Mixed Media Altered Tiles
Happy New Year to blog readers out there. One of my resolutions this year will be to TRY to post more often!!!
Last year in June I met up with online friends from the fantastic Cardmaking Paradise forum at Craft Barn Extravaganza, I decorated 2" ceramic tiles (to share with friends) with magnetic tape on the back to use as a fridge magnet. This was placed in a origami paper box and fastened with ribbon looped through a button I decorated with Sharpies. I came across the photos and thought I would share with you. The credit for inspiring me to make these tiles goes to Littlecanvases (Ytube name) who appears to have closed her account.
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| Altered Tiles |
I painted and stamped a large vintage newspaper sheet (well 1960's) glued to the tile, added images, foiled the edges, added accent beads and glazed with Glossy Accents.
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| Paper Boxes |
The paper boxes are very easy to make and there are several videos online.
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| Decorated Buttons |
The buttons were fun to do, I had several white buttons so sat evenings and played around with them. To finish I rolled the edges along a Versamark pad and into embossing powders to heat emboss. I glazed with Glossy Accents again, careful not to cover the holes.
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| Buttons |
Excuse my shoddy foam pad, it is much used and abused!
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| Paper box |
Here is the finished package.
Wow - these are absolutely stunning Sheel - I absolutely adore each and every one of them. I have sadly been neglecting my polymer clay for a while now . I think that I should get it out of storage over the winter and have a play
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful Sheelagh, love them all. I was wondering how you managed to stamp on glazed tiles so well, is the answer in the paper glued on first?? I have a box of these little tiles and have been putting off decorating them because I couldn't guarantee I wouldn't have smudges and slipped stamped images galore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous keepsakes for your forum friends to treasure.
ReplyDeleteLynn xx
I will pm you with all the details Lynn xxx
ReplyDeleteOh yes Lottie, you are a clay queen, looking forward to seeing what you do.
ReplyDeleteDid you hand draw all those buttons, then, Sheel? Gorgeous tiles - each one so different. Lucky recipients!
ReplyDeleteYes Linda, I used Sharpies to dot and create the teeny flowers.
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