Monday, 29 May 2023

Storage Box with MDF Cube Kit

 

  Hello everyone!

 

Today a new inspiration how versatile and creative you can work 
with the MDF shapes.
I needed new storage boxes for pens, notes, 
business cards and similar things.
Thatswhy I decided to use a very practical box kit,
have used the two parts of the box separately from each other.

I am a big fan of the magic forest theme and so I quickly found the right shapes. 
I love these old whimsical trees and this mystical gothic window. 
Mdf parts can not only be designed in very different coloursand textures, 
but you can also divide them very well and create new ideas with them.
 
Try it ! 

 

 





used MDF shapes

 

 
 
 
 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin

  

Thursday, 18 May 2023

The Magic is in you - ATC's

 

   Hello everyone!

 

 Have you seen the  latest MDF shapes by Calico Craft Parts?
- enchanting moons and old  trees - 
 
Just the right addition for projects on the theme of  Magic forest.
 

Today a new inspiration with this amazing shapes, 

I was inspired to create

some ATC's

(Artist trading cards are small miniature works of art,  

unique or small editions that are exchanged or 

collected)

 

 

I played with the new trees, used them as a whole shape, 
but also divided them. This way, hanging roots emerged from the Bonsai
 or another tree was lopped off to grow a wildflower afterwards.






used MDF shapes

 

 
 
 
 

 

 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin

 
 

Monday, 1 May 2023

Moonlight shadows - Shadow frame

   Hello everyone!

 

 Have you seen the  latest MDF shapes by Calico Craft Parts?
- enchanting moons and old gnarled trees - 
 
Just the right addition for projects on the theme of Magic forest.
 
I was inspired to create a shadow frame,
meaning I used a canvas from backside, 
glued a 30 x 30 scrappaper on it
and  have torn a part out of the middle.
Behind you will discover a mysterious old castle
which is framed by these beautiful old trees.

 

How to ... tips 

 


 

 tree bark created with air-drying clay and mould

 after drying primed with black gesso and 
finally dry brushed with white gesso


some close up's






 

used MDF shapes

 

Moon with Face 

 Tree Stump - MDF Wood Shape Style 2

Dead Tree Trunk - MDF Wood Shape Style 4

 

Maple Leaf & Twig

Mushrooms - Fungi MDF Wood Shape - Style 10

 

 

 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin

 

Monday, 17 April 2023

Wonky Forest House

 Hello everyone!

 

 When I discovered the wonky house, I immediately thought it was not just for Halloween,

 it could also be a wonderful old enchanted wooden cabin in a magical forest. 

So I quickly glued the parts together, which wasn't that easy,

 but I wanted to create an old half-ruined romantic hut.

 

  

 raw construction

used Trefoil border shape as a base board

looked for a few matching pieces in Autumn & Woodland Shapes section. 

 Have you seen the new Skeleton, Dead Trees, Stumps & Branches?

Love them, perfect for an enchanted forest theme

and a lot of other fantasy themes!

You will certainly be able to discover them here more often in the near future. 😀

All parts were painted with acrylic paint, finally I added some suitable

 dried natural materials.


various side views


 
 

 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin




 

Monday, 3 April 2023

Home Decor Altered Art - Springtime in Forest

 

 Hello everyone!

 

Today a new springtime inspiration.
 
Used a half metal egg as base, before it was a original box of chocolates.
 that has been painted with light green chalk paint.
The background was completed with cutting dies (fern leaves).
A piece of floral foam was attached in the lower part of the egg, 
shapes were inserted and on the front  glued on.
MDF shapes were primed with white gesso and 
then painted with acrylic paints.
To compliment the natural look
 I used dried branches with lichen.
 

 

 

some details







used MDF shapes

 

 
Woodpecker please ask the boss 😀


Happy Easter Greetings!

Kerstin

 

Wednesday, 15 March 2023

Springtime Gift Inspiration

 

Hello everyone!

 

 Today a new Home decor inspiration,
worked with an amazing Shrine Kit.
 
After a simple assembly and gluing of the kit,
 I applied a white crackle paint. 
Love the weathered look, not perfect, but unique.
 I was not afraid to break single parts into several pieces, 
fern now fits perfectly on the corner 
and a part of the daffodil wreath now crowns the shrine.


 

 

some close up's

 




 

used MDF shapes

 

 
 

  

 

 
 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin

 

Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Secret Garden - Spring Home Decor

 

 Hello everyone!

 
Spring begins today, at least the meteorological kind 😀. 
Time to look forward to the garden again. 
 
Today I created a mixed media piece for the home decor,
 combining MDF shapes with castings from moulds. 
 Flat parts together with the 3d casts (made with air drying modeling clay)
 create a very lively image,
love that.
 
 
 
 
 
 Chose two oval mixed shape as the base
the lower larger form was painted with some texture paste 
and green acrylic paint. 
 Upper one received a crackling varnish in combination
 with beige acrylic paint.
 
 Window was primed with crackle medium and covered with several layers 
of acrylic paint to achieve a weathered look.
 
I put a photo behind the window, it should make you want 
to work in the garden again.

 
some close up's
 
 
 

 

 


 
 
used MDF shapes
 
 
 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin

 

Saturday, 11 February 2023

Little forest house

 

 Hello everyone!

 

 When I saw the latest Birdhouse Kits
 I was inspired to create a magical little forest house. 
would be very suitable for a similar craft idea.
 
I used a simple wooden birdhouse as base, worked with some
 suitable MDF shapes and natural dried materials. 
 
The perfect addition for me was the sunbeam door 
and the little spider web canopy, they take us into an enchanted world 
where elves feel at home.
 

 

 

 

  

used MDF shapes

 

 Sunbeam Glazed Door

Maidenhair Fern MDF Wood Shape - Style 1

Spider Web - MDF Corner Wood Shape

 Winter Tree Scene MDF Wood Shape - Style 3

Toadstools on Toadstools

 Trefoil Border Shape - MDF Mixed Media Board

 Sheet of Mini MDF Window Wood Shapes

 

 
 
 
back
 

 
side view
 
 
some close up's


 
 

 

 


 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin



Friday, 27 January 2023

Hanging Spring Deco

 

Welcome everyone!

 

Winter has returned with snow and ice
and the start of spring has been postponed indefinitely.
 
To counteract the gloomy mood and the lack of sunshine,
 a new spring project can helps.
 
Today's theme is Altered Art,
I used a simple swing made from a wooden branch and a wire hanger as a base
and created a hanging spring decoration.
 
You can hang it on a small window, under a shelf (as seen here)
 or even on the Easter shrub,
between Easter eggs, an old German tradition.
 


 

used MDF shapes

 

Running Hare

Bluebells - MDF Floral Wood Shape Style 47

Ivy Leaf Garland

Tulip Stem

 

 
All the MDF shapes were painted with acrylic paint,
The blue bells were turned into a hyazinth,  
blue became yellow, maybe a new species.😀
 

some details




 

 Thanks for your visit!
 
 I hope you find inspiration!

 

Kerstin