Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Birthday wishes cards with Dusty Attic chipboards

 Hello!

 A few personalised birthday cards were needed for a dear gardening friend. 

She loves lavender, just like me. So I designed these to match the theme

 with a few chipboards as an additional eye-catcher. 

 

 

used chipboards

DA 1001 Lavender #1

DA 1438 Lavender #2

DA 3740 Daisies #3 

DA 3297 Mini card sentiments 16 mixed

 




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

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Nautical Steampunk

 Hello!

I created a centerpiece for a themed party and decided in favour of the Steampunk style.

I used an old cardboard spool holder and fixed the frame to the top with some pieces of driftwood. It holds quite well, but for greater stability, I would recommend doubling up the frame. On the bottom, I glued three half cogwheels to create a border. As the chipboards are made of cardboard, they can be easily moulded into shape after being lightly moistened.

 




  
 
used DA chipboards
 
DA 3363 Industrial Gears 
DA 3357  Marine Mechanicals – Angler Fish small 
DA 3362 Industrial Frame square 
DA 3381 Industrial Cluster #9
DA 2696 Impact ABC Singles – F-U-N

 







Monday, July 7, 2025

Die Rückkehr der Black Pearl

 

Ahoi Piratenfreunde! 

 Ich sah ein grünes Leuchten am Horizont. 👀

Das bedeutet, dass eine Seele aus dem Reich der Toten in die Welt zurückkehrt. 

Hier ist sie: die Black Pearl, wie versprochen.

 Ich habe es wieder einmal genossen, ein altes Buch aufzuwerten. Die verwendeten MDF-Formen wurden  mit ausgestanzten Pappteilen kombiniert, Moulds verwendet für das klassische Piratenzeichen und die Schiffskette, sowie Oktopusarme mit Air drying clay modelliert.

 

 

  

 

 Details

 






 


Monday, June 23, 2025

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 



 

Friday, June 20, 2025

Secrets of the Sea

 Hello!

 

 The ship was pulled underwater by the octopus. Sharks circle and guard this grave. 

Experts think it could be the Flying Dutchman, a ghost ship

 that was doomed to wander the oceans.

I created a shadow frame in mixed media style, for this I had to completely destroy 

this new pirate ship, omg. It's broken into pieces on the ocean floor, 

but someone will fix it up soon. 😉

 

 

used MDF shapes

 

some close up's

 







 See you soon!

Kerstin 


 

Saturday, June 7, 2025

He 's a Pirate

 

Ahoy, landlubbers 😀

The black pearl has taken off again, and the pirate adventures continue, at least for now.

 I made a new shadowbox in grunge style with a touch of steampunk from a kit for a paper lantern.

 I used self-produced rust to make everything look as old and cool as possible. 

Even in the dark, it catches the eye; in the green glow, it appears on the horizon, having returned from the underworld to the world of the living.

 

 

 


used MDF shapes
 
 some details






 

 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!
 
Kerstin