The Gals over at Opus Gluei fired me up this week with their Challenge....anything crafted for Halloween. I wanted to share a shadowbox decoration I made a while back to sit on my mantle during this Season. Using a 5" X 5" chunky pre-stretched canvas, some paint, vintage clip art and other bits, it was finally finished! I think it turned out really cute! I also used several coats of decoupage medium and a final coat of crystal glitter to give it a frosty look. Oh yes, the "frame" was made from a free yardstick that just happened to be a tiny tad wider than the chunky canvas, which was perfect for the shadow box effect. The fake leaves, gourds and pumpkins are epoxied to the frame.
Here it is:
Opus Gluei Challenge #74
Jana | October 07, 2010 8:38 PM
This is wonderful. I love your creativity. Those images are perfect. Attaching the gourds and the leaves really adds so much. Perfect project. I LOVE IT. We really missed you at OPUS GLUEI. So happy you are back.
Robin@DecoratingTennisGirl | October 08, 2010 7:43 AM
Very cute, Kathy. Love it!
Rosemary | October 09, 2010 8:47 AM
Welcome back! What a great project, loving that vintage vibe of the shadowbox elements and the yardstick is a great idea for a frame. There can never be too much sparkle!
Thank you for coming back to Opus Gluei, hope you are able to stay awhile!