Message In A Bottle Plus Two LayoutsBy Kim Price

Today I have some very shabby chic style shares featuring lots of

 Green Tara goodies. My first project was inspired by a recent 

art class I have been doing in the background with a whimsical

 ocean theme and so I have created my version of 

a "message in a bottle".

I've used a simple everyday glass bottle,

 covering it in torn strips of gauze and painted it in gesso. 

Adding a touch of colour in a pink shade really

 promotes the shabby look and once it was dry I set about adding

 my shabby embellishments.

I've used one of the new Green Tara white blossom vines, wrapping it

 around the neck of the bottle, paper string, lots of flowers and leaves

 and a touch of gold metallic mesh. This really was a fun project and

 a great way to add new life to something that was otherwise headed for the garbage.

"Elsie"

My second project today is a layout again using a classic shabby chic

 style combined with my love of white space. For this project I really 

wanted to show off these gorgeous paper daisies and demonstrate how

 absolutely beautiful they look with a touch of watercolour. I love how

 easy these are to create, and you can customise their look to your own

 style using some basic mediums. I have simply added a small splash 

of colour to the centres, dried them off with a heat tool and then adhered

 some paper roses to the centres for that finished look.

 I am so loving this technique and I think I will be using it often.

Along the bottom of my design I've added a banner featuring some 

White Wire Cord which I coloured with some mist to coordinate 

with the rest of my layout.

I have finished off by adding some Roses in various colours & added some leaves here & there.

"Forever"

 

Here I have another shabby chic style layout which I

have added an ivory Primula as the focus in my cluster.

Next I have added some red & ivory Roses in various

sizes & then I have finished off with some

Autumn Leaves to create some great contrast.

Well thats it from me for another month.

I hope I have inspired you to use some beautiful

Green Tara products on your next project too.