Decorate your wall with a pretty 3D hanging

If you visit here often, you will know my fave muse is French/Paris.  And here we go again with another go at a theme I never tire of. I have bought a couple of these to alter. I'll share the other another time as it's a completely different theme and it's not quite finished yet.

The wood was covered in gesso, then my fave fresco paint in nougat. I added lots of stamping in various Distress inks. Some images from the Graphic Fairy (link on my sidebar). I love the pebbles from Prima. I was determined to keep the theme of make do & mend in my head from my previous posts, so all the things I have used for this are old apart from the wood & paint. I really am enjoying altering things again, my mind seems to be fresh with ideas at the moment so I will have to keep going, for who knows when I will be on a crafty low in the mix media department lol. Thanks for stopping by to see what I have been upto. Love Dawn xx

Peanuts anyone?

I save empty tins of all shapes, and they are getting in the way so I thought I would alter a couple. This is a smallish KP tin (other nuts are available lol) And I love playing with stuff as you know, so this was a good way to play with out buying anything new and getting rid  using some of my delightful paper stash. Isn't this very shabby chic style?  Some vintage lace and some yummy Prima flowers I have had for literally years. Anything Paris connected and I love to play all the more lol. So I hope you like my tin to store all sorts of stuff, from cotton wool balls to bits of make up or your sewing scissors & threads whatever you like grab a tin and get cracking lol.

Then I went all Retro, I adore this paper and I have used it many times in background shots of items as I have with the Parisian one above as well *swoons* just love all of these papers. Well, these have a real retro feel to them so I thought I would put a lovely photo of the 'Land-girls' who kept the bellies of the people going, during the war. Despite all the hardships that were going on look at the girls faces all smiling and getting on with it. I really love the philosophy of  'Keep Calm & carry  on', 'Make do & mend' etc Anyway I hope you liked my make do and mend storage tins from old peanut tins from Christmas, I love 'em. You can stuff it full with wooden spoons or other kitchen parafinalia, Just an idea anyway have a play. Love Dawn xx