Antique Food Scale altered art

This beautiful Altered Art piece began as an antique Red Food scale.  I had it in a country display in my home for years and one day decided to give it a new look.  Loving Heartfelt Creations Paper collections, stamp and dies like I do I decided to have a little fun!

Actual products that were used on this project were:
.  Heartfelt Creations 'Butterfly Medley Paper Collection'
.  HC Botanical Rose Stamp and Die set
.  HC Bella Rose Leaves Stamp and Die set
.  HC Open Leaf Precut Stamp set and dies
.  A variety of pre-made flowers
.  Pink Pearl ribbon in soft pink
.  Tim Holtz metal butterfly, angel wing and floral spray
. Tim Holtz Distress Paint in Antiqued Bronze
. Tim Holtz Distressed Inks-Worn Lipstick, Spun Sugar, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, Peacock  Feathers.
. Tim Holtz metal bar "encourage your hopes not your fears"                                                                                               . Scraps of Crocheted lace
. Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Pearl
. Martha Steward craft paint in Antique Ivory and Light Peach


To begin this project I painted the scale a mixture of Ivory and Light Peach Martha Steward craft paint. Swirling the 2 colors together to create an antiqued look.  I then sprayed the scale with a clear sealant.  Next I cut out 2 circles from Butterfly Medley paper.  One to cover the top scale flat plate that you would lay an item on to be weighed and one to cover the face of the scale that registered the actual weight of the item.

Decorating the circles:
For the top circle I used a hot glue gun and created a collage of flowers, leaves and a SEEDS tags plus a small 'believe' accent piece using dies from the Luggage and Tags HC die set.   On the edge I added lace around the edge and accented with the Pink Pearl Ribbon and one small flower from the Majestic Morning HC stamp and die set plus a small swirl from the  Cut Mat Create 1A Die collection.

For the front circle I use a variety of flowers that I made as well as metal, silk and resin flowers.  The Bronze Bella Rose die cut was stamped with dark brown chalk ink and I added the Tim Holtz antiqued bronze paint over the top.  I also painted the hand on the dial face with the antiqued bronze paint. For the large floral spray I cut a piece of cardboard to use as a structured base to attach the flower collage to. Next I cut out 2 more SEEDS Tags and inked the edges with antique bronze paint and added some brown twine through the top holes, then hot glued them to the dial face.  Next I added the floral collage.  On the opposite side of the front dial I cut out a gold paper circle and a circle with the 'Dream in Beauty' wording and Butterfly from the paper collection.  Layered them together and hot glued them onto the dial.  All flowers were sprayed with the Tattered Angles Mist to add some sheen.

I hope that you like this item.  It sits on a pot shelf in my stairwell along with a wagon, antique doll and a variety of vintage items! Enjoy:)

Side View of Scale