Friday, April 22, 2016

StencilGirl Earth Safe Finishes/Ann Butler Earth Day Blog Hop

Hello, Crafty Peeps!

Thanks for participating in the

StencilGirl 

AND 

 Earth Safe Finishes®/Ann Butler Designs™ 

Earth Day Blog Hop

Those of you who follow me regularly know that I am big on reusing, re-purposing, and recycling.  The Hubster says my single Cherokee gene drives me to preserve nature. 
 That may be true, but on the other hand,  it just makes sense to take care of the place that supports your survival.


The frame was another great find by The Hubster.  He does most of my "picking" at the Goodwill Store.  He presented this to me with an unceremonious, 
"I suppose you can do something with this!"  
I kept the frame on one of my work tables for two months and, during that time, experimented with possible project uses.  Nothing really inspired until I saw the 
"Tribal Men" Stencil.  

I created two projects for the Hop!
 Project #1

"Out of Africa, Kings"
I reversed the canvas and stenciled the image.  Looks like a Shadow Box!  Although not visible in this shot, the inside edges are painted with Earth Safe Finishes® Chalk It Up Licorice Paint.  Very dramatic.  I also use the Licorice chalk paint on the warriors.   I used the bottom of the stencil to create the design around the outer frame.

Project #2

"I Am The Strength of Africa"
Since the original picture was perfectly sized, I decided to use it as my canvas.  I applied two coats of Chalk It Up™ Snickerdoodle paint.  I allowed that to dry before adding a coat of Chalk It Up™Razzleberry, and finally, I used a toothbrush to swirl in Earth Safe Finishes ® Yellow Pigment and Chalk It Up® Avocado Pie.
I love how the colors of my "forest" provide the perfect material for  the warrior's garment.  The gold trim was in good shape, so I just cleaned it up and painted on a coat of Ann Butler Designs™ Iridescents - Sunshine.  The Black layer is Earth Safe Finishes® Chalk It Up™ Licorice.  The frame was painted with Avocado Pie and highlighted with gold and copper metallic wax.  The outside edges were painted with Ann Butler Design's Sunshine.  The interior molding was painted using Razzleberry.  


Products Used:
StencilGirl:  Tribal Men Stencil
Earth Safe Finishes® Chalk It Up™ Paints:
Avocado Pie, Licorice, Razzeleberry, Snickerdoodle
Earth Safe Finishes Pigment Inks:  Yellow
Ann Butler Designs™ Iridescents:  Sunshine


HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO WIN A JAR OF EARTH SAFE FINISHES VOC FREE PAINT?
Just leave a comment below and at the end of the hop, I will select two winners.  Our paints are earth friendly and pretty kind to DIYers too! I know you will love them as much as I do!


The Earth Safe Finishes® Design Team Members


The StencilGirl Design Team Members

Mary Beth Shaw
Mary C. Nasser
Carol Baxter
Gwen Lafleur
Janet Joehlin

Just leave a comment below by Monday, April 25th at 11:59PM Central Time.
The more blogs you comment on in the blog hop, the more chances you have of winning!
Winner will be announced on StencilGirl's Facebook page on Wednesday, April 27th.


THANKS FOR VISITING!  HAPPY HOPPING!
HUGZ
CHANA MALKAH

22 comments:

  1. I love the colors you used in this piece. The pigments look so bright! Thanks for participating in the blog hop!

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  2. Beautiful artwork, Chana!

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  3. Adore your I am the strength of Africa! Beautiful!

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  4. Wow - these are wonderful!!

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  5. Woowww! Special projects. Great colors!

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  6. I love using found objects in artwork. I find it hard to throw some things out if I think they can be turned into a beautiful piece like you presented mcsuetexas at yahoo dot com

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  7. I, too, love the colors you used in these pieces. The pigments look so bright! Thanks for for the chance to win stencil and try a JAR OF EARTH SAFE FINISHES VOC FREE PAINT. I have never seen this befoore and would very much like to try it. sakortan at gmail dot com

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  8. Lovely - I like the I am the Strength of Africa - very nice!!

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  9. Chana, I love your projects. Such great ideas. It cracked me up about your husband giving you the frame.

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  10. Wow. Your work is amazing! I was just in Tanzania in March and LOVE that country so much. Spent time with the Masi, Going to Namibia next year.

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  11. Great projects Chana, thanks for being part of the HOP!

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  12. Wow! I love your work!

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  13. Chana, Oh my I love your tribal theme. The colors are so earthy and inviting. When I saw your name, I was surprised Your middle name is the same as my daughter's just a different spelling and the same last name, Harris. I did a double take. Whoa. Your art is truly wonderful. ghoagland(at)msn(dot com)

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  14. Wow!! Your work is awesome, very beatiful colours

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  15. Your wonderful colors remind me of a trip to South Africa!

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  16. Super work. Love the colours and the stencil is fab

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  17. Your pieces are so vibrant. Beautiful works.

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  18. Love your project Chana

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  19. Excellent work! Love how you used the stencils.

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  20. Your pieces are both absolutely beautiful! Love how they came out :)

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  21. Nice work, Chana! That you for using our stencils :)

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Happy Crafting!
Hugz,
Chana