2020/08/31

Mixed media magnets tutorial

Hello, dear mixed media friends!

Today I will show you how I make little cute decorative magnets using the moulds and the air hardening clay. The process is quite simple but the result is rather impressive. Such little cuties are great to give as a gift to friends, or to use on your own fridge or magnet boards as decorations.

Mixed media clay magnets tutorial by Maria Lillepruun

First, I picked a very beautiful ornamental silicone mold by Prima Marketing Inc, and made some castings using some very light air hardening clay.

Mixed media clay magnets tutorial by Maria Lillepruun

Mixed media clay magnets tutorial by Maria Lillepruun

Then, I let the clay dry and colored all the future magnets black on both side, using heavy gesso black.

Mixed media clay magnets tutorial by Maria Lillepruun

Mixed media clay magnets tutorial by Maria Lillepruun

When the gesso layer was also dry, I sprayed the pieces with Lindy´s Gang ink sprays. That brought some basic color to the surface.

Mixed media clay magnets tutorial by Maria Lillepruun

Mixed media clay magnets tutorial by Maria Lillepruun

Then, I chose the Opal Magic wax "Green Brocade" to touch up the texture on the clay cast magnets, bringing forward the whole beauty.

Mixed media clay magnets tutorial by Maria Lillepruun

Mixed media clay magnets tutorial by Maria Lillepruun

Now, it was time for pure fun! I attached the main elements - the little sparkling crystals - to the middle of the magnets, and glued on some blue and green glitter, using 3D Gloss Gel for it.Finally, I attached some grass colored micro beads to the surface, turning my magnets into the little mysterious candies.



I hope you like the video tutorial. Thank you for your attention!



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2020/08/27

Vintage layout tutorial for Craft O´Clock

Hi! 
I have tried out the new patterned paper collection "Faded Memories" by Craft O´Clock. What a beauriful vintage combination of greens and browns! My favourite color scheme. 

So I decided to make a mystical layout with opening doors and hidden secrets :) Besides the new collection paper and chipboard, I used some extras to cut - Keys and Clocks. These additions are perfect for vintage projects. Enjoy the full process video on YT!



Vintage mixed media layout by Maria Lillepruun tutorial

Vintage mixed media layout by Maria Lillepruun tutorial

Vintage mixed media layout by Maria Lillepruun tutorial

Vintage mixed media layout by Maria Lillepruun tutorial

Vintage mixed media layout by Maria Lillepruun tutorial

Vintage mixed media layout by Maria Lillepruun tutorial

Vintage mixed media layout by Maria Lillepruun tutorial

Vintage mixed media layout by Maria Lillepruun tutorial

Vintage mixed media layout by Maria Lillepruun tutorial

Vintage mixed media layout by Maria Lillepruun tutorial


2020/08/24

Letter K - 3D nursery decor tutorial

Hi to all mixed media friends!

Please meet my daughter Karolina. This time I made an interior letter decoration for her bedroom and shot a tutorial for you.

Mixed media 3D letter for kids´ nursery by Maria Lillepruun

I bought this 3D cardstock letter "K" in a hobby shop, and decided to decorate it in a cheerful but tender style. Of course, the letter is very pink :) Karolina is a real princess, and is going through a pink phase now. Everything is pink in her room, so this decorative letter is not exception.

Mixed media 3D letter for kids´ nursery by Maria Lillepruun

First, I primed the brown cardstock with heavy white gesso, which created a nice base for the future color invasions. When the gesso layer was dry, I colored the letter with a mix of metallic paint and mica powder. Such mixture left the beautiful colored surface with a hint of mother-of-pearl shine.

Mixed media 3D letter for kids´ nursery by Maria Lillepruun

Then, I applied some texture paste through the stencil on the front side, and left some texture paste traces on all the other angles of the letter. I glued on some plastic figurines, diamond art pebbles, Prima Marketing flowers and the picture of my daughter of course. The latter is places within a beautiful chipboard frame. The frame and all the embellishments are touched up with my favourite Sparks paint - Unicorn Hair.

Mixed media 3D letter for kids´ nursery by Maria Lillepruun

Mixed media 3D letter for kids´ nursery by Maria Lillepruun

I also added some minor details like pink plastic beads and glitter as final decoration.


Mixed media 3D letter for kids´ nursery by Maria Lillepruun

Mixed media 3D letter for kids´ nursery by Maria Lillepruun

Mixed media 3D letter for kids´ nursery by Maria Lillepruun


Thank you! Enjoy the video tutorial.



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2020/08/23

Mixed Media Place August challenge

Hi guys! 

Mixed Media Place new summery mood board is very beautiful, isn´t it? I was inspired by the acrylic pouring image, as well as the colors and the flowers on the board. 

I primed the canvas black and did some acrylic pouring on it myself. I also did some text stamping on the canvas, and heat embossed it with white powder. Then, I assembled some volumous decorations on top of it. I layered dies cuts, chipboard, metallic embellishments and artificial flowers. I painted them all with acrylic paints, and added some toppings (beads and glitter) on top of the project.

Mixed media canvas

Mixed media canvas

Our mood board


Mixed media canvas

Mixed media canvas

Mixed media canvas

Mixed media canvas


2020/08/21

Día de Muertos mask restoration video

Mask alteration by Maria Lillepruun

Dear friends!


Today´s video is something different from what I had been shooting before. Recently, I bought this Día de Muertos Mexican mask in a local second-hand shop. It is made rather cheaply and cost me just 2 EUR. The mask was rather dirty, so I washed it with a damp tissue. There are many little bits of damage in the paint layer, as well as a bigger paint loss on the nose area. So I decided to restore the vivid colors and add something even more to the mask…

Mask alteration by Maria Lillepruun

I should definitely mention that my artistic alteration of the mask is not a proper museum restoration. This is simply to refresh the once beautiful mask so that I could hang it on al wall or maybe even wear to a masquerade. So please do not try to repeat the process on a really old or valuable piece of art 😉


Basic Process

  1. First, I cleaned the mask with a damp cloth. I also cleaned the inside of the mask with ethanol and painted white. This process is not on the video, sorry.
  2. Then, I took three Lindy’s Gang sprays and partially dyed the artificial fabric flowers around the mask. I used Summer Lovin’ Sun and Cowabunga Copper on the flowers, and Bells of Ireland Green of the leaves.
  3. The next step is the paint layer renewal. I mixed the chosen Lindy´s Magicals with the soft gloss gel, which resulted in beautiful semi-transparent paints. No water needed for the paints. I had some near me only to clean the brushes. My chosen Magicals were of the same colors that were present on the mask. So I picked Rizzo´Rowdy Red for the red areas, Tears on My Pillow Tangerine for the orange, Golden Sleigh Bells to retouch the yellow parts, Edelweiss Moss Green for green and French Lilac Violet for purple areas. I colored all the originally painted parts over with my new self-made paint and let it dry. I also colored the edges of the fabric leaves with the same Edelweiss Moss Green paint to make them look more versatile.
  4. Then I took some heavy gesso black and colored over the black parts. The heavily damaged nose area demanded 3 layers of gesso so that the paint layer would look even.
  5. When the paint and the gesso were all dry, I touched up some painted areas with the soft gloss gel and sprinkled some nail glitter with large particles over those areas. I also did for the flowers and the leaves for a more complex and festive look.
  6. Finally, I took a hot melt glue gun and some black handmade paper flowers, and attached them to the mask to enrich its floral decoration.

Mask alteration by Maria Lillepruun

Mask alteration by Maria Lillepruun

Mask alteration by Maria Lillepruun

Mask alteration by Maria Lillepruun

Mask alteration by Maria Lillepruun

Mask alteration by Maria Lillepruun

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Other Products:

  • Black heavy gesso, soft gloss gel (Prima Marketing Inc), nail glitter, handmade flowers

2020/08/08

Art journal layout tutorial

Hello! 

I´ve received the new Craft O´Clock collection "Beauty Restless", and it blew me away with its serenity and freedom feeling! So here I combined the beautiful patterned rice paper and different fussy cut elements from the main sheet, the vellum and the Butterfly VII extras sheet. I added some heavy mixed media by mixing together different stencils, texture pastes, inks and even some liquid gold!

 I am happy with the vintage and mysterious outcome. I hope you will enjoy the process video in the end of this post!

Mixed media art journal layout tutorial by Maria Lillepruun