L'automne arrive et il est temps de faire un peu de rangement... Un petit tour au grenier s'impose. Voici ce que j'y ai trouvé:
Autumn is coming and it's time to tidy up... A stroll in the attic is necessary. This is what I found there:
Un livre ancien. Pas très grand mais épais, et surtout, lourd. Intriguée, je l'ai tourné sur toutes ses faces...
An ancient book. Not big but thick, and especially heavy. Intrigued, I turned it on each side...
Un livre d'apothicaire! Et une étiquette qui dit: "choisissez votre poison"!
An apothecary book! and a tag which says: "choose your poison"!
J'ai eu hâte de l'ouvrir:
I couldn't wait to open it:
A l'intérieur, un flacon bien caché dans les pages.
Inside, a vial, hidden in the pages.
L'étiquette a l'air difficile à déchiffrer...
The label is difficult to decipher...
Je ne sais pas encore si ce sirop est un poison... Je vais peut-être réfléchir jusqu'à Halloween pour le tester... Qu'en pensez-vous?
I don't know yet if this syrup is a poison... Maybe I will think until Halloween to test it... What do you reckon?
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Tout a commencé... par trois morceaux de carton fort pour les couvertures et la tranche. Ils sont assemblés avec du kraft gommé. Sur la tranche, 5 morceaux de ficelle sont collés.
All began... with 3 pieces of thick cardboard for the covers and the spine. They are assembled with gummed kraft. On the spine, 5 pieces of string are glued.
Puis j'ai collé du papier de soie chiffonné, et j'ai peint le tout.
Then I glued tissue paper I crumpled before. And I painted the whole.
J'ai découpé du carton pour faire un écrin au flacon. J'ai collé une page de vieux livre sur le devant, et du papier que j'ai ligné et encré à l'intérieur.
I cut a cardboard to make a nest for the vial. I stucked a page of old book on the front, and a paper I lined and inked, inside.
Les étiquettes sont faites avec des papiers de Mme Payraud, et un tampon d'Andy Skinner.
The labels are taken from Mme Payraud's papers, and an Andy Skinner stamp.
Le flacon est une bouteille de parfum (au verre fumé) sur laquelle j'ai laissé goutter des encres à alcool, et que j'ai couverte de vernis à craqueler.
The vial is a perfume bottle (alreday in brown glass) I let alcohol inks drip on, and coated with crackle glaze.
J'inscris mon livre aux challenges suivants:
Mixed Media World: #29 challenge
Mix it Up Challenge blog: #5 challenge
More Mixed Media Challenge: anything goes + optional brown
Rhedd's Creative Spirit: september challenge
Altered Eclectics: september challenge
Mini Album Makers: first challenge
SanDee&Amelie's Challenge: september challenge
Frilly and Funkie: "To everything there is a season"
A Vintage Journey: "Altered Art"
Frilly and Funkie: "To everything there is a season"
A Vintage Journey: "Altered Art"
A bientôt!
Lys
A fabulous "antique" piece, Lys - full of technique and imagination combined to make magic! With your altered perfume bottle you could certainly come and share it with us in the Altered Art theme at A Vintage Journey too.
RépondreSupprimerAlison x
And of course thank you so much for playing along with the first Mini Album Makers Challenge too.
SupprimerAlison x
Love love love this, Lys! So imaginative and beautifully done! I love the story telling that is involved in this! A great piece of mixed media art!
RépondreSupprimerThank you so much for sharing it with us at SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!
Hugs,
Claudia xxx
Lys, wow! You've really knocked my socks off with this treasure found in your 'attic'! This is an engineering feat, is what it is! And oh, so creative and artistic to boot! My words are escaping me, because I am just gah, gah over this! Yes, PLEASE do enter this into Altered Art at A Vintage Journey and To Everything There is a Season at Frilly and Funkie! Bravo, you! Hugs!
RépondreSupprimerWow Lys, I thought at first it was a real book, the texture on the sides do look like book pages, I love your altered bottle with the mysterious label... I am not sure that you should risk trying to drink it... who knows what might happen....
RépondreSupprimerThanks so much for joining in our first challenge at Mini Album Makers! Hugs, Anne xx
Oh wow, this is fantastic!! Extremely well thought out and put together, and beautifully finished too! Thank you for entering your project at Rhedd’s Creative Spirit. Sammy-x
RépondreSupprimervraiment j'adooore ton style : imagination, talent et créativité
RépondreSupprimerSo very cool Lys!!
RépondreSupprimerAt first glance, I thought this was a real book! haahaa
Love the crackled bottle inside as well- so clever!
hugs,Jackie xx
This is really fun. And what a fun story to go with it. Thanks for joining us for our FIRST challenge at Mini Album Makers Blog!
RépondreSupprimerSo incredibly clever!!! The hidden bottle is truly enticing and beautiful! You've mastered this cover and aged it perfectly. Thanks so much for sharing with us at A Vintage Journey and Frilly and Funkie. Hugs, Autumn
RépondreSupprimerOh I missed that you are also sharing with our first challenge at Mini Album Makers - thank you darling! I wish I were clever enough to make something like this!
SupprimerWhat an incredible project! It looks exactly like an old book. The altered bottle inside is just fabulous. So many clever details and such artistry! Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Frilly and Funkie "To Everything There Is a Season" challenge!
RépondreSupprimerYou knocked this one out of the park. Everything is amazing from the aged book to the hidden bottle and all the way to the story. Thanks for joining the challenge at Mini Album Makers Challenge blog.
RépondreSupprimerEncore un livre génial !!!!!!
RépondreSupprimerEt quelle belle histoire, avec... On se régale avec toi en traversant le grenier ! :-) Bises
Et j'admire les découpes pour la bouteille et le tout fait main... quel (beau) boulot !!!
RépondreSupprimerA totally awesome altered project, very cleverly done, the textures are fabulous and the hidden bottle inside is great..
RépondreSupprimerThank you so much for joining in with the challenges at both Rhedd's Creative Spirit and Altered Eclectics...x
This looks amazing Lys. Very realistic and a gorgeous, warm colour. The hidden insert and bottle are wonderfully done xx
RépondreSupprimerHow clever and creative Lys! I LOVE your apothecary box - and what a treat inside - wonderful labels too. Julia xx
RépondreSupprimerWowzers!!! Your creation is fabulous!!! I love it!!!
RépondreSupprimerAwesome project - love all the detail! Thanks so much for sharing with us in the Mix It Up Challenge Blog's September "Anything Goes + Inlaid Die Cut" challenge!
RépondreSupprimerHugs,
Leslie, MIUCB DT
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What an incredible project Lys! I love the way you've created your own realistic vintage book to hide the elixir inside. Gorgeous rusty colours and clever finishing touches. Thank you for joining us at Frilly and Funkie xx
RépondreSupprimerquelle belle réalisation, encore plus épatant quand on comprend que tout est fait de A à Z... d'accord avec toi, attends halloween pour le gouter ! mais toi seule sait ce qu'il contient... suspens ! et à qui vas tu l'offrir ?? lol
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This is a fantastic alteration Lys and I just love the details inside and out. Its great to have you on board with us at AVJ this month for Alison's challenge. Best wishes
RépondreSupprimerAnnie CG x