ART DECO STYLE PAPER FANS - NEW COLLAGE SHEETS- FREE GIFT WITH PURCHASE

The new Vintage Hollywood paper and Venetian Fan Blade sets were the inspiration for this project.  The fan blades work great for creating either a fan for display purposes or a working fan.

To complement the style and color scheme of the paper, I designed three new collage sheets, “Deco Dames,” “Sassy Beauties,” and “Mini Sassy Beauties,” that are sized to fit the fan blade sets (see below).

NEW COLLAGE SHEETS

DECO DAMES

This sheet contains 8 lovely ladies in 1920’s fashion with 7 fan designs in various sizes.  To purchase this collage sheet, click on the image.

SASSY BEAUTIES

This sheet contains 19 sassy ladies from the 1920s.  To purchase this collage sheet, click on the image.

MINI SASSY BEAUTIES COLLAGE SHEET 

This sheet contains two sets of ladies from the 1920s for a total of 38 images.  The collage sheet is sized to fit the mini fans.  To purchase this collage sheet, click on the image.

SAMPLE MINI FAN

Below is a fan made using the mini Fan Blades and the Mini Sassy Beauties collage sheet. It's the perfect size for a gift card and would fit nicely in an envelope; decorate one side and write on the other.

SUPPLIES USED IN THE MINI FAN

Mini Sassy Beauties Collage Sheet

Vintage Hollywood 8x8 Paper Pad

Venetian Fan Blades – Set of 5

Flat-Back Gold Star Studs - 12mm

Flat-Back Bold Star Studs – 8mm

1 Inch Mini Tassel - Black

LARGE FAN DETAILS

DECORATING THE FAN BLADES

I started by covering both sides of a set of large and small fan blades with Vintage Hollywood decorative paper.

Next, I used a black marker to draw a border around the blades.

I glued the smaller fan blades to the bottom of the larger blades.

I then punched a hole in one of the blades and used it as a template to mark and punch the holes in the remaining blades.

I cut out fans from the Deco Dames Collage Sheet and attached a drop connector to each fan.

I used a frame from the Elegant Frames Download set backed by more decorative paper to showcase ladies from the Deco Dames Collage Sheet.

I glued the framed ladies to the fan blades and then added the fans.  To give the fans more sparkle, I added colored rhinestones.

ASSEMBLING THE FAN

I decided to glue the fan blades in place instead of making them a working fan, as this fan was for display.  By gluing the blades in place, you can add more dimensional embellishments.

Notice how the blades are attached with the middle blade on top, followed by the blade on the right, then the blade on the left, then the last blade on the right, and finally, the last blade on the left.

NOTE: If you want to learn how to connect the blades of the fan together to make a working fan check out the links to other fan tutorials at the bottom of this post.

I used a button and wire to secure the fan at the bottom.  Behind the button, I added beads attached to chains.

On the back of the fan, I folded the wire, glued it in place, and covered it with a piece of filigree.

On the back of the fan, I folded the wire, glued it in place, and covered it with a piece of filigree. 

DETAIL SUPPLY LIST - FOR BOTH FANS

Deco Dames Collage Sheet

Sassy Beauties Collage Sheet

Mini Sassy Beauties Collage Sheet

Large Vintage and Elegant Frames Digital Image Set

Vintage Hollywood 8x8 Paper Pad

Vintage Hollywood 12 x12 Patterns & Solids Pad

Venetian Fan Blades – Set of 5

Mini Fan Blades – Set of 5

Abez Drop/Connector – Antique Gold

Corrugated Brass Pears

Flat-Back Gold Star Studs - 12mm

Flat-Back Bold Star Studs – 8mm

1 Inch Mini Tassel - Black

ADDITIONAL FAN PROJECTS

CLICK HERE TO SEE HOW TO ADD RIBBON TO MAKE A CLOSING FAN

CLICK ON AN IMAGE BELOW TO HOP TO MORE OF MY FAN TUTORIALS

 

Butterfly Queens Fan and New Whimsical Frames Collage Sheet

The inspiration for this fan was the chipboard dress forms.  The first time I saw the dress forms I thought they would make a great fan.  Next, I decided on the images for the faces and then but I needed a way to frame them and that idea spawned my new collage sheet “Whimsical Frames”.  I designed the framed images so that they could be blades of a fan, a standalone piece or incorporated in some larger project.

Because I used dimensional embellishments I decide to permanently glue the fan open.  Once I made that decision I decided I needed a stand for the fan.  

I’ve build these stands in the past to display an ATC or other piece of art.  The stand is made from chipboard shoes and ornate name plates.  The only difference in this stand and others that I have made is that the back of the stand is made from combining two name plates rather than just using one.  

Click here for a tutorial on how to make this stand.

For embellishments on the top of the frame and the tops of the shoes I used images from my “Bejeweled” Collage Sheets.

Alpha Stamps Product I Used For This Projects

FAN

Die-Cut Chipboard Dress Forms

75 Cents Collection 12 x12 Scrapbook Paper– Penny

75 Cents Collection 12 x 12 Scrapbook Paper– Shilling

75 Cents Collection 12 x 12 Scrapbook Paper– Sovereign

3D Brass Crowns

Brass Baby Bee Charms

Collage Sheets

British Queens Collage Sheet #1

British Queens Collage Sheet #2

British Queens Collage Sheet #3

Bejeweled Collage Sheet

Whimsical Frames Collage Sheet - NEW

SHOE STAND

Bejeweled Collage Sheet

18^th c Woman’s Chipboard Shoe

Ornate Name Plates – Die-Cut Chipboard

Tiny Curved Hinges

Antique Brass Leaves

6mm Filigree Beads

75 Cents Collection12 x12 Scrapbook Paper - Sovereign

5 Golden Rings or 5 Geishas Blushing and a New Geisha Collage Sheet

From December 1^st through the 12^th, each of the Alpha Stamps Design Team members and some guest designers are creating a “12 Days of Christmas” themed piece of art.  My day is “5” which according to the traditional song is “5 Golden Rings”.  I’ve chosen to go off theme with the Geishas but still incorporate the 5 golden rings in this fan.

The fan blades are glued in place as there are so many embellishments on the front of the blades that it would tear the fan up to open and close it.

I used images from my new Geishas Collage Sheet to decorate the fan with some additional dimensional flowers and leaf embellishments.

I inked the edges of the papers and images with Ranger Distress Inks before attaching them to the back of the bangle.

The collage sheet contains several geishas, birds, butterflies and flowers.

To the paper flowers, birds and butterflies I added several dimensional flowers.  Some of the dimensional flowers and leaves are dyed with alcohol inks.

The paper in the background is Christmas themed paper from the City Side Walks 8x8 Paper Pack.  The papers in the pack are more subtle and I thought they would be a great backdrop and not compete with the bright and intense colors of the images.  Many times I don’t worry about the theme of the paper I use as by the time I add layers of images and embellishment you really only get a sense of the color of the paper in the design.

The fan is constructed from wooden fan blades and gold bangles. 

I stained the blades and the base using Vintage Photo Distressed Stain.  As the bangles are ridged they make a perfect structure for the geisha images and embellishments.  They also provide the “5 Golden Rings”. 

 Constructing the Base

The base holding the fan is constructed from a piece of wood I purchased at Michael’s craft store and part of a rigid mailing tube.  (Sorry about the fuzzy pictures.  By the time I realized they were fuzzy I had already finished the fan.  I’m thinking they are still useful enough to see how I constructed the base.)

I first cut a piece from the mailing tube that was slightly shorter (on it’s side) than the wood. 

I cut away a section of the tube which serves as an opening for the fan.  

Next I cut away slots on each side of the tube.

NOTE:  The size of the opening you cut and the size of the slots depend upon your fan.  When you sit the fan in the opening you don’t want it to touch the bottom.  The wider you cut the opening the lower the fan sits.  Also, don’t cut the slots directly across from each other as the first and last blades of the fan are not even with each other.  One slot should be further in front of the other slot.  Cut your slots just a little wider than the fan blade.  If you cut the slots too wide, the fan will flop around in the stand.

After cutting the opening and the slots in the piece of mailing tube I covering it with paper and screwed it into the wood base.

 New Geishas Collage Sheet Giveaway

In honor of my new Geishas Collage Sheet I’m giving away two of them (two winners).  Just leave a comment on this post or email me (the button is in the right hand column of the blog) by end of the day on December 9th and let me know if you want to be in the drawing.  The winners will receive the sheet in either printed for or electronically (per their choice).  I’ll be using Random.org to draw for the winner on December 10th.

Alpha Stamps Products Used In this Project

Gold Bangle Bracelet

Wavy Fan Handles

Geisha Collage Sheet

City Side Walks 8x8 Paper Pack

Joyeux Noel Paper Layers

Distress Stain – Vintage Photo

Stamped Leaves

Royal Blue Seam Binding

Seam Binding Purples

Seam Binding Art Nouveau Colors – Serbin Brown

Mini Floral Dresden Borders – Gold

Blue and Red Geisha with White & Black

Heart Leaf Charms

Small White Apple Blossoms

Mini Rose Buds - Ivory

Mini Velvet Leaves

Gold-Plated Maple Leaf Charms

Purple Geisha

Amethyst/Sapphire Green Leaves

Amethyst AB Flower Beads

Violet Dahlia Resin Flower Set

Brass Branch with 6 Leaves

Light Blue Geisha

Orchid Resin Blossoms

3 Connected Brass Leaves

Florentine Brass Leaves

Lucite Trumpet Flowers

Green Geisha

Acrylic Leaves in Tin

Raw Brass Rose Leaves

Acrylic Flowers in Tin

Alcohol Ink – Purple Twilight

Blue and Red Geisha with Tan Cat

Brass Oak Leaves

Acrylic Flowers in Tin

Orchid Resin Blossoms

Mini Rose Buds - Ivory

Alcohol Ink – Red Pepper