Nostalgie im Grünen - DIY Mixed Media Wanddekoration

 

Dieses DIY-Wandbild ist ein Geschenk für eine Gartenfreundin. 

Drei einzelne MDF-Paneele wurden mit filigranen Silikonformen verziert und zu einer harmonischen Wanddekoration verbunden.

Die detailreichen Ornamente, Blumen und der kleine Fensterrahmen verleihen dem Projekt einen romantischen Vintage-Look. Lasur und Patina sorgen für einen verwitterten Shabby-Chic-Effekt und lassen die Reliefs besonders plastisch wirken. Dezente Rostakzente, Krakeliereffekte und natürliche Strukturen unterstreichen den Eindruck, als hätte das Wandbild viele Jahre in einem alten Gartenhaus verbracht.

Die zarten Grün- und Türkistöne erinnern an verwittertes Holz und sollen an den besonderen Charme eines vergessenen Gartens erinnern. 

 

 

The Forgotten Amphora # MDF Base

 

MDF Cauldron - Sunken Amphora

Sometimes a craft project develops a life of its own — and that’s exactly what happened with this mixed media piece. What originally started as an MDF cauldron base slowly transformed into something entirely different: a mysterious sunken amphora resting on the ocean floor of Atlantis.

The beauty of mixed media art is that there are no strict rules. Layers, textures, colors, and found elements begin to tell their own story while you create. And this project became a perfect example of intuitive crafting.

Instead of a mystical potion scene, the artwork evolved into an underwater fantasy filled with:

• coral structures
• oxidized metal details
• tiny fish
• seaweed textures
• aged stone surfaces

The result feels like a forgotten treasure hidden beneath the sea for centuries.

 

 

Creating Texture and Depth

One of my favorite parts of mixed media is building texture. For this project I worked with several layers to create the illusion of erosion, saltwater, and ancient surfaces.

I combined: chipboards related to the underwater topic

• texture paste
• acrylic paints
• rust and patina effects
• metallic waxes
• gauze and mini pearls

The soft coral and sandy tones mixed with turquoise patina create a beautiful underwater atmosphere. The rusty gears and metallic elements add an industrial touch, almost like remnants of Atlantis technology lost in time.

The Underwater Details

The tiny fish and coral embellishments help bring movement into the composition. I wanted the amphora to feel partially buried beneath sand and sea growth, as if nature had slowly reclaimed it over hundreds of years.

The layered textures around the bottom create the impression of shells, reef structures, and ocean sediment collecting over time.

Even the worn edges of the MDF shape contribute to the illusion of an ancient artifact.

 

 Why I Love Mixed Media Art

Projects like this remind me why I love mixed media so much:
you can begin with one idea and end somewhere completely unexpected.

That creative transformation is the true magic of mixed media art.

 

used Dusty Attic chipboards

 

DA4060 MDF Art Base #7 - Cauldron 

 

DA3183 Columns

 

DA2370 Cogs #3 

 

DA3364 Mini Cogs #3 

 

DA0270 Vase

 

DA1912 Seaweed #3

 

DA1929 Fans #3  

 

DA2771 Ocean Elements #5 

 

 

some details 

 

I hope this piece inspires you to look at your MDF bases differently and allow your imagination to guide the process. Sometimes the best creations happen when we let the project decide what it wants to become.

Happy crafting!

Rust & Romance : Steampunk Brought to Life

 

 Alte Schätze wiederentdeckt 

While tidying up my craft supplies, I rediscovered some old treasures.

 It was high time to put them to use. 

 This mixed media project brings the fascinating world of steampunk to life in an impressive 3D design. Created on a canvas, added with a wooden frame, which has been treated with artificial rust and crackle effects. The most eye-catching feature is the balcony, carefully crafted from greyboard and enhanced with a decorative metal trim. This special detail adds dimension, texture, and character, making the scene feel vivid and alive.

 To complete the composition, chipboards, metal charms and cut-outs were added throughout the artwork. These elements enrich the overall design with layered details, perfectly capturing the industrial elegance and imaginative spirit of steampunk.

 

 

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 

 

DIY Wichtelstube - Der moderne Adventskalender

 Hello!

 Seit einiger Zeit hat hier bei uns ein neuer Weihnachtsbrauch Einzug gehalten. Er stammt aus Skandinavien und lässt zu Beginn der Adventszeit ein unsichtbaren Wichtel in die Wohnstube einziehen. Der hält die Hausbewohner mit lustigen Streichen ordentlich auf Trab.

Ganz wichtig dabei ist der Briefkasten, denn hier können die Eltern erzieherisch einwirken, waren die Kleinen ungezogen, so teilt der Wichtel ihnen das per Post oder durch einen Streich mit. Da werden die Kekse versteckt, die Milch eingefärbt oder Schuhe verknotet, der Fantasie sind hier keine Grenzen gesetzt 😅. 

Was mir am besten an diesem neuen Brauch gefällt, ist die Tatsache, das der Fokus nicht auf Konsum, sondern vor allen Dingen auf gemeinsamen Erlebnissen in der Familie liegt. Und ganz nebenbei kann man dabei natürlich sehr kreativ werden und seine Kindheitserinnerungen mit der Puppenstube wieder wahr werden lassen.  

 

Ich habe meine schon vor einiger Zeit DIY Elfenmöbel genutzt

 und aus einer Holzbox eine gemütliche Back - Wichtelstube gezaubert.

Die wunderbare Fairy door und einmalige Kuckucksuhr von Dusty Attic 

passten perfekt zu meiner kleinen Backstube. Beide im 3D Look, was will frau mehr 😃!

 

  

 

 

 genutzte Chipboards von Dusty Attic

 

DA3487

Fairy Doors #2 Small

DA0411

Cuckoo Clock

DA2611

Winters Forest Small 

DA1361

Party Lights #1 

DA3174

Pine Sprigs #2

DA3530

Let's Bake

DA3509

Kitchen Icons #2

 

 

Viel Spaß!

Kerstin 

 

 

Garden wand panel

 

Hello creative friends!

 

I love our garden, it's my therapie, my escape into nature.

  I was also looking for birthday present ideas. As it should be something unusual, I decided on a steampunk-style wall panel to serve as an eye-catching addition to the gazebo. 

 This is my last DT project for Calico Craft Parts for the time being, as I must go to hospital.

 

 

 

some details

 

 

  

 

Hoffentlich bin ich bald wieder zurück!!! 

 

Kerstin 

Picture Frame - Hello Friend

 

 Hello!

 

Today an upcycling project, it was an old wooden frame, now it's an eyecatcher

 where you can add an special photo or an wise saying. 

I decorated it with a nautilus from a fantasy Steampunk land 

and supplemented the nautilus with a kelp, split in the centre, 

this is how wonderful tentacles were created. Chain was made with the help of a mould,

 on the body I added two cogs, a capnut and a thin metal ornament.

 

  

 

some details

 

  

 

 Creative greetings from Kerstin

Hello Pirates

 

 Hello !

 Theme parties are becoming increasingly popular, and the wild pirate theme is particularly popular here in the summer. I have created a welcome sign to accompany it, inviting you into the dark, adventurous world of the oceans.

 It's an upcyling project because I used an old wooden sign with the word HELLO shaped out of wire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

some details