I made some uv resin tree decorations using embellishment hearts I found during a tidy up. These will be mounted on Christmas cards and sent to people who ‘need’ a little sparkle at the festive time.
Never too early!?
Washi tape bunting
Just a little tweak to a plain paper bag to try and use some of my washi tapes. Unfortunately it only takes a little snip to cover each side of the bag. Will try and remember for plain paper wrapping in the future.
Tip: draw the line you want to follow first.
Craft resin fail?
Is this a fail or have I not found a ‘use’ for these resin coated feathers?
I just brushed on a couple of light layers of uv resin after spraying hair spray to set them (and avoid bubbles apparently).
The plainer feathers got a sprinkle of glitter but I still don’t like them more than the natural pre resin fluffiness.
Perhaps they can fit in a flower decoration?
Less, inspired
Inspired by Patrick Grant’s book Less, I repaired stuff today.
Sewing the holes in this ancient sun hat was a two minute job once I decided to do it and the result makes me happy!
Christmas preparations!
Pouch style gift bags
A few stash busting bags using the acetate and large pattern paper I can’t use on greeting cards.
Simply made as long as the side panels are the same. Some sides are pushed in to make gussets, there are different closure styles from Velcro to string, pegs and brads.
AI art?
It is my new obsession, asking ChatGPT to redraw one of my photos in a particular style.
Pets, people and places are being printed in pop art or old master format and used to personalise greeting cards.
I am limited, as I use the free version, to four? uploads a day but this is enough to keep me going.
A much better performance by ChatGPT then when I asked it to identify items from photos.
Aunty Jenny’s necklace
When sorting through my late Aunt’s jewellry I broke a necklace. Although it was probably on its way to the charity shop, I felt guilty so decided to craft it into a new life.
I set the beads in uv resin to make three pendant baubles. These can be hung on a window latch, car rear view mirror or Christmas tree (with the right string) but here I have used some toning ribbon from my stash so I can finish the project off without buying.
Don’t feel so guilty now.
Paper embroidery
My cross stitch ‘to do’ list is huge but I had to try this basket of flowers before any of the bigger ones because I am trying cure myself of a YouTube addiction!
My vow to stop mindless watching is to try out a crafty project if I watch a crafty video (and to cook a recipe if I watch yet another foodie video etc.).
So when the lovely Sarah Homfrey demonstrated basket weaving stitch in her May embroidery upload I had to try it.
I have a paper die that creates cross stitch panels so used that rather than load a hoop for stitching a more detailed basket on fabric.
I freestyled the pansies and fixed the finished panel on some craft foam before mounting it on a card base. I found some matching brads to embellish and tied some embroidery thread around the spine.
Rustic but at least the project is done and I can tackle some other UFOs (un finished projects).
Receive,Remake, Regift
Being a crafter makes it hard to dispose of greetings cards received so I feel obliged to remake them and hand them on. I feel if I add embellishments and effort it isn’t cheating on the home made card making ‘rules’.
This one received for the Channel Islands liberation day (ending 5 years of occupation in WWII) won’t be handed on until next May 9 th but I enjoyed remaking it now.
Card front cut apart then mounted on a card base once the white brads were put in to the bunting line. Googly eyes stuck on and dots of Nuevo drops added to the flowers and a piece of embroidery thread tied around the spine.
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