I am so glad to finally be finished with this piece. :) It really seemed to take forever because I kept trying to use shortcuts with the supplies I had, and nothing was working. Lesson learned- when trying a new technique, follow the recipe!
I painted this on a cradled wood panel
, 6*6. I painted the wood white to begin with, then started working with the wax. I added my quilled pieces first- some leftover brown pieces I had in my caddies. Adding the rust was the tricky part. No, tricky is the wrong word- it's an easy enough process, once you have all the tools, which include: white vinegar, water, and some steel wool (real steel wool, not the curly stainless steel scrubbers they sell in grocery stores, which is what I tried to use first.) Mix one part water with one part vinegar. I laid my steel wool right onto the wax and sprayed it with my vinegar mixture. Once everything dries, you have an awesome rust layer on the wax. And that's it! You can paint over it with wax if you want. For this piece I left the rust as the top layer.
, 6*6. I painted the wood white to begin with, then started working with the wax. I added my quilled pieces first- some leftover brown pieces I had in my caddies. Adding the rust was the tricky part. No, tricky is the wrong word- it's an easy enough process, once you have all the tools, which include: white vinegar, water, and some steel wool (real steel wool, not the curly stainless steel scrubbers they sell in grocery stores, which is what I tried to use first.) Mix one part water with one part vinegar. I laid my steel wool right onto the wax and sprayed it with my vinegar mixture. Once everything dries, you have an awesome rust layer on the wax. And that's it! You can paint over it with wax if you want. For this piece I left the rust as the top layer. 
This technique was too fun, once I got everything to work. I need to get some more wooden panels...
What a great technique...I can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteJill- it is so fun! I'd love to see the pieces you create. :)
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