Author: naush

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Tray Makeover with Decoupage

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019 naush

This makeover was easy and fun – just the kinda projects, I enjoy.

The steps are super easy.

Decoupage is a very forgiving form of art. Alot of errors can be overlooked and ‘hidden’.

There’s something so soothing about shabby chic hence I’ve used pastel peach color. (Just cannot stand the wood color – but did not want to dump the tray either.)

tray makeover 1 — Started with sanding the tray gently, followed by the first coat of gesso.

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tray makeover 2 — This is the first coat of white gesso.

tray transformation 3 — completing the first coat of gesso.

tray makeover 4 — Second coat of gesso followed by a single coat of pastel peach color.

tray before and after — Loving the shabby chic look already !

wooden tray decoupage — I cannot emphasis how crucial, drying period is between coats.

tray makeover watermarked — i gave the tray a singe coat of modge podge. Then I cut out some textured rice paper from #Creativa and genty spread it in the center of the tray. A few smaller flowers were stuck on the sides as well. Remember to remove the air bubbles. I finished it off with another coat of modge podge and Voila !!

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I love makeovers ! Lending a new lease of life to an old piece of furniture, utensil etc is such a delight.

Have you tried decoupage ? Believe me, its just a fancy french name for a very simple and fun craft. Do, give it a go !

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Canvas from Cardboard Container

January 11, 2019January 12, 2019 naush

Hello friends. How have the first 11 days of 2019 been ?

Are the resolutions going strong ?

I hope one of the resolutions is to lead a more sustainable existence – Recycle, reuse, repurpose.

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We have been rescuing and fostering cats for alittle over 14 years. Presently we have 11 cats. One of the things you’ll find in abundance at my home are ‘cans’. Your right, cat food cans.

Most of my cats love tuna. We generally buy bulk cat food when there are some promotions running. These cans come in packs of three’s within a cardboard packaging.

I have used 3 such Tuna cans cardboard packaging as my canvas.

I gave the cardboard 2 coats of gesso. With sharpie, I outlined the house and colored it with acrylic paints.

I topped it off with a final coat of modge podge.

I love quirky prim houses and tried to give them a cartoonish look.

One of the mistakes, I made was I did not leave too much time for drying between the two gesso coats. When I began the final acrylic paint, I got a smudge at one of the houses.

The other mistake was that I did not continue the house colors on the side of the cardboard.

Still, I like how it turned out.

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cardboard to canvas canvas from packaging cardboard

So how did you like this innovative canvas ?

Have you ever attempted using anything other than a canvas to paint on ?

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DIY Tutorial – Upcycle Broken Frame

January 4, 2019 naush

I love to salvage ‘stuff’. I, almost always find inspiration ‘especially’ in broken items. Unfortunately that also means, that alot of broken items don’t land up in the rubbish bin immediately in my home. (as they should) eg Broken mugs are stored to be used as mosaic material

Would you believe this frame was an empty shell with no base/back or glass infront and now — Ta da !!

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This frame was found in one of my frame piles and I decided to FINALLY work some of my magic on it.

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I absolutely love the HOPE sign below, but one of our new fosters (kitten) jumped high enough, to break it.

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Like I said, its not THAT EASY for things to be chugged in the bin – – – at my place !!

(the fact that my husband and sons are fed up of my habit is another story for another day though )

Long story short –

I decided somehow the HOPE sign and the frame would look good together. Here’s a simple tutorial of what followed.

upcycle broken frame 2 — The frame did not need to be sanding, so I proceeded with two coats of acrylic paint.

upcycle broken frame 3 — Found this light weight, foam backing for the base/back. The frame had hooks intact on the back so I measured the black foam and cut to fit in the back of the frame.

upcycle broken frame 6 — For the background, I got some cardboard and painted colors – colors that are generally out of my comfort zone eg yellow, purple, blue !

upcycle broken frame 5 — I applied some DAP instant Grab adhesive to glue the two broken spaces on the HOPE letters.

upcycle broken frame 7 — Let it rest for atleast 12 -14 hours.

collage art 1 — Having painted stripes of cardboard, I went on to roughly place the stripes on the black base foam board to see how the pattern looked.

collage art 2 — I decided, I did not want a symmetrical pattern and wanted a random distressed look . I snipped the excess cardboard which had exceeded the black foam’s border.

collage art 3 — I measured and placed smaller pieces of cardboard on the empty edges

collage art 7 — Then I hot glued all the pieces along with regular PVA glue for additional strength.

collage art 8 — Finally I placed the frame over and adhered it from behind.

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I wanted to give a 3D effect to the sign hence I added a piece of cardboard on the back of the HOPE sign at two places and hot glued the sign to the colorful background. That way, it gives a popping out impression.
I have added random thin golden paint strokes to conceal the spots where it had broken – in turn giving it a more marble-like effect.
It is necessary to give one coat of modge podge or varnish on the entire frame and background – so as to make it more durable and it will be easy to clean it in future too (from dust etc since it does not have a glass covering)

I absolutely love how this turned out. Did you like it too ??

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Christmas Mantle Decor Ideas

January 3, 2019 naush

Some quirky and some whimsical Christmas Mantle decor ideas.

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green

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red

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Below are three different variations

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Which ones did you like the best ?

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