"Moon Phases" Mixed-Media Altered Bottle by Lucy Reese

Celestial Altered Bottle by Lucy Reese made with Makin's Clay®

Design Team Member Lucy Reese recently shared this creative celestial mixed-media bottle she created using Makin's Clay®.    No matter which side you view, the details are fantastic!

Faces of the Moon Mixed-Media Display by Lucy Reese

Celestial Mixed-Media Display by Lucy Reese made with Makin's Clay®

Faces of the Moon Mixed-Media Display 

Designed by Lucy Reese

Supplies:

Makins Clay®-White, Black
Makins Professional® Cutting Mat
Makins® Borders Mold
Heidi Swapp Color Shine-Black Velvet
1 Ziplock Sandwich Baggie
Silicon Moon Face Mold
Unmounted Rubber Script Stamp
Staz On ink pad - Black
Wooden Vaneer by Simply Surfaces
Wooden Base by ArtC
Various Acrylic Paints

Instructions:

First, we are going to add some color to the white clay by putting the clay into a ziplock baggie and spraying in some of the Color Shine.

Mix it well by squeezing the baggie. Once you take it out of the bag the clay will be somewhat sticky, I suggest letting the clay rest for a minute or two before continuing to mix it completely.

Just because Color Shine has mica in it, you will not see the glimmer. But, you will end up with a beautiful grey color

Now you have your beautifully custom colored clay to add to the moon face mold. Being that my piece is thick, I let it dry overnight.

After the moon face mold dried thoroughly. Take the borders mold and black clay to form your edging. I chose the twist form. Lay down a layer of adhesive to the side of your moon face and attach the border. Let it dry completely.

Add accent painting and let dry.  Stamp with script stamp and permanent ink.  

To finish off the project add your piece to your painted wooden vaneer embellishment and then the entire piece to a completed wooden base. For a cute touch, I added mine to a miniature wooden easel. 

I hope you enjoyed my project this month. Remember, you can find me on my blog at tecniquefreak.wordpress.com, Pinterest at reesel03, and Instagram at LReneeDesigns.

Moon & Stars Pendant by Patricia Krauchune

Design Team Member Pat Krauchune recently shared this fun Moon & Stars pendant on her blog.  Pat used our Stars texture sheet to create her pendant.