Before I share today's collage with you, I have to give you the backstory and tell you about the best new thing in my world. We recently hired an electrician to install a new ceiling fan in the living room. We also asked him to look at a ceiling light in the basement that has been acting up. We've replaced it several times because the pull cords keep breaking off inside the fixture, and after the last time I just said "Forget it!" and have been screwing the bulb in and out every time I go into that room (which is every day).
So imagine the look on my face when the electrician asked whether we'd like that fixture wired to a switch.
What's this? I could have a switch on the wall instead of burning my fingers on a hot bulb? What a concept! And since our basement ceiling isn't finished off, it was kind of an easy fix. Well of course we said YES. And now I have my very own light switch that turns on both ceiling lights in the room I use to make my art! I've been doing the happy dance for days. Funny thing is though, I keep forgetting it's there! At least three or four times I've walked into the middle of the room and reached up my arm to turn the light bulb. Some days you just have to laugh at yourself.
After the electrician left, I had some dust and debris to clean up from installing the switch. In the process, I found a small scrap of wood paneling from where he cut the hole in the wall. I decided I needed to make something with that scrap, to sort of commemorate the occasion. And so I created this magnet.
I don't know if you've ever dealt with 1960s wood paneling, but the stuff is as hard as nails. It is not easy to cut which results in uneven, jagged edges. So I left the uneven edges and just used a coarse emery board to scrape off any sharp bits. I then stamped on the ticking stripe from
Artistic Outpost using white acrylic paint (be sure to wash your stamp immediately if stamping with paint). I used my fingers to smudge on various distress paints and stains around the edges. My cute little guy, also from Artistic Outpost, was stamped on cardstock, colored with pencils, and fussy-cut before being applied with gel medium. The word stickers are by Tim Holtz. I used a black Stabilo All-Pencil to add some shading before sealing the front with acrylic spray sealant.
Thank you for stopping by. I wish you a fabulous day.
Supplies:
Wood paneling scrap; stamps from Artistic Outpost; titanium white acrylic paint; Ranger Archival black ink; very vanilla cardstock from Stampin' Up; Prismacolor Premier pencils; odorless mineral spirits; faded jeans and peeled paint distress paints; vintage photo and wild honey distress stains; vintage sheet music scrap; black Stabilo All-Pencil; Golden soft gel medium (matte); Tim Holtz word stickers; acrylic spray sealant.
