Art House

After some prompting, I'm updating my blog. Not that I've done anything except this for Heidi's birthday.

I haven't done anything in purely black & white before and was inspired by a drawing I saw somewhere in b&w where it had a half triangular face. Anyway, I used my eyes and lips stamps into fimo which I'd rolled out quite thin with a rolling pin and then trimmed to size with scissors once 'cooked'. Square stamps onto mountboard and covered in deep embossing crystals. Also stamped into more fimo with the squirly stamp and painstakingly coloured alternate black bits. Same applied to top bit but stamped into black fimo and coloured with a white pen. This didn't work so well, hence only the small bit. Lol! Stamped bamboo tiles, a crown, bottle caps, grungeboard smoke, and clay bits and Bob's your uncle.

Credit Crunch Gifts

Bought a blank photo frame and wine box from QD Stores and decopatched them. They make lovely, very inexpensive gifts.

NEC purchase

Had a trip to the NEC yesterday and saw these necklaces being made. The thread is made just like french knitting. Reminded me of my childhood doing french knitting on the wooden cotton reels that my Dad had hammered tacks into!

Enjoyed doing it and had it completed in about 45 minutes.

I dare you......................

swap continued.

Nicks challenge to me originally was to make something using materials not typically used for crafting. However, when I was at hers making my lovely box, she asked me if I wanted a real challenge. Now, I'm not sure quite what made me say "yes" but I did and she gave me a plain, wooden shoe stretcher to alter as I wished.

Officially, this swap was due to end 30 July but it was almost a challenge too far for me (Lol) and I've only recently completed said item. And I have absolutely no idea how it came about. It just evolved into what you see in the pics! Nicks did ask me if I wanted the other shoe but I gracefully declined the offer. I have little enough hair as it is! ;>)

I dare you swap...

...... continued. Carol challenged me to make a doll of some sorts. Originally, I was going to make several clothes peg dolls but they didn't go to plan. Anyway, after much hair tearing, I cut off half the round part of the top of peg and glued a clay face to it. Stuck a cotton wool ball to the back of the head and wrapped wadding around the length of the peg. Wrapped ribbon and material round and decorated with beads, buttons etc. She stands about 5 1/2 inches tall.

An altered slide mailer.......

..........for my father in law. Painted with crackle paint then added bits and pieces that represent his life, achievements and his hobbies such as cribbage, wood turning, am-dram, music, writing etc. Oh, and the odd beer! Lol!

A birthday gift

for Nicks. It's a box that I bought in a little craft shop in Morecambe. The box is hinged at the bottom and opens out into two compartments. Covered the whole thing in decopatch paper and then applied loads of tat! Lol!