MDF Drawer Unit and "Filing" Box

This is a lovely little drawer unit  (yes I know it needs handles yet)  and a complimentary divided box that can be separate or sit on top.

MDF Writing Slope - Work in progress

Another sneaky peak of work in progress - looking forward to doing this.

Have you missed me?

Hi dear followers - have you missed me - have been awol for a bit for a few days away, followed by a cataract op, with visitors up from Devon to keep and eye on me (sorry for pun).

Needless to say I have done very little, but hoping to get back into the swing of crafting very soon - eyes permitting.

However I thought I would share some work in progress started before the eye op.

Don't you just love this "brick" men.   They are fully jointed - these two are sitting on the table at the mo.

My daughter wants hers painted like Tim Peake!   - so that is going to be a challenge.  Not sure how the other one will be painted yet.  So watch this space as they say.

I also built some other bits of MDF to paint, and will post those in pre-painted form over next few days

More Barge Painting

A pal saw the jug I had painted the other week and wanted one like it ..... so off she trotted to Wilkinson's and bought this green jug.    Slightly different design to the one I bought as it has an embossed butterfly on it.  I adjusted the design for the front and painted a similar design to mine on the back.

Hope she likes it!

Grandchildren's craft - Air Dry Clay

I had the grandchildren unexpectedly the other day for  couple of hours.   They had been shown how to make roses the previous day by a friend and wanted to show me what they had learned. Out came the air dry clay and some cutters as well, and this is the result of their efforts over a couple of hours.

 

I wasn't too sure about letting them loose with acrylic paints - so they used watercolour paints.   (I did prepare the round plaques with gesso for them, and the black canvas was a prepared black one.)

I gave them a few more hints on how to make the roses (what I call marzipan roses) which are just made by hand.   I think they did very well.

21st Birthday Card

I do find cards for men difficult - so it was Craft Artist to the rescue again.   I confess the first cad I designed was completely different with a cat theme (Bagpuss to be exact), as the recipient has recently got a little ginger kitten.   Then I realised it was his 21st birthday  - so a rethink was required.   He and his brother have both been keen sailors  - so I kept it simple.

Paianted Stones

I decided to give a couple of my large stones a facelift, as they had been outside for a few years, and the paint had weathered.   Painted with Crystal Glitter paint, and then one stroke folk art painted using the paint fusion technique with acrylic paint, and then varnished.

Congratulations Card

My eldest granddaughter gets her GCSE results this morning.   I am keeping my fingers crossed that she has done well.    She has been quite poorly recently with an oral allergy syndrome. so I am hoping that her results will be what she wants.

Update:   Superb results - I knew she could do it!

MDF Train - another sneaky picture of work in progress

Just another sneaky peak of work in progress.  This will also be for outside (for my son-in-law) so it has been given a coat of bronze powertex.

I am currently waiting inspiration as to how to paint it ... but I also have a few other work in progress items.   As this will be part of his christmas pressie - there is no pressure to complete it just yet!

MDF Wishing Well

I had fun with this little project.  It was another of the Clevercut models.  Whilst I was putting it together, I applied a coat of Powertex, in the hope that it made it more weatherproof. (I did post a sneaky pic of that earlier)

a glimpse of the powertex undercoat - looks awful doesn't it before the painting!

As you will see I have taken a few photos in various locations, the one below is its final resting place (for the moment).

The well was overpainted with various acrylic paints, and the base and bucket had some ultra thick embossing powder applied randomly to give a weathered look.

The roof and the inner surround to the well were covered with air dry clay using some PME mats to create the texture - cobble stones for around the well, and stone wall for the roof.   Black paint was applied to the textured clay, and then immediately wiped back with a wet wipe.  (A fantastic technique learned from a demo by Kathryn Sturrock).   I also applied a little green paint and distress oxides to create a "moss" look, which also had some UTE powder added for texture.