House Shaped Book: A Garden Journey

Take a journey through my garden by viewing this altered board book that transformed into an aging, weathered garden shed.  Each layout contains a photograph taken at an actual garden, as well as an array of images, journaling and artistic elements. 

 

If you like touch of whimsy, you’ll like looking at these pictures and the accompanying video demonstration.

 

It’s found at The Altered Book

Altered Egg for Easter or Spring

 

Spring and Easter is on its way, and mixed media artists turn their minds to creating projects for the season.

Egg shapes are always favourites.  This decorated egg started its life as a cheap plastic toy filled with children’s stickers.

It has been decorated with eggshell mosaic and embellished with fibres, pearls and ribbons.

In one picture, the egg (coyly named Egg-bert) is wearing a violet colored flower. In the other picture, Egg-bert is naked.

It’s so hard to choose an appropriate spring wardrobe!

You can find directions for making Egg-Bert at this link: Scrapping by Design

Altered Art Project -- the Key to Learning

Not an altered book, but an altered art project nevertheless. I call this project the Key to Learning. Its made from a CD or DVD disk and a wooden ruler.

 

The CD disk spins on the ruler, and the clock hands point to the words Reading, Riting, Rithmetic and Recess.

 

For more information about how this project came together, please refer to Scrapping by Design

Altered Art -- Mardi Gras Mask

This piece of altered art started out as a cheap paper mask from the party store.  The original mask was purple and some of that purple shows through the faux paper mache topping.

 

The mask is decorated with a fabric trim, a hand made floral centerpieces and black and white feathers.

 

There is another picture and instructions at Scrapping by Design Blog

Victoria's Secret Spectacles

Not an altered book, but a piece of altered art nonetheless, these old prescription spectacles have transitioned into a lacy lady’s bra.  The name of this mixed media art project is Victoria’s Secret Spectacles.

 

Want to know the details of how this project came together?  Check it out at Scrapping by Design

 

 

It has possibilities for a Valentine’s Day art project.

Check out the Steampunk Calendar for 2012

Steampunk is one of my favourite genres. I know it is not everyone’s cup of tea, but I love the look of this whimsical style.

 

With that in mind, I made a steampunk calendar for 2012. The calendar is a stand alone desktop calendar with an easel stand made from paper.  Each of the six pages has a stamped calendar month with hand written dates.  The calendar is wire bound using the Zutter Bind it All.

 

 

If you want to see the complete calendar, there is a video demonstration at Scrapping by Design

Hells Kitchen Mini Album - a Halloween Craft Project

How about a Halloween craft project made from flattened toilet paper rolls? This Halloween themed mini album, made entirely from TP rolls, has a theme of “Trick or Treat at Hell’s Kitchen.

 

The five pages spoof Chef Demon Ramsay in a good hearted way, and introduce the various delights available at Hell’s Kitchen on Halloween.

 

The toilet paper rolls are flattened, painted black and then decorated with scrapbook papers and various embellishments.

 

The book is put together using paper hinges.

 

The front of the book is decorated with a flower cut from a beer can and with a decorated bottle cap.  Each roll contains a tag that is dripping with Halloween Creepy Cloth.

 

See additional pages and pictures at scrappingbydesign.com