Hello! Welcome back! I have a fun mixed media project for you today! I’ve been re-organizing my craft room and came across some bottles I’d curated a while ago and forgot about. I thought it would be fun to dress one up with some foil!
I started by washing and drying the bottle to get any residue and dust off of it and then used a paint brush to add some Transfer Gel Duo to the outside and set it aside to dry to tacky. I find depending on the thickness you may need to wait a couple hours to hit the right amount of tackiness. Often I’ll test a small area to be sure it’s not still too sticky.
Once the bottle was tacky, I took a sheet of foil and applied really hard pressure to transfer the foil. This method won’t get a solid transfer, but that’s not what I wanted anyway! I love a more distressed look. I kept at it until I was happy with the coverage.
Next I added some deco foil to a black toner card front using heat from my Fuse foiling machine.
Then I die cut some pieces to add to the bottle.
Before adding the die cut pieces, I sprayed the entire bottle with some Glitter Dust spray … because of course! And while it was still tacky, I used it to adhere the pieces to the front of the bottle. Once it was adhered well, I added more Glitter Dust Spray.
I chose a Lion pin from my costume jewelry that I never wear and cut off the back hardware. Then I added some Transfer Gel to the pin so I could add a little extra sparkle.
And again, added some foil!
I adhered my jewelry piece with some foam tape (because it had a large well rather than a solid backing) and added some Mixed Media Adhesive for extra strength. And in the end, another overall spray with some Glitter Dust.
I love it!… and now that I’m looking at that planter, I’m thinking it might need a little foil…lol!
That’s me for today! Thanks for stopping! What will you add foil to??
