Wednesday 7 August 2013

Eclectic Paperie Guest Designer - Embracing Imperfection - An Altered Bottle

I was absolutely delighted a few weeks ago to be asked by Kim of the Eclectic Paperie to be Guest Designer for August on the Eclectic Paperie Blog. I will be posting on the four Wednesdays of this month. I absolutely love making altered bottles and was lucky enough to win their altered bottle challenge a while ago so I thought it would be fun to make another one for my first post for them, but make it completely different in style and colourscheme. Here's a sneak peek:-

 
All the details of how I made it are over on the EP blog and I do hope you will pay me a visit over there. I thought I would share the blunders and out-takes on here though, but don't tell them, as they will think I am such a klutz, and I want to keep my image intact at least for August! Well, I messed up so many things along the way. You know that danger period, when you have finished a project, but haven't photographed it yet? That's the worst time to have a disaster isn't it? Well, as I mention over on EP, I had bid for the decanter stopper on e bay and it is absolutely stunning and dictated my whole colour choice. It just sat perfectly in the neck of the bottle whereas the one that came with the bottle had screwed in place. I said to Colin, 'have a look at my project and see if you like it', picked it up and the glass stopper went flying across the laminate floor and sheered in half. (well, pre-flood we had carpet so a softer landing). So it is now smoke and mirrors (and blu-tak) for the purposes of the photographs. I am thinking I will use the original stopper and colour it with alcohol inks. Colin is going to grind down the blue one so it is smooth, so you will spot it on a future project in a new guise as a knob!
 
Hope I can get through the rest of August without dropping anything!

12 comments:

  1. Lucy your bottle is beautiful!! I love it!!!

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  2. Just been over Lucy, your bottle looks fab!!

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  3. Love the bottles you did before and I'm sure this is just as fab. Off to have a look...

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  4. Lucy it's brilliant - once again your have worked your magic. All things French are my favourites - and most folks - so you can't go wrong with that theme

    You have managed to turn that humble bottle into a treasured item

    Yes, I been, and looked and left a comment over there. You just have to go to the EP Blog link to see how Lucy performs her magic.

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  5. I have to pop over to EP, but I can tell it will be an amazing post! Hugs!

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  6. Love your bottle Lucy.
    Hugs Brenda xxx

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  7. Congratulations Lucy on this GD spot!
    Oh no, of all the items that could have fallen onto the floor!
    Great image.
    Wishes
    Lynne

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  8. Congratulations! This looks terrific. I love the colour. What a catastrophe with the stopper: that's just the sort of thing I can imagine happening to me, you know! Don't worry I won't tell! Julie Ann xx

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  9. Totally fab! I love it Lucy! x

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  10. Yay! Congrats on your GD spot at eP, and what a fabulous altered bottle as your first project... it's gorgeous! Sorry to be behind - my internet's been playing up, so I'm sitting in Caffe Nero trying to do some catching up... have a great weekend!
    Alison x

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  11. congratulations to you and what a beautiful creation you've made, blinders and all! xo

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