Crooked Tree Cottage Creations: Inside the Apothecary Emporium-A Peek-a-Boo Project

As stated in my last post I have had a long fascination of apothecary but not in the traditional sense I described there but more of that of the Harry Potter stories those shoppes found on Diagon Alley-Slug and Jiggers Apothecary-although not mentioned often as compared to the other shops, it's definitely an exciting place to think about. It is where the Hogwarts students buy ingredients for potions class. I like to think of the weird and magical ingredients found there. I like to image the twee boutiques, with their eclectic collection of herbs bundles, unpredictable potions, intoxicating elixirs, cleaning crystals, oozing ointments, jars of jubilee, and other magical enchantments. These are the inspirations for this artwork.

Supplies: GSLC Tiny Apothecary Bottles, GSLC Vintage Triptych Florentine, DecoArt One Step Crackle Finish, Glossy Accents Clear Dimensional Medium, Alcohol Inks, Micro Clear Glass Beads, Halloween Stickers, Tim Holtz Curator Ephemera Pack, Tim Holtz Vintage Wallpaper Pack, Wooden Grain Pictorial Paper, Cosmic Shimmer Lava paste, Transparent Red Iron Oxide Paint, Nickel Azo Yellow Paint, Art Alchemy Metallique Hazelnut Paint, Small Plastic Palette Knife, Heat Tool, Tim Holtz-Scattered Straw, Salty Ocean, Bundled Sage Distress Stains, Strips of Bookboard, Micro Screws, Awl Screwdriver, Folk Art Painted Textures Moss, Clamps, Hinges, Painters Tape, Chili Powder, Cinnamon, Crackle Texture Paste, Interference Blue(Fine) Paint, Matte Gel Medium, Hairspray

1. Gather Supplies
2. Coat GSLC Tiny Apothecary Bottles with a Layer of DecoArt One Step Crackle Finish and Glossy Accents Clear Dimensional Medium.

3. Sprinkle on Micro Clear Glass Beads.
4. When Fully Dried Add Alcohol Inks Randomly.
5. When Dried Again Carefully Remove Tiny Apothecary Bottles from Their Base.
6. Use Tim Holtz Curator Ephemera Pack for Labels for the Bottles.
7. Attach Using Glossy Accents Clear Dimensional Medium as an Adhesive.
8. Cover Back Portion of GSLC Vintage Triptych Florentine with Wooden Grain Pictorial Paper.
9. Cover Inside Portion of GSLC Vintage Triptych Florentine with Tim Holtz Vintage Wallpapers.
10.                Coat Frame of GSLC Vintage Triptych Florentine with a Mixture of Cosmic Shimmer Lava paste, Transparent Red Iron Oxide Paint, Nickel Azo Yellow Paint, Art Alchemy Metallique Hazelnut Paint Spreading Randomly with a Small Plastic Palette Knife. Use this Same Mixture to Coat Small Strips of Bookboard.

11.                Cure with a Heat Tool.
12.                Splatter Tim Holtz Vintage Wallpapers with Tim Holtz-Scattered Straw, Salty Ocean, Bundled Sage Distress Stains.
13.                Make Small Shelves for Flaps of GSLC Vintage Triptych Florentine.
14.                Screw Frame and Tiny Shelves into Place Using a Screwdriver and Microscrews.

15.                Add Halloween Stickers to Background of Shelves.
16.                Edge GSLC Vintage Triptych Florentine with Folk Art Painted Textures Moss.
17.                Hold GSLC Vintage Triptych Florentine Together with Clams and add Hinges with Microscrews and a Screwdriver.
18.                Use Painters Tape to Isolate Hinges.
19.                Make a Concoction of Chili Powder, Cinnamon, Crackle Texture Paste, Transparent Red Iron Oxide Paint and Nickel Azo Yellow Paint. Spread on Hinges and Cure with Heat Tool.

20.                Add Highlight to GSLC Tiny Apothecary Bottles with Interference Blue(Fine) Paint.
21.                Use More Halloween Stickers To Decorate Back Portions of GSLC Vintage Triptych Florentine.

22.                Coat Entire Artwork with Hairspray of Matte Gel Medium.