Live Long & Prosper.....

I have been, and always shall be, your friend.

You shall be missed.....LLAP

Valentine's Day Heart Boxes with German Glass Glitter & Flowers

I know that lately I've only been blogging about each Putz house I've created, but in the spirit of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd craft something different for gift-giving.

I used to decoupage paper mache boxes way back when, but since I have a love affair with German glass glitter, I felt the need to embellish boxes with it.

From the simple paper mache heart box......

To decadence with charm.....

Painted Tiffany blue, I encrusted the lid with a mixed grit of Silver German Glass Glitter, for the ultimate sparkle. I've sealed the glitter for added adhesion, which will also minimize future tarnish.

Painted a soft warm pink, I encrusted the lid with a fine grit Pink Champagne German Glass Glitter.
Muted, nostalgic elegance.

Hand-tinted millinery flowers and pips are joined together with coordinating silk ribbon, and silver foiled leaves tucked in underneath.

I silver-leafed a heart cutout which I hand-cut a decorative edge to, and attached under the box base. Vintage style tinsel garland is layered over the edging for added dimension. 

As is the nature with paper mache objects, there are production imperfections in surface and shape, which I have creatively worked around by lightly distressing by sanding, to give it a vintage vibe. I've sealed paint inside with varnish, and outside with wax.

After creating so many Putz houses from scratch, surely constructing a heart box would be no big deal now, but......I really needed a building break. Not to mention, if you're trying to sell these, you can only charge so much for a little paper mache box versus a Putz masterpiece......

Okay. NOW I'm going to get going on my chalk-painting!.....
I think.....

Linking To:

Pretty in Pink Champagne Glitter Putz House

I've been so immersed in creating Putz glitter houses, 

that I haven't had any free time to focus on my
chalk-painted treasures!

And I have a serious stack of jewelry chests waiting to be painted, that have accumulated over the last 6 months.

The sheets of Italian paper to line the drawers are anxiously waiting to be used.

This is my last Putz house creation for the
Valentine's Day season.

I have designed, hand-cut,
and assembled this entire piece from scratch.

  

A little pink house, dressed to the nines,
in pink & silver finery! 

Silver-leaf is applied to the roof, chimney, awning,
flower boxes, and base. 

I tinted all the silver leaf with Ginger alcohol ink
to warm up the silver.

Silver Dresden trim edges the roof line and the chimney top.

Pink Champagne German glass glitter coats the walls. The color is a lovely soft, warm silvery pink. The walls have been sealed with varnish for enhanced adhesion,
which will also minimize tarnishing. 

To continue that warmth onto the roof,
I sprinkled mica flakes tinted
in the same pink tone of the glitter.

The silver leaf base and black “windows” are enhanced with fine crystally clear glitter for magical sparkle. Their panes are painted in metallic Champagne.

Hand-tinted millinery Forget-me-nots are edged
with ultrafine silver German glass glitter.

So now I need to get going on some chalk-painting,
since I've cleaned up all the glitter....;)

Now that I'm on Instagram,
I post pictures of my vintage finds and creations there,
before they make it to Etsy & Ebay,
so if any treasure interests you,
join me on Instagram and leave a comment!

Instagram: MagiaMiaEtsy

Linking To:

Tiffany Blue & Red Putz Glitter House

 Once again, I've created a Putz glitter house
with Valentine's Day in mind. And once again, my
"Ooh great idea. I'll whip one up right now" vision
was anything but quick.
Like I always say with my chalk-painted jewelry chests....
"just because it's small doesn't mean it's easier".

I have an ardent love for aqua and red, so I was compelled to create this little gem. I've had this red-striped paper for over a year now, knowing I had to make something with it.

 As always, I have designed, hand-cut, and assembled this piece from scratch.

In a departure from my Winter Putz houses, I gave this piece a striped red & white base instead of snow, and continued the stripes with a charming awning over the door, reminiscent of a little flower shop.

I must say, it requires even more attention to detail, 

since snow covers a multitude of imperfections.

The tiny windows are fuzzy with white flocking, and below each is an aqua-tinted millinery flower in a window box. These “boxes” and roof are made of thin-fluted corrugated wrap. Flowers are lightly dusted in fine crytally glitter.

The roof and door are both painted in Tiffany blue. I hand-painted details on the door, with an added thin strip of
German Dresden across it for texture. 

The door windows are coated in clear German glass glitter.

The entire house is encrusted with red German glass glitter. I've sealed the glitter with varnish for added adhesion, which will also prevent it from darkening.

I'm now working on a champagne pink house now.
The fun never stops!

Linking To:

Valentine-Inspired Putz House: Dresden, Millinery, & German Glass Glitter

My first Putz house creation of 2015.....and just in time for Valentine's Day!

I have designed, hand-cut, and assembled this entire piece from scratch.

This chalet styled glitter house creation is bedecked in all sorts of red and white goodness. 

Red German glass glitter over red paint, and trimmed with elegant red metallic Dresden trim.

Clear German glass glitter and mica flakes over white paint, and finished with layered white snow paint. 

Crowning the door are red millinery berries with a vintage metal button nestled in tiny silver tinsel.

White millinery berries have been wrapped together to mimic flowering woody shrubs, complete with hand-painted brown trunk.

To give this piece the ultimate twinkle, I've coated the snow and shrubs with very fine crystally clear glitter. 

In my Etsy shop now! 

I'm going to create some smaller houses next,

keeping with the Valentine-themed colors!

In other news, I'm now on Instagram!

Follow me @ MagiaMiaEtsy!

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My Favorite Creations of 2014: Chalk Paint, Chicken Wire, & Putz Houses

The trend this week in the Blogosphere is mostly
top posts of 2014,
but since my top post of 2014 was the same
as the top post of 2013
(my glue gun potion bottles still reign with most views),
I thought I'd highlight
the creations I was most pleased with.
No big surprise that chalk paint & chicken wire had a part in it.

Old World Gypsy Tarot Chest
Chalk Painted Jewelry Box w/ Italian Tarot Paper Lined Drawers

Mercantile Inspired Seed Tray
Chalk Paint, Ebonized Wood, & Hand-Painted Lettering

Chicken Wire Nest on Antique Sugar Bowl

Chalk Paint Speckled Styrofoam Eggs & Ebonized Excelsior


Tiffany Blue Chalk Painted Dresser Tilt Mirror
The most hearts and views of any of my Etsy creations.


Mercantile Inspired Spice Rack
Chalk Paint, Chicken Wire, & Hand-Painted Lettering


Silver Leaf Putz House
Corrugated Roof & German Glass Glitter
My latest passion, and look for more
Putz Houses in 2015!

Come Join Me on Instagram!
@MagiaMiaEtsy

Believe.....

My Christmas Wish is the same every year...

That you have an awakening

 of the pure innocence

You felt as a child,

and a belief in something 

Greater than yourself.

Merry Christmas Everyone, 

and thank you for enriching my World.... 

Maria