Angels We Have Heard on High-A Peek-a-Boo Project

I Loved the stained glass windows in the cathedrals throughout the lands. While touring in Europe long ago we stopped  in Köln to see the Cathedral there. We also enjoyed the 1987 U2-the Joshua Tree Tour while there.

They are the inspiration for this artwork. 

1. Gather Supplies.
   
2. Print Images of Stained Glass Windows. 
3. Glue Images to Back Portion of GSLC Arabian Triptych.
   
4. Once Dry Use a Wet Cloth to Rub Off Excessive Edges.
5. Paint Edges of Back Portion of GSLC Arabian Triptych with Turquoise Stencil Butter.
   
6. Also Paint Top Portion of GSLC Arabian with Triptych Turquoise Stencil Butter.
   
7. Add Patient to Top Portion With Gold Design Cream and Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Golden Paint.
   
8. Use a Metal Ruler and Metal Clamp to Add Lines of Iridescent Copper Paint to Stained Glass Images.
   
9. Use a Metal Rules to Add Lines From Liquid Chrome Pen to Stained Glass Images.
   
10. Use Triple Thick Medium to Add Clear and Vintage Bee’s Wax Embossing Powders to Stained Glass Images. Cure With a Heat Tool.
    
11. Use Leftover GSLC Fern Fronds and Queen’s Anne Lace to Add  3-D Element. Securing with Heavy  Matte Gel Medium.
    
12. Use an X-ACTO knife to Cut Off Edges of GSLC Fern Fronds and Queen’s Anne Lace so Top Frame Will Lie Flat.
    
13. Glue Top Portion to Bottom Portion with Glue. 
    
14. Dry Pressed Flat and Weighted Down.

Final Thoughts:

I Believe in Father Christmas

~U2

They said there'll be snow at Christmas

They said there'll be peace on Earth

But instead it just kept on raining

A veil of tears for the virgin's birth

I remember one Christmas morning

A winters light and a distant choir

And the peal of a bell, the Christmas tree smell

Eyes full of tinsel and fire

They sold me a dream of Christmas

They sold me a silent night

They told me a fairy story

But I believed in the Israelites

I believed in Father Christmas

I looked at the sky with excited eyes

'Til I woke with a yawn in the first light of dawn

I saw him through his disguise

I wish you a hopeful Christmas

I wish you a brave new year

All anguish, pain and sadness

Leave your heart, let your road be clear

They said there'll be snow at Christmas

They said there'll be peace on Earth

Hallelujah, Noel, be it Heaven or Hell

The Christmas we get, we deserve

Supplies:  GSLC Arabian Triptych , GSLC Fern Fronds , GSLC Queen Anne's Lace ,Stained Glass Printed Images, UHU GlueStick, Turquoise Stencil Butter, Paintbrush, Iridescent Copper Paint, Metal Ruler, Clamp, Gold Design Cream, Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold Golden Paint, Liquid Chrome Pen, Triple Thick Medium, Clear Embossing Powder, Vintage Bee’s Wax Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, X-ACTO Knife,Glue

I cannot wait to see your interpretation of this project. Share it on the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Craft Group Page on Facebook. I would love to see what new creations you are working on!

Eclectic Celtic Adornments-A Peek-a-Boo Project

Some Projects Manifest themselves such is the case with these. I was looking through my stash GSLC chippies and chose. few of my favorite ones to combine in these creations.

There is a word circling in some artist’s communities-farrago - It is defined in the dictionary as a pile of odds and ends or random assortment of stuff; a motley assortment of things; a hodgepodge; a mismatch. I simply called it eclectic. Other artistic communities have Frugal Friday Postings. Growing up poor and in the country; with parents who lived through the depression I am acutely aware of its meaning...no dictionary necessary. They are the inspiration for this artwork. 

1. Gather Supplies.
   
2. Cover GSLC Fern Fronds with Pale Green and Quinacridone Nickel AZO Gold, Green Gold, Radiant Yellow and Color Shift Green Acrylic Paints Randomly with a Paintbrush.
   
3. Apply Pearlescent Glitter while Wet so Paste acts Like an Adhesive.  Allow to Dry Fully.
   
4. Use Variety Of Acrylic Paints to Paint GSLC Peacock Feather Shapes.
   
5. Rub Randomly With UHU GlueStick and Apply Pearlescent Glitter.
   
6. Color Hearts with Red FolkArt Design Cream, Scarlet Embossing Powder and Rust Powder.
   
7. Cure With a Heating Tool.
8. Use Green Markers and White and Pale Tan Acrylic Paint to Paint GSLC Queen Anne’s Lace.
   
9. Use UHU GlueStick to Assemble Adornments.
   

   
10. Dry Fully Pressed and Weighted. 
11. I Wanted to Give the Adornments and Place of Their Own and Bought Some Cheap Wooden Frames-$1.00 at Michaels. 
    
12. Use Cardboard from Inside of Frame to  Cut Pieces of Natural Felt.
    
13. Attach Felt to Cardboard Using Double Sided Tape.
    
14. Use Another Cardboard Piece to cut out Transparency Film to Use Inside Frame. These Cheap Frames Came with None.
    
15. Attach Assemblage to Felted Cardboard Using a Needed and decorative Thread.
    
16. Make a Slurry of Lava Paste and Red Acrylic Paints.
    
17. Spread and Cover Wooden Frames, Sprinkling Randomly with Cinnamon  While Still Wet For a Rusted Organic Look.
    
18. Cure with a Heating Tool. 
19. Add Highlights With Other Acrylic Paints.
    
20. Trace Frame on Scrap Papers to Seal in Back of Frame. Looks Tidy and Professional.
    
21. I added Blue Stitching to the Corners of Prepared Adornments  for interest and to Highlight the Peacock Eyes the Feather.
    
22. Assemble Your Frames and Seal in Back Portion and Add Mechanics for Hanging if so Desired.
    

    
    

    Final Thoughts:

    Throughout the Victorian era pressed flowers were important. For the Victorian woman, it was an enjoyable pastime. Flowers were often combined with ribbons to create pretty pictures, whilst a flower was often slipped between the pages of a book, to preserve the memory of a special day.

    

    

Ferns are some of the oldest plant on our planet, dating bak 400 million years.  They can survive in a variety of climates. They do not reproduce from seed but rather from spores that grow from the bottom side of lives upon reaching  maturity. Ferns may symbolize spiritual protection, or used to bring about wealth, fortune, and luck. In Victorian England, the fern was a symbol of magic, fascination, confidence, and shelter. Ferns could be used to pass messages from a secret admirer. They are said to be symbols of longevity, rebirth and renewal. Fiddleheads, the coiled tips of young Ostrich Ferns, are a springtime delicacy enjoyed by some in the Northeastern U.S. Be sure to go with someone acquainted with harvesting these springtime treats as many fern species are toxic to humans.

Growing up in the country, my momma would always say Queen Anne’s Lace was also known and wild carrots. It turns out she is partially true as it is from the Daucus Genus that include all the carrots consumed for food today.It belongs more closely to the family that includes celery, dill, and many other edible herbs.Most Queen Anne’s Lace is pure white with a darker center to each flower. White: Cleanliness, freshness, new beginnings, healing, innocence, and purity. There is a pink variety too, that symbolizes-Joyfulness, playfulness, youth, fun, celebration, platonic love, and sweetness. My momma loved “coloring” the delicate white flowers that grew will along the country roads of my childhood. 

In ancient time, peacocks were to thought to have magical power e would put the newly cut stems in red and blue food coloring water and magically overnight they would become pastel pink and blue by morning time. A magical memory of my childhood.

In Ancient Times, the peacock was thought to have magical powers against evil spirits. Peacock feathers may symbolize, open-mindedness, protection, uniqueness, creative productivity, good luck, renewal and self-realization. In Victorian Times, There was an Art Nouveau’s Obsession with Peacocks and their feathers.

Celtic Hearts are meant to symbolize the everlasting love between two people. The Celtic heart is warm and wide, a place where love and peace abide goes one Irish Saying.

Supplies:  GSLC Celtic Hearts, GSLC Fern Fronds, GSLC Peacock Feathers Shape Set, GSLC Queen Anne's Lace, Pearlescent Glitter, Acrylic Paints, Fan Paintbrush, Red FolkArt Design Cream, Scarlet Embossing Powder, Rust Powder, Heating Tool, Variety Of Green Markers, White and Pale Tan, Acrylic Paint, UHU GlueStick

I cannot wait to see your interpretation of this project. Share it on the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts Craft Group Page on Facebook. I would love to see what new creations you are working on!