Sunday, 24 May 2015

Flower Pot

I always have an assortment of pens laying around on my desk so figured I needed a pretty pot to put them in.....so I made one.
It started off like this
I began by sticking old book pages over the tin, applied a layer of Gesso followed by some stencilling and edging in distress ink (walnut stain). 
I stamped the beautiful Indigoblu  Rose Blush Stamp on to tissue paper and coloured on the reverse with Inktense pencils and a water brush to blend - I used the bright pink and yellow from the picture over at Mixed media Monthly to inspire the colours. I tore round the edges of the images.  
I stamped one of the lace strips from the Indigoblu Nottingham Lace set and fussy cut the edge. I die cut some contrasting paper with a Tim Holtz Mixed Media die. Then it was just a case of putting it all together.  
 Now my pencils are much tidier and pretty too !! I'm sharing my pencil pot over here - 


Happy Crafting...Esther xx
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21 comments:

  1. Jo24 May 2015 at 21:15

    Beautiful make Esther & so practical too.
    Jo x

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  2. Pawsitively Creative25 May 2015 at 01:07

    Wonderful vintage garden pencil pot Esther! Your tissue paper rose turned out beautiful and the lace around the top is fantabulous. Awesome sauce design and such a great way to showcase/organize your pencils!

    Thanks for joining in our first challenge, "Vintage Garden", at Anything But Cute! Hugz! ~Niki DT

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  3. Sandra Wright.25 May 2015 at 01:53

    Love your pot...such a great alteration. Isn't that stamp stunning and I love your colour choice for it too...a fabulous entry for our challenge over at Rhedd's Creative Spirit...x

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  4. Pamellia25 May 2015 at 11:59

    What an amazing transformation!! I just love your flowers, I would have never guessed you coloured them yourself, fabulous job with that!! The damask in the background is wonderful, such a soft way to add interest without stealing focus! Love the trim and twine too, adds a little something extra to your gorgeous and functional creation!

    Thank you so much for joining us at Anything But Cute for our 'Vintage Garden' challenge! Hugs, Pamellia DT :)

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  5. Unknown25 May 2015 at 17:38

    Oh, that inktense color is amazing!! I love how you stamped onto tissue paper - it gives such great texture to your flowers!! Thank you so much for playing along with us at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge!

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  6. Cec25 May 2015 at 21:23

    What a wonderful transformation of the tin. I love the subtle damask in the background and the tissue overlay is beautifully coloured. Thanks for joining us at Anything But Cute.
    Hugs!
    Cec

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  7. Darla26 May 2015 at 00:58

    Very lovely. Love the texture. I need to give this a try!

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  8. Linda26 May 2015 at 21:00

    Great little project .... and useful too. Thank you for joining in with the Craft Stamper Challenge ... good luck! Linda xx

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  9. Ellie Knol26 May 2015 at 21:00

    LOVE the beautiful stamping ! Thanks for joining in the TIMI challenge at the Craft Stamper!
    xxx Ellie xxx

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  10. Elaine aka Ellapu27 May 2015 at 22:36

    Definite improvement on the coffee tin - just love the outcome - so pretty. Thank you for sharing with us over at Rhedd's Creative Spriit this month and hope to see you again in future challenges.

    Handcrafted by Ellapu
    Mother Hen for Altered Eclectics
    Mother Hen for Eclectic Ellapu
    DT Rhedd's Creative Spirit
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  11. Gio28 May 2015 at 06:47

    Gorgeous altering! Thanks for joining us in the TIMI challenge at Craft Stamper!

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  12. Shilpa Nagaonkar29 May 2015 at 04:06

    Stunning makeover Esther. Colored flowers are so wonderful and I loved how you composed everything on the surface, very beautiful..very unique, love this.

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  13. Samra29 May 2015 at 13:18

    What an amazing alteration! Coloring of those flowers is stunning!!! Great choice of embellishments and colors! Thank you for joining Vintage Garden at Anything But Cute!
    Samra DT

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  14. Melanie30 May 2015 at 21:29

    Beautiful! Thanks for playing along with the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Blog!

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  15. Lynn K31 May 2015 at 16:29

    Awesome altered tin! Love all the details and the flowers are beautiful! Thanks for joining us in this month's Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.
    http://www.lynnkopas.blogpot.com

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  16. Donna B.3 June 2015 at 00:46

    Love your altered tin with all the pretty colors and texture. Thanks for joining us at The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge.

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  17. Maxine Jones3 June 2015 at 14:06

    Up-cycling tin cans - a lady after my own heart! This is beautiful!!! :-) x

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  18. Anonymous6 June 2015 at 05:44

    Lovely up-cycle, great colour and textures! Kay

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  19. Chris Stern / CS Designs9 June 2015 at 23:22

    Ester, Great recycle and pretty piece, bet it looks fantastic on your desk. Sorry this comment is so late in coming and would like to say thank you for sharing your lovely project in the May challenge over at Recycle, Re-Purpose & Re-Invent. Great inspiration and look forward to seeing more of your wonderful work in the future.
    :) Chris / CS Designs

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  20. julie10 June 2015 at 02:30

    love this upcycling so pretty, good luck with the indigoblu challenge xx julie

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  21. Chris Stern / CS Designs17 June 2015 at 19:53

    Hi Ester, back to have another look at your fabulous project this time as a DTM for Altered Eclectics. Thank you so much for join us in the May challenge.
    :) Chris / CS Designs

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