A second jewelry holder – a gift for someone else
I just finished making a second holder from a broken frame.
Month: April 2022
Fully-loaded upcycled jewelry holder
Here is my jewelry holder filled with charity shop treasures (all except two pairs of earrings). I am really pleased with how it came out. It holds necklaces and rings, and all my stuff is together and not tangled at the bottom of a drawer.
Upcycled jewelry holder
One of the latest projects I have completed is an upcycled frame converted into an earring and necklace holder. Of course, it has the obligatory bling added. Here is the process I followed: buy a cheap frame with no glass for a few bucks sand frame staple chicken wire onto the back paint with chalk … [Read more…]
Full Deck Challenge
One of the many, many inspiring and informative channels I follow on YouTube is ShanoukiArt. She has something called the Full Deck Challenge, where you alter playing cards (or facsimiles if you don’t have a pack) to create beautiful cards using all sorts of techniques and embellishments. The first challenge is complete (YouTube playlist here), … [Read more…]
Stamping Foam Subscription Box – Playtime
A few posts ago, I showed you what I received in my stamping foam subscription box. Today I had a play with it, with a friend. Here are some of the prints we made to show you how well they work. The re-useable stamping foam is so easy to use, and we had success with … [Read more…]
Mini album using Stamperia Hortensia paper
Marie, from The Purple Magnolia, started advertising a class to make a mini album using the magnificent Stamperia Hortensia paper a long time before it was scheduled, and of course, I had to put my name down for the course. I think it may have been advertised for more than a month, and I was … [Read more…]
Oxide ink with blending brush – colouring technique
Today I popped into my local art and craft shop (just around the corner from my house) for an impromptu class. It was a wonderful one-on-one for a class I had missed previously. Denise and Sharon (from the Scrappers Village) showed me how to stamp and colour images using those blending brushes and oxide inks. … [Read more…]
My latest thrift store finds
There are at least 4 thrift shops (locally known as charity shops) in my area, and I volunteer at the nearest Hospice Charity Shop as part of giving back to my community. We receive many donations of items from kitchen items to clothes, from medical appliances to wool and fabric, from crafty things to jewelry. … [Read more…]
Stamping Foam Subscription Box
Since the lockdown, I have become even better at online shopping. I already had a triple black belt, but now I am a grandmaster. After drooling at all the subscription services and monthly release kits that one can purchase in Europe and the Americas, I was determined to discover if there was something like that … [Read more…]