NEW WORKSHOP: Make yourself a beautiful brooch

A new workshop has finally arrived and this time the end result can be worn!

In our new workshop you will be making 2-3 mixed media brooches and one mixed media photo background that can be layered in a 6x4 inch photo frame.

To create these pieces we started off by having fun with some Tim Holtz alcohol inks on Yupo paper to make some wonderful designs. We picked colours that we knew we would be happy to wear as eventually we will be turning these creations into a background for a brooch. We experimented with the Alcohol Lift Ink to create some great effects on our backgrounds.

Once we were happy with the way our backgrounds were looking we traced around a heart shape MDF piece that is going to be the shape and backing of our brooch. Once the background had been cut to the right size we delved into our embellishment drawers and picked out some wonderful die cut  floral pieces, lace cut offs, gems and more!

We finally stuck everything in place using glossy accents and once it had all adhered the final stage was to cover the entire brooch with an even layer of glossy accents and then lay to dry.

End result - a beautiful handmade brooch!

Check out some close ups of our brooches below and also a closer look at the alcohol ink photo background we made for a frame.

To find out more details about this workshop, please click here.

12 Days of Christmas Day 8: Photo Charm Decoration

 

For Day 8 we have this gorgeous charm decoration made from some bead wire, beads and one of Tim Holtz facet pieces. What a stunning way to personalise a decoration for loved ones and it looks so elegant hanging on your tree and can be a continuous reminder of a special occasion, such as weddings, birth of a child, anniversaries etc.

12 Days of Christmas Day 2: Beaded Snowman

Hi bloggers, Day 2 brings you another tree decoration in the form of a Snowman. This is such a simple and effective decoration that won't break the bank and one that the kids can also get involved with. All you need is an assortment of beads, charms and some jewellery findings to put it altogether. You can also wear this on a necklace by using a necklace chain and attaching with a jump ring.

Why not have a go yourself or try making Santa or an Angel from some beads.

Time to create

So today the weather has brightened up a little bit. After a very wet beginning to the day we headed down to Falmouth for a bit of shopping and did not necessarily pick up any vintage bargains but a few odds and ends that we thought we needed. I found a great Vintage Wedding Ideas book which will be perfect when planning a certain sisters wedding and also as ideas for party favours for perhaps a future in the party planning business. On our way back we popped into The Range in Truro as we don't have one of these shops close by to us in Crawley so made the most of it. I bought a fantastic mirror and I have plans to use it as a photo-booth set up for my Mardi Gras vintage party, simply just going to take out the mirror and hang it in the garden and at £19.99 I couldn't resist. I will share pictures of the mirror at a later date, just think antique and ornate!

So what have we been creating on our holidays I hear you asking............

Well mum has been focusing on making some vintage cuffs, using calico as a base and then layering up lace and different bits of fabric with jewellery and fabric flowers as embellishments.

 

                                   

Mum has also been playing with some Media Mixage products by Spellbinders using ice resin to fill up jewellery findings with many different embellishments. The resin does take about 24 hours to completely set but it looks so good when its finished.

        

                                   

So far I have created another jewellery trinket for a workshop I have coming up in Hobbycraft on Friday 12th July (more details will be on the blog next week, but I am taking bookings now, just send me an email). This time I have used a picture of myself and my lovely sister with a simple paper background with a few jewellery charms to decorate.

                                   

                                   

Well that's it from us for now but I will be back with some more stories of our retreat around Cornwall.

            

Wedding Trinket

So today was suppose to be about tidying up the craft room, however when you are surrounded by craft it is definitely hard to resist sitting down and making something. When my eye caught a glimpse of a page in a Somerset Memories book I simply couldn't resist and I had to get out the tools and create.

This beautiful trinket features my best friend Bobbie on her wedding day and I think it may be a future present if she catches sight of this post as I'm sure she will want to have it. These trinkets are perfect for capturing a memory or a moment in time and can easily be worn as a necklace as well. Though I think they are quite precious and look much prettier hanging amongst jewellery or even underneath a lampshade (which is where this beauty is hanging until a certain someone's birthday).

It could also be added to some wrapping around a present, instead of using a tag attach one of these trinkets.

They are very easy to make and I am very tempted to make it a project for one of my upcoming classes, so watch this space.