New wooden and papier mache items.

We have had delivery of some gorgeous wooden and papier mache items begging to be altered using Jo Sonja's paints, napkins, pretty papers, stamps and embellishments.

So, I popped into the shop on Saturday afternoon.  On the hottest day of the year!

  What do crafter's do best? Silly question I know, yes CRAFT!

Lynn was desperate to decorate one of the new wooden birdhouse hanging ornaments.

A bit of time spent on applying Jo Sonja's paints, in between a lot of chatting, 

.......no surprise there, then!

Ta da!

 Looking good on display.

 Jacky working wonders on her beach themed money box.

Love the painted stripes, Jacky.

 And Sue was making a Christmas canvas....yes, I think too much sun and heat 

had gone to her head!

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If you would like to have a go at decorating these or similar items, please give Lynn a call and she will let you know when she will be running her next Home Décor Workshop.

Telephone : 01635 860900 

Canvas Decorated Frame

Last Saturday, in the Home Décor class, we played with many different styles - as shown in the photos on our Facebook Page. 

As part of the class I was teaching Jeanette how to decorate a canvas.  Jeanette decorated a beautiful canvas and I did this little beauty.  I was so pleased with it that I have framed it and it now sits on the dressing table in our new bedroom.

 

As you would expect, I used our favourite paints - Jo Sonja's.  They were applied in a very unusual way with credit-style cards (old ones of course!).

The base colours were then enhanced with some printing (again using the paints) with various items that were kicking around in the workshop - milk bottle tops, bubble wrap, gauze etc!

Finally a die-cut heart was added.  The heart was cut from a page of an old dictionary.

Now, not wishing to put you all off of your dinner, I was very romantic.  If you look very carefully you can see why I picked this page - a dedication to the man in my life!

I hope, you too like what I have achieved.  If you too would like to have a go at this, check out the Home Décor classes on alternative Wednesday afternoons or, the 2nd Saturday in each month.

Click here to download a copy of our NEW Summer Workshop Brochure.

Lynn xx

Papier Mache decorated suitcases with napkins

Recently, Catherine Inglis celebrated her daughter's 3rd birthday and she decorated some wonderful Papier Mache suitcases with napkins.

I love the dotty design of this napkin. 

Catherine painted the box using Jo Sonja's paints and then applied the napkin design.  Finally she applied some Jo Sonja's All Purpose Sealer.

If you would like more details on how Catherine decorated the suitcase, please give her a call on:-

Tel No : 01635 860900

All items to make this box are available at Flutterby Crafts. 

Home Décor Workshops

I wonder what Lynn and Sue are working on, maybe something for the Home Décor workshop?

They have been playing with Jo Sonja's paints on canvas bags.

More photos of completed projects to follow later.

Here are some details below, if you are interested in playing with paints........

If you would like some information on Jo Sonja's paints or about our Home Décor workshop, 

give Lynn a call on Tel No: 01635 860900 and she will be happy to answer your questions.

Home Décor Workshop

27th March. Wednesday 

1.30pm - 3.30pm

Decorated Easter Egg using Napkins

I think we are going to see lots of variations of decorated eggs by Lynn over the next few weeks....watch this space!

She started off with this plain cardboard egg which are in stock now and come in various sizes.

Then, using Jo Sonjas's paints and mediums Lynn adhered her napkin design 

to her painted coloured egg.

We have a wonderful range of napkins in stock, so just pop along to our shop and whilst you are there take a look at our collection of Home Décor items that we have on display from past workshops.

I love the design of the napkin, but it is transformed by the base colouring that Lynn has applied to the egg using her Jo Sonja's paints.

If you would like to come and learn how to decorate similar items using Jo Sonja's paints and mediums, Lynn is holding her next Home Décor workshop on.....

Saturday, 9th March

1.30 pm - 4.00 pm

Please give Lynn a call on telephone 01635-860900 to book your place.

Napkins and Jo Sonja paints

We have some lovely wooden monograms in the shop at the moment and they are perfect for decorating using your Jo Sonja paints and napkins. With the addition of embellishments such as pearls, flowers and ribbons they would make a gorgeous Christmas gift.

Catherine has decorated this lovely wooden HOME monogram with napkins, of which we have a huge selection available in the shop.

Here above, is a close up photo of the crackle she has created using Jo Sonja paints and mediums.

The wooden monograms we currently have in our shop are BABY, HOME, LOVE and our latest delivery, NOEL.

We would love to see your NOEL creations, so why not drop them into the shop and we will showcase them here on the blog.

If you would like to order through our on-line shop take a look here.

Ribbon Box

Here is a lovely flat packed box decorated by Lynn with Jo Sonja medium and napkins. A very useful box to store your lovely ribbons, don't you think?

If you would like to learn more about Jo Sonja paints and mediums why not check out the Jo Sonja workshop held on the 2nd Saturday of each month as from September.

Napkin Art!

The Jo Sonja stand at the Art Stamps Fair last weekend was buzzing! Lots of people where picking up and stroking the projects that were on display. The visitors were amazed at the lovely projects that had been simply made with Jo Sonja paints and Napkins.

Which leads me nicely to these simple wooden beads.........

So you might be thinking that these look like plain ordinary wooden beads.......well take a look below at how Lynn decorated these beads with Jo Sonja paints and Napkins!

I can tell you that these look absolutely stunning and Lynn has them in the shop if you would like a closer look.

It is truly amazing the things Lynn comes up with to decorate with paints and napkins with stunning results.

If you visit our new Jewellery Gallery you will see a photo of the whole necklace.

If you would like to learn more about Jo Sonja paints and the art of using napkins why not take a look at our workshop details here.

Napkin Art and Glass Bowls!

Look what the ladies at the Jo Sonja Craft Club
decorated with napkins!

Well, did we have fun yesterday afternoon in the Jo Sonja's craft club. Everybody had a G&T - only yesterday afternoon that stood for Glass & Tile Medium. There was torn serviettes all over the place, but the results were stunning. The photos were taken by Joanna part way through the afternoon, before the bowls were dried and cleaned up, but you can see what a wonderful job the ladies did.

Mind you there is always one that is slower than everybody else (it's alright Erica, I won't say who it is!!) hence the fact that everybody is sitting back with arms folded watching the hard work of one person.

Ladies at our Jo Sonja Craft Club.

Why not go and check out more projects in our Photo Gallery in the Jo Sonja and Napkin Art gallery.

Jo Sonja Craft Club

Do you want to join Lynn at our popular Jo Sonja Craft Club coming up this Saturday, 12 June?

She will be demonstrating how to decorate plain glass bowls into stunning decorative bowls with Jo Sonja paints and Napkins.

Just click the IMAGE below for more details.

To secure your place, all you have to do is e-mail lynn@flutterbycrafts.co.uk. or telephone 01635 860900 and look forward to an enjoyable 2hours crafting!

Napkin Art - Lynn has been busy!

Watch out, there is no stopping Lynn with those Napkins and Jo Sonja paints!

Wooden Waste Paper Bin

Soap Dispenser

Remember, you have been warned, when you visit the shop don't stand still for too long otherwise you might find yourself adorned in napkins by Lynn!!

If you would like to come to a workshop and learn a bit more about Napkin Art and Jo Sonja paints why not click here.

Napkin Art and Jo Sonja Paints

Lynn has been playing with Napkins and paints. I sneaked these out of the shop to photograph when she wasn't looking.....aren't they great.

If you are interested in creating one of these wonderful projects please e-mail lynn@flutterbycrafts.co.uk.

Lynn doesn't know I am putting this on the blog and if you leave her a complimentary comment below it would make her day!.

Also, you may be interested in the new Jo Sonja Craft Club starting on the 2nd Saturday of each month from May onwards, if so, check out this link.

Jo Sonja Paints CP Training

Recently Flutterby Crafts was happy to host a training session for the Jo Sonja Creative Possibilities Teachers. It was very interesting and such fun.

Look at the state of that workshop table!!

We started Friday with Liz Black holding an information session where the teachers were able to share experiences with running classes in their studios - a few tales were told there!! After lunch, Nicky was persuaded to hold an inpromptu demonstration of rubber stamping techniques before Fiona Jones gave a demonstration & workshop on the use of the Jo Sonja Crackle mediums.

All tutors very engrossed in a discussion about the size, quality
and uses of different brushes.

On Saturday we played with the Glass & Tile and Textile mediums, using the serviette art techniques. Great fun!! We decorated glass dishes and plimsolls, all to great effect. It is quite encouraging to know that I am not the only crafter that creates a mess, before creating a masterpiece.

Stunning!

A great weekend was held and I, for one, went away well inspired - as you will all see later in the week.

Lynn x