Altered Charm Swap

I haven't done any crafting lately but when I saw an altered charm swap on

Ink Stained Roni's blog

 recently, it was just what I needed to kick start me back into action!

The charms had to be altered, so I used some childrens' thin wooden

 dominos cut in half with my craft knife.

I painted over them with black acrylic on the patterned side,

and once dry rubber stamped some sewing related images with

Dew Drop Brilliance Ink (Moonlight White).

The stamps I used were -

 PaperArtsy (MN20)

Technique Tuesday (Borderline:Notions)

Stampers Anonymous (Pattern Pieces CMS012)

Creative Expressions (Vintage Sewing)

Here's a couple of close ups

For the other side of the dominos (which were plain without any pattern on),

I painted with tan coloured acrylic and once dry, adhered some

old dressmaking tissue paper patterns (with Liquitex Matte Medium).

Once that was dry, I cut out some faces (photocopies) from old dressmaking patterns and adhered them over the top.

Both sides were sealed with a layer of

Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic Coating.

I love the little metal charms - the Singer Sewing machine

and the Scissors - both of which were from

The Ribbon Girl.

Once the charms were finished, I needed something to mount them on.

What better than a little mannequin, courtesy of

Sizzix/Alterations 'Sewing Room' Bigz die.

 I used old cereal box card and covered it with paper

from the old dressmaking patterns

- then aged it around the edges with Distress Ink (Black Soot).

Voila!

Can't wait to see what charms I get back in return,

but I'll have to as the swap doesn't end until

August!

Thanks for looking x