Thursday 29 January 2015

Button bowl

How to kind of make a button bowl

Here is my attempt at button bowl. 

I half blew up a small balloon and put it knot side down in a cup/glass/pot. I then coated it with pva and let it dry. 
Next stuck on buttons with pva  not leaving any gaps.Then i put more glue on -too much glue and my buttons all slid down the balloon.

 I should have waited !

So the trick is patience this bowl can take several days to make. I'd put several layers on the balloon before the buttons and let it dry, then stick on buttons and let it dry , finally more glue. Wait until completely dry before removing the balloon. 
Good Luck

Wednesday 7 January 2015

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to all crafty people.

Lots of projects to make this year. Bit slow to get going after Christmas so I thought I would start with a nice cup of tea to warm up. This is one of the little TEA signs I have on my ETSY shop. Handmade,stencilled and painted sign with a raised painted wooden shape. Simple ,friendly and a gentle reminder that TEA is always a good idea. How very English!!