Recycle Mania

Recycle Something,
Lots of ideas to see on the

  Try it on Tuesdays Blog,

 please pop over to take a peek and get all the details of the challenge.
 There is still another week for you to join us there.
 I am enjoying this theme and here is  another  make over  I did before we went away in the caravan.

I  decided to change this rather tatty old  paper covered  box [1].

First a coat of white gesso  and a thick cover of Crackle paste [2]

I left it over night to dry out.

I mixed some brusho colours in small spray bottles and kept adding light sprays of paint until I was happy with the shades. [3]

I used a strip if bulap type weave material around the side of the box [4]

 The top I wanted to leave quite plain only adding a ribbon and a spray of paper flowers recycled from a gift I received some time ago. 

Needless to say I did have a few mugs of tea during the altering of this box,
so I will be calling in to see friends at
Bleubeard and Elizabeths

where we are always made very welcome with a drinks related post.

Now for another Recycle /collage page,  made with bits and pieces  for
  Alison's theme at
 Art Journal Journey

Made with cuttings from magazines in the stash I have to hand in the caravan , these ones mainly came from a Daphne's Diary magazine.
To fill in some spaced I added a bit of book print.
I toned the bright colours down a little by spreading some white watercolour over the page,
 using my fingers

On the opposite side of the journal spread I added some cup cake stickers--
cakes go so well with a cuppa.
The wording on this side of the page was computer generated , the trusty old lap top computer  gets well used when we are away.There is quite a large white space, but it is a bit calming after the opposite side looks do busy.
We are on our way home today I may be late in calling in to see you.

I hope you all have a super day .