The base of this nicho is an empty crab meat can.
It's a little deeper than a tuna can.
I washed it well and made sure to get rid of any odor.
My next step was to draw and cut out a cardboard frame
to fit the opening of the can.
I taped the frame to the can with masking tape.
Using my homemade air dry paper clay,
I built up some dimension and ridges
on the frame and paper mached the whole thing.
It took a full 24 hours to dry before
I coated the whole thing with Zinzer 123 Primer.
The following picture is the completed piece.
I used an old greeting card for the background and some reindeer moss
for the inside surrounding edge.
The roses were made from my cold porcelain clay.
I used acrylic paints and dimensional fabric paints (which
may be used on surfaces other than fabric).
I coated the outside with Liquitex Gloss Heavy Gel Medium.
Because of the depth and the visibility of the outside
of the can, it needed some embellishing as well.
I haven't finished the back yet because I have to figure out
how and if I want to hang it.
It sits nicely on a flat surface, but I think it'd be cute hanging as well.
Once I figure that out, I'll add a meaningful quote and my signature
to the back and give it a quick coat of the gloss medium.
