Altered mask for mixed media challenge

4G or Girls, Giggles, Glitter, and Glue on Facebook has a mixed media challenge which I participated. You didn't have to send anything in nor was it a swap. You just had to alter something you purchased from a thrift store or the Goodwill using some of the products listed for the challenge.
I altered a Halloween mask. I put it off so long because of other obligations that the deadline crept up on me before I knew it. I didn't do it until 3 hours prior to the deadline. Whew! I did it though. I didn't win, but I had fun and in the end that's what count.

I used gesso, paint, crackle paint, rhinestones, glitter, glitter glue, flowers, buttons, ribbon, black oil marker, jute, butterfly bow and bling.

Paris themed lamp stand...

My avatar or default pic is the lamp stand I made from an old box and some creativeness. I'm always on a shoestring budget and with that being said, I have to think outside the box. I create and make things I can't afford to buy. My lamps on my desk are short and we all know the higher the light source the more light it puts out. In my spare time I like to craft, make YouTube videos and good lighting is a must. I took an old post office box, decorated it with some scrapbook paper, hot glued black lace and faux pearls around the edges, glued a decorative ceramic face to the front with some faux pearls strung through it and some feathers behind the mask. I need to do one more and viola the matching set will be finished. If you're in the same dilemma as I and need more light just remember a little ingenuity and persistence goes a long ways in creating something on a shoestring budget. Always remember, LIVE TODAY AS IF IT'S YOUR LAST. Happy crafting!. Ciao, Mrs. C.