Marbling in its many forms, on furniture paper s and fabrics is very popular at the moment. The easiest way to marble is to float oil paint on water as oil and water don't mix. I did this in my previous marbled cards project. This is great if you are marbling paper but it isn't… Continue reading Three super stylish marbled fabric projects
Recently whilst rummaging around looking for decoupage materials I came across an old copy of Woman’s Realm, that I had previously found under some floorboards in my old house. As mid century modern shows are so popular, See the comments at the bottom of this post, I thought I’d post this original advice from way… Continue reading Complete course in Colour Planning By Ann Lennox from Woman’s Own September 4th 1971
How to create patterns using bleach Ok so we’ve all done it, been cleaning a work surface and inadvertently brushed up against it and ended up with a bleach blob on a much loved garment. This got me thinking about using bleach in a positive way. I dyed some cotton bags in Jeans blue dye… Continue reading Bleached Out – How to decorate fabric using bleach
Have you noticed that most of the high street shops, including supermarkets such as Asda and Sainsburys are full of gorgeous, what appears to be china, but is in fact Melamine. I was so curious as to why this could be, that I sent out a questionnaire to some of the buyers and designers. The… Continue reading Why has Melamine suddenly become so desirable?
Hester van Overbeek is a very creative designer who is always aware of the Zeitgeist and so it is with her inspiring book Making Concrete Pots, Bowls, and Platters. This is the perfect book for summer as its attractively styled images show. If you are going to be mucking about with concrete it is best… Continue reading Making Concrete Pots, bowls, and Platters by Hester van Overbeek
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