New for Old

Hey guys! Today, I am in a good mood. Its a beautiful spring day, I've gotten over my cold and I'm raring to go!!! I thought I'd tell you about my current project at college because I feel as though it is just about to start heating up as we design and make our final pieces.

The title of the project is New for Old and we have to base it around our specialist area. I choose jewellery seeing as I have been making it for a hobby for the last two years or so. The new for old aspect comes in when I plan to make the jewellery (I never know how to spell this!) out of household rubbish. 'Rubbish!' you say? Well yes, it might be, but you will be surprised at how intriguing this rubbish can be from a design viewpoint. It's a challenge and I'm really excited for how it will all turn out. I've got a few ideas on paper and I can't wait to start making and developing them.

I hope to chart my progress on here to show you what is possible when you don't have much (like me).

How are you feeling today and what's the weather like? I hope your soaking up some Vitamin D! It really does make you feel happy!

Ta-raa!

Decopatch Demo

Bleh, I'm ill. So, I've taken the opportunity to write about the Decopatch Demo I did last week. It went great! I had so much fun and I think the ladies really enjoyed it as well. I had brought enough materials , which was a relief, and everyone got stuck in and decorated their objects beautifully!


That chocolate box is full of cut up pieces of paper before you go getting ideas ;p

 When I asked them how well I did, they said they'd give me 10 out of 10. Plus, another lady asked me if I would do the demonstration again in the next village because someone couldn't make it that day!!! Eek, I think this might be the start of something :D

  



Update #4

Hi guys, forgive me for yet another update but I simply don't have time for crafty posts just yet. I wanted to tell you that, while I am still at college, I won't be active on this blog so much but I guessed you already knew that. I have some really meaty and quite large projects queued up that I really want to post and will really try to post soon but what I really wanted to chat about was a demonstration I have to do tomorrow. I thought it would be a good idea to introduce it first tonight and then tell you all how it went.

So, when I was working at Hobbycraft I discovered a new crafting technique called Decoupage, or as I like to call it by its brand name, Decopatch, to avoid confusion with the 3D card making technique . You might have heard of it, seeing as it is now all the rage. To summarize, it is decorative paper mache that you can do on all surfaces except for glass (unless you have the ingenious super incredible glue, Mod Podge).

So I decorated a few things, showed them to my Gran and she later came to me and said she wanted me to demonstrate how to do it to the craft club she is with. I accepted with excitement but now I regret it with fervour. Its so terrifying to think I will have to stand up in front of oldies and try to teach them something they probably already know.

Eek.

I will tell you all about it when its over and I will try to take some photos to prove I did it :)

Till then, toodaloo.