Wednesday 25 April 2018

The Male Room Goes Globe-al


     This fortnigthts challenge at The Male Room is to make something other than a card. On a recent trip out with Mum we found these empty domes, I love to see them at Christmas but always think it's a shame they're not used the rest of the year. There was my challenge, to make a summer globe. The clear dome is plastic so that makes it much easier to work with and more user friendly when it comes to young people.

      There is a small hole in the bottom which is just about big enough for a battery tea light, I did have to file away a little more to get mine to fit properly.
     There is also a wooden disc inside to put your display on but I chose to use a thick card disc instead. To get rugged texture on the ground I used some hot glue and squished it about a bit, stuck my tree on and then painted it all with a mix of green and brown. I sprinkled some modelling greenery on top of the wet paint for added effect.

      The cabin in my wood is a die cut house with an added corrugated iron roof and stove pipe chimney. These I painted with some Rusty Patina and added a few bits of greenery for moss. The chimney has a light rubbing of silver wax on it.
     I used small pieces of vellum to cover the windows so that the light would appear more opaque and to make sure that the candle can't be seen through the windows.
     The log pile is small bits of a tree branch chopped into lengths and stuck together with PVA. A little real moss was added to form a bush beside the log pile and another piece of corrugated card lent up against the wall of the cabin to add interest.

      The porch is a small piece of corrugated card stuck on to the outside wall, with chopped down toothpick poles to help hold it up.
     As with the Christmas globes it looks much more effective when the candle is on and the room it's in is dark. I'm working on a way to suspend a small bird from inside without the attachment being seen.
     Please come along and join our challenge at The Male Room, any masculine project other than a card. Pop over and see what inspiration the DT have come up with.




I would like to enter this project in the following challenges:
Classic Design Team Challenge - Anything Goes   (M)
Not Just Cards - Anything Goes   (M)
Love To Craft - Anything Goes   (M)
Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes   (W)

7 comments:

  1. Fab idea, looks great with the light

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  2. Really inventive. Love it!! :)

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  3. Wow this is amazing Thank you for sharing with us over here today at the Classic Open Design Team Challenge and best of luck with your entry.

    Michelle DT Owner/Admin for http://classicdesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/

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  4. Thank you for sharing your neat log cabin globe scene with us at Through The Craft Room Door - and for sharing details on how you made it

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  5. Wow! This is brilliant! I love the scene you've created and the fact that it lights up is awesome. You've rocked this challenge. Deborah xx

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  6. wow Beautiful work thank you for joining us over at lTCCB and good luck

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  7. This is absolutely amazing, what a wonderful project and result Rocky. LOVE it. Sorry a little late in commenting. Faith DT

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