Jan 27, 2015

ULD - BABY FRAME


Today I am sharing a picture frame that I created for a 
very special little one named Alexis.  
She brings much joy to our family.  
We are all in Love...

First, I used gesso on the picture frame, ULD pacifier, bib and gears.

I pre-prepped sprocket gears that were painted with white acrylic paint and then given a matte gloss using


The bib was covered with Crackle Paint (discontinued) Tattered Rose, as well as  the pacifier (only on the nipple). The same was done on the two other gears that were not photographed.

I painted the rest of the pacifier with Distress Stain
Barn Door around the edges of the bib.
Look at those neat cracks on the nipple! 


After the crackle paint dried, I used Distress Ink, Fired Brick lightly over the cracks to make them pop.  I smothered all the pieces with Clear Crackle Paint, Rock Candy.

The picture frame was inked with Distress Ink
Tattered Rose.  6x6 Gears stencil with D.I. 
Barn Door was used around the picture frame.  
A bit more darker in some areas than others,  
                                  I then covered it with Mod Podge.

Note:  When Mod Podge is used over Distress Inks it smears.  
This was done intentionally to soften the hard lines created by the stencil.

I hot glued the Lace Ribbon around the edges,

Added the string of white pearls on the outside 
and the inner part of the frame.  

Mounted the embellishments in place
using E6000 and hot glue.

On the bib and pacifier, I added Recollections 
Tiny Rhinestones and a baby bottle that I painted using a 
Copic Pen, R08 to match.

I added a white bow to the bottom and some 
Creative Imagination epoxy letters for the sentiment,
"Grandpa's Little Girl."


                               Hopefully, you were inspired.




Supplies Used
ULD: pacifier, bib, gears
Michaels: gesso, mod podge, E6000, glue gun, glossy crackle accent, acrylic paint, white bow, TH distress ink, distress stain, crackle paint and sprocket gears, string of pearls, lace ribbon and wooden picture frame and TWC 6x6 mini gear stencil.

1 comment:

  1. What a gorgeous alteration! LOVE that crackled paci and all the gears...too cool! Also, thanks for the wonderful words on my blog!!!!

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