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Sods and odds

I've been doing a few different things this week. Firstly, here's the stitch update 



Top half definitely looks more put together than the bottom half. 

I've also made some jewellery, making a necklace and also practicing beading using a totally beads tutorial. 



I didn't quite have enough thread to do the loop the way it was done in the video, but I've got enough beads to give it another try. 

I've also made an altered piece. I bought some boxes ages ago from store twenty one (which doesn't even exist anymore so it shows how long ago it was.) Here's a before pic. 


As you can see, by this point I'd already glued them together to make a set of drawers. I added resin pieces to the drawer fronts, painted them black, then added various waxes. For the outside, I used a prima transfer rub, gold leaf and mica sprays, with distress crayons to edge it. 






Until next time
Ems








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