{Mixed Media Tutorial} Altered Bottle by Carol

Hi everyone, Carol here today to share how I altered a humble sauce bottle....one of many in my stash awaiting a makeover!

I started by covering the bottle in a layer of texture paste, not paying too much attention to how smoothly it ended up.

Once this layer was dry I used the Daisy Play stencil and more texture paste to add design to each side.

After leaving everything to dry I added a coat of black gesso and once that was dry I started adding some colour using three shades of Mica Powders. 

Spray with water until you get the desired effect and allow to dry.

I added some metallic wax to the edges then coated the whole bottle with clear gesso to seal everything and give a "tooth" for the next layer. I put the stencil back in place and painted some of the flowers with distress paint and added some gemstones to the centres. the bottle was finished with some twine.

I hope I've inspired to use your stencils....they really are very versatile.

ARTplorations - Daisy Play stencil 

Other goods - Gesso, Texture Paste, Mica Powders