Sunday, June 04, 2017

Painted Bag

This was one of  the last days projects on the 3 day Oyster Retreat that I went on. The workshop was run by BJ Crafts using Imagination crafts products. Time to get down and really get messy and have some fun. The first thing we made was this decorated bag using rice paper that we decoupaged.
This is what was left from the rice paper once I had selected and torn off the pieces I wanted from the design. It is quite easy to tear if you first soak a paint  brush in water and draw around the area you want to use.

We placed our finished layout onto the bag and lightly drew around the edges with a pencil and then removed the papers. The rest of the bag we painted using Starlights Metalic textile paint (making sure we did not paint inside the guide lines) and left to dry which didn't take long. We then glued our rice paper in place using fabric decoupage  glue and made sure that we covered over the top too in order to seal. The bag has a  lovely waxy feel to it on the decoupaged roses which are also very slightly wrinkled in appearance. Not sure if they are meant to be like that but I like the effect!!



21 comments:

Aquarius said...

Looks as if that workshop was good value with all the projects you made. This bag is so pretty.

Sandra H said...

Oh my goodness Mrs A how creative are you this is absolutely amazing! love it hope your enjoying today and have lovely sunshine like we have in the North take care sending lots of love x

aussie aNNie said...

Super stunning, love that bag.xx [aNNie]

Preeti D. (aka Dutt Preety) said...

Beautiful bag :) love it!!

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Lovely bag, great decoupaging work!

Brenda in IN said...

What a wonderful Retreat that was. This bag is lovely and you did a wonderful job.

Tina Z. said...

absolutely amazing!
hugs xx

Mac Mable said...

Wow stunning! x

Margreet said...

Awesome bag, Mrs A....the leftover is very suitable for a card!
xxx Margreet

Jackie T said...

Hi Mrs A this is a gorgeous bag. I love it. Take care. Hugs Jackie

Cara said...

Another great project from your retreat, looks like you had a wonderful, messy, time x

Liz said...

Another super project, Mrs A. Sounds like you had brilliant time at the retreat. xx

Loose Stitches said...

What a gorgeous bag, love it!
Hugs, Sherry x
Loose Stitches and Unraveled Threads

Kathleen said...

Totally gorgeous, love the sheen.

Kath x

Claire said...

What a lovely and very unique bag, looks fab x

Greta said...

Such a gorgeous project, Mrs. A! Love that paper & the part you used on the bag is perfect!

KandA said...

How creative and such a fabulous make. Love the sparkle on the bag and those flowers xx

Planetsusie said...

Wow beautiful Mrs A - I've not seen this before so thank you for the explanation. This is the sort of technique I put on my to do list when I have a minute, but I really would love to try.

Had a fab time at Doncaster yesterday and had a word with your daughter - we heard a few stories about you (only joking!!!) and we told her to give you our love. Big hugs to you Sue Pxxx

Jenny L said...

Hi Mrs A,
oh this is so gorgeous and wonderfully created.
I love the imagination crafts items they are so wonderful and very quick drying and easy clean up too as they are all water based.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.

AlisonC said...

It sounds like you had a lot of fun, what a pretty bag.

Amanda said...

what a gorgeous bag you made xx Amanda