side of the bottle and was surrounded with green metallic puffy paint.

The "Peace On Earth" bottle, shown in the picture above on the right,  had two scrapbook pictures of Victorian angels glued to the right hand side which were surrounded with gold glitter puffy paint.

The same metallic red stretch trim from the front was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle as well as being wrapped around the bottom of the neck and tied in a bow in the front.  This same trim was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle and glued along the top and bottom of a long rectangular Victorian scrapbook paper with mistletoe images that was glued around the bottom of the bottle.

The "Merry Christmas" bottle, shown in the picture above on the left,  had several pieces of scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas bells, floral, and holiday words glued to the right hand side.  All were surrounded with gold metallic puffy paint.

The same gold fiber trim from the front was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle on the right side.

The "Merry Christmas" bottle, shown in the picture above on the right,  had scrapbook paper with Christmas floral and the words 'Merry Christmas" glued above the two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon that was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle.  The scrapbook paper Christmas images and words was surrounded with gold puffy glitter paint.

Scrapbook paper with Victorian berry images was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle. Two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle and glued to hold it flat.  Gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn was glued around the top, middle, and bottom of the two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon.

Gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn was wrapped around the middle of the neck of the bottle four times.  Gold metallic rope trim was also glued along the top of the rim and below the bottom of the gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn that was wrapped around the middle of the neck of the bottle four times.

The back of all four bottles is shown in the picture above.

The back of all four bottles contained the sponge paint, scrapbook papers with Victorian Christmas images and/or holiday words or sayings, and various mixed media fibers, ropes and trims.

The "Joy" bottle, shown in the picture above on the left,  had "Joy" stamped in a round paper-clay shape on the back of the bottle and painted with metallic white paint.  Metallic green rope was wrapped and glued around the "Joy" round shape and a metallic green rope bow was glued underneath it.

Scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images was wrapped and glued around the top of the bottle just under the rim.  The same metallic green rope that was wrapped around the paper-clay round "Joy" was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle and and top edge of the scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images and wrapped around the bottom edge of the scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas floral images.

Scrapbook paper with a Victorian Christmas floral and bells images and the words "Christmas Bells Merrily Ring as Happy Hearts Cheerily Sing" was glued to the back of the bottle and was surrounded with green metallic puffy paint.

The "Peace On Earth" bottle, shown in the picture above on the right,  had two scrapbook pictures of Victorian floral and bells along with the words "Peace On Earth" glued to the back which were surrounded with gold glitter puffy paint.

The same metallic red stretch trim from the front was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle as well as being wrapped around the bottom of the neck and tied in a bow in the front.  This same trim was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle and glued along the top and bottom of a long rectangular Victorian scrapbook paper with mistletoe images that was glued around the bottom of the bottle.

The "Merry Christmas" bottle, shown in the picture above on the left,  had several pieces of scrapbook paper with Victorian Christmas bells, floral, and holiday words glued to the back.  All were surrounded with gold metallic puffy paint.

The same gold fiber trim from the front front was wrapped around the rim of the top of the bottle on the back.

The "Merry Christmas" bottle, shown in the picture above on the right,  had scrapbook paper with Christmas floral and the words "Christmas Bells Merrily Ring as Happy Hearts Cheerily Sing" glued above the two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon that was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle.  The scrapbook paper Christmas images and words was surrounded with gold puffy glitter paint.

Scrapbook paper with Victorian berry images was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle. Two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon was wrapped around the bottom of the bottle and glued to hold it flat.  Gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn was glued around the top, middle, and bottom of the two inch wide gold wired and knotted ribbon.

Gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn was wrapped around the middle of the neck of the bottle four times.  Gold metallic rope trim was also glued along the top of the rim and below the bottom of the gold, silver, and white mixed media fiber and yarn that was wrapped around the middle of the neck of the bottle four times.

I really love my new Christmas mixed media and collage embellished bottles and hope you do too.

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How I Made My New Christmas Garland Floral Arrangement

I tend to have a lot of supplies in my crafts stash as I suspect most crafters do and whenever I'm given something or find something that could be re-purposed for a craft later on I tend to save it.  Such was the case with the heavy, clear glass square container that I sponge painted, the Christmas Santa and reindeer floral picks, and large pine-cones I had from my pine-cone adventures year ago. All three are shown in the collage picture above.

The clear glass square container was from a Christmas present one year from decades ago that held fresh Christmas flowers, cranberries and greenery.  After the flowers and greenery had dried I decided to save the heavy square glass container that they had come in.  You never know when a craft supply will be useful so I decided to save it and add it to my stash.

However, the glass container isn't the only item from my craft stash that I've had for decades that I used in this new floral arrangement.  I bought the Santa and reindeer wood floral picks three decades ago from a local plant store and have held on to them for a long time - just waiting for the right application.  I kept them in a container in the basement in my floral crafts work area and often wondered from time to time when I would have the right use for them.

Also, I've had a stash of pine-cones for years from my pine-cone basket adventures and thought they would come in handy here as well.

Well, this month the time finally arrived for all of these craft supplies to be used.  They were perfect for what I had in mind.

I decided that the clear glass square container would look wonderful with some of the Christmas themed artificial greenery sprigs with pine-cone and berry embellishments that I had in my stash.  I had four bushy artificial greenery stems that were 12" - 18" long. As the container was square this would dictate how the greenery arrangement should be shaped.  I decided on a elongated fan type shape coming from the center of the container that would be pleasing from all of the four square sides and would use one bushy artificial greenery sprig on each side.

For the square container above first I added old book page collage papers to it.  Then I painted it with black acrylic paint and added a sponge paint combination of metallic green paint, metallic festive green paint, metallic red paint, and white acrylic paint.

I also decided that a "Merry Christmas" paper-clay medallion on the front of the container would be nice.  I also had a "Merry Christmas" stamp with Victorian floral designs and the words on it that I thought would be pretty.

The stamp had a rhombus shape to it so I had to fashion a thin section of paper-clay in a rhombus shape so the stamp would fit perfectly.  After I had the pressed the paper-clay in the center of the front side of the square container and had the shape the way I wanted I stamped it.  The stamp fit perfectly so I was happy with that.

Once the paper-clay was dry I painted it with a metallic festive green paint.  After everything was dry I sealed the square container and paper-clay medallion with a glazing medium.

The next step was to build the foam base inside the container to hold the artificial greenery stems.  So I cut enough green rectangular foam to fit snugly inside the container. I wanted it to fit snugly and be 1" down from the top rim of the square container.   As I did not want it falling out I added hot glue to the bottom of the foam square block.  As I didn't want the green foam to be seen I added a small amount of artificial moss to the top of the green foam.

Once the foam was in place I started adding the artificial greenery starting in the front and keeping a symmetrical fan balance from the center until I had a shape that I was pleased with. I wanted this arrangement to be perfectly symmetrical from all sides so it was important for the design to be balanced no matter how you looked at it.

I decided I wanted the Santa floral pick to be seen from the front of the arrangement so I placed it there with the head facing forward.

I placed the reindeer floral pick in the center of the back facing in the opposite direction as the Santa.

To balance the arrangement I added a large pine-cone to the center of the left side.

To balance the arrangement I added a large pine-cone to the center of the right side.

Since this was a woodland floral arrangement I decided to add Alene's True Snow paint throughout the arrangement until it was pleasing to my eye.

For the final touch I wrapped a 2" gold colored wired mesh glitter ribbon around the top rim of the square container and then tied it in a bow in the front.  I fashioned the bow and trailers around the "Merry Christmas" paper-clay medallion so the Christmas message was entirely visible.

I love how my Christmas arrangement came out and hope you do too.

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A Mixed Media Blue Bud Vase For My Mom

One of the clear glass vases I decided to alter this past summer was a clear glass single bud vase that has sentimental value to it for me.  You see, over 40 years ago my mother gave it to me as a present.

The purpose of this vase was to hold one flower stem - usually a rose.  I have held on to this vase for many decades and decided this summer it would make a lovely mixed media blue bud vase.

I thought a new sponge painted exterior with haphazard strips of paper-clay with glitter paint might look nice.

For the vase above first I added old book page collage papers to it.  Then I painted it with black acrylic paint and added a sponge paint combination of metallic royal blue paint, metallic dark blue paint, metallic light blue paint, metallic purple paint, and white acrylic paint.  This time, once the sponge painting was dry I sealed it with a glazing medium.

Once everything was dry I added three thin strips of paper-clay in a haphazard pattern on the top, center, and bottom of the vase and stamped it with a Victorian pattern.  I also added a thin strip of paper-clay to the inside of the top rim of the vase and stamped it as well with the Victorian pattern.  Once the paper-clay sections were dry I painted them with metallic white paint.

Once the metallic white paint was dry I brushed purple and blue glitter paint on the paper-clay sections, including the top inside rim of the vase.

The final touch was to glue a white, pink and silver glittery paper rose to the center of the paper-clay strip on the top of the vase.

The pictures really don't do this vase justice.  It is so very pretty.  Now I just have to create a beautiful blue paper rose as blue was my mother's favorite color.  Once everything is done I'll be able to place the rose and the vase next to a picture of my mother.  I know she would be pleased with this.

More Of My Pretty Mixed Media Paper Flowers and Collage Embellished Bottles

As you know, I have been having a delightful time experimenting with glass vases and bottles for the past few months.

Some of the bottles I decided to embellish were small 4" - 6" clear bottles from my crafts stash.

The four bottles shown in the collage picture above will either remain as mixed media embellished bottles or end up with embellished paper flowers in them.  I haven't decided as of yet.

I decided I wanted my bottles to not only be Victorian in nature but "pretty."  A combination of Victorian, creative embroidery embellishments, collage, and paper-clay stamped images.  In other words, a real mixture of "prettiness"....

For the bottle above first I added old book page collage papers to it.  Then I painted it with black acrylic paint and added a sponge paint combination of metallic royal blue paint, metallic dark blue paint and metallic green paint.

In keeping with the Victorian, creative embroidery embellishments and paper-clay theme I decided to add three paper-clay evenly spaced wide strips that I could stamp with a Victorian flower motif.  After the paper-clay was stamped and dry I painted it with a metallic royal blue paint and then brushed it with white acrylic paint.  Finally, I added shiny white puffy paint dots throughout the Victorian flower motifs.

After all of this was dry I sealed the whole bottle with a glazing medium.

When the glazing medium was dry I decided to add three strips of white floral ribbon trim around the the top of the bottle and around the two areas between my paper-clay strips.

 Once this was all in place I added three 1" paper roses to the top, middle, and bottom of the bottle over the white floral ribbon strips.

In looking at the bottle I have to say it is definitely "pretty."

For the second vase in this group I decided to change the embellishments just a little.  For this one I wanted to add a small lace embellishment from my creative embroidery stash.

For the bottle above first I added old book page collage papers to it.  Then I painted it with black acrylic paint and added a sponge paint combination of metallic royal blue paint, metallic dark blue paint, metallic green paint, and white acrylic paint.  This time, once the sponge painting was dry I sealed it with a glazing medium.

Once the paints were dry I glued the lace creative embroidery embellishment to the top center of the bottle.  Then I added splashes of thin layers of paper-clay to the edges of the lace and throughout the bottle until I had a pattern that was pleasing to my eye.

I stamped all the paper-clay sections and then painted them with a metallic white paint.  This time I did not seal the paper-clay splashes with a glazing medium as I didn't want this to ruin my creative embroidery lace embellishment.

I wrapped a sheer light green 1" ribbon around the top of the bottle and tied it in a bow.

 

The final touch was to add clear white glitter paint to the middle of all the flowers on the creative embroidery lace embellishment and to several sections of the paper-clay splashes.

I was happy with the way this bottle came out.  It, too, is certainly "pretty." 

For the third vase in this group I wanted to add paper-clay embellishments is a haphazard type pattern as well as creative embroidery embellishment ribbon trim.

So, first I added old book page collage papers to it.  Then I painted it with black acrylic paint and added a sponge paint combination of metallic royal blue paint, metallic dark blue paint, metallic green paint, metallic red paint and white acrylic paint.  This time, once again, when the sponge painting was dry I sealed it with a glazing medium.

Once everything was dry I added two thin layers of paper-clay around the bottom of the bottle and then along the top of the bottle in a small octopus type pattern until I had a pattern that was pleasing to my eye.  I stamped all the thin layer of paper-clay with a Victorian stamp design and then brushed them with white acrylic paint.   Finally, I added shiny white puffy paint dots throughout the Victorian flower motifs on the top of the bottle.

I glued the lace creative embroidery embellishment ribbon trim in a wave pattern around the middle of the bottle and around the top of the bottle.

I have to say this bottle, too, is definitely "pretty."

For the fourth vase in this group I decided to change the embellishments just a little.  For this one I wanted to add metallic teal blue stretch ribbon, lace trim and some beautiful creative embroidery flower trim from my creative embroidery stash to this bottle.

For the bottle above first I added old book page collage papers to it.  Then I painted it with black acrylic paint and added a sponge paint combination of metallic royal blue paint, metallic dark blue paint, metallic green paint, metallic purple paint, and white acrylic paint.  Once the sponge painting was dry I sealed it with a glazing medium.

Once everything was dry I glue a piece of lace trim around the center of the bottle.  I was adding this lace trim to supply texture to the center of the bottle after I had painted it.  Then I added a thin strip of paper-clay around the top edge of the lace and then I added a thin strip of paper-clay to the bottom edge of the lace. I stamped the paper-clay with a Victorian stamp design, painted the paper-clay and lace with a metallic dark blue paint and then brushed it with white acrylic paint. 

Once the paints were dry I added white dots along the row of circles in the middle of the lace with white puffy paint.  Then I glued the creative embroidery flower trim just below the top edge of the paper-clay strip in the middle of the bottle and just above the bottom of the edge of the paper-clay strip in the middle of the bottle.  I also glued some of the creative embroidery ribbon trim around the top of the bottle.

I cut a small piece of the metallic teal blue stretch ribbon, tied it in a bow and then glued it to the middle of the paper-clay strip around the middle of the bottle.  Then I tied a piece of the metallic teal blue stretch ribbon around the top edge of the bottle and tied it in a bow.

I was happy with the way this bottle came out.  It, too, was certainly "pretty."

I don't know whether I will keep all of these as embellished bottles or add embellished paper flowers to them so they function as vases.  We'll see.......

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My Winter Seasonal Mixed Media Paper Flowers and Collage Embellished Vases

As you know, I have been having a delightful time experimenting with wood, glass, and paper-clay crafts for the past few months. 

Some of the vases I decided to embellish were a large clear glass flower vase I had from one of the birthday flower arrangements my husband gave me, an odd shaped clear glass vase that reminds me of Aladdin's lamp, and a forty-five year old Pfaltzgraff  blue and white stoneware vase I had been given.

I wanted to try something a little different with all three.

I decided to start with the Pfaltzgraff  blue and white stoneware vase which is shown above and which is 4" tall.

I don't know if you're familiar with Pfaltzgraff  blue and white stoneware dishes but they are primitive in design and started out as blue and white colors with a motif type flower pattern to them, like the plate shown in the picture above.  At one point in time I had a complete dish set of this stoneware and accessory pieces.  Some I still have.  Some I've given away over the years.

When looking at the vase above and a large one I have I'm always reminded of the large old white Victorian water holder and basin for washing that my great aunt had.

So, I wanted to keep the little vase still Victorian in nature while adding mixed media embellishments to it.

First I added old book page collage papers to it.  Then I painted it with black acrylic paint and added a sponge paint combination of metallic green teal paint, metallic royal blue paint, metallic festive green paint, and white acrylic paint.

In keeping with the Victorian theme I decided to add three paper-clay evenly spaced  thin oval shapes that I could stamp with a Victorian flower motif.  After the paper-clay was added, stamped and dried I painted it with a metallic teal blue paint and then brushed it with white acrylic paint.

I also wanted to add a paper-clay stamped embellishment to the bottom of the vase.  To do this I shaped the paper-clay into a long, thin roll and pressed it to the bottom of the vase until I was happy with the shape.  Then I stamped it with a small floral stamp and let it dry.  Once it was dry I painted it with metallic teal blue paint and sealed the whole vase with a glazing medium.

I had wanted to add paper clay to the handle and along the rim of the top but decided against it as I thought it would crack and break over time.

This vase will either house embellished paper flowers or be left alone.  I haven't decided which as of yet.

The second vase in this group was an odd shaped clear glass bottle that reminds me of Aladdin's lamp.  I don't know why but it's shape intrigued me.

For this vase first I added old book page collage papers to it.  Then I painted it with black acrylic paint and added a sponge paint combination of metallic royal blue paint, metallic silver paint, metallic dark blue paint, and white acrylic paint.

Since it was so different I decided to add an embellished texture in several areas with paper-clay smeared shapes that I could stamp and then paint.

So, I added sections of paper-clay and stamped them with a Victorian design.  Once the paper-clay was dried I painted it with metallic white paint and then sealed the whole bottle with a glazing medium.

I was really happy with the way this unique bottle turned out and will either add embellished paper flowers to it or just leave it alone.  It's beautiful in it's uniqueness all  by itself.  Don't you think?

The  last clear glass vase was saved from a beautiful birthday flower arrangement my husband had given me years ago.  I thought it might be pretty as a mixed media type of vase so I first I added old book page collage papers to it.  Then I painted it with black acrylic paint and added a sponge paint combination of metallic dark teal paint, metallic light teal paint, metallic royal blue paint, metallic green paint, and white acrylic paint.

Like the odd shaped bottle above I decided to add an embellished texture in several areas with paper-clay smeared shapes that I could stamp and then paint.

So, I added sections of paper-clay and then stamped them with a winter snowflake design.  Once the paper-clay was dried I painted it with metallic white paint and then sealed the whole vase with a glazing medium.

I wanted this vase to look like a wild winter snowstorm as I intended to add winter color themed embellished paper flowers or silk floral to it.  It's such a large vase I know I'll either be creating a lot of paper flowers or adding a lot of silk floral to it.

I'm thinking of adding a wide wired ribbon along the tip rim tied in a bow but might change my mind after the floral arrangement is made.  We'll see.....

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