tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42344115599941186562024-03-13T18:46:34.085+00:00Painting New MemoriesLajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-26672980916901333492012-10-08T20:51:00.003+01:002012-10-08T20:51:46.893+01:00More bits for the fair....<div style="text-align: center;">
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1 x Letter rack</div>
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1 x Old Italian tray</div>
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1 x Dressing table mirror</div>
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All decoupaged.. </div>
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I love this craft as it is so quick and relatively easy so really anybody can do it.</div>
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The tray has yet to be aged and varnished. </div>
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Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-65750382859802647092012-09-30T13:58:00.001+01:002012-09-30T13:58:03.172+01:00...and another one....<div style="text-align: center;">
This is yet another makeover, this time I have decoupaged a table/stool/planter....not sure what the hell it is actually but I like it...I'm not a very flowery person but am having to admit to quite liking this...here's the before.</div>
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Nice as it was really but hey that defeats the object of buying these items lol.</div>
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I painted it with Annie Sloan chalk paint in Old white...I applied the paper napkin design to the surface and sealed.....then I gave it 2 coats of matt varnish before I painted a few highlights and shadows...hopefully quite subtly and again another 2 coast of varnish</div>
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Here are a few photos before I added the shadows etc...</div>
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....and here are the results of them being added...</div>
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I really enjoyed doing this so there will be more to come lol...</div>
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Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-34757179185769110452012-09-24T14:05:00.000+01:002012-09-24T14:05:11.538+01:00Latest makeovers on Ebay<div style="text-align: center;">
My latest makeovers include a plain rectangle side table and a set of what was 3 but is now 2 drawers. Both are wood.</div>
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Here is the before photo of the side table</div>
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and here are the after ones ...</div>
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It has been painted with Annie Sloan chalk paint, then I applied a French graphic onto it with acrylic paint and finished it off with a couple of layers wax.</div>
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Gently sanded back to achieve a worn aged look.</div>
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This is the chest of 2 that should have been 3 drawers but the bottom drawer was missing, so hubby added a shelf and I used 3 baskets I had.</div>
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Painted, waxed, shelf and baskets added...new knobs which I decoupaged with vintage clock faces. The drawers were lined with French script papr.</div>
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Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-29910166237600182802012-09-20T19:38:00.001+01:002012-09-20T19:39:10.054+01:00Maybe for the fair or Ebay?<div style="text-align: center;">
This is a small round, dropleaf wooden table, bought from a charity warehouse, I painted it in the fabulous Annie Sloan chalk paint in Paris grey....decoupaged with a clockface image I found on the internet....enlarged it...printed it....glued it....waxed it.....loved it!!!!</div>
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This is pre makeover....</div>
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and this is the result...tadaa!</div>
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I really like it and will be selling it, though I know not where, lol.. do you like it too :)</div>
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I am off from work next week so will be busy making making making for my first craft fair...will put any new items up for you to have a gander at of course your respected opinions.</div>
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Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-15946001956847339062012-08-26T15:40:00.001+01:002012-08-26T15:41:19.236+01:00Ist craft fair<div style="text-align: center;">
I will be experiencing selling at my first craft fair in November, to say I am nervous is an understatement.</div>
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I am busy trying to build up stock as I hold very little, as most of my work is personalised, so therefore commissioned.</div>
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I have a couple of items to show which are to my liking but know will not be to everyones taste...I really can't make items I don't love myself ..not a good business ruling lol</div>
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The first tray was painted with Annie Sloan chalk paint which I bought in a couple of shades as many people were raving about it, but infact I found using fairly standard emulsions achieved the same results, I think its the waxing that makes or breaks the project.</div>
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Having AS in the selling shpeel can't hinder either.</div>
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After painting I cut out 5 pairs of very detailed Vintage scissor grahics and tweeked a bit with some acrylic paints....all finished with a coating of wax et Voila!</div>
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The next tray was handpainted with a French sign to do with breakfast and chocolate, that was good enough for me lol. </div>
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I had a go at decoupage a while ago with some old Bisto containers and they were quite successful and I'm still using them now.......</div>
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I decided to use the serviettes and tissues left over from my previous decoupage project and boy wasn't it messy, just the serviettes sticking to my fingers was bad enough let alone the layer I had applied earlier coming off as I tried to apply another piece next to it ....arrggghhhhh I really don't think I have mastered this craft yet lol.</div>
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Hi, its been far too long but I have been happily busy with block commisions, which I never tire of as each set is so different. </div>
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At the moment I am in the middle of a Christening set for a girl named SIENNA ...how pretty</div>
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I think I said before how I love words, letters, Initials, script etc and decided to try to decorate some MDF letters with polymer clay....I had never used this medium before but really wanted to ''give it a go''</div>
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I bought some plain white clay and also 3 MDF letters ....H...J....L. which were 14coms high.</div>
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I played around with the clay making roses and other flowers and also a clown ...it was all trial and error as I really didn't think the process through, as the clay has to be baked at a low temperature and I thought, mistakenly that I could bake the MDF with it..... as my plan was to have a clown holding the letter..but OHHHH NOOOO not a good idea as MDF will emit nasty unsafe fumes.</div>
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Had to put my thinking hat on and realised I would have to bake the clown in 3 pieces </div>
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Didn't turn out too bad but the clowns fingers broke off so I think I will attach some fabric as a kerchief .</div>
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The Clown is the only piece that has been stuck on, gluing threw up a whole load of new problems lol...</div>
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the flowers have just been placed on to see what they look like...hmmm maybe abit too floral.</div>
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Oh btw the J hasn't been painted yet and I have decided if I make the letter with a figure attached I will have to used real wood letters which could be baked</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have been experimenting with <span style="color: black;">some</span> bought letters and canvases, which I have had for a while now, and not known what to do with, the canvases not the letters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well my daughter saw online some white on white letters on canvas which she loved but wasn't going to pay the reduced price of <span style="color: #cc0000;"><strong>£125.00</strong></span><span style="color: black;">!!!!!</span><span style="color: #666666;">but thought she would ask me everso sweetly if I could make her some so I did but was so happy with them I kept them lol...was that so wrong?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br />
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<div align="center">Then hubby bought me a couple of standing words which I have yet to paint, decoupage or leave as they are....think I may paint LOVE and leave home haha!</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now a friend of mines husband does scripted canvases but his are of a far superior quality and designs...he did his first 15 years ago you can see and buy his stunning work here at his Folksy shop <a href="http://www.folksy.com/shops/ScriptedCraft" target="_blank">*SCRIPTED-CRAFT*</a> and soon from his new website which is under development....I think you'll agree his work is just beautiful. <br />
He can make up your own designs too...amazing prices for the time he spends creating these works of art.</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-50223605416528271732012-01-15T16:09:00.001+00:002012-01-15T16:09:47.628+00:00GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<div style="text-align: center;">It's been far too long since I had a giveaway so I have now remedied that and have this weekend created a LOVE/HOME set of 4 blocks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">These appear to be really popular at the moment so seemed to be the ideal choice of gift.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have made them dual worded? does that make sense lol, probably not, meaning I have included 2 words instead of the traditional 1...well why not, thats what I say :) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Is it wrong to want to keep your giveaway, as I actually really like these, they are my colour pallete as in pastel shades with some script thrown in for good measure.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can see far more photos on my Facebook Fanpage in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lajoni?sk=wall#!/media/set/?set=a.10150501523132983.381632.179889537982&type=1" target="_blank">GIVEAWAY</a>album and if you want a chance to win these just add a comment in the relevant thread on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Lajoni?sk=wall" target="_blank">Lajoni's Place</a> wall.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-4210504145483411672012-01-07T20:32:00.000+00:002012-01-07T20:32:08.581+00:00The childrens painted furniture<div style="text-align: center;">When the chldren were small we bought quite alot of second hand furniture for their rooms and I took great delight in giving it a makeover by painting on some of their favourite animation characters.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The first piece to be made over was the *Gentlemens wardrobe* which was ideal for a child, as it was fairly small but with extra shelving did just the job.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So that was painted with *Snow White and the 7 dwarfs*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My daughter loved it and to be honest so did I lol...the robe was so useful that after she outgrew it I repainted and distressed it, took out the inner fitments and OH fitted 4 full width shelves, and put it in the bathroom to hold some sheets and towels and I still love it ...the best £2.50 spent in a long while :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My daughters next piece was a low chest of 3 drawers which were bedside table height. These I painted with *Alice*..*Lady & the tramp*...*Dumbo* and *Mickey and Minnie mouse*</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Crikey looking at these bring back so many memories as it must have been 25 yrs ago that I did them.</div><br />
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<div align="center">Now for my boys...</div><div align="center">They didn't have robes but cupboards with drawers instead .....</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">With this cupboard I was trying to paint vintage type toys and with the tall narrow chest of 5 drawers that you can just see in the top photo I painted on a castle...then....</div><div style="text-align: center;">OH took the top 3 drawers out, I painted it blue and my daughter had it when she was a teen and it held her music system ....then...they were painted cream then sanded back and are now in our bedroom along with the cuboard which is cream and sanded back too</div><div style="text-align: center;">Those drawers were mine when I was small, not quite antique yet though lol</div><div style="text-align: center;">The next cupboard is still in the same state today as I painted it then and is in dire need of a makeover...can't throw these great cupboards away as they are such useful pieces of furniture and I love that they can be painted or wallpapered as this next one is going to be.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Awww my boys, now 25 & 21, loved *Thomas the Tank* and *The Teenage Ninja Turtles* and I must admit to loving the Turtle films too....I really dont know how many times I have seen those 3 films...brilliant!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I also used to know all of Thomas the tanks friends but would be hard pressed to name one noe ..oooh James lol I loved him the cute little red one. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Well these pieces of furniture have certainly lasted us throughout the years and have changed appearances a number of times but I still love them and the memories they bring back :)</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-62463496785032291772011-12-29T16:05:00.000+00:002011-12-29T16:05:39.691+00:00Even more photo blocks :)I'm loving doing the photo blocks and love that they evoke memories for those that buy them...I had a couple of commisions for Christmas one was from a Nanna who wanted 2 sets, 1 each for her daughters of their 2 boys....<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The top set was for 1 of her daughters and SILs of their 2 boys and the other was for her other lovely daughter and SIL of their 2 boys.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I incorporated the parents in there too on a couple of photos.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I then did a set for a young girl to give to her best friend *Holly* whom she had shared many great times with Brownies .... Fancy dress parties ... nativity plays etc</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-71372054443540893962011-12-26T20:15:00.001+00:002011-12-26T20:18:03.972+00:00Photo Blocks<div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I wish you all you wish for yourselves for the new year :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm still creating with blocks and this new set are photos of my daughter and her boyfriend with one side faced with the letters <strong> </strong><span style="color: red;"><strong>L O V E</strong> ....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew I wanted to have the letters filled with their photo images but wasn't sure how to get the effect. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I was told the only way of doing it was with Photoshop so my husband installed it on my Laptop.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Easier said than done I had never used Photoshop and its not something you just know how to do ....I looked at tutorials on Youtube and even a friend from a forum I use sent me instructions, as her husband uses it everyday for his work....even so it still looked like I needed to learn the basics first so I gave up on that idea until I was messing around with Microsoft word for some other blocks when lo and behold it did exactly what I wanted ....I was so chuffed.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I am really pleased with them and so were my daughter and her boyfriend and I am now doing, unbeknown to her, another set with her and her girlfriends on with the wording <span style="color: #741b47;"><strong>F R I E N D S</strong></span> done in a slightly different way so watch this space to see if they turn out :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-64350409954221857742011-12-17T10:36:00.000+00:002011-12-17T10:36:56.757+00:00Christmas swap<div style="text-align: center;">Over on the Shabby chic forum I entered the Christmas swap, which entailed swapping ONE present plus any amount of chocolates, we ladies lurve our chocolate :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My swap partner was <a href="http://www.adunphy1.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Blossom</a> and I received mine on Wednesday which was a cute cookie frame with a sweet little cross stitch plus a gorgeous bag of sweets, that I have yet to find where she bought them, as the whole family agreed they were just gorgeous.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Aren't they just so sweet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I sent to Blossom some of my blocks which it turned out she was very happy with.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I still really love doing these and have so many new ideas for the new year.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Am now off to try and find the surface of my kitchen table as that is where I do all my creating, I just wasn't aware it is where your supposed to eat..is this a new idea?????</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-54977132320011334082011-11-20T22:29:00.000+00:002011-11-20T22:29:11.549+00:00Christmas blocks and a set for the Orkney Isles<div style="text-align: center;">I was commisioned by a dear friend for a set of blocks depicting 'CHRISTMAS' for her daughter, so with 9 letters there were 45 other images to sort ...thats the fun part lol</div><br />
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</div><div align="center">The next commision was from a lady who lived in a remote old cottage on the Orkney Isles surrounded by farmland and lovely beaches. She wanted to put the blocks on a dresser her husband was making for her and she wanted the word 'COOK' .....</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">I emailed the above photos and thankfully she loved them as did her husband, as it is always a worry if you've done a good job or not ...but so far so good :) </div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-75700674199035504512011-10-29T21:51:00.001+01:002011-10-29T21:51:38.780+01:00Christmas Decs and more Blocks<div style="text-align: center;">I can't remember if I mentioned it before or not but I bought some blank mdf/wooden Christmas tree decs, which I wanted to paint ...well I have made a start but then somehow the decoupaged blocks took over and are still at the fore front of my making at the moment but I thought I would show you how far I have come with the tree decs, though I can't sell any yet as I haven't really had the time to paint any :(</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are only painted on the front side as I'm not too sure what to do about the other side, mainly of the Santa head, Snowman and Teddy which I am thinking of either painting in a plain colour and writing some Christmassy words or painting as a back view hmmm decisions </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think these will be more for <span style="color: #674ea7;"><strong>next</strong></span> Christmas rather than this one, lol as I still have lots of blanks to decorate as in Stars..Snowflakes..Heatrs..Cats..Stockings..Birds..Apples.. Trees etc etc</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've decorated 2 more sets of Blocks, this time with childrens names on, Amelia is one set and Cody her brother is the second and they were such fun to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">Now I'm off to watch Piers Morgan interviewing James Corden </div><div align="center">Byeeeeee :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-63276885620325149042011-10-14T12:35:00.000+01:002011-10-14T12:35:29.159+01:00Don't you just love 'em<div style="text-align: center;">These were delivered today, my latest win on Ebay and I just love them and at just £3.70 they make me smile even more lol...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">...meet Mr & Mrs Claus</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">....aren't they just adorable...this is the Ebay photo a little blurry but I think you can get the gist of them, They are 15" tall, made out of wood/fabric with springy moving parts and I want to hang them all year round...is that sad?</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-21075859105715866082011-10-02T22:00:00.001+01:002011-10-14T12:53:22.474+01:00Blocks Blocks and even more Blocks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Earlier in the summer I decorated some blocks for the Ist time for a swap I was involved in....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From this 1st attempt I had a few orders one being from the oh so talented <a href="http://www.lalabibaby.blogspot.com/">Lalabibaby</a> who wanted me to decorate some for her craft table with her business name on...so I went one step further and copied loads of her photos from Facebook Blog etc and covered the remaining 45 sides, whereby creating a mini portfolio of her beautiful work...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I then had a couple more orders one from a lady who likes reds and the other from someone who wanted pinks....</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I now have orders for a christening present....</div><div style="text-align: center;">I did think of perhaps personalising them and I suppose I could add photographs too if wanted...think the skys the limit with these little blocks. lol..£2 per block + p&p</div><div style="text-align: center;">I really enjoy doing them too which always helps haha!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-87380323568134110392011-09-16T15:03:00.000+01:002011-09-16T15:03:30.172+01:00Key of the door....<div style="text-align: center;">Just a quick post about a Key plaque I've just painted.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I painted the background Grey as it really is my favourite colour at the moment and then added a family of white chickens</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I sanded the edges to give it a ''Shabby'' look :)</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">and screwed in 4 hooks to hold the keys and VOILA!!!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This is for sale on my Blogshop and Facebook business page</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I absolutely adore script in any form whether it be soft furnishings, wallpaper or home accessories. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew script was going to feature somewhere, this was my 2nd attempt as the first looked very muddy and had too many differing stamps making it look a mess so I painted over the lot except the face.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I love love love using these stamps they are so quick and you can create so mant looks and styles..</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today my husband went to buy me some Annie Sloan paint as I have heard nothing but good about this paint. When he handed it over it was in a lovely carrier made out of Indian newspapers. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was brilliant.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Isn't it fabulous, I think its an amazing idea for anyone who does alot of craft fairs etc...just use any ols newspapers, making sure of course page 3 isn't taking pride of place on the front ;)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I forgot to photograph the small bits of fabric and the gorgeous red polkadot birdy hook but will get those from the recipient off our forum lol...they infact were the only things that looked remotely summery as the fabrics were white, one with tiny red hearts on and the other with tiny strawberries on,</div><div style="text-align: center;">thinking about it even the birdy hook could pass as a Christmassy item.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sheesh think I'll leave these swaps to those that do it sooooo much better lol. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Well here is the 1st item I did. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a blank pencil pot which I painted grey and stuck a different rose design on both sides, stained and sanded back.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">....which I gave the same treatment. I thought the recipient could put the pencil pot on her workstation and the coaster too for her mug of tea lol......</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"> ........then I had a go with some blank wooden cubes, which were abit hit and miss but I did enjoy doing them.</div><div align="center"><br />
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<div align="center">I think I thought they could pass as summery as the pencil pot and coaster had Laceys favourite flower on and the cubes has beach belles and roses on, anyway she said she liked them so thats all that matters and I enjoyed doing them...have now got alot of new stamps I've bought so am going to try them out this evening so watch this space for my attempts :) </div><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-54710599446610700062011-07-26T20:21:00.001+01:002011-07-27T20:23:23.829+01:00Internet was down so lots of painting done :)Thanks to some delightful people pinching the telephone cables, to sell the copper wiring, from the centre of our village, we were left phoneless and minus internet from last Thursday until today, which strangely didn't affect me as much as I thought it would and I got quite abit done....<br />
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Quite a few photos coming up, so are you sitting comfortably...:)<br />
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I had a dresser given to me by a very dear friend, quite a while ago and painted it a couple of weeks back but had forgotten to show photos....my friends just adore photos<br />
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but it just wouldn't have fitted the decor in our room so it had to be painted and here it is now....<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">The bits on it won't be staying but they'll do for now....I added abit of detail to the knobs as they were impossible to remove easily, having had pieces of doweling type wood inserted and glued at the back of each handle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then about 18mths ago my children bought me a mirror I saw on Ebay,,,I was in 2 minds about it as it was gold and I'm not a fan but I had it and painted that too when I did the dresser....</div><div style="text-align: center;">I haven't got a before photo though there is one on here somewhere 18 mths ago lol </div> <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also I want to share with you all a lovely picture my dear friend Aline sent me. She was trying out sewing on teabag fabric? new to me but she saw the delightful results another friend had got and wanted to try and this was one of the results which I absolutely adore .....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I gave a canvas a pale green wash and glued her picture onto it and then painted stitching around her picture and also the canvas edge and then hung it where I will always see it as that is where I do all my painting and computing :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And on my table are the beautiful glasses case and mobile phone cover I bought from another lovely friend <a href="http://thesewhappyshop.blogspot.com/">Lace Hearts at her Sew Happy shop</a> which can be found on Facebook and Folksy too :) ...I just adore the fabrics she uses, so different from anywhere else.</div><br />
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These were all fun to do and stopped me from missing the internet too much lol....amazing how much I can get done when I put my mind to it and not the web ha!</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-1866415376853690982011-06-12T14:50:00.000+01:002011-06-12T14:50:51.276+01:00PinterestHi everyone tis a wet and dank day in leicestershire but am ignoring it as I am toasty warm inside doing a bit of painting and online screen shopping.<br />
It was whilst I was shopping that I wondered if all of you had heard of Pinterest it is really great, especially for me who has zilch short term memory lol.<br />
Here is the link for their FB page as you need an invite to join or you can message me and I will gladly oblige...<br />
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Now What is PINTEREST???????<br />
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Basically it's a social pinboard...You can have as many pinboards as you wish, follow as many people as you wish and pin and repin as often as you wish...what are you pinning and repinning??/ PHOTOGRAPHS<br />
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I use it to visually save anything I see that I like and pin it to the relevant board I have made ..it is all so very simple, whether it be a dress...room setting....poster...shoes...recipes..or you can make a pinboard for each of the people you have to buy presents for and as you see ideas pin them on their board and you have them for later reference...I think its brillant.<br />
You can pin absolutely any photo you see online and it will always give you the original source of the photo even if you repin it off someone elses board.<br />
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I hope I am explaining this properly...though I guess not but do give it a try ...I love it...<br />
Do let me know how you get on...''HAPPY PINNING''Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-89894766605082502062011-06-03T17:59:00.000+01:002011-06-03T17:59:59.083+01:00Latest makeovers and a sketch<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Good grief its been about 7 months since I last blogged....I'm not sure what happened, I suppose life just got in the way lol. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">So lets start with some makeover photographs which always go down well...First is a very small footstool that had definitely seen better days and was found at the back of the shed looking, for want of a better word, 'minging' </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I had some free sample size pieces of fabric from various companies so had a sort through and after a sand and paint job recovered it also added some braiding and am really pleased with the result</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I decided to have a go at covering some blank mdf coasters that I have had in the cupboard for ages, quite a few of them actually but chose only to attempt 4.</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted them cream then cut 4 circles out of a sheet of craft paper I had free in a magazine years ago showing various forms of calligraphy and fonts glued them on and roughly part stained with cold tea and varnished and I love them!!</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Then onto a coffee table I won on Ebay for £4.99.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I sanded it, undercoated it, topcoated it in a bluey grey and then added a wash of dark grey which I wiped most off but it stayed in the grooves of the design.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking at it now personally I think it is too blue so will go over it in a pale grey and again a wash of a darker grey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">In the top right view he is wearing his favourite ear muffs and hasn't had a funny haircut LOL</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll try not to leave it so long before I post and will get back to reading all your blogs as I really have missed that side of blogging xxxx</div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-71001917215872713592010-10-10T14:41:00.000+01:002010-10-10T14:41:44.786+01:00My *Marmite* Ebay listing :)<div style="text-align: center;">A while back I bought a pine square chunky coffee table, which was very orangey yuck....</div><div style="text-align: center;">I gave it an undercoat of pale bluey/grey paint and 2 top coats of cream,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I then added a long stemmed rosebud along one side of the top. This was done as a black silhouette, it was then all sanded and distressed to give an aged worn look and I love it but I know it really is a *Marmite* item.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">If it doesn;t sell on Ebay I will be quite happy to keep it ...though where it would go I don't know as I have other coffee tables around the house waiting for a makeover. lol </div>Lajonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01471947019212518000noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4234411559994118656.post-67270321443879761452010-08-08T14:00:00.003+01:002010-08-08T15:03:53.734+01:00My Gorgeous new friend 'Missy' and latest commision :)A couple of posts previous to this I wrote about having wanted a ragdoll for years but never quite finding one that I wanted well...............a lovely friend, namely <a href="http://bloominmyrtlesshop.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #741b47;">Bloomin' Myrtle</span></strong></a> came to the rescue saying she would make one for me and she let me list my likes and dislikes and let me choose fabrics etc...<br />
and from that <span style="color: #741b47;">'MISSY'</span> was born and what a truly delightful loveable treasured addition to my family she is...I totally adore her...see for yourself :)...warn you there're lots of piccies.....<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I am now going to be commisioning a boy to sit with her ....so excited.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<em><strong>LATEST PENCIL PORTRAIT</strong></em></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now to show you my latest commision which was of a gorgeous 1 year old boy whose birthday it was this month and his grandma wanted a drawing of him :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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