I'm not setting too many restraint. No time limit for example. Food doesn't count. Each individual project should result in something I can have around the house, or something I can gift to friends and family to decorate their own homes. This is all about trying out a whole bunch of new things, but I will be incoporating a few variations on crafts I've done before. So, here it goes! Wish me luck. 1/50.
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I thought that I would start with a little one. I bought this little watercolour on eBay early last year. I was looking for some nice paintings to have over our dining table. After bidding on then losing out on a few I loved, I started bidding on a bunch that I didn't care too much for. You know how eBay is! This was the results of that wild bidding. I did only cost me around £2.50 including postage, so I can't complain.
So, there it sat for a few months until I decided to make it into a little piece for our hall way.
I used card for the arrow stencil. Then an old tough paint brush to cover the whole thing in white acrylic paint. I wanted it to be quite thin so a few of the original paint colours showed through. A little rustic! I peeled the stencil off right away and left it to dry. I then put it back it its original frame (Although I may stain that too at some point). Now, I'm quite fond of it!
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Lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteI love this project. I always see those types of paintings at the thrift and even though they don't fit in with my decor I want to buy them.
ReplyDeleteNow I know what to do with them!
Very cute!! I love how you used an old painting! I'm always seeing paintings like that everywhere! Cute revamp! =)
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