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Tasteful crafts, with great directions and nice variety, at Amber’s Salt Tree blog. I’m especially interested in trying her Earl Grey Tea cookie recipe.
27 Tuesday Mar 2012
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Tasteful crafts, with great directions and nice variety, at Amber’s Salt Tree blog. I’m especially interested in trying her Earl Grey Tea cookie recipe.
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Took a break from the computer screen to rest my bad eye, and put the time to productive use by molding another bowl.
Raw base pulp:
Roughed out on the form:
Smoothed with a palette knife:
It’s bright, sunny, and extremely windy outdoors today — perfect weather for drying papier mache, so the new bowl (still on its form) is sitting out on the balcony to begin the drying process:
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Here’s a good comparison of what a piece looks like after initial creation in base pulp, versus after a coat of finishing pulp has been applied:
Before
After
Some sanding would make for an extremely smooth surface; in this case, however, I opted for only light sanding and a more irregular finish, so after painting and sealing with a satin-finish acrylic varnish, the sides look like this:
Want to see the complete piece, with decoupaged decoration? It’s available on Etsy. 🙂
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Here’s the current piece after drying:
And after painting and decoupaging:
26 Monday Mar 2012
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Just stumbled across Katie’s Epicurean Mom site — oh, my! My mouth is watering and my stomach growling, looking through all her wonderful recipes…
25 Sunday Mar 2012
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Another piece that I finished today, “Butterfly Flames” (available on Etsy).
Here it is, dried but before decoration, with a layer of finishing pulp applied to the exterior:
25 Sunday Mar 2012
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inThe final result, as posted this evening to Etsy. I like the effect of leaving the original pulp visible on the interior:
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I find the layout a bit too cluttered for my tastes, but there are some good ideas at DIY Home Sweet Home. I particularly like her tutorial for an ultra-simple firewood carrier.
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If you haven’t discovered Karen’s blog, The Graphics Fairy, yet, you’re missing out on a great resource. Amongst other things, Karen collects and shares vintage images for others to use in their artwork and craft projects. Some gorgeous inspiration there!