A Little Experiment

I had an idea earlier in the week which I was itching to try but I was so busy with the class release thing that I didn't have time to try it out until yesterday. I am happy to report that the results were very pleasing, so pleasing that I had to turn my test piece into a project!!

Now some of you may think that this is not exciting at all and are wondering what all the fuss is about but for me, using Fresco Finish Crackle Glaze on fabric and getting results like this makes me a tad giddy!!! This is probably very, very sad in some respects but I don't care if you think I'm sad cos I am, in reality, beyond happy!!

I started out with a plain piece of poly/cotton fabric with a nice fine weave, brushed on a coat of Mocha Mousse Fresco Finish Paint and dried it with my heat gun. I didn't brush my paint all the way to the edges as I thought I might be able to create a nice border around the cracked areas.

Step 2 - Using a palette knife, scrap a thin layer of Crackle Glaze over the painted area and dry with a heat gun.

Step 3 - Brush on a layer on Honey Dew Fresco. It was quite a big area to cover and I was worried about getting an even layer before the cracking started as it is usually pretty rapid. I did find that it didn't crack at the speed of light like it does on cardstock (I have no idea why) but it was definitely helpful. I did use my heat gun to finish the drying which increased the size of the cracks a little.

Now to create my border and make the top Honey Dew layer a little more interesting. I dispensed a small amount of Hey Pesto and Mocha Mousse on my craft sheet and spritzed them with water. After mixing thoroughly and adding more water to make a very watery wash of colour, i brushed both colours over everything using a large paintbrush.

I think you may be able to see the effect better in this picture. I just love the shabbiness of the whole thing, leaving the border seems to be the key to achieving the desired effect.

I spent most of yesterday working with this and turning it into a finished piece, don't you just love it when an idea turns out well? I'll be demoing this at The Craft Barn Extravaganza next Saturday, so if you would like to see the sample in real life, pop along and say hi, I'll have it with me.

Hopefully, you will be able to see the detail better in the following close up shots but as most of you are experiencing the same wet. dreary day as me, you will understand that it's not the best day to be taking photographs!!

Finally, thank you to everyone who booked classes this week, there are a couple of spaces still available, if your interested click here for the details.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend despite the weather.
Lin