The Kingdom of Steampunk

Happy Monday, dear Readers!

I have been fascinated with steampunk style for... well... forever. :)
You can imagine how excited I was to see Linda's latest creation which is such a Steampunk Extravaganza! Linda went totally crazy using all my Mechanicals bits and pieces and creating art magic with Art Alchemy paints and many more.

Just look ~ Admire & Feel inspired!

Hi everyone, Linda Cain here, with a really loaded Steampunk Box using old and new Mechanicals from Finnabair.

You’ll be amazed at the authentic look and quality of these new pieces. But many of these pieces I used here are the previously released Mechanicals, so get out your stash and get ready to play. I know you’ll enjoy the endless possibilities that you’ll find.

This is a picture of the new paints and a few of the Mechanicals I used.

I started with a plain wooden box that I painted with Heavy Black Gesso and the new 1” Silicone Brush… it was even better than I’d expected. It puts on a really smooth, thin, even layer of paint with no brush marks. They’re very cool.

Then I started gluing down my Mechanicals and found objects with Heavy Body Gel. It dries extremely fast and strong. I wanted the larger, heavier pieces on the left.

I wanted the smaller pieces to taper off to the right. Here you see a Grungy Butterfly, Tin Heart, mini Barn Star and Rustic Washer.

The new Pocket Watches have a removable back that makes it really easy to create your little montage inside, and then replace the back with 2 little screws.

I painted the black heart on the back plate and then I used Royal Red Metallique Art Alchemy paint to add a red heart over it.

I added a coat of Clear Gesso over most, but not all of the elements. This will allow the paints to stick to the metal pieces.

Here you see how I began adding Metallique and Opal Magic Paints (links below!) to the background and metal. It’s just the first of many layers of color.

The Royal Red heart shows up beautifully against the gold heart. On top is the smaller adorable Tin Heart.

This is the finished middle section of the box with Micro Beads, Glass Glitter and tiny watch parts added as filler using Soft Gloss Gel. More paints and some metallic waxes are the last step.

I wanted this side to have the larger pieces covering more of the area. The heavy silver Mechanicals were painted with the lots of Metallique paints. The Medium Flower is darker to create contrast.  Opal Magics on Black Gesso create a more muted background to make them stand out.

And on the right, you see the gorgeousness of the paints on the background as well as on the metal. The Tin Heart with a Mini Star really steals the show here, but the Grungy Butterfly holds its own as well.

After a few days of reflection, I decided to add some legs and typewriter letters to the front of the box. The German Dresden is painted with Steampunk Copper paint and then Black Gesso.

I was thrilled when I found the letters STEAMPUNK in my stash.

Life is good.

I hope you’ve enjoyed what I created with different kinds of new products from Finnabair. You will not be disappointed with them. I know I wasn’t. So get out your stash of ephemera, and get started making your own Work of Art.

Be inspired to just play.
Linda

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