Upcycled Instrument by Suzanne

 Hi Everyone Suzanne here,

I started of by painting the guitar with some black gesso then I used some Frank Garcia Artisan Powders in Umber and Clay to paint it so it sort of gave it a timber look.  

After I finished painting them on I then went outside and sprayed some Crystal Kote Fixative spray to make sure the powder is secure and won't come off (make sure you spray out in the open as it does have a bit of a smell).

 

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 I then fussy cut some paper flowers and glued them on with Super Tac Glue

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 But once I had them on I didn't like them so with a nappy wipe I took them off and you couldn't even see where they were 

 I then started to paint my embellishments with the Finnabair Rust Paste in the brown, rust and a little of the patina.

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 I used chipboard  cogs from Memory Maze and some paperclay pieces that my mum made for me

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Here I used some Acid Free Glue to add paper tape randomly over the guitar but it ends up getting covered with the embellishments 

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I had some pretty lace flower so I used the Fabric Glue  to stick them down with it's so tacky and they certainly won't be going anywhere

I made a YouTube Video so you could see the whole process it's a nice short one and I'd really love it if you subscribed to my channel so you can keep up to date with what I've been doing.

 So now for the finished product 

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And here is the Guitar in full with all the Helmar Glues I used on it

 

Thanks for visiting and I hope you will come back soon xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Suzanne]

Thank you so much xx

[Tamiko McCurry]

Oh my.. I just love it!!!

[Suzanne]

Thank you Raelene that would be a good way to keep the memory of her playing her violin around rather than it sitting in a case in the cupboard please share when you do it xx

[Raelene C]

Love this project. It has inspired me to upcycle my daughter's old broken violin.

[Suzanne]

Thank you xx

[bridget]

I love this up cycling project!

[Suzanne]

Thank you Jean xx

[Jean Marmo]

Oh wow - this is gorgeous! So many fantastic details!

[Suzanne]

Thank you xxx

[Vicki-Ann]

What a terrific project. I loved all the flowers, gears, wings, layers and the splatters. Well done..