Christmas deco for the tree *

Here I am again with another tree decoration.  This I made for my Community Psychiatric Nurse - bless her she needs cheering up after seeing me lol.  Anyway this was built round part of coat hanger as was the other one.  Covered with wadding, ribbon and handmade flower made out of wider ribbon,  I am cutting this post short as have other projects to blog on here - yes all to do with Christmas - now there's a surprise lol.

Now for the pics

 

Thanks for dropping in and hope to see you real soon.

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Coat hanger candy cane *

First of all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all

For this project I was inspired By Angela Holt over on You Tube where she used a metal coat hanger to make a candy cane decoration.  I didn't have a full metal hanger so had to make do with a shorter hook from a plastic hanger.  I used smaller amounts of wadding to make mine a little smaller and daintier with my own spin on it.

I used hook, very fine batting cut into thin strips, satin ribbon in cream, gold and brown. A handmade flower using ivory satin, tassle and dangles from a lace I own,

Now for the pics

 Thank you for taking the time to take a peek at my candy cane - why not have a go it was fun.

Hugz Elaine xx

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Mid Month Tutorial

Here we are over at Rhedd's Creative Spirit with our new mid month tutorial.  For this month I decided to alter a Douwe Egberts coffee jar.  These are so very versatile and just love altering them. 

 First of all I sprayed the jar with hairspray to give it a little tooth and painted over the top using acrylic paint.

I then heat embossed randomly using gold and verdigris embossing powders.  Once I achieved the effect I wanted I then used matt varnish over the top.

I then decoupaged the outside with a paper napkin, I tore out separate images and again randomly placed them.  I then heat embossed more verdigris over and around the images.

I sat for quite a while and pondered as to whether I should do more to this piece and decided that this was as far as I  wanted to go with it. 

I do hope you enjoyed my project.  Please join in with the fun over at Rhedd's Creative Spirit this month as we really enjoy taking on board all of your creativity.

Hugz always

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

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December over at Rhedd's Creative Spirit *

So here we are in the magical month of December and I still havn't managed to put anything festive on the table - except for the turkey perhaps lol.

I am probably coming across as boring due to altering alot of bottles and jars lately and here I am again with another jar lol.  Sorry but I just love putting them together asnd am getting quite a stash together and am selling them off in my facebook shop and may just transfer them over to my Zibbet shop, KrafterZion where I sell embellishments - thats the plugging over.  Now to big up Rhedd's Creative Spirit - get on over and join in with this months fun challenge.  As always it is Anything Goes as long as Mixed media no papercrafts.

Here is another jar - this time with a rustic feel.  I painted it using cream base and then brown mixed media antiquing cream ove rht etop, wiped some back and then varnished.  I used hessian and lace to embellish.  I made the flower and used the string from fraying the hessian for the bow around the lid.  See no waste here lol.

Now for the pics and why not head on over and join in with our challenge.

Hope to see you there

Thanks for dropping by and hope to see you real soon.

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

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New challenge over at Eclectic Ellapu *

For this months challenge for the pink team is anything Christmas - either a card or even a gift.  Well I had to make something for my daughters new flat.  I bought a really tacky gold vase, a 99p red plastic frame and a wine bottle.  I used gesso on all of them and the painted all using dark gray chalk paint.  Added a layer of crackle medium, a light gray chalk paint and finally varnish.  Really simple projects but effective.  I am sure she will love them - well she better do lol.  

Pics before 

 Pics after

Hugz to all and why not join in with the new challenges over at Eclectic Ellapu for this months challenge.  the purple team are hosting their challenge with the theme of incorporating bells in your projects.  After this one the team will be having a break until Feb 1st 2017.

Hugz to all

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

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December over at Altered Eclectics *

Hello everyone

Well it is that time of year when we all start to wish everyone well - Tis the season and all that and what a way for me to kick off our December challenge over at Altered eclectic but for me to drink 2 bottles of wine just to make this project - i know it is an awful way to procure wine bottles.  I hated every drop lol.

For the bottles I used chalk paint for glass and crackle medium.  These have been left plain as commissioned by another crafting legend over on You Tube - Jennings644....  Go check out her tutorials (so so many to watch you will be there until 2025 lol)  here is the link to the video where she is showcasing these bottles and some of the items I sell in my store HERE

Now time for me to say bye for now and hope to see you joining in with this final challenge of the year.  This one will last until Feb 1st as my long suffering DT are going to have a well earned braek until then.

Have fun with your crafting ventures

Elaine xxx

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My first Christmas decoration and will not be the last *

I wanted to make a Christmas decoration for my daughter as it will the first one in her new home with her children after leaving a right sod of a partner.  

I visited my fave pound shop and bought a flat wall hanging tree made of twig and had some awfully tacky bits stuck to it... first thing was to rip them off.  Yes I forgot to take the initial picture but did manage to take one with the initial lick of white paint. 

I basically decorated it using lace, trim, ribbon, bells, old pearl necklaces, pine cones, roses, lots of pearl/diamante trinkets and bells (and they jingle/jangle too)

Now for the pics of my shabby chic Christmas decoration - hope you (and my daughter) like it as much as I do

That's it for today

Much love to you all

Elaine aka Ellapu xxx

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