Saturday 27 November 2021
Seasons Greetings by Kerstin
:-) It's beginning to look like christmas :-)
Use a
Happy crafting!
Monday 22 November 2021
Woodland shrine. By Louise Crosbie
I seem to be a little obsessed with layering up these trees every winter but they are just so perfect for it. Especially as they come in several sizes.
I wanted to do a night sky scene with Santa but at the same time, I still love the natural wood colour. So I’ve combined the night sky on the outside with a more natural woodland vibe on the inside. I gave my shrine little feet using teeny wee thread bobbins so I can stand it on my shelf .
Saturday 20 November 2021
A vintage Christmas plaque by guest designer Lori Woods
Thursday 18 November 2021
Believe In The Magic Of Christmas by Liz
Hi all, well Christmas is just around the corner, so for one of my projects I decided I'd create another exploding box using some of the fabulous MDF Pieces from
Calico Craft Parts,
So the top has this gorgeous script
Believe in the Magic of Christmas, in Ancestry Font
All I've done to all the pieces I've used is coat them with white gesso, then when dry add some glitter over the top, the sparkle in real life is beautiful,
On the back section of the box, I used this fabulous Trees scene,
This Child Pulling Christmas Tree on Sled
also had some texture paste at the bottom added to give a snow appearance,
This is one the other side of the box, and features
On the front section I added a sled again with the snow effect beneath, this one is a Slatted Sled
For the centre piece I used one of the gorgeous MDF windows,
Gothic Arch Stained Glass Window style 1
I added some white Vellum behind this,
Then added a single Tree in front to create a scene,
then some parcel effects too,
I left enough room behind the window, so I could add a battery tealight, love how this makes the window glow,
Happy Crafting!!
Saturday 13 November 2021
Let it snow.
Pretty title and much as I love to look at snowy scenes, I don’t much like having to go out in it unless it’s a walk in the woods or up the hills. Shopping and chores are not so great in snow so maybe it could hold off till late December lol.
I made this plaque inspired by the lovely little sledge shape. I adore winter crafting. Not just christmas (or in my case Yuletide and winter solstice) but I love the snowy scene crafting. Or the cosy fireside images, hot chocolate and woolly socks. Winter birds.
Ok I’m rambling now.
Back to the plaque…
I used an ARCH (large) for the substrate and then by using one of the DOORS, a FENCE, and a TREE along with the SLEDGE and a couple of SNOWFLAKES I created a wintery scene.
I finished it off with the “LET IT SNOW” phrase.
I simply used bits of cardboard from the packaging my craft parts came in to cut out bricks to give the impression of bits of a wall. I only added enough to give a hint. I didn’t build the whole house.
(I used DecoArt snowtex and glamour dust glitter to creat my twinkling snow ).
Saturday 6 November 2021
Snowy Christmas House by guest designer Lori Woods
Hello friends! I'm thrilled to be back, guest designing some Christmas crafts for you! 🎄
I love the house and cabin kits from Calico Craft Parts, there are so many ways to decorate them and make each one unique. Because we're entering the festive period, I decided to create a little snowy Christmas house complete with Christmas decorations!
I used texture paste on the walls to mimic the look of old crumbling plaster and painted it a dirty cream colour to give that extra shabby finish, and painted the bricks a dark red colour. For the roofs, I put down a layer of heavy body gel and scored through this while it was still wet to create the look of wooden planks. When it was dry, I painted the roof and the windows with a brown acrylic paint. I drybrushed white gesso over the entire house to give it a bit of a frosty look and then added areas of snow paste to finish the snowy effect.
To finished everything off I added some twine and colours bulbs made from moulds to look like Christmas lights and placed two little Christmas trees at the front door.
This little house was lots of fun to decorate and I hope it gives you some inspiration for your own Christmas decorations!
Thursday 4 November 2021
Merry Christmas by Liz
Hi, well Christmas is fast approaching and so I thought I'd show you one of my makes for this year using the Gorgeous MDF round lace cut bauble with optional backing piece, from
I used distress oxides on the base of the card and on the optional base of the Bauble,
then on the top layer after painting with white Gesso I went over with some fine Glitter, this really sparkles in real life, I finished it off with some gems,
Round MDF Lace Cut Bauble with optional backing piece,
Happy Crafting!!
Hugs Liz x