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Here in Florida, the heat of summer can get a bit…well, tedious. Fall is on the way, but it will be at least two more months before we can expect temperatures even approaching what you’d call “chilly.” So when it was announced over at Linda’s that it’s TIME to create with an assemblage clock, I was very much inspired by those who did a Christmas theme. It may have been well over ten years since I’ve seen snow, but the thought of cooler weather is quite refreshing right now!
I decided to go with “shabby chic” style and colors for my clock, and also decided to do a general winter theme, so it could be left out before and after the holidays. I wanted a pretty woodland setting, so the first thing I did was cut the silhouette of a deer from cardstock, paint it white and then load it up with Stickles. Because Stickles! Also, shabby chic means pink, aqua, minty green. Since I was doing the outside of the clock in the pale aqua (to make it look icy) and the little trees were green, the deer just HAD to be pink! (HAD TO.)
I spray-dyed the bottle-brush trees, flicked white paint on them to resemble snow, and set them on a bed of white Styrofoam packing peanuts covered with texture paste and mica chips. The background is sheet music; I was fortunate to find a part that reads “saw the sky at night; sky of deepest night…” What could be more perfect for the sky in the background? I colored some snowflake buttons with alcohol ink and mounted them on foam dots and the inside was done.
The outside took a very long time to create, but I am so happy with the result. Started with a coat of gesso, then the pale aqua paint (a color called “Parrot Blue” mixed with white), then embossed it here and there with glitter embossing powder and dabbed with texture paste to resemble snow.
Added my usual embellishments: girly stuff like a flower, a cute little banner outlined with eucalyptus Stickles, grungeboard flourishes covered with silver Stickles, and my clock was finally done!
I thought about putting some “stuff” on the top, but I really like the frosty, snowy look and didn’t want to cover that up. This was definitely a challenge (I am not so good at the 3-dimensional stuff!) and it took two days to get it all done, but I am so glad for these challenges that make us think outside our 2-dimensional boxes!
Studio Rose 