ROCK MY PENCIL AND BRUSH HOLDERS WITH DECOART

Hello blogging buddies!

I've been having so much fun playing in my studio with my new DecoArt goodies! 

I started with three plain wooden containers that measure 3 1/2" tall x 2 1/2" deep x 4" wide. The top is open. I saw them at a local craft store.  They were cheap and I thought with a little help, they could be very cool pencil/art brush holders that I have been desperately needing.

Using my new DecoArt products and the knowledge I gained by watching Andy Skinner's "Rock my Book" video as a bonus feature of his "Book of Ruination" Online Workshop;  I created these amazingly easy and FUN to create Steampunk style holders. 

While I would LOVE to share the step by step with you, that would not be fair to Andy.  Even though this project is my own idea, the technique behind it is Andy's.  However, if you click on the "Book of Ruination" link above, you will be whisked away to Andy's blog for all of the details for that class plus the added bonus of this technique in "Rock My Book".  

I CAN tell you that I used

• DecoArt's Media Fluid Acrylic Paints
• DecoArt's Antiquing Cream
• DecoArt's Texture Paste
• DecoArt's Matte Decopage (Glue-sealer-finish)
• DecoArt's Molding Paste
• Various metal, chipboard and paper elements for the steampunk pieces 

Considering that this started out as a plain wooden box, I think the transformation is pretty amazing; how it looks like a rock bursting open with all sorts of steampunk-ish stuff pouring out.

DecoArt products are easy to use and there is no limit to what you can create simply by manipulating acrylic paints and other mediums to become what you envision in your head!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you can make some time for yourself to day to play!

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