3 Wishes Altered Bottle

At last!  Here is my DT entry for the new eclectic Paperie Get Altered Challenge. Donna Marie has set the the challenge this month and you can see her totally amazing altered bottle over on the eP blog here. Believe me it's stunning. The rest of the team are also adding their inspiring creations. So if you fancy having a go at altering a bottle or jar, hop over to the eclectic Paperie blog, follow the challenge guidelines and let us share in your amazing creativity. You may even win a $15 prize to spend in Kim's wonderful eclectic Paperie online shop.
The Challenge got me hunting around for a suitable vessel to alter. It had me rooting about in the fridge and emptying shelves of all those jars and bottles with just a few dregs of whatever left inside.

I finally decided on, a good old sauce bottle. I loved Donna Marie's project so much with all it's glitz and bling, that I decided to follow suit and go for an oppulent look. I started by dabbing on some 'Flitter Glue' and adding a few sheets of imitation gold leaf from my craft stash. It's a little tricky to handle when you have glue on your fingers, so if you try this keep some baby wipes and a towel handy. I used Distress Paint in tarnished brass to fill in the gaps and used Black, Vintage Photo and Frayed Burlap to add a bit of vintaging. As I worked on it I decided that it was going to be a 'Wish Bottle' and that I would make three wishes and seal them inside. To add some texture to the sides of the bottle, I smoothed on some Wendy Vecchi embossing paste through Donna Downey's  6x6 Turkish Grunge stencil.

Once this was dry, I added just about every gold medium I had to handfilling in any gaps and creating mre texture, this included Inca Gold paste, Tarnished Brass Distress Paint and Treasure gold paste. My hands were a picture, largely because I used my fingers as brushes, I was having a ball! Once these layers were dry, I broke open my new Tim Holtz Remnant Rub Ons and added groups of words to the surface. Now, I should have let the surface dry a whole lot more before doing this, as the rub ons wanted to stick to any sticky part of the surface and when I tried to remove the backing sheet some of the surface started to lift off still I persevered and although the words are a bit random in places I love the over all look.

The final stages were to add the embellishments. The metal corners are by Creative Expressions  and the gems are from my stash. The number is a die cut which has been heat embossed with 2 layers of Ranger UTTE, with gold leaf added over the enamel. All have been adhered to the surface with Glossy Accents. I had a brilliant afternoon working on this bottle and making my three wishes, now sealed inside the bottle. I think they are probably the same as people all over the world would wish for. Lets just hope that they come true, then again maybe they already have !x

So, why not get altering your own bottle or jar and join in with this fun challenge, we would love to see what you come up with! below are some of the supplies I've used that Kim stocks in the eclectic Paperie shop.