Frida Shrine

I've been ignoring Frida recently, so I decided to make a little shrine for her . I made it out of paperclay, painted it with pewter metallic paint, rubbed it with gold metallic rub-on..........

.......rubbed a lot of it off again, stuck on her picture, covered it with Glossy Accents and decorated it. I've covered the hole up at the front but it can still be hung on the wall from the back using a little nail. The whole thing is 7cm tall. Now Im going to find a challenge where I can use this technique and make another one.

SHRINE

This is a special post today...its my 100th!!!
(Thank you Jackie for pointing it out to me...I hadn't noticed.)
Well, I've finally finished Sesga's shrine. I couldn't decide at first what to dedicate it to, but then I thought .... I'll make a shrine to love.
I deliberately painted it from dark to light turquoise (its not the light reflecting at the top!) I printed the words onto a transparency , cut them out then stuck them on with glossy accents.
Its got little swimming hearts inside, some of which are chipboard. The big heart stands out quite a way although you can't tell from the photo. I sawed the end off a blue crayon and stuck the heart onto it.
Sesga sent me the gorgeous beads which set it off nicely I think.
I know I've made it a bit naive but I don't mind.
Maybe I'll do a grungy vintage one next time!

Thank you so much Sesga...for the gift and for the inspiration.
I'm already making a couple of my own - I've just about worked out how to make them!

Oh well.....here's to my next hundred.....
Linda xxx

SESGA - YOU ARE AMAZING!

Today was my lucky day - I received 3 parcels in the post!

The biggest was from Sesga - she and I have been doing secret swaps this week, but I just can't believe what she sent me!

A rolled clay picture which she had stamped onto and painted (so pretty) and a beautiful fabric ATC.




Plus a papier mache shrine which I had admired on her blog - including gorgeous turquoise beads to decorate it with. Can't wait to paint this!Finally - and I can't believe this - she included this absolutely stunning picture she'd made from rolled paper clay. If you look on her blog she describes how she made it. It is quite big - 15cm x 19cm and looks even better in real life. I love it so much Sesga - even the words are perfect. I just can't thank you enough. xxxxxxxx