I have had this little lantern sitting in my scrap room after buying it a few weeks ago at our local hardware store. It is one of those outdoor lanterns made of metal, and I thought it would be so lovely to alter. So last night I thought hmmm why not alter it with Helmar?
So I got my Helmar 450 Quick Dry and got to work.
I first started off by embossing with White Embossing powder on the handle and top half of the lantern.
I then took my Helmar 450 Quick Dry and adhered some fine netting to the bottom prior to tying a bow in it. As you can see in the photo some of the glue did bleed out. All you need to do when that happens is run your finger, or a wipe over it to get rid of the excess. I love Helmar 450 Quick Dry for materials that are fine such as netting or organza as it doesn't show a wet spot when dry like other adheasives.
I then took my Helmar 450 Quick Dry and started to adhere the embellishments to the lantern, starting with some beautiful vine crystals from Prima. I simply held the pieces in place for a minute so they adhered exactly where I wanted them to stay. The Helmar 450 Quick Dry dries so quickly it is perfect for such an application.
You can even adhere them to the edge of the photo by running a fine line of glue along it and then holding the wire to it for a minute. You can see this effect in the photo of the finished project below. I just love the soft glow from inside where I had the tea light candle lit.
The glue is so great you can't even see any traces of it. All of the flowers and chipboard pieces were adhered with my Helmar 450 Quick Dry. The Metal embelishments were adhered with Helmar liquid Scrap Dots, as I don't think anything is stronger for metal!
Below are some more detail photos showing the differerent embellishments that were adhered with Helmar 450 Quick Dry.
Of course after I photographed it I wasn't quite happy with it so I went back and added a few more flowers, some punched out greenery and some Scrapware Chipoard that was coated in Gesso and then rubbed with Antique Gold Rub n Buff to give the look of an antique plaster cast piece. Being Chipboard, adhereing it with Helmar 450 Quick Dry was a breeze.
I really love this piece... now just need to find a place to hang it in my home.
If you would like to see how to create some foam alpha stamps using Helmar 450 Quick Dry, head on over to my blog for a recent post from my son's 2nd birthday party.
Happy Creating xxx
Helmar USA Inc. Design Team Member
