Quick catch-up

Good morning crafty friends, a quick post today, to let you know what I've been making on the lead up to christmas.

I painted some glass tealight holders with poppy and fuchia designs, as well as some small candles. 

These always sell well on my craft stall, so I painted up a few around the end of November. I painted some rose designs too, but forgot to take pictures.

I also cast some Dragon and unicorn resins and made them into note book covers.

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue xx 

Handcast resins for sale on my page

I've had lots of people ask where I get my resin embellishments that I use in my crafts, as I make my own I thought I would make some to sell. That way when someone gets inspired by my makes, they can have  a go themselves.

Dragon notebook

Good morning crafty friends.

I dont know about you but I have a love of dragons, well all fantasy things really, but especially dragons.

I recently started to cast my own resins and this is one of my favourites, so I used it to decorate a notebook.

After taking the covers off the notebook I used texture paste through stencils, I did the front and back but forgot to photograph the back. Once dry I painted with Imagination Starlight paints and then picked out the details with green and gold gilding waxes.

Challenges:

Artastic challengeblog - Things that fly

A bit more time to craft - anything goes

Dreaming of the sea...

All this lovely sunshine is making me dream of  holidays by the sea. 

I love to make wall hangings using lots of mixed media, chipboard, sparkly paints, real and handmade embellishments.

Here's a few 

Aren't they just lovely? 

Challenges:

A bit more time to craft- anything goes

Country view challenges - Sun, sand and sea

Altered eclectics- anything mixed media goes

Mother Nature canvas

Good morning, Today I'd like to share a canvas I made using one of my hand cast resins.

The other day I bought some resin and got out my moulds and I think I went a bit mad. Its so addictive I couldnt stop pouring and casting until I'd used up the entire 1kg bottles.

I have been watching and getting inspiration from some videos by Anna Hersom and thought I'd have a go.

You can see the mother nature cast a little closer here, and some of the small resin flowers.

Challenges:

A bit more time to craft - # 74 anything goes

More mixed media challenge - anything goes + optional brights
Creative artiste mixed media - #41

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue xx

Mirror mirror on the wall....

Today I'm sharing a large canvas I made using Stamperia rice paper, a hand cast resin frame, chipboard, texture paste and Deco art paints.

Firstly I drew an outline of the dress, then stuck down the rice paper. I applied texture paste to the dress to give a little dimension and once dry painted over it. I also applied some through stencils around the background.

Once the rice paper and texture paste had dried, I sponged on paint in coordinating colours all over, around the edges of the rice paper. 

I glue silver mirror card to the back of a resin frame and glued that onto the canvas, then to pull it all together I added in some extra painted flowers, leaves and twirly tendrils. Then to finish a couple of 3d butterflies were applied.

Challenges:

Creative artiste mixed media - #41 -anything goes

Crafting with an attitude -#42 -anything goes

A bit more time to craft - #74 - anything goes

More mixed media challenge - anything goes with optional brights

Thanks for looking

Hugs Sue xx