Shabby Chic Heart - Jen Waugh

Hi everyone, Jen here with my second November project. Sadly, this is my last Design Team project for Zeus and Zoe. I have had such a fantastic time during my time on this Team. Marivic's products are beautiful and it has been great to get to know the other ladies on the team.  It really has been such a pleasure to be here.

My last project created was a shabby chic heart wall hanging.

I used some vintage lace to cover a wire heart. The vintage handkerchief was from my DT pack and the whole wall hanging was created around it. I loved the colour and embroidery on it and the rest just came together.

I added one of the beautiful vintage postcards from my pack to the cluster. It really complemented the heart. I also used some beads and diamante from my pack to create a handmade hat pin. I also made the ribbon flower and the ribbon cluster with bits and pieces from my pack. The lace doily was also included in my pack, I just cut it from a larger piece.

My friend fell in love with the heart so it now has pride of place in her house.

All items are available in the Etsy shop. Please take a moment to drop in and find something to create for yourself. The products are so versatile and beautiful. Hopefully I have shown during my term that they are not just for scrapbooking.

It has  been an absolute pleasure to share some of my altered projects here on Zeus and Zoe.  I want to take this opportunity to thank Marivic for having me on her team. For giving this "unknown" name the chance to create with her beautiful products. 

Jen xxx

Altered Enamel Mug by Patricia Basson

Hello to everybody!

Today I want to showcase an altered Enamel Mug that I created for the Zeus and Zoe blog using products from Marivic Clifton's Etsy Shop... 

I punched a piece of patterned paper to fit around the outside and inside of the mug.. Using the Purple pleated ribbon from my DT stash and a length of the left over from the crotchet Doily from my previous project, I gave the mug a little skirt.

I used some more of my Vintage Buttons and Butterfly elements as added interest. 

From the package of papers and envelopes from Industrial Chic by Susan Lenart Kazmer, I used some envelopes, crumpled them and rubbed clear embossing ink on the creases. I used Stampendous Aged Ivory Embossing Enamel on it. I placed a few of the papers in the envelope and crammed it with my tiny crammer...

Also added a Stick Pin with a Butterfly ornament behind my Pansy Flower from my own stash.

I misted my paper with Mountain Lavender Gold  Starburst from Lindy's  and splattered Sea Mint Green and Tea Pot Purple on the paper. With texture paste I masked some Butterflies and embossed them with Mauve embossing powder from Lindy's Stampgang...Also added some purple half pearls on the punched flowers.

Some more of Marivic's vintage Buttons, and also a peek of the small crochet Doily placed behind my flower.

Please take some time to visit the Zeus and Zoe Etsy Shop for many Vintage products, or ask Marivic to assemble a tailor made kit for you!

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam,
And for a brief moment,
its glory and beauty belong to our world...
But then it flies again,
and though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.

Shabby Chic Altered Dresser

 Good Morning crafting friends...Patricia Basson with you again...

This month we have a most gorgeous Inspiration Board at Zeus and Zoe filled with beautiful soft and elegant images! In keeping with the Shabby Chic colours of pink and cream, I took a toy dresser and transformed it into a elegant dresser ready to brighten up a Victorian Dolls House...

The frame is made from a Chipboard frame and some mirrored foil.

I sacrificed one of my large Dollies from my DT stash, cut it up and used various pieces on the dresser and still have much left for future projects. 

The Vintage Locket, Button and Fish ornament are also from my DT Stash. All is available from the Zeus and Zoe Etsy shop.I also used one of the stick pins, thinking it looks like a vintage perfume bottle nestled between the flowers!

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This is what the wooden dresser looked like before.

I painted a base coat of pink acrylic paint and when dried painted a crackle medium over it. After dying overnight it was painted with the cream paint. The crackle medium resulted it the cracks of the cream paint revealing the pink under coat!

Thank you for taking the time to visit my post...I hope I have inspired you to try your hand at the Inspiration Board as well...

Altered Tray with Bottles

Meet Eve....one of our new DT members:

Eve 

Canada

Hi everyone. My name is Eve and I have been an avid crafter for over ten years now. My talent has emerged and grown throughout the years and I have now fallen in love with Mixed Media & Altered Art! I love to create almost everyday, I have a newborn who takes up the majority of my time but when he naps you will most like find me crafting, instead of napping too LOL!

I am thrilled to be apart of this wonderful team and to design for Zeus & Zoe!

If you'd like to keep up with my creations the best place to see all of that is on my Facebook Page Eclectic Paper Delights!

Eclectic Delight Facebook Page

Hello everyone!!

 I am thrilled to be a new DT member for Zeus and Zoe! Today I have an altered mini tray with mini bottles to share. I used some of the yummy goodness that came in out DT package, such as the large doily, some vintage buttons and some flowers.

I started off with a mini tray I bought from my local craft store. It was calling my name to alter, so I thought it was perfect to create as my firt project! I painted it in a Robin's Egg blue shade of acrylic paint. I then went over everything with Gesso (I love my Gesso!). After that was done, I added some modelling paste - another one of my fav' mediums to use! When that was dry, I adhered a large doily that came from the DT package as well, to the bottom of the tray and let it hang over the tray.

I then added some cute little bottles I had in stahs which I thought went so well with this mini tray. I adhered some lace and burlap around the bottles, added some paper flowers and vintage button also from our DT package. Then I created a rolled burlap rose in the middle of both bottles for an added touch!

So that sums up my project for you today guys! Stay tuned for my next project coming up real soon! Check out my blog for more pictures and details! Hugs, Eve

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