(1) Sand
the outside surface of the compact and wipe away
residue with a damp cloth. If your compact contains
a cake of makeup, remove and discard.
(2) Working on the Non-Stick Craft Sheet,
use Cloudy Blue Paint Dabber to cover the inside and
outside of the compact. Avoid paint on the mirror portion
of the compact.
(3) When dry, follow with a coat of
Shell Pink paint. Add touches of Willow paint using a
small square of Cut n’ Dry foam. Allow the paint
to dry completely.
(4) Cut a circle from patterned paper
about two and one-half inches in diameter. Use Cut n’ Dry
foam to ink the edges with Brushed Corduroy Distress
Ink and adhere to the outside lid of the compact.
(5) Use
a foam paint brush to apply a thin coating of Crackle
Accents to the entire outside of the compact. Some
brushstrokes will remain but you’ll achieve
small well-defined crackles with a thin coat of
the Accents. Allow to dry completely for all the
cracks to appear.
(6) Once dry, rub Brushed Corduroy ink with
square of Cut n’ Dry Foam over the crackled surface
to further define the cracks. Wipe excess ink away with
paper towel.
(7) Print
vintage photo onto transparency and trim to fit mirror
portion of the compact.
(8) Use Cut n’ Dry Foam to apply Perfect
Medium to the printed side of the transparency. Use cosmetic
brush to apply Blush Perfect Pearls pigment powder to
Perfect Medium side of the transparency. Adhere the transparency
to the mirror using a spray adhesive.
(9) Add
Glossy Accents to cover the photo and fill the mirror
well. Use a pin to immediately pop any air bubbles
that form. Add tiny seed beads into the wet glaze
around the perimeter of the mirror. Allow to dry to
a clear and shiny finish.
(10) Apply
additional coats of Glossy Accents as desired to add
dimension and to further secure the beads. Be sure
to allow each coat to dry thoroughly before adding
the next coat of glaze.
(11) To
make the fabric inset for the bottom of the compact
cut a circle from natural muslin about three and
one-eighth inches in diameter. Cut a small swatch
from pale pink fabric and use embroidery floss and
needle to stitch the word “Baby”. Tack
to the muslin circle and sew alphabet beads to spell
out name in beads underneath. Add some stitched buttons
beneath the name. Be sure your embroidery, beads and
buttons are centered in the muslin circle.
(12) Cut
a circle from chipboard and a circle from quilt batting
both about two and one-eighth inches in diameter.
Sandwich the batting between the chipboard and the
embellished muslin circle. Use a tiny amount of spray
adhesive on the batting to prevent shifting. Turn
all the layers over and snip the overhanging edges
of the muslin about every half inch to create flaps.
Use Glossy Accents to glue each cut flap to the back
of the chipboard. Use the Glossy Accents to adhere
a length of upholstery trim around the edges and
to glue the fabric inset into the bottom of the compact.
Add a quilter’s pin to the embroidered swatch.
(13) Layer
two pastel silk daisies and attach the flowers to
the lid of the compact. Add a vintage button to the
flower center using strong double-sided tape to complete
the project.