This weeks Lotstodo challenge is Bees Wax. So this afternoon I got my meltpot out and had a play. The background was run through an embossing folder, coloured and scrunched with distressed inks. The brown diagonal square nestie was sewn on. The quote is stamped in pumpkin stazon, cut out, chalked over and attached and coated in bees wax. The edges have been decorated with zig zag stitiches.
I burnt around the edges of a piece of corrugated cardboard with a candle flame. I dipped each side into a bowl of water to put the smouldering out!!! and then dried it with a heat gun. I covered the whole image in bees wax and when dry scraped some of the wax off their faces. The 'when?' is also stuck on with some bees wax. Finally I attached a piece of string for a hanger and applied wax to the knots.
10 comments:
What a lovely idea for a little frame :)
Von x
Great waxy work so different and tempting. Lovin' the idea of sticking the knots down with wax. xx Zoe
Great pieces Sam
Thanks for sharing your work with the Lotstodo Challenge xx Hilda
These are fab Sam x
Great beeswax pieces and I love the tyvek burning !!
Both great pieces Sam
Chrissie xx
Two lovely pieces Sam! That stamp is so cute! My meltpot needs cleaning before I can melt some beeswax! Lol! xx
Thought the flowery one was fabric until I enlarged the pic - looks wonderful. And I love your corrugated card hanger!
Flowery one is lovely great folder. You seem to be getting the hang of that sewing lark now.
Beccy x
Oh, just seen the top piece (I'm working backwords) nice!
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