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Showing posts with label Fortune Teller. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fortune Teller. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

MADAM RUE GYPSY FORTUNE TELLER - VIDEO TUTORIAL AND NEW IMAGE SETS

Welcome to the mystical world of Madam Rue.  She has the gift of sight, which can reveal your future and explain your past.  Only she can lift the veil of mystery and connect to the regions beyond.
If a revelation is not what you seek but instead a charm or potion, you have come to the right place.  Is it love, fame, fortune, or perhaps release from a curse?
Or maybe the sound of her tambourine and her melodious voice drew you here.  Be not afraid; step inside, and your destiny awaits.
Here comes another Halloween project, although I’m thinking gypsies are never out of season. 
For those who have built or are building the Halloween Carnival, this is a piece you might want to add to your display. 

My choice of a jeweled-toned color palette comes from looking at pictures of gypsy caravans, where I noticed bright colors, fabrics, beading, fringe, and bling.
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What did I love the most about this project?  I think the mini globe lighting is right at the top.  I wish I could go back to some of my older pieces and use the lighting.  It would also look cool with the Mad Scientist Lab from earlier in the summer.
I also love the furniture made from either a kit or unfinished wood items.  My particular favorite is the 3 Panel Hutch sitting on top of a Library Table.  The furniture pieces could easily work stand-alone or as part of another one of your projects.
Don’t sweat the details; there is a video tutorial where I’ll walk you through creating Madam Rue’s tent.

I’ve cooked up some new gypsy fortune-teller-themed images for this project.  I also used some of my Old Books & Papers Digital Image Set.

GYPSY FORTUNE TELLER COLLAGE SHEET

This sheet is a collection of mystical items.  There are books on palm ready, fortune telling, crystal ball reading, and more.  A seer into the beyond might need various business signs, tarot cards, and other odds and ends.

This set is a collection of mystical items that a seer into the beyond might need.  In addition, the set contains images that you can use to create and outfit a gypsy tent.  All of the images in the Gypsy Fortune Teller Collage Sheet are included, plus a tent top panel, tent side panel, and images to decorate a table, curtains, and rugs for a total of 38 images.
All of the images in the set can be re-sized for your project as they are high-resolution (300dpi) PNG formatted images.

This collage sheet contains 15 different lanterns, with two of each style the lantern, for a total of 30 images.


VIDEO TUTORIAL

COLLAGE SHEETS & PAPER

Gypsy Fortune Teller #3 Collage Sheet
Games & Spinners Collage Sheet
Wood Flooring Scrapbook Paper
Double Dot Vintage Gingerbread Scrapbook Paper
Love & Lace Cherish Scrapbook Paper
Mysterious 6x6 Paper Pad
CHIPBOARD KITS, FURNITURE & LIGHTING
Platform with Steps - 1:12
3 Panel Hutch
Library Table
Unfinished Round Table – Spindle Legs
Gold Dark Sweeper Fringe
Armchair with Red Velvet Upholstery
Hinged Wood Chest with Clasp
Antique Brass Mini Fleur de Lys Handle
Antique Brass Mini Oval Drop Handle
Cleveland Vintage Mini Globe string lights
EMBELLISHMENTS
Wood Finial Chess Pawns
American Crow
Black 3-Piece Candleholder Set
Fancy Swirl Bead Caps
Mini Glass Domes - Bronze
Iridescent Crescent Moon Beads
10mm Clear Glass Marbles
Silver Cup Box Feet
Row of Old Books – Resin
Eyeball Cabs in Settings
1 Inch Fancy Gold Filigree Base
Fancy Looped Gold Filigree Base
4mm Beaded Chain – Red & Green
Miniature Wine Glasses - Set of 4
Miniature Pumpkin
Tiny Paper Roses - Orange
Mini Rose Buds - Red
1 Inch Mini Tassels - Gold
Star Trellis Filigree – Raw Brass
Silver Crescent Moon Dimensional Stickers
BOTTLES
10mm Square Glass Bottle with Lid
12x8 Amber Glass Rectangular Beads
12x8mm Green Glass Rectangular Beads
Mini Clear Resin Whiskey Bottle
Miniature Gin Bottle
Amber Resin Potions Bottle
Tiny Round Bottles
Even Tinier Bottles
PAINTS & INK
Metal Patinas – Antique Window
Metal Patinas – Weathered Copper
Metal Patinas – Treasured Heirloom
Alcohol Inks – Purple Twilight
Alcohol Inks - Indigo
Alcohol Inks – Wild Plum & Red Pepper

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Video Tutorial - Madam Rue’s Fortune Telling Machine Designed for Alpha Stamps


The inspiration for this piece was the mechanical gypsy fortune telling machines that you might encounter at fairs, carnivals and amusement parks of the past.

I think this was my favorite gypsy project for Alpha Stamps and I’m hoping you will enjoy making one for yourself.  The name “Madam Rue” is another reference to the Madam Rue from the song “Love Potion #9” (I also used her as inspiration for the altered bottle and the gypsy caravan I posted earlier).
The basic construction of this piece is a blank Altoid’s tin (in the center) and arched chipboard pennants in the front and back.  The overall size of the piece is 7 ½” tall by 2 ¾” wide. 
TOP
BACK
In the tutorial I’ll cover the tools you’ll need and the Alpha Stamps products I used to create this piece.  As you are watching the video you don’t need to worry about taking notes as there is a companion PDF document that you can download and or print that contains the supply lists, measurements, pictures and the detail instructions from the video.

Alpha Stamps Products Used in This Piece

COLLAGE SHEETS
Fortunes
Most of the products I used are on sale as well as many other gypsy themed items.

Here Are Other Images I Used That You Are Welcome to Download and Use in Your Art
To download an image, click on the image to expand it, right-click and select Save As.
This is the last of the gypsy themed pieces for a while.  I’ve switched gears to Halloween and am having lots of fun getting ready for the Pretty Potions and Poisons Apothecary event.  But before that event starts in September, I’m going to treat you to some Steampunk themed art and art inspired by Edgar Allen Poe.