Oh So Shabby Chic! I was so pleased with how my shabby chic tin cans turned out (full tutorial here) that I decided to make some more but the only member of our family to eat canned food is the cat and I didn't have enough empties to hand.  So I turned to the internet for alternatives.......  ......and saw these stunning altered peat pots. I really wanted mine to have an aged look, with the lace forming an integral part of the design rather than appearing 'stuck on', so I used Powertex fabric hardener. This brilliant product allows fabric to be set solid into any position whilst still allowing the original colour and texture to show through.  The lace will be permanently fixed into soft ruffles with an application of  Powertex. Once the Powertex was dry I sponged the pots with gentle shades of cream and white, allowing the paint to crackle between coats.  The lace really does look part of the pot and has the feel of antique ceramics or pottery.   Peat pots are ridiculously cheap, I purchased mine in a pack of thirty from our local 'Everything for a Pound' store!  I had such fun altering these and whilst I used the lace the possibilities are endless, what about twine, raffia, pearls, gems, glitter...etc...etc?! The pots are featured over at the Buddy Crafts Blog, where you can also find other fabulous Powertex projects.

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Very cool thrown and altered jug Have to give this a go!

Короб и банка для спагетти. Ровенская Марина из города Одинцово - доставка по России. . Короб предназначен для хранения спагетти, длинных макарон, лапши и т д, Декорирован под чеканку с элементами декупажа Немного состарен. Все покрыто стойким лаком Внутри ни чем не обработан ,что позволяет хранению продуктов.

Tina Vlassopulos - ceramic sculpture, hand built burnished stoneware

Thanks everyone for a terrific workshop!  It was inspiring to see so much great work being made.  Enjoy the slide show!  Margaret

Flower pot with ornaments

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Not all of the Charlottes went into my Boutique for sale, I kept a bowlful for myself. And I do have more on order, but have not been able to find them as dirt cheap as I did last time....

Happy Halloween!! How cute is my little niece?!! :) I have been having fun creating and swapping Halloween tins, matchboxes and more. What I haven't been doing is downloading my pictures and posting on my blog :( Sooo, before Halloween is over, I wanted to share my goodies with you! I took part in a very fun "Curiosities" matchbox swap hosted by Heather of The Speckled Egg. The theme could be Halloween or Curious. I received this lovely matchbox from Connie: With these lovelies inside: We had two partners in this swap; Nancy sent me this gorgeous box: And inside: I love them both, it was a great swap! Thank you Connie and Nancy, and thank you Heather for hosting! The boxes I made for them can be seen here. I also swapped matchboxes with Terry in Vintage Dragonfly's Halloween Swap. JoAnne suggested spoiling our partner, and that's just what we did! I just love this matchbox Terri made: Look at my Halloween booty: My matchbox for her: My goodies to her: I love it all, thanks Terri, and thank you JoAnne for hosting! And lastly, Karen and I did our own little Halloween swap! Her goodies to me: I love it all, especially the yoyo garland and I love how she embellished that votive! There's two supercute pins in there too! Thank you Karen!! My goodies to her: My best wishes for a happy and safe Halloween to all!

I thought that since our forecast was snow for tomorrow that I'd have a little pre-gardening, pre-spring tutorial! Cindy and I purchased som...

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Новинка нашей студии - "Ваза или панно в технике Терра" (на выбор) - Дата: 22 - 23 октября 2016 2016, 15:00 - 18:30 , Москва Студия HAND-made5 2-я Брестская улица, д.39 стр.3 (рядом с м.Белорусская кольцевая) 8-499-755-64-52: анонс мастер-класса в Журнале Ярмарка Мастеров

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Набор елочных игрушек Luxury green. Ирина из города Москва - доставка по России. Набор елочных игрушек Luxury green. Состоит из шкатулки и 6-ти елочных игрушек.Размер игрушек от 7 до 11 см. Игрушки двухсторонние, выполнены с применением безопасных материалов на водной основе. Все элементы на украшениях ручной работы...