Shabby Chic Violin

Hi guys, I've been playing with my mixed media again, just love getting all inky and seeing how it turns out,

I saw the gorgeous Mood Board for May by Dusty Attic and just had to have a go,

I created the violin using my Silhouette Machine, cutting three layers of the base out of grey board which I simply glued together, then when set painted over some white Gesso,

I used some homemade stencil paste with a Finnabair swirly Florals stencil over one side of the Violin, a little at the base on the left then added some down the middle section beneath the string section, I then added the colours used on the mood board by mixing some Reeves soft pastels with some water,

I began layering the Dusty Attic chipboards (which I had previously painted with white Gesso, then  coloured with the same soft pastels) in place on the left hand side of the Violin,

I started with some of the Marrakesh Trellis small which I cut into shape,

I then added a Iron Accent #2 chippie again which I'd previously coloured, over the top of this I added the Foliage #2 chippie, this goes down the left hand side,

At this stage I hot glued some twine behind the bottom section and wound it around the top pieces of the Violin,

I hot glued a wooden spool on the top section too, finishing it off later with some crackle paste, and art stones,

Having fixed the chipboards in place I started adding some embellishments, using flowers, bits of lace, cheesecloth, sequins, melange art pebbles, Art stones, Micro beads, a metal numeral and a light bulb from my stash,

I added some crackle paint here and there to add more texture then went over this when dry with some Gilding wax,

Challenges

Dusty Attic - May Mood Board