Altered Jigsaw Canvas - Revamped

Several years ago I, along with six other

crafting friends did a Jigsaw Jam Swap -

my chosen theme was 'Beautiful Vintage Ladies'.

When I received all the jigsaw pieces back

I mounted them onto a canvas

(From the top, the jigsaw pieces from left to right

were altered by Wendy, me, Nicks, Maureen,

Jan and Trudy.)

 

Until about a year ago, I'd had this hanging

in our dining room but was never entirely happy

about the background - too heavy and orange.

I've been re-organsing my craft room (again!)

and when I found the canvas again thought

 it was about time it had a revamp.

I took all the pieces off

Sanded down the canvas, gave it a rough coat of white

acrylic paint and found some lighter coloured handmade paper.

 

 Then stuck the jigsaw pieces back on.

(It's actually lighter than the photo shows)

I added some lace top and bottom.

Put the vintage looking earrings

back on, but dispensed with the beads.

I also added some real pressed flowers which

I attached with Liquitex Gel Medium.

Aaah, that's better!

Here are some close ups.

I've always loved these beautifully altered jigsaw pieces

and now I can appreciate them even more!

Before

After

As the canvas has butterflies (the earrings)

and some flowers on it, I am linking this to

Mrs A's new Butterfly Challenge site -

and hoping that she doesn't chuck me off 

as it's not a completely new project!

Thanks for looking :)