Crafters Corner : Altered Clock Frame

Monday, 13 March 2017

Altered Clock Frame

Hi everyone! It's Suzna and I'm back with crazy creative project. Yes mixed media Prima Marketing metal frame.Today I'd like to show you one of the projects I decided to put real clock inside frame - I'm sure you remember my Altered tuna tin art

I create texture and color for backgrounds…its basically the same way do in canvas.

So today I will Show you and Give you Ideas how to make your own Altered frame

Here I have basic tutorial pics.

Step 1. Choose your favorite metal frame from Prima Marketing

Step 2. Which is very flexible to remove and attach the frame like this

Step 3. Make a hole in center for attach the clock motor.

Step 4. Select clock design depends on needle

I choose numbers

Step 5. Cover the whole frame area with a coat of black Gesso

Step 6. Decorate 2 sides of the frame with flower

Step 7. By using mode podge & 3D matt gel i attach the bandage cloth and prima art stone on the outer side of frame

Stencil design on background

Step 8. Again 1 layer of black gesso, and thine layer touch up with white gesso

Step 9. Randomly start coloring with Prima acrylic metallic colors, Mainly outer part of frame - Royal red, Emerald green, Steampunk copper & Olive green.

Inside frame : Aqua rose, Viva inka gold

Step 10. Once it done coloring, i decorate my frame with metal charms, Prima flowers, preserved mosses etc

Below image you can see, I attach Prima metal charm : bottle cap. But my clock needle cant move, so i removed that design and i choose thine metal round design charm