Hi everyone. Thought I'd share a post of mine which has been featured on the DecoArt Mixed Media Blog. Of all the strangest things, it features the alteration of a teapot! I just kept looking at this old teapot and thinking 'it should go in the bin' - but on the other hand I kept thinking 'I could do something with that'. Needless to say, I eventually got round to it and here are the results:
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| Completed transformation. |
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| Teapot in its original condition including large chip and crack. |
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| Teapot is given two coats of Multi Surface Paint to prime it. |
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| Die cut swirls from grungeboard, die cut leaves from grungepaper and half pearls are stuck into position. |
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| The teapot is now given two coats of DecoArt Titan Buff fluid acrylic. |
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| Die cut swirls leaves and half pearls are coloured with a mix of Green Gold fluid acrylic & Gold metallic acrylic. |
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| Areas of the teapot are roughly dry brushed with Raw Umber fluid acrylic. |
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| Detail image of dry brushwork on spout. |
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| DecoArt Media line products used to antique the teapot. |
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| The teapot is covered with crackle glaze. |
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| Detail showing raw umber fluid acrylic in cracks of the dried glaze. |
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| The blue/green tone is achieved by coating the teapot with Patina Antiquing Cream which is wiped away using a baby wipe. |
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| Metallic gold is added to the rim of the pot over the crackle glaze. |
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| Lid knob detail image. |
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| Teapot handle detail image. |
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| Spout detail image. |
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| Rim of spout with additional gold acrylic added. Note the glaze extends inside the spout. |
Hope you like the transformation. I hate tea myself but there are some gorgeous antique teapots around which always attract my attention - this is one project which I will keep! Thanks for visiting.
Further news: I am going to show my work at Mixed Media World thanks to Donna of Inky And Quirky who gave me a heads up that they currently have a challenge going on that this piece would fit. It must eons since I last entered a challenge so I thought it would be fun to go over and have a look at MMW. Loads of inspiring art being shown both by the DT and the entries - amazing!