First Challenge for 2019 and DT Inspiration by Maria Lillepruun-Scraps n Pieces

Hello dear friends of Scraps N Pieces,

Happy New Year!

I wish this year all you've wished for, becomes real! Always be inspired and creative.

Our first challenge for 2019 is finally on,although a bit late due to my getting stuck in the mountains :)))....but I'm sure you'll love it!
So, without further due...

From Trash to Treasure

This is a theme I know you all love, cause I know you're little hoarders aren't you?

So, there's your opportunity, to go and dig out one of your precious pieces of "trash" and upcycle it now! Come antd play along and get the chance to be our next Guest Designer!

Today we have Maria Lillepruun on our blog. Our talented mixed media designer, brings us some amazing inspiration by altering a rubber ball that she saved from a dog's teeth! Can you believe that?

Maria

This is my January project. I had so many thoughts in my head about using trash as a base and I was so on the holidays’ wave that I still came up with a Christmas project :)

I made a Christmas bauble out of trash.

My daughter had this little rubber ball she played a couple of times outside with last summer.

Then our neighbor´s dog stole the ball, chewed it for a month and then it was gone... Last week we accidentally found it in front of our house in the snow! My daughter brought it home and wanted to keep playing with the ball! I did not want to keep a cheap ball that was chewed by a dog and then no one even knew what had happened to it for several months outside... But then we decided that the ball that had gone through so many adventures should not just end up in the garbage. So, I washed it very well and turned it into a Christmas tree bauble.

In the picture, you can see the ball after being cleaned.

I covered the ball with two coats of white gesso and some lace that I cut out of an old curtain. Then, I colored it with ink sprays, used a golden wax to accent the texture of the lace and a texture paste that imitates snow.

The bauble is decorated with mulberry flowers, beaded berries, real anise stars and a lot of glitter and sequins.

Thank you dear Maria for this fabulous "Trash to Treasure" project!

Make your own treasure and play along! Can be any kind you like:

layout, tag, atc, art journal page, mixed media canvas, card, altered item...

Please don't forget to read the rules.
The challenge will be open till February 28th.

List of Materials

Gesso