I spied this old paintbrush at the Flea Market about 2 months ago and I have been holding onto it for a special project.
I decided my old paintbrush would be the perfect surface to create a rustic Christmas decoration to be hung on the wall during the holiday.
I painted the handle with white acrylic paint to make the images pop. I stamped the images onto tissue paper using Ranger Archival ink. I tore out the images. I then applied watered down glue to the back of the tissue paper. I placed it onto the painted background and brushed glue water over the surface. I started with Father Christmas first and then added the house and trees on the right and the trees on the left. I added the snowflakes up the brush handle.
I added a piece of lace trim across the bottom with twine and several glittery silver bells. I then tied on a bow to the handle with a stamped Joyeux Noel using black ink on white cardstock. I cut the tag and attached with twine to the bow.
The sets used include: Midwinter, Snowy Woods, and Sleigh Ride.
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Suzz
Pinned!! Love this Suzz. What a great piece to decorate with at Christmas. Gorgeous!! -- Mary Elizabeth
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun piece of art! Love how you decorated this ol' brush!
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever upcycled project! Love the combination of images with Santa right in the center! Don't you just love tissue paper?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Trace x
ReplyDeleteLovely piece of decor, Suzz. The white and black reminds me of a country Christmas. Love those stamps you used.
ReplyDeleteKate
Fantastic home decor piece Suzz, very clever alternative idea for a decoration. Love how you have used the images. The white really does make the images pop. Tracy x x
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!The lace is such a pretty accent. There's so much old stuff in my Dad's garage I'm sure I'll find some old brushes. Can't wait to try. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteoh - so cool Sue. what a fabulous Christmas decoration that will be. It's beautfully put together.
ReplyDeleteThis is great Suzanne...gorgeous altered brush!
ReplyDeletekind regards, Alie :-)
What a brilliant idea
ReplyDeleteRosie x
Your paintbrush Christmas decoration is brilliant! Love Santa here!
ReplyDeleteFabulous alteration of the Antique Paintbrush with some of my favorite AO images! Love the placement of Santa!
ReplyDeleteTotally drop-dead sensational! This is such a cool and fun home dec piece. You did an incredible job on the design. LOVE it!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Linda
Absolutely fantastic - perfect combination of images, and what a brilliant piece of altered art - gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAlison x
Perfection! So creative, so you! Just love this Suzz!
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