Thursday 18 February 2016

Papier mache furniture


This week I've finally got around to working on my papier mache furniture again. They don't look like much at the moment but bare with me, there's still a long way to go.

The picture below is a childrens chair that started off life as an extra shelf on the shoe rack. I'm not quite sure where I'm going with it, or how it will look once it's finished, it's got a lot of drying to do before I have to worry about that though!

The picture above is a large computer chair, in theory. I'm waiting to see how comfortable it is with cushions on before I decide whether or not to replace the sofa. If they're good I'll list them on ebay and etsy but as it's taken months of work, several broken blenders and multiple liters of PVA I'm not sure if they'll sell at the price I'll be charging! It's not worth me selling for less. They were originally made for me.

Handmade paper

I've been experimenting with making my own paper. I'll write a longer post on the how to once I've had a bit more practice! I bought a printer months ago for printing on seeded paper - I've just had a go and after several attempts it's worked!

Thursday 11 February 2016

Where to start?!

My home is always in complete chaos because I have so many projects and ideas on the go at once. I thought I might as well blog about it, keep some sort of online diary of my projects!
The most recent thing I made was the above for a workshop. It's not quite the crafty/arty blog entry I was aiming for but it's enough for a first post!