I started with 3 sheets of 12x12 Tando chipboard, and two metal rings, 12" and 7" diameter. I used a couple of different star dies to cut the stars out of the card, and then painted them up to give them a good base coat.
Then I blinged them up, with mica (what else?!) and when that was dry, I used a star mask, with translucent embossing paste. When that dries, it is amazing the effect it has on the paint and mica below. It pulls the mica up into itself, and holds it in suspension, almost.
(the difference between the embossing paste when it's wet (white in the picture above) and dry - clear in the picture on the left is amazing!)I had this silver furry ribbon in my stash, along with the beaded wire. I glued the stars together, trapping the silver 'fur' in between the two layers, and then wound the excess round the rings.
I then wound the beaded wire over the top of the fur, which will hold the tinsel in place, and also used it to create a hanging loop at the top.
The smaller stars hanging from the bottom had the same treatment, but with slightly different colours. When dry, they were glued together, trapping the end of the tinsel in between.One (large) post-modern dream catcher! (or a Christmas decoration, perhaps)
Hope you like!
Resources
Substrate
Tando Creative chipboard sheets
Metal rings
Dies
Sizzix Originals: Stars#2 654995
Sizzix Alterations Bigz: Star Bright 3D 658265
Sizzix Big Shot Pro
Paint and ink
IndigoBlu English Cottage Acrylic paint: Grandma's Teacup, Park Lane
Adirondack Paint Dabber: Silver
Bling and Other Stuff
Crafters Workshop Mask: 12x12 Punchinella
Dreamweavers embossing paste: Translucent
Luminarte Primary Elements: Majestic, Wisteria
Cosmic Shimmers Mica pigments: Silver
Perfect Pearls Mist: Interference Red
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