I decided to do the last birthday present today, knowing that I had already forfeited my treat for it. It'a another altoid tin, which I covered with Madame Payraud paper inside and out, before adding a few extras. I painted a grungeboard lamp silver, then rubbed versamark on it randomly, before adding black soot distress embossing powder. The bats are painted black then stickles added, and the wooden word fun was dripped with red alcohol ink before black soot and silver distress paints were dabbed onto them.
The skull is a little extra, in case the recipient doesn't like the tin. That's the problem with making your own presents, there are always some people who may not fully appreciate the work put into them.
I've also made a bottle necklace today, for a present for next year (I should really work on the domino books but I wasn't feeling it today). I used clear shrink plastic and alcohol ink on some die cut flowers and butterflies, then got a bottle, added green beads to it, and glossy accented it to seal them (they aren't dry yet which is why you can see the milky colour in the pics). I glued one butterfly to the inside (almost impossible) and one to a head pin I stuck through the cork. I then added the rest of the butterflies, and the flowers, to the outside of the glass.
It looks better in person than it does on the photos. I quite like the whole bottle necklace thing, and may do something for myself in future (thinking more poison than butterflies)
Emma
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