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On the completion of the earlier spectacle case I had a lot of requests from my aunts and friends to do theirs. So I agreed and decided to do another one.
But this time I decided to be a bit bold. Taking the serene colours of blue and green I decided to alter this case using those colours but blinged up with a dash of gold.
So let's get into the project. Here are the basic steps for altering this old case into something new.
1. I first sanded the case gently to remove all the peeling off leather. Then I went ahead and applied dry wall tape in most of the areas.
2. Once this was complete I covered the entire case in white gesso. I did 2-3 coats of it till I was happy with the result. I did a bit of stencilling also in places.
3. Selecting the embellishments that I wanted to put I created an arrangement that I liked and glued it down properly. It doesn't matter at this stage if the elements are all of different colours. They will be covered. I ensured the there are not too many layers as this was a object that was going to get used extensively and even be carried around in the bag.
4. Once everything was dried, I covered everything in white gesso. This ensures that my base is ready for all the colours and inks and paint.
5. Using home made sprays and Lindy's spray I covered some areas in green and some in shades of blue. I wanted the mid portion and the main focal elements to be in blue and the rest to be in green. In between layers I did dry brushing with white gesso to lighten a area and added another shade of the colour.
6. Finally when everything was dry and I was happy with the colours, I lightly touched all the areas with gold. I did this with a finger as I wanted the golden just on some of the highlighted areas.
7. I as a security measure sealed up everything with a bosny spray. This was done as the case was going to to extensively used.
Thus this old battered spectacle case finally had a new lease of life.
Here are some of the pictures of the final project
Hope you enjoyed this project and inspiration. Do leave some love here.
On the completion of the earlier spectacle case I had a lot of requests from my aunts and friends to do theirs. So I agreed and decided to do another one.
But this time I decided to be a bit bold. Taking the serene colours of blue and green I decided to alter this case using those colours but blinged up with a dash of gold.
So let's get into the project. Here are the basic steps for altering this old case into something new.
1. I first sanded the case gently to remove all the peeling off leather. Then I went ahead and applied dry wall tape in most of the areas.
2. Once this was complete I covered the entire case in white gesso. I did 2-3 coats of it till I was happy with the result. I did a bit of stencilling also in places.
3. Selecting the embellishments that I wanted to put I created an arrangement that I liked and glued it down properly. It doesn't matter at this stage if the elements are all of different colours. They will be covered. I ensured the there are not too many layers as this was a object that was going to get used extensively and even be carried around in the bag.
4. Once everything was dried, I covered everything in white gesso. This ensures that my base is ready for all the colours and inks and paint.
5. Using home made sprays and Lindy's spray I covered some areas in green and some in shades of blue. I wanted the mid portion and the main focal elements to be in blue and the rest to be in green. In between layers I did dry brushing with white gesso to lighten a area and added another shade of the colour.
6. Finally when everything was dry and I was happy with the colours, I lightly touched all the areas with gold. I did this with a finger as I wanted the golden just on some of the highlighted areas.
7. I as a security measure sealed up everything with a bosny spray. This was done as the case was going to to extensively used.
Thus this old battered spectacle case finally had a new lease of life.
Here are some of the pictures of the final project
Hope you enjoyed this project and inspiration. Do leave some love here.
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