Star Papier Mache Candle Holder

Here, is a beautifully decorated Star Papier Mache Candle Holder using napkins by Lynn Courtney.

Lynn has decorated the Candle Holder using Jo Sonja's paint for the base colour, and then applied this pretty Poinsettia napkin/serviette.

We have a selection of napkins/serviettes in the shop and online.

We have a wide selection of Jo Sonja's artist paints and mediums for your crafting projects.

Finally, Lynn brushed over the design using Jo Sonja's gold paint, to add to the rich colours.

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If you would like to learn more about decorating your projects using napkin/serviettes please give Lynn a call on Tel No : 01635 860900 and she will give you the date of the next Home Décor workshop.

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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 

Altered Rocking Chair - Acrylic Paints

Well, here you are - for all of you that have been following the renovation of the child's rocking chair - this is the finished article.

The chair has sat in my attic for around the past 25ish years and then in the workshop, waiting, for this transformation and I am so pleased with the final effect.

It is hard to believe that it started out looking like this:

I began by giving it a very gentle rub over with a bit of sandpaper (I am basically very lazy, so I did not put too much effort into that!!), then I gave it two quick coats of Cornflower Blue.

I then did some crackle effect, under a Soft White, on the seat, arms and head rest.  I used both Decor Crackle (a sandwich crackle) and the Crackle Medium (top coat).  It gave me a mixed range of cracks.

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I then sponged some Soft White over the Cornflower Blue on the struts, legs and rockers.

Shock, horror, these photos actually show me working!!

Then, once it was all dried, I added some serviettes using All Purpose Sealer, and finally gave it a bit of a rub-back to show a bit of the Blue through the White.

Beautiful, even if I do say so myself. 

The chair is now sitting in the shop and all the little ones that come in cannot resist a quick rock!!

All this was achieved using the fabulous Jo Sonja's Paints

And my next challenge is to paint up this unit that holds the paints!!

Watch this space.

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.