Gerrie Johnnic: How Many Necklaces Do You Have?

Wow, I'm gona' post my first tutorial..........I'm a little nervous here, so I hope I do ok. I was trying to think of what to do for my blog post.........this is what I came up with, hope you like it.

If you visited any thrift stores, you may have come across some wood veneer wall hangings, from the 1940's, they were usually smaller in size and were hand painted.............and this is the look I tried to achieve. I made these pieces for our bedroom. The spread has big tropical flowers in bright colors, and I've accented with greens and orange. The pictures on the walls, however, are muted shades of these same colors, so I wanted to make something that fit in between the bright and the darker colors.

I took 3 pieces of chipboard and punched holes with my Bind It All in the bottom of each one, then I painted them with Studio Tan paint

added some Distress inks in various colors to give each piece an aged look, drying between each color change.

Then, I stamped in Archival Brown the same background stamp on each piece. Again, hit this with your heat gun or allow to dry overnight.

Then, I stamped the large flower stamps with Black Archival to keep the "aged" look going. Again, remember to use your heat gun or leave overnight.

All the pieces were painted with Creative Inspirations Paints. These paints are water based, easy to use, and reasonably priced. They allow the stamped image to show through the paint, which is what I needed for the Bird of Paradise piece.

The other two pieces also have the same paints dabbed or painted on to give the flowers color. The edges were inked in brown, have to grunge things up you know! I sprayed it with clear sealer to give it some protection.

I added the Bind It All Wires and hung them all on the wall above my jewelry box. Not only does it add some of my art to our room, but they serve a great purpose for all my jewels. I can see you hanging stringed beads or ribbons in your craft room too.

I must tell you that this wasn't my idea, but I tweaked it to make it into mine. I saw it someplace in the last couple of months, thought I saved it, but can't find it anywhere. If you are the creator, or know who is, please let me know, I'll be happy to give you the credit deserved. I do hope you'll give this a try.

Supplies Used:

3 4.5 x 6 chipboard tags, Studio Paint, Distress Inks, Stipple Brushes, Stamps by Stamp Zia and A Stamp in the Hand

Bind it All and 1/2 inch rings, Spray Sealer.

Designer - Gerrie Johnnic