Looking out to sea

I was inspired this week to make a marine themed piece. I started off by painting an mdf window black and then coating it with vintage silk wax. This is perfect for driftwood . I then chose a galaxy card for the background. Once that was done I added various elements including art stones. I wanted to keep a muted theme so I painted some sequin mermaid tails with metallique paint, painting them while they were still wet with black gesso to get a darker feel. I also painted resin pieces. The shells were painted with chalk paints and antiquung cream. The flowers were painted with sparks paints. The seaweed is christmas light snipart broken up and coloured with Lindy sprays.

I've also been working on the stitch. I've completed all the half stitch bits on this page now.

Until next time
Ems

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Milestone birthday

Not mine, but an uncle, who turned 60 this week. I made a card using some tim holtz dies. I quite like the colours I used for the skull, gives him an aged quality. I've also been working on the stitch. Here's the latest update Still looks a bit of a mess at the bottom with no discernible images, but it'd getting closer to what it should be with every stitch. Until next time Ems

What to do when you hit a wall?

Sorry guys, this is gonna be another pic-lite one. This is for two reasons. The first is because I decided to be a complete idiot the other day and crack my head open on the door at work, so I have to take things easy for a couple of days. The second is strange. I woke up the other day and it was as if someone had flipped a switch. All of the self-confidence that I had built up through my crafting over the last year has disappeared - just like that. I've spent the large majority of my life thinking that I am not good enough; in what I do, what I say, in short, in who I am. With crafts I was finally starting to believe in myself. So it is very hard at the moment, as I feel that I am right back at square one. I am hoping that this is temporary, and that I will soon feel myself again. I have to remind myself that I am very early in my crafting journey, and there are bound to be bumps along the way. I am aware that it is probably linked to my current state of high anxiety, as susta...

Drawering a crowd

So, this week I've done something a little different. This is before... This is after.... Obviously there's two of them! These are my mums bedside drawers, which are over 30 years old and now have a new lease of life. I've also been working on the stitch. 31% down now. Until next time Ems

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