Fizzy DesignsUK

A beautiful person..birds and flowers decoupaged door hanger -  Day 57 of my 366 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! The weekend is nearly here so thought I would try something new today for my latest post... this time using a beautiful good quality decoupage paper and an MDF door hanger . I first of all cut a sheet of the decoupage paper to fit the hanger. This one is Bird Tree tops from Craft Consortium and you get 3 large sheets in each pack so you have plenty of it left over!  I then covered the door hanger using the Forever Moments (Tonic Studios) Pure Matt adhesive and placed the decoupage paper on it making sure that all the glue was distributed evenly under it.  Once it was dry, I then added another layer to it and again let it dry (I must admit I used a heat gun to speed it up). To make the edges smooth, I just used a normal emery board to get rid of the excess paper and for the hole, I just cut around it with scissors and then used th...

Vintage style crate - my first attempt.. Day 30 of my 366 day challenge Hi Craft addicts! As the old saying goes, and now for something completely different! I really need some more storage space for my craft items so thought rather than just covering an old cardboard box, I would attempt to use one of the kits that Stamps Away (Ali Reeve) sells and see how easy it was to make! Well this one is very simple (but have to admit I didn't notice I had one of the side panels on incorrectly until I had glued it - I definitely won't make that mistake again! (but as it happens it didn't really make a difference as I am the only one who would notice it (maybe I shouldn't have admitted it). So, first of all, I made sure that all the panels were clean and following the instructions glued each of them in turn. I then used a large rubber band to hold them in place until completely stuck. I then painted all sides with white gesso Acrylic paint a couple of times ...