Once again Marie Antoinette Mail Art group has inspired me with another challenge. This time we made a shrine by altering a tin. I used an Altoid tin, painted it a pale green, then covered it with paper. For the front I used a postcard image, then layered an Eiffel Tower image. I added a brass metal floral piece then added Swarovski Rhinestones to that. I also included a broken earring from my mom's old jewelry stuff. I antiques the edges of the tin, then covered the rim and back with more cardstock.
On the inside cover, I used an image of a young lady reading mail. I added a Fleur di Lis and rhinestone to it and a crown on the young lady.
On the inside of the bottom, I made a 3D collage using french script paper for the backing, and shredded green and pink paper, An image of Marie Antoinette (one of my favorites), then I cut out a window from another image and had the Eiffel Tower pop up. I added millinery flowers, rhinestones, a paper butterfly and a clay rose...
In this swap, all the people signed up then we made the tin for the person after us on the list. My tin has been shipped to Patricia. I hope she enjoys it as much as I did making it! You can check out her art work on her blog, Coquettish Fleur.
