Where There's Light, There's Hope...

Hello! :)

Thought I'd share with you today, 

the lantern that I altered as a gift to a special friend of ours. 

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 I forgot to take a 'just bought' picture...but it was plain...soooooo....

I gesso'd it...

added lots of DecoArt products:

Texture paste...

Crackle paste...

Media Fluid Paint...

Wethered Wood and 

more paint...

Sanded a bit here...

painted a bit there...

Added a laminated sentiment...

Or two...

and...

Ta daa......

There we have it!

I so enjoyed altering this, mainly because of the sentiment behind the project... but I just loved watching the transformation as I went along.

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 Look! I also have a matching drainpipe!! lol I'm not taking any credit for that though...that one's down to Mother Nature ;) x

I'm entering this into:

Pile it On - Your First Initial (L - Light/Lantern)

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Anything but Cute - Ring out the Old, Bring in the New (New lantern

That's Crafty - Winter but not Christmas

Take care all...

Happy Crafting

Lydia xx

Sleigh Bells Ring....

Well, here we are in the last full week of November!! Eeek!! 

Anyone ready for December??!!  I'm so not...but I at least have a decorated sleigh! :)

The sleigh is from Tando Creative...'flat packed' and made from chipboard, and then I've altered it... inspired by the ultra talented, Mr Andy Skinner.

I have used many DecoArt Media Line paints, Crackle Glaze, Crackle Paint, Texture Paste,

Weathered Wood,

Tando Creative Sleigh, Merry Christmas, Stockings and stars...

IndigoBlu Script stamp,  Ruby Slippers paint...

Archival Sepia Ink pad...

I had hours of fun with this project...thanks for taking a peek :) 

I'm entering this into:

Anything But Cute - It's Ornamental 

Mixed Media World - Anything goes

Happy Crafting

Lydia xx