Upcycled Vase of Flowers with Paverpol

Hi everyone Steph Ackerman here using Paverpol to create a vase for a home décor sign.  With winter finally winding down, it's time to turn ourselves towards sunshine and flowers.

I began by using the Proxxon Delta Sander to sand a wood sign.  Next I painted the sign with Plaid Folk Art Ultra Dye in Infra Red.  This dye brushes on so smoothly and easily.

Once dry, I sanded it again to get a more rustic look.

To create the vase, I began by taking a paper towel tube and covering it with plastic wrap.  The plastic wrap will allow you to easily remove the paper towel tube once the Paverpol has dried.

Next, I cut fabric slightly bigger than the tube and placed it in Transparent Paverpol. 

After squeezing out the excess Paverpol, I wrapped it around the paper towel tube.

I allowed it to dry overnight.  Then I was able to pull the tube out.

Using the Proxxon Jig Saw, I cut the Paverpol tube into 4 pieces.

Next I painted one of the tubes with Plaid Folk Art Milk Paint in Jamestown Blue.

Finally, I added May Arts Ribbon to the top and bottom of the "vase" and adhered it to the sign with Beacon Adhesive.

Left over chipboard letters were used to create the words.  Then I randomly stamped flowers from the Joy Clair Stamp set, Paisley Bouquet,  around the sign. 

 A butterfly, created from Rinea Foils, was added atop the vase.  Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists were sprayed over the sign to add a little shimmer as the finishing touch.

Paverpol makes it so easy to upcycle that I don't want to throw anything away. 

What will you upcycle today? 

Thanks for stopping by.

Beautiful Moments Canvas

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with a beautiful moments canvas.

I began by using Pavercotton which is a cotton fiber.  I pulled apart the Pavercotton then dunked it in Transparent Paverpol.  After squeezing out the excess Paverpol, I placed the strips on the canvas, then moved them about the canvas until I created a pattern I liked.

As the Pavercotton dried, it created a nice 3 dimensional pattern.  Look at all that texture!

 

Once dry, I spritzed assorted colors of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists about the canvas.  So the colors stayed true, I heat set between each color.

To decorate, I added several flowers to the upper corner.

 

Finally, I adhered a clothes pin to the canvas and used it to hold a beautiful moments tag.

 

I'm loving all the texture on this canvas.

 

What do you think?

 

Steph

 

 

A Jar of Possibilities with Paverpol

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with my newest Paverpol project. Paverpol is an amazing sculpting medium that hardens fabric or paper into any shape you desire.

Since Paverpol can be somewhat messy, I find it's important to have my supplies readily available before committing to my project.   So I gathered Transparent Paverpol, a bowl, a glass jar and some torn strips of fabric. 

Pouring Paverpol into a bowl, I added the strips of fabric and coated them with Paverpol.

 

Removing the strips of fabric, I squeezed out the excess Paverpol and placed the strips around the jar.   I repeated this process until all the strips were in place.  To give the fabric dimension, I pinched portions of the fabric strips as I arranged them on the jar. Then I put the jar aside to dry.  Look at all that dimension!  As the fabric hardened, it really kept it's shape on the jar.

 

 

 

Once dry, I spritzed the hardened fabric with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists.  I spritzed on 4 different colors, allowing each one to dry before spritzing the next (heat setting can speed up the drying process).  This allowed all the colors to show and not blend together. 

 

 

 

 

Finally I added assorted Prima flowers, adhering them with Beacon Adhesive 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue.  Now my jar is ready for anything - holding small trinkets - holding notes to loved ones - holding candy - and so much more.

 

 

I'm thinking these would make amazing holiday gifts for family, friends and even teachers.  Simply personalize them with the colors they love.

 

Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Be sure to stop by the blog to see lots of fun projects using Paverpol.

 

Steph