Hi everyone! Audrey here with a fun project for Donna Salazar Designs. This month, we are focusing on Halloween, one of my most favorite holidays of the year.
I love to add a little seasonal flair to my home decor with sweet handmade projects, like this little altered plaque. It's easy, and fun, and makes each season and holiday feel that much more special. And with all of Donna's fabulous papers, inks, and spritz, creating is an absolute snap.
Don't you love the old glass look to this plaque? It's actually not glass at all, but a sheet of acrylic. To get this look yourself, here's what you'll need to do.
1. To create the base of my altered plaque, I started with a 4x4 Clear Acrylic Cover from Zutter. Using a Clearsnap Stylus Tip, I applied Donna's Mixed Media Inx in Black to the entire surface of the acrylic. Cover the acrylic with clear embossing powder, and heat set. Don't worry if your acrylic starts to melt, just keep on embossing the entire sheet, and you'll notice that the acrylic flattens right back out, much like shrink plastic.
2. Decorate your spooky background scene. I added a moon and clouds, along with a cardstock sticker sentiment. My moon was created by punching a 1 3/4" circle from Antiquities 6x6 Square Artistic Paper. I sponge brushed the moon with Candle Glow Smooch Spritz and inked the edges with Jasmine Mixed Media Inx. The clouds were punched from a glassine bag and heat embossed with Clearsnap's Top Boss White Embossing Powder.
3. This month, we were lucky enough to partner up with Artistic Wire, and I used their copper brown wire to free-form a tree branch shape. I started with a basic Y shape, and then added a small V to the tip top. Simply create your basic shape, and then go back over the shape, wrapping the wire along the outline as you go.
4. Adhere your wire branch to the left side of the plaque using metal glue or tacky glue. 
5. Create a paper pieced owl using a die cut or template and patterned paper. I made the owl body from Donna's Crafty Chronicle, and the wing, beak, and ears from Antiquities Artistic Paper. Use buttons as eyes. A bit of Candle Glow Smooch Spritz on the beak finishes things off. Then simply adhere your pieced owl to the tree branch, and enjoy!
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Supplies:
- DSD Antiquities 6x6 Square Artistic Paper for GCD Studios
- DSD Crafty Chronicle for GCD Studios
- DSD Mixed Media Inx for Clearsnap
- DSD Smooch Spritz for Clearsnap
- Top Boss White Embossing Powder by Clearsnap
- Stylus Tips by Clearsnap
- Artistic Wire
- 4x4 Clear Acrylic Cover by Zutter
- Authentique Cardstock Stickers
- Kraft Outlet Glassine Bag
- vintage buttons
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hi hi! This is so cool! this is great inspiration. Thanx! I can't wait to see another project!
Posted by: Ayana | October 18, 2011 at 10:16 AM
too cute...love the idea of embossing the acrylic cover:)
Posted by: octlove | October 17, 2011 at 06:39 PM
Your home decor is always fabulous!! SO cute! Love what you did with the acrylic. xoxo
Posted by: Natasha Naranjo Aguirre | October 16, 2011 at 06:51 PM
What a super cute acrylic project! Love the tutorial and the wirework with the owl just rocks!!!
Posted by: Rhonda V. | October 16, 2011 at 05:15 AM
WHo knew that you could wet emboss acrylics? I totally ADORE the glass look of the background and that owl is so cute...Thanks for the fantastic tutorial
Posted by: Kim Sonksen | October 16, 2011 at 12:46 AM