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Flowers, Butterflies and abstract MDF coasters -  Day 140 of my 365 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! Something different today for my 365 day challenge - this time 6 coasters that I have decorated using decoupage paper. How I made these :- I first of all used some Zig Varnish and covered both the front and back of all of these coasters and let it dry overnight. I then chose these 4 different patterns from Craft Consortium's decoupage papers  - there are so many to choose from and each pack contains 2 sheets. Using some Matte Mod Podge, I covered the coaster first of all and then added a piece of the decoupage paper on top and smoothed it down first of all (the one thing I am not too keen on with these papers is that they are folded so the creases can show). Once I was happy with the position, I then added some more Mod Podge over it using a flat brush and let it dry (which it does really quickly). As soon as it was dry, I used an emery board (or sanding bloc...

Butterflies and flourishes - 3 hearts wall hanging Happy Birthday -  Day 107 of my 366 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! For today's challenge, I have made this wall hanging using a variety of media. You can get these MDF hearts from a variety of suppliers in different shapes and sizes, but the ones I have used are approximately 8cm high. Heart One This one was painted on both sides using black  Pebeo acrylic Gesso paint and left it to dry.  Once it was dry, i used an anti-static bag over the surface and then embossed the flourishes and butterflies with Onyx Black Versafine ink and gold powder I then added some gold coloured " Bling flourishes " at the top. Heart Two I then decoupaged the 2nd heart using the green checked paper from Craft Consortium (I used the pure adhesive matt glue from Tonic Studios, Forever Moments ). I first of covered the first side and heat set it and then did the same to the 2nd one. I then used an emery board to get rid of t...