Kitschy Shoe! Bless ya, Hon!

My latest kitschy art piece is an homage to "The Avenue" in Hampden, Maryland. An avenue immersed in the kitschy culture of Baltimore in the 1960's that was the frame for John Waters' movie Hairspray. A real high heel shoe, cut in half, serves as the foundation for this framed art.

Watch my Kitschy High Heel in Frame YouTube video tutorial!

Materials:
Aleene's Super Thick Tacky Glue
Buttons - I used tons of gorgeous Blumenthal Lansing buttons
12" x 12" dimensional frame
One high heel shoe - cut in half length wise with a band saw using a carbide tip multi-purpose blade
Decorative paper
Gems, letters, tiny nick knacks, doo dads and memorabilia
Hot glue

1. Cover the inner sole of the shoe half with decorative paper.

2. Add layers of foam or whatever you have to be sure the shoe will have complete contact with the frame back. Use Super Thick Tacky Glue to attach the shoe to the background. Allow to dry overnight.

3. Place your message first - I used a postcard above the shoe, so the letters were arranged around it.


4. Add your embellishments - I glued a base layer of buttons on the shoe, then glued everything I could fit over that, keeping my favorite buttons visible.

5. Add any embellishments to the background. My only regret that I didn't have a tiny pink flamingo and horn-rimmed glasses to add!

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31 Days of Halloween - Day 19 - Kitschy Pumpkin

Oh my heck! It's day 19 of Smeared and Smudged Forum's 31 Days of Halloween Blog Hop! Yea!

Below are all the fabulous bloggers:

Terra,Tori,Kristy,Kapree,Alison,Christine,Kelli,Windy,Susan,Alex,Monique,Jane,Sugar,Black Dragon,Lisa,Shell,Jean,Julia,Jennifer,Loren,Christy,Vee,Lady Brayton,Lindsay,Little Black Kitten,Celeste,Leigh,Pam,Donna,Valerie,Helen,Sharon,Lisa,Karen,Carolyn,Pam

It's time to pitch some kitsch! I LOVE kitsch! I make kitschy art every chance I get! Grab your buttons, charms, broken jewelry, beads, flowers..Well, just grab everything and lets get to gluing!

Materials:
Wood pumpkin cut out (Thank you Hubby)
Acrylic paint - I used brown
Paper towels
Hot glue gun and plenty of glue sticks
Embellishments: buttons, beads, gems, shrink plastic pieces, odds and ends leftover from crafting, small chip board pieces, tiny toys, and anything else you can think of! I used handmade clay buttons and skulls and polymer clay beads, small things that I've deemed to personal too throw away or use on art for sale.

	This is my first kitschy piece. I am in love with this style! On of the coolest things on her is the big eye that moves when you turn it.I love it!
	Paint your pumpkin with brown acrylic and wipe off with paper towels before it dries.Gather the things you might want to use. Make sure there are tons of choices.I limited my choices to Halloween colors, but mostly orange.
	Before beginning to glue, try things in different positions to get an idea of what will look just right for you.
	I started by gluing my biggest piece - the flower. Make sure your most important pieces will fit.The base layer will likely not be seen in the final version, so hold back the best stuff.
	The second layer will be the larger pieces.Stop and look around the room now, did you miss anything cool that would work well on this piece?
	The final layer will be smaller pieces and fill-ins.Don't stop until it's just right!My favorite things: The Buddha eraser, the zombie coffee coffee cup, the shrink plastic chocolate postcard from the Field museum's Chocolate exhibit - it was serendipitous that we were in Chicago when the exhibit was there, the key charm I received in a Halloween charm swap, and all the tiny clay skullies that I made years ago.

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