Dwell in Possibility - Karan Gerber

 HI Friends, I am back to share an altered project I created for Dusty Attic using some of their mechanical pieces.

Using lots of cogs, gears and that gorgeous Seahorse, I put together this small project on a 5x7 canvas

I used some Stamperia Allegro Paints for the turquoise, 

Sparks Dragons Eye paint for the golds. 

Products Used

Industrial Cluster 1;  Marine Mechanical - Seahorse Small; 

Cogs and Gears; Mini Cogs #1

 

 

Princess of the Sea - Patricia Basson

Hello dear Blog Friends

Dusty Attic's latest chipboard release futured the cutest Marine Mechanical sea creatures!

Today I have used the Small Seahorse and dressed her all feminine and be-jeweled

all ready for a night on the Town...or should I say a night on the Coral Reef....

I used a sheet of Blue Fern Studio paper, Juliann's Dream from the Ombre Dreams collection to cover my Notebook. I primed the paper with a layer of clear Gesso and used a Stamperia Stencil, Steampunk, and crackle paste to add texture to the background and the edges of the book. 

The chipboards were primed with white Gesso. I then painted them all with Honey Mustard Paint from Deco Art. And then I just went ahead and played with several paints and waxes until I was satisfied with the look. I wanted a bit of a girly look for her, therefor I used Pinks and Purples and Yellows...She got a Crown on her head and a few Gemstones too add to her Party look...and Yes...I forgot to glue her little Diamond eye on, she does have it on now at least...

To color I used the following, Iris from Cadence, Crackling Campfire and Saltwater Taffy Distress Paints and Flickering Candle Mica Stain from Tim Holtz, Shabby Pink and Sweet Rose Waxes from Finnabair. 

Please visit the Dusty Attic On-line Shop to see all the newly added Marine designs...

Ocean Wave Small

DA 2562

Industrial Cluster #1

DA 3373

Marine Mechanicals - Seahorse Small

DA 3358

We ourselves feel

 that what we are doing

 is just a drop in the ocean. 

But the ocean 

would be less

 because of that missing drop. 

Mother Teresa

Seahorse hanging panel - Deb Stephens

Aren't you loving seeing all these fantastic projects with the new Industrial chippy? This marine mechanical themed range just makes me want to make things.

This Plywood wall hanging is not just some grungy art but also practical as I have added hooks to it so you can hang your aprons or bags from it!

I used the DA3381 Industrial Cluster 9 and cut it into sections to spread it out. I also added the Spinner/Arrow, the screw heads and cut out the remaining chevron strips from the outline of the chippy once the main section was removed.

The main feature is the beautiful DA3359 Marine Mechanical Large Seahorse with all it's fabulous layers. I used lots of metallic paint, waxes and glossy accents to bring out the shine in those light bulbs and gauges.

DA2190 Mini Skeleton Fish were also used in some places to add extra interest.

I love how this turned out and that it is a functional piece that I can use in my craft room as well. Looking forward to seeing all your creations as well!

DA products used are below:

Steamie - Industrial Marine Light up Book Nook - Kerstin Filou

 

 

Welcome creative friends!

 

Some time ago I presented you my first Garden Book Nook  created with Dusty chipboards, it was a gift for a dear gardening friend and was very well received. 

Building Book Nooks has become a trendy theme and you can see many realistic miniature worlds inspired by great book themes. 

 

I had to build my first blank myself, now Dusty Attic has two matching very sturdy book nooks on offer. 

They are just great and inspired me together with the new marine mechanicals to create a book nook of a very different kind.

 

This time I chose the maritime steampunk world as a theme and positioned my favourite seahorse, 

(lovingly known here as Steamie 😀😍)    in 3d optic in the foreground.

 

 

 

I thought about installing two thread rods so that I could fix the individual parts in place.

I tried it out and it works 😀😎

 

 

DIY Tips and Tricks 

 

 

 

 

 

 some close up's

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

used Dusty Attic chipboards

 

Blank Book Nook #1

 

Marine Mechanicals – Submarine small 

 Marine Mechanicals – Seahorse small 

 Industrial Cluster #4 

 Port Holes Small

Mini Cogs #3

Broken Chevrons small

Seaweed #3 

 Coral #2

 

 

     

 All lite up 

 

I hope I could inspire you to try your very own Book Nook!

 

Thanks for your visit!

Happy crafting with 'Steamie' 😎 😍 😎

 

 

 

Kerstin

Dream - Judith Tijsen

Hello to you all,

Dusty Attic recently released a incredible new line. And they are all industrial objects. 

One of my favorite new chipboards is definitely the fantastically cute and adorable seahorse.

The seahorse is available in two sizes. Namely product number DA3359(large) and DA3358(small).

For this project I used the large size.

The basis of this project is a box that I have edited with the Burlap stencil.

 I used the following Dusty Attic products:

DA3359 - Seahorse large

DA3361 - Industrial Frame Circle

DA3373 - Industrial Cluster #1

DA0312 - Chains

DA2225 - Blueprint Word Pack

DA1374 - Mini Vintage Keys

DA2103 - Burlap Stencil

XXX Judith