Shabby Chic Make-over!

When I visited our wonderful Chris last October, (amongst other things!) she gave me a mirror for altering and I have been itching to do it for ages. So here it is for my second make for Country View Challenges this month. Our theme is Shabby Chic, so I've gone a bit overboard really!!

There are no how-to's unfortunately (no idea why I forgot to take photos!). I started by giving the mirror a coat of gesso and then adding some texture paste with the lovely Gothic Layering Stencil. I then started layering lots of wonderful bits and pieces - lace buttons, bits of metal and some die cuts. 

Everything got another coating of gesso and then I sprayed with Victorian Velvet and Vintage Photo Distress Spray Stains. A little Honey Amber Silks was rubbed in here and there (I always think it transforms buttons!).

Once everything was dry I started adding my top layer of embellishments.

I really like the mixture of elements - those which have been gessoed and sprayed and then the "cleaner" style flowers and metal. 

I have also used muslin and some hat pins and pearls. All the elements which to me make up the shabby chic style.

And so I now have a lovely altered mirror to hang in the guest room. A huge thank you to Chris for the lovely gift which I probably would not have thought of myself as something to alter! 

Thank you for joining me here today!

Jennie x