Good Morning, another roasty toasty day today which is great for drying out powertex projects....i havent taken many pics of this in progress as i got seriously caught up making it and forgot....as Leonie Pujol says 'Sos'. The cogs are a Sissix bigz die, the background is lead powertex and i have used some of their texture medium in this project, the feature of the book is the rust powder which gave the cogs that lovely rusty look...and the book a slighty vinegar stink lol. A big thanks to Hochanda for introducing me to the lovely media i used for this project.
TOP TIP: Personally i found that mixing a quantity of rust powder with powertex and storing it overnight in a tub so it can 'go off' gave great rust, you will have to stir again before use but its worth it. Also after experimenting white vinegar mixed with water produces fab results. I sprayed the area i was working on and left it, once it looked vaguely dry i sprayed again, repeating until the rust was the colour i wanted...then i varnished.
Peeping inside the book, the inside cover has a faint rust to it and the pages are made from random papers, alot of which came in my secret santa bags at xmas lol.
This is the back of the book and only has 1 layer of cogs.
The Book Spine
This is the cover of the book which has a second layer of cogs, these were painted with gold powder mixed with varnish and then rusted.
So there it is...one of the reasons why im a rubbish blogger lol, too easily distracted. With hindsight the book is quite stiff and difficult to open, if i was to work on a similar project i think that covering the card book base with crumpled tin foil and rusting that will retain flexibility, then the cogs could be added as panels. Its a hefty peice but i love it and i hope you enjoy it too.
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