I'm trying to keep up with my promise of posting more regularly this year, and though I'd share my latest project. It was a long while in the making, partly because I had to put it aside for a bit in favor of other more urgent projects, and partly because it took me a while to figure out exactly how to get the idea in my head out into the world hehe But here it is: the Floral Pipeline flower vase/canvas!
The idea was that the canvas would work just as well without flowers\plants (as any good vase should!), so I placed a flower image right at the top of the vase-tube that works as a backdrop for any flower or plant you'd put in it. I think it would look pretty with a draping vine of some kind, what do you think?
I built the background by combining Tim Holtz's Collage Papers and ephemera pieces with crackle paste and paints, and then added an industrial vibe with the pipes and tube.
I love these Pipeline dies (also by Tim Holtz) and thought that a water pipe theme would work great with a flower vase. The different pipe parts were cut out of chipboard for dimension and covered with gold embossing powder for a metallic finish. I love the imperfections in the finish 🖤
I added a bit of Seth Apter's Patina Baked Texture on some of the pipes for extra interest and Finnabair's rust pastes to add the effect in some places - I just love rust colors, in fact I like the so much I used them for some of the flowers as well! It's hard to see in the photos, but it also gave them a bit of extra texture :)
I really like this idea and will probably make more versions in the future, hope you'd be interested in seeing them
I'm entering this piece in two chalenges: the SanDee&amelie's February Steampunk challenge and Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. If you're not familiar, the SASPC blog has a monthly Steampunk themed challenge that always has amazing steampunk\industrial entries. Simon Says Stamp has a couple of challenge blogs, this week's theme on their Monday Challenge is Floral Frenzie. Both challenges have amazing entries every time, I always find them so inspiring! I definitely recommend checking them out ^^
As always - I'd love to hear what you think :)
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Love this make! So imaginative and beautifully carried out! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us at SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!
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Thanks so much! I really appreciate you stopping by ^^ I'm always so inspired by the blog and your makes! 🤎
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