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

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!!

Happy Christmas

Have a very Happy Christmas. 

Shopping finished, fridge stocked,children over excited and parents worn out already.

Tomorrow its turkey, roast potatoes and christmas pudding.


 Next day is Boxing Day , extra day off after Christmas, a british thing i think. Here s our tree. Happy crafting

Snowflake Lights

All lit up on the house. Makes quite a display for all that pass by.

Giant wooden snowfalke

A Bit bigger than my normal project this snowflake is 4ft across. Made from wood strips,wood glue and screws . All snowflakes have hexagonal symetry ( 6 points) that meand you need 60 degrees between each strust from a central point so dig that protractor out. The inner angles of the of the inner hexagon are 120 degrees. the inner hexagon keeps the flake in shape. The lights are then attached with cable ties. I used 240 lights and had just enough. White wire lights would look better but i could only find green. Make sure your lights are for outdoor use if putting the flake up outside. 

See the next post for how it looks.

Ho Ho Ho Blocks

These little wooden blocks are hand cut,sanded and hand painted. I can do any word any colour check out my etsy shop.

Silver Birch Tree

Made a little tree!
Had the idea for ages  and eventually got the right wood. The tree appears to float in the air a little. Its made from silver birch discs about 75mm thick.

On the back they are stapled with a supporting wooden strut. This is then glued to a birch disc as a stand. No extra decoration needed just the natural wood. Its quite easy to make if you can get the wood discs.