faux crazed porcelaine...

a few weeks ago,

I showed how Ranger's Glue N Seal

could be used with tim's

rock candy crackle paint

to create this cool vintage look on glass...

the post is here...

here's another fun & EASY effect, using the same products...

this time it creates a faux vintage porcelain surface...

I started with this metal plaquette, which was too stark for the art I'm working on...

so...I applied a medium coat of matte Glue N Seal ...

then let that dry...

then I painted on a medium/heavy coat of rock candy crackle paint & let that dry...

when the paint had completely dried & cracked,

I rubbed the coffee archival ink pad right over the paint to accent the cracks...

they are barely visible until you add the coffee ink...

I just wiped off the excess with a paper towel & dried it with the heat tool to set the ink...

and the finished plaquette now looks like this...

it's very vintage...

with those little crazes resembling vintage porcelain...

it will be added to a CHA project...

you'll see it in January...

and speaking of CHA...

I'm expecting my new line of Blossom Bucket embellishments to arrive today or tomorrow...

YIPPEE!

so if you hear about an earthquake in Illinois...

don't be alarmed...

it's just me jumping up & down...

I contemplated sitting out on the driveway to wait...

but it's mighty cold out there...

all the projects are finished for book #6 & the instructions are completed too...

YIPPEE...

check that off the to-do list...

the projects will all be sent today so that the photographs can be taken for the book & the insert that's included in each stamp set...

and last but not least...

from the bottom of my heart...

A MILLION THANKS

for all the birthday tweets, Facebook posts, cards, gifts & emails...

you made my day!

I hope you know that

I SINCERELY APPRECIATE

YOUR KINDNESS & FRIENDSHIP!

happy holidays everyone...

I hope you have a great weekend...

the LAST before Christmas...

YIKES!!!

ok...back to the studio...

gotta

make (more CHA ) ART!

wendy