I have come to a point in life where I have so many things that I've inherited, that I keep lovingly protected in a cabinet. What if something were to happen and I accidently broke it? I got to thinking, why? Some of these items I've been told stories about, like my mom's mother and grandmother, and my father's mother and grandmother's china. It finally occurred to me, why not use these items as a base for some artwork? I think it was a brilliant idea and hopefully I will inspire you to do the same.
The pattern on this teapot is one of my favorites. I decided to use some Scalloped Gold Dresden Lace to accent parts of the teapot and a Raw Brass Olive Leaf Spray
As you've probably guessed, I had several miniature paper flowers to use, and I don't know what could be better with teacups and other tea accessories. You can find an amazing variety of paper flowers here, at Alpha Stamps.
My favorite part of the teapot is where I used this Fancy Lavender Berries Mix. The green leaves helped to easily attach it to the pot with a tad of liquid glue. This means that I can always easily remove the items, if I want to down the road.
You can never go wrong with tiny critters. I used several for this project including these Tiny Resin Bunny Rabbits and their mother.
This next teacup was fun because the
Mini White Resin Pigeons or Doves were a blank slate, and I was able to make them into whatever bird I wanted including a Mourning Dove, a Mockingbird and a Wood Thrush.
For this little scene, I needed a backdrop of sorts. I loved the
Fringed Gold Dresden Curtains and decided to use a piece of cardboard to design my garden in the same shape. I colored the wall with a bit of green acrylic marker and then added some
Green Dyed Mini Wood Chips and spaced these bushes in a pattern to create a lattice of sorts. There can't be a garden wall without roses, and I had just the right ones with these
Mini Rose Buds - Red Cream Variegated.
I have a new obsession with acrylic paint markers because you can use them on many types of surfaces including resin and metal. I love the water I created in the
Tiny Metal Bird Bath.
Not only did I use actual miniature critters, but I used some from collage sheets like
Nature's Creatures to add a little snail to the scene. I like to curve the items that I use from collage sheets to give them more depth.
Oh my goodness, could it be a few of my favorite things? Why yes, it is! I'm a nut for
squirrels, pun intended and am mad for
mushrooms. And once again, this other pattern from the
Fringe Gold Dresden Curtains, blended in nicely with the gold from the teacup.
Tonight, for the first time, I heard frogs in my backyard, which brought me such joy. Obviously, these
Small Green Frogs did the same.
Do you like the pink eggs in this bird's nest? They were created using
Fancy Pink Berries Mix along with some speckles created with acrylic markers.
So, are you inspired? What are you going to create within your precious teacups and teapots? Enjoy the process and thanks for stopping by!
xoxo
Rhonda...