So's arts and crafts

Hello, today I would like to show you a new wall art piece I just made. For this picture I used small squares of painted aquarelle paper which I initially prepared for some necklaces I planned to make. So, the aquarelle paper squares have different thicknesses...this gives a nice 3D effect. For the background I used acrylic paints and glazes. On the edges of the picture, I used some cement effect paste to make everything look it was painted on a building wall. And a detail image: Size: 25x30 cm

hello all, Here's my first experiment with hand bookbinding...under the watchful eye of my good friend Paula...:) Thanks for teaching me :) The covers are made of chipboard covered in gift wrap paper. The book contains 12 signatures sown together by hand. As the idea was to make a cookbook, on the first page I have drawn a sketch of a countryside  kitchen inspired from some card making toppers I have. The signatures are A5, and the cover is slightly larger. This cookbook is a very special gift for my best friend  :) representing the beginning of her new healthy life! :)

hello all, Here are two new necklaces made from aquarelle paper...this technique is addictive...:)) New and unexpected ideas keep on coming... I made sliding knots, so the length of the string is adjustable.

Hello, Some time ago I bought from the internet a wooden box that I thought to be smaller than it actually is...From the pictures you might not see it, but it is huge..:) Initially, I wanted to decorate it using a paper napkin, but because of the dimensions I switched to rice paper. It is the first time I worked with rice paper for a greater scale project...and I can tell you...it is better than paper napkin. Rice paper, though very thin, is sturdier and has a better structure than paper napkins. The technique is a classic shabby chic and I used some transfer paper from Stamperia to add some text here and there. The top of the box: one of the sides: and from an angle:

Hello all, For today's post I prepared my latest wooden box project. Actually it is a special order for a friend. She asked for a box that would have on the lid the biggest possible red flower...very red in fact...:) So, I started by making the center flower from handmade paper. For the petals, I used the peony template from  Martha Stewart's website . The tough part was to obtain the bright red I needed...I started with am mate red acrylic paint which became orange when diluted with water...:D. So, after the petal dried, I colored them one by one, on both sides, with a red aquarelle pencil. After this new coat of paint dried again, I still hadn't  the red I wanted, so I applied one last coat of food dye. The making of this flower took me a week in total. I used punches for the rest of the flowers, so they were a lot easier to make. To color the cream and yellow ones I used chalks. Here are some photos with details of the box:  For the s...