DIY Altered Book - „Die kleine Hexe“ Bastelidee mit Tipps zum Selbstgestalten

 

 Die Walpurgisnacht – eine Nacht voller Magie, Mythen und flackernder Feuer. Inspiriert von einer unserer Lieblingsgeschichten ''Die kleine Hexe'' von Otfried Preußler, habe ich ein besonderes DIY-Projekt umgesetzt: ein Altered Book, das die geheimnisvolle Welt der Hexen zum Leben erweckt.

 Für dieses Projekt habe ich ein altes Buch als Basis verwendet und es in eine kleine, dreidimensionale Szene verwandelt. Durch das Ausschneiden und Schichten der Seiten entsteht eine Art Bühnenbild - Diorama  im Miniaturformat. Im Zentrum steht ein loderndes Feuer typisch für die Walpurgisnacht, die im Harz traditionell gefeiert wird.

 

 

 Besonders wichtig dabei ist mir die Stimmung: ein bisschen düster, aber gleichzeitig verspielt und mit vielen Details versehen. Naturmaterialien wie getrocknetes Moos, kleine Zweige und Eicheln sorgen für eine authentische Waldatmosphäre. Die Flammen wurden mit Hilfe von Stanzschablonen und passenden Acrylfarben gestaltet. Der Wow Effekt 😀 ein warmes, magisches Leuchten, entstand durch eine Black Light Neonfarbe.

 

DIY Tipps 

• Arbeite in Schichten für Tiefe 
• Nutze Distress Kanten-Effekte für eine düstere Stimmung
• Kombiniere Papier + Naturmaterialien für echten Mixed-Media-Look

Materialien & Ideen:

• Altes Buch (Hardcover) – Upcycling Bastelidee

Bastelmesser / Craft Knife 

 passende Scrappapiere ( Hintergrund, Ausschnitte)

Acrylfarben & Distress Ink (Vintage Look DIY)

Moos, Zweige, Rinde (Naturdeko basteln)

Mini-Fläschchen - Chipboards 

 Freude am Detail 😊

Forest Friends

 

Forest Friends is an intuitive mixed media project created freely on a wooden frame, without a painted background. The natural wood surface became part of the design and set the organic tone in combination with a touch of steampunk for the entire piece.

 Instead of starting with a detailed plan, I chose to work freely on a wooden frame, allowing the materials themselves to shape the final composition. I used chipboards, outcasts, drying nature elements, feathers, fabric texture and moss. 

 It was both challenging and refreshing. 

 This approach is one of the things I love most about mixed media: it allows mistakes to turn into design features and encourages experimentation.

 

 

 

Chipboards were used to build structure and depth, forming a loose, forest-like composition. Additional texture was added with an outcast from a Green Man Mould, which bring a special detail in form of an old, kind tree face and connect the layers visually.

For the forest animals, I used both embossing powder and acrylic paint.

 

 used chipboards

 

DA3792

Torn Notebook Frame - 2pce

DA4047

Forest Friends - Fox  

DA4034

Forest Friends - Mouse 

DA0767

Deer  

DA2734

Gears #1 - by Nuneka  

DA1542

Industrial Scrolls 

DA3109

Creepy Crawlies #3

 

 

 

DIY Chipboard Magic

 

 Thinking Outside the Box with a Ceramic Egg Base

Sometimes the most enchanting home décor ideas begin with the simplest materials—and a willingness to think outside the box. This DIY project started with a humble ceramic egg base and a stack of chipboards, and it ended as a magical forest house straight out of a fairy tale.

The ceramic egg became the foundation of the piece—smooth, neutral, and full of potential. 

Paint and texture played a huge role in setting the mood. Earthy tones, mossy greens, and soft browns helped the house blend naturally into a forest-inspired theme. Small details—like carved lines in the chipboard or subtle dry brushing—gave the impression of age, as if the house had always been part of the woods. Imperfections became features, and asymmetry brought the structure to life.

 

  

 

This project is a reminder that DIY Home décor doesn’t require expensive supplies or strict plans. With a bit of imagination, everyday craft materials can become something magical. Chipboards aren’t just flat embellishments, and a ceramic egg isn’t just seasonal décor—it’s all about perspective.

 

 

 

Let your imagination lead the way. 

You might be surprised at the little world you create. 🌿✨

Kerstin 

 

The Green Man – Spring in the Forest

 

 Sehnsucht nach Frühling

 Durch die Kombination verschiedener Materialien und Strukturen entsteht eine vielschichtige Oberfläche, die das Erwachen des Frühlings widerspiegelt: neues Leben, frische Grüntöne und organische Formen. Das Werk lädt dazu ein, den Wald nicht nur als Landschaft, sondern als fühlendes, atmendes Wesen wahrzunehmen.

 

 

 

 

Layered Apothecary cabinet with Dusty Attic chipboards

 

 Hello!

 Today, I thought I'd show you one of my favourite pieces from DA. I've loved this piece since I first saw it. The multiple layers and the wood look I've given it, make it look so real.

 Have you ever tried using embossing folders to change the cardboard chipboards? 

It works really well, you just need to be patient to find the right plates to create the right print. I used the 3D Texture Fades (Sizzix Lumber). So,  how a cheap piece of furniture ended up as a noble oak cabinet.😀

It's become a real piece of jewellery, but it needs to be staged. Maybe on an album cover or a book box of herbal recipes, let's see. 

 

used chipboards

DA 3892 Apothecary Cabinet

DA 3895 Apothecary Insignia small

DA 3879 Mini potion bottles 

DA 3469 Mini Gems and chrystals

Fairy furniture with Dusty Attic chipboards

 

 Hello!

 Hey, maybe you remember my forest lantern I showed you a while back? 

Well, today I'm introducing a new furnishing. It was a blast to create objects in 3D from existing flat chipboards. I got to use my imagination to make benches, chairs, and tables. I also used dried natural materials like small tree branches, bark, moss, acorns, and more. 

If you've got any more questions about how it was made, just let me know!

 

 

used chipboards

 

Table - DA 2445 Frame medley + DA 0697 Wagon wheels

Chair - DA 2537 Tropical foliage #9

Bench -  DA 2537 Tropical foliage #9 + DA 2193 Drift Wood #2

Bench without feet -  DA 3770 Wax Seals floral + DA 1183 Branch #5 + DA 2192 Drift wood #1

Throne - DA 0493 Mini branches #1 

 

 

Forest Fairy Lantern

 

 Hello creative friends !

 

 I'm a big fan of lanterns in all shapes, colours and sizes. 

They're great for providing light and warmth, especially during the dark season. 

Recently, I've been inspired by the forest as magic theme a lot. I designed a forest fairy lantern with interior decoration. It was really fun for me to use small chipboards in a completely new way. I used the tropical leaves as a shelf (in the real side door) as well as for a small chair.

Have you also found exciting ways to use these inspiring chipboards?

 

used Dusty Attic produts

 

  DA3661 MDF Lantern #1 

 DA2537 Tropical Foliage #9 

 DA3435 Mini Trim #1 

 DA2960 Mini Toadstool Border 

 DA3147 Winter Corner

  DA3279 Carrots

 

 

Mystery Forest House

 

 Hello creative friends!

 

I was inspired to transform the Halloween house into a mysterious forest house.

 The house has a stable stand, allowing for easy movement and rearrangement for new decorations.

 I created an old, dilapidated house using the appropriate colour shading and crackle medium.

 The transformation was completed quickly. 

To create a three-dimensional effect, I glued together various 

individual parts such as leaves and mushrooms. The mini windows fit almost perfectly into the recesses, and the mini door has a small canopy.

 It appears as though Grandpa Gnome has just come for a visit.

 

 

 

 some close up's

 used shapes

 

Haunted House with Spire and Stand

 

Gnome with Toadstool - MDF Woodland Folk Shape

Sheet of Mini MDF Window Wood Shapes

Sheet of Mini MDF Door Wood Shapes

Mushrooms - Fungi MDF Wood Shape - Style 9

Maidenhair Fern MDF Wood Shape

Mushrooms - Fungi MDF Wood Shape - Style 12

 

 

Thanks for stopping by

Kerstin

Forest lantern

 

 Hello everyone!

 

Today, I am presenting a new lantern project. 

This simple model features open rectangular apertures made of birch wood, 

designed to match a forest theme. 

I glued perspex sheets onto three sides, leaving the fourth open

 so that a simple electric tea light can be placed inside. 

 

To decorate the lantern, I added a few filigree MDF parts, 

dividing them into different sections and gluing them on individually.

 As the original colour of the MDF parts contrasted well with the 

light birch wood tone, 

I didn't change their colour. 

 

 

used shapes

 

Birch Ply Lantern Kit - Medium

 

Winter Deer Scene Style 6

Group of 3 Toadstools Silhouette - MDF Wood Shape

Sheet of Mini MDF Acorns & Oakleaves

Blackberry Bramble

Fallen Tree Branch

 

 

Thanks for stopping by

Kerstin