Monday, February 23, 2009

Altered Jar

Turn an ordinary mason jar into a work of art: 1.cover with paper 2. gesso then add image 3.paint with acrylics add words and moss 4. distress by applying stains and scratching off paint 5. finish with gel medium gloss coat. 6.Do the same to the lid.. add accents! Voila ..a new jar for treasures and secrets!

6 comments:

Autumn Labbe-Renault said...

Hi Cathee,

Wonderful transformation of a jar--love it!

Ivy said...

It's beautiful Cathee! I have never seen a jar altered in that way!

Viola said...

Stunning work! I love altered jars! :o)

Unknown said...

This is fabulously pretty - what a transformation of a jar

(CCSWAPS group visitor)

Brenda said...

Precious little girl and jar!

Nelly said...

This is just superb! The best one I've seen around. Stunning.

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