Craft Project - Quote & Note Tote

By Linda Peterson

Materials

American Art Clay Co., Inc., Metallic Gold FIMO® Soft Polymer Clay
Ebony Rub ’n Buff® 1/16″ WireForm® Armature Wire
Purple Fun Wire™ Black WireForm® Metal Mesh
Designer Push Mold – Moon
Small Wedge purse – Judy’s Stone House Designs
Lumiere paint in colors of choice – Jacquard Products
Alphabet Rubber stamps – Plaid
Travel Abroad & Art Soul Rubber Stamps -
Hampton Art Stamp
Adornaments fibers in colors of choice – EK Success
Bottle Caps, Transparency Words & Photo mounts – Design Originals
Tiny Glass Marbles – Autumn – Halcraft Inc
Crafters Pick – The Ultimate Glue & Decoupage Gel – API Inc.
Sponge Applicator Brushes – Loew Cornell
Brown lunch sacks

Step 1
Remove handle of purse. Tear paper sacks into pieces and decoupage to outside of purse. Allow to dry. Randomly dab Lumiere metallic paint to entire purse. Allow to dry.

Step 2
Cut a 3″ piece of Fun Wire™. Punch two holes in bottle cap. Thread wire through holes.

Step 3
Flatten half package Gold FIMO® Soft to approximately 1/8″. Stamp on designs. Tear to an irregular shape. Dust baby powder into moon mold. Press a 1″ round ball of Gold FIMO® Soft into face. Remove. Place into bottle cap. Bake at 265°F for 30 minutes. Allow to cool. Rub with Rub ’n Buff® to highlight stamped design. Apply glue to face and sprinkle on tiny glass marbles.

Step 4
Cut two pieces of WireForm® Armature Wire, 8 inches and 4 inches in length. Loop and swirl as desired. Hammer flat.

Step 5
Dab Lumiere paint to photo mount. Add word. Apply glue to mount on corners. Add tiny glass marbles. Allow to dry.

Step 6
Collage together as shown in photo.

Step 7
Remove beads from purse handle. Wrap Fun Wire™ around handle using loops and swirls. Twist bottle cap wires around small armature wire embellishment. Add fibers. Twist around top of handle. Screw handle back into purse.

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