Tea? Coffee? How about Both?

It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls

and our Host is Sue choosing to go

environment friendly with Recycling.

So many choices here.

I did start off with something else but 

got carried away in the process so

 decided to keep it for another day.

Searching for something 'a bit out of the ordinary'

I came across This on YouTube and just had to try it - 

and it was 'so fun'  rather messy but that is 

what happens with Mixed Media.

Here is how it started using gesso then

adhering the torn stained tea bags.

Stenciling with texture paste and tea leaves.

Unfortunately  the stencil wasn't quite right

and lost its effect.

If you clicked on the link you will have seen the

tea water added here and there then getting the darker colour

with the coffee water. I did sprinkle some coffee

around the edges also.

For a bit of shimmer I added Ken Oliver's Liquid Metallic Copper

To keep with the recycling I attached

(don't laugh) some real chicken feathers.

Thought they would blend in nicely with

the perfect heat embossed sentiment from 

STAMPlorations Feathery

This was added in front of a bit of dry wall tape.

And there you have my mixed media feathery recycling project.

Check out what our Talented Guest Chrissie and the Team

chose to recycle and have some fun with yours

adding to the Gallery. Excited to see what's there this week.

Thanks for dropping in.