As many of you know, I have a shop called Old Raven on the online selling platform Etsy where I sell my handcrafted creations and crafting supplies, as well as, a multitude of Vintage treasures that I feel compliment my “distressed” style in my art. I’ve decided to share more of my new listings for… Continue reading Vintage Distressed 1930s Wall Mount Sconce
Hello everyone, I’m happy to report my Etsy shop has really been busy and though most of my time is taken up with getting new items listed and remaking items that have sold from my handmade stock, I’m working a Christmas project that I will post soon, hope you’ll like it. But today I want… Continue reading The Frankoma Vase and Photo Bomb
I recently acquired a FULL BOX of Vintage Glassine Envelopes, although today I believe they would call them ‘sleeves’. I have always loved glassine envelopes, they have a bit of a mysterious quality to them where you can just see through the envelope but not really make out all the details. And these envelopes are… Continue reading Vintage Glassine Envelopes (or) Sleeves
“Found Object” and “Upcycle”, ahhhh, words dear to my heart. I’m constantly tuned towards the potential of discovering the ‘found object’ that will be a treasured addition to my art supplies. Case in point: on a recent dog walk I found a jumble of old wire. Old wire, and that’s wire that’s been outside for… Continue reading Rusty Wire Upcycle – Spring Wreath
I always love it when I find something unusual when browsing through a second-hand store. I believe this was probably intended to be a niche shrine or just a small shadow box. It has a glass door that opens to an inner cavity that’s about 3″ high x 2¼” wide x 3/4″deep. It’s made of… Continue reading Niche Shrine/Shadow Box
BUT FIRST… The latest from my cat – Smokey. Cats, being the total Prima Donnas that they are, how does one explain a cat finding comfort laying on shoes for a nap? She did open one eye in disdain for me interrupting the snooze. I slunk away in shame and left her to her beauty… Continue reading Vintage Treasures and Upcycle Possibilities
I just finished the Apothecary Cabinet pictured above. I’ve made a number of these 25 drawer chests, each one different from the next whether it’s the paint I use, the paper, the type of drawer pulls (or lack thereof) or any number of other variations. In general, I prefer a Vintage patina in my work… Continue reading Ins & Outs of Tim Holtz Distress Medium Collage – Crazing
Part 3 ended with me adding some patina to the inside of the house. Well, that’s changed a bit now. I ended up putting a lot more color on those inside seams. And here’s the reason why. The picture that I decided to go with for that inside back wall was about a quarter of… Continue reading Spirit House (or) Shrine – Part 4
I ended Part 2 with covering the project with a coat of white gesso. Now it’s time to add some color. I wanted to match, as closely as I could, the color that’s predominant in the picture cards and T.H.’s Distress Paint in Antique Linen was spot on. I poured some in a dish and… Continue reading Spirit House (or) Shrine – Part 3
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