Absolutely beautiful. Lol I always used to play with the jewelry and make designs with the pieces but I never thought about doing this one. How beautiful. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent...❤
I love the background, that by itself is awesome! Paisley was an excellent choice for the miles of chains. I have a bunch of jewelry, but not anything that would make that masterpiece.
That looks very intricate! The first thought I had when I saw all those metal ex-jewellery was : STEAMPUNK! Those colours and the different patterns lend very well to a steampunk themed artwork.
I just loved how you clean as you go along!!! Wow! Impressive………and it was so darn funny how you stuck your paint brush into the coffeeeeee!!!! Hahahahah has happened to me also :):):)
Beautiful artworks! I got some bunches of jewelry so looking forward to creating something with those. Looks like I may need to get a big table to working on it. Thanks for showing.
It’s probably a good idea to start with a smaller piece or two to become comfortable with the method. Unless you’re already used to making large pieces. Also, if I glue things down that aren’t pretty, I just paint gesso over them and add my own color.
Holly Cow. That is so beautiful. My dear, you have so amazing talent far in your future. This was an awesome video. God Bless you. Maria. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Very interesting and beautiful never thought of doing something like this I have a lot of jewelry of my mom and mine this would be a great way displaying it rather just laying there and not wearing it. Again very beautiful and inexpensive.
@@sandragregory1357 I’m happy to hear your feedback… sorry about speeding things up so much but I thought people would not want to watch it all. I I am thinking about making several short videos on a single project. I’d love to hear feedback on my one hour video (about a sea glass project with shell necklaces) where I show more. But I think it’s sooo boring.
The error in the backboard turned out to be a good thing. The new cuts made it so much more interesting. It turned our amazing. would a turkey baster help with the varnishing the open areas?
Hmmm … if I remember correctly, I used thinned Liquitex pouring medium for the final varnish, or (haha) sometimes I use a regular Liquitex acrylic varnish (satin, or glossy, whatever I have more of when I’m finished a piece of work). I was hoping I mentioned it in the video? Anyway, I usually put on several layers of varnish, and if I don’t like the sheen, I’ll change it. (Nothing’s ever really finished until it’s out of my house, lol!)
I use glue - E6000 for large and heavy jewelry pieces - OR acrylic varnish (even thinned down) for thin chains/necklaces so they don’t get pushed where I don’t want them. Once everything is well tacked down and totally dry, I’ll use one or two layers of pouring medium over the whole thing. (You could use a few layers of varnish too but I accidentally bought a gallon of pouring medium instead of gesso so I’m using it up 😅). Be sure to let each layer of varnish or glue dry well. And don’t speed dry, I tried that once and the top surface of the glue dries first, not allowing any glue “pockets” to dry - wet glue stays white(!).
E6000 for sticking down big heavy pieces. Then thinned white glue, pouring medium, or acrylic varnish (sometimes thinned down) depending on the delicacy of the items I’m placing.
E6000 for sticking down big heavy pieces. Then thinned white glue, pouring medium, or acrylic varnish (sometimes thinned down) depending on the delicacy of the items I’m placing.
Wow, so much talent in this family. Your art is stunning and I LOVED your son's music. I was wondering where you got, if you had to pay for it, etc., then saw your comment. Anyway, nice work to you both!
Thanks for your comment ❤ … if I remember correctly, I used thinned Liquitex pouring medium for the final varnish. Sometimes I use a regular Liquitex acrylic varnish (satin, or glossy, whatever I have more of when I’m finished a piece of work). I was hoping I mentioned it in the video? Anyway, I usually put on several layers of varnish, and if I don’t like the sheen, I’ll change it.
@@dorothealeblancart thanks. I didn't know if it was that Mdf board??? Or plywood. Would it matter? Those big ones you made would be super heavy?!? Do you use a regular acrylic paint to seal before painting? Like house paint? It would cost alot to prime with gesso. Newbie. I'm trying to get the details so I could create. You have inspired me to do Something with old broken jewelry. I kept them because they are sentimental. This would be a great way to keep and still love them. Thank you for answering me. Appreciate it From a newbie😉🙂
@@holdthelovealways right! MDF is too heavy a material. The depth of the large panel was made with 2x2 (approx) pine wood. The small boards were made with masonite.
@@holdthelovealways thanks for your great comments and questions! You’re right, I do not use MDF, it’s too absorbent and too heavy. The big ones are heavy, but if I’m hanging them I make sure there’s a board anchored to the wall first. I do use gesso because it’s a great substance to paint on. It sticks to everything and everything sticks to it. Primer paint might work as well but gesso has better coverage and is whiter.
Thanks! I’ve never used E7000, but if I was wanting to attach jewelry to a fabric like velvet, I might first stiffen the velvet with iron-on interfacing or even something stiffer … and then sew the jewelry onto the fabric. Glue can make an ugly mess on fabric, that’s why I often paint over my jewelry. Hope that helps.
The thicker the glue is, the more it fills in the spaces. On some of my projects, I’ll make layers of glue to get a thicker coating BUT I always make sure that each layer is completely dry before I add another one.
Yes, exactly. I didn’t want a boring flat background so I added the small boards and then painted until it was interesting. And THEN added the jewelry. 😊
That was really cool! I have thought about that--using all those odds and ends cheap jewelry I've seen at Goodwill for some type of art and there you are! My husband would kill me if I started "hoarding" old jewelry, lol! Only us artists would get what your doing. Love the background you came up with. Have you got an ideas on what to do with a box full of unused hosiery? I can't throw them out and wonder what I might do with them artistically. I have done some mixed media art. I'm a retired graphic designer so not much more on the computer, which is nice.
Thanks for your comment! Lol! We need to be creative in keeping our husbands happy too. And Hmm… hosiery… first thought was weaving them into a plant hanger … soaking them with glue for a textured background… soaking them in wet cement and making some kind of lawn ornament that you can paint … 😆
@@dorothealeblancart Lol, OMG, those are great ideas. You have my brain spinning now. There is a lawn ornament I really liked but expensive. I think I can make it by hand now with wire framing, some kind of stuffing (hosiery?), paper mache, spackle, bondo, etc, Then texture, paint to look like bronze. Thank you!
I don't know how much the varnish costs but a cheaper alternative to what you're doing would be either Mod Podge or regular Elmer's Glue type of glue. It would achieve the same thing. I have tried it and it is super strong. And there's no need to paint it on you can just spoon it on
I actually do use thinned down white glue on occasion but I find that it’s a little stringy until when made thinner, gets too watery. Acrylic varnish thinned out has a great consistency especially on very fine chains.
@@dorothealeblancart yes I've done it on several projects and it appears to dry completely clear. I have not tried it with glass on glass I don't know if it would leave a hazy residue. So when I do glass on glass I use epoxy resin
So, just to clarify, the watered down varnish is the "glue" that you keep mentioning? You didn't actually use glue underneath the jewelry - you just drowned it in the varnish? This is stunning. Thanks for sharing.
Yes, the large and heavier pieces are stuck down with E6000. The unruly pieces are soaked with thin glue a few times. (Leave LOTS of drying time in between glue applications.)
For the very fine chains I used watered down varnish because I didn’t want them to move while I was applying the glue. For the bigger heavier pieces I used E600. And at the very end I either gave it two more coats of varnish or an overall coat of pouring medium. (I’m not sure right now, but either would work.)
I have a gallery in a small town that shows my work, and not much of my upcycling sells, so I have a hall and room downstairs that is full of my stuff. And a lot of it is upstairs too. I made 3 videos called “Art in our Home” if you’re interested in seeing it. … And about where I get the old jewelry, I’ve been collecting from second hand stores for 16 years, my friends give me their old stuff, and even sometimes get old jewelry from their friends. The early stuff I experimented with was my own jewelry. Thanks for asking!
Oh, hmm… I do appreciate your comment! You must have a great attention span. I always assume people will get bored watching “the stuff” that takes me hours and weeks and months to do so I try to keep my videos around 15 minutes long or less. I also record in timelapse mode most of the time. I’ll definitely keep your comment in mind.
