Like so many other Unicorn Spitters out there I am always on the lookout for new items to spit on. After my daughter left home I found her old goldfish bowl (no fish inside) in her bedroom, and I thought it would look great as a Unicorn Spit Glass lamp. But I did not like the end project so it became a Unicorn Spit glass planter.
If you have not heard of Unicorn Spit Stain and Glaze in one you are missing out. This product is so great, it is a non-toxic gel stain that can be used on many surfaces. I think the main use was for blending colours on wood. Which becomes translucent and you can see the wood grain through the colour. But my favourite is Unicorn Spit on glass. And the best thing about Unicorn Spit is you need no skill to use it on glass and every piece is unique. It worked so well I thought I would try Unicorn Spit on the plastic baubles for our Christmas tree.
I bought Unicorn Spit after seeing it on many of the DIY sites I subscribe to. And my very generous husband treated me to a full set of colours. From the time it arrived, I was on the lookout for a piece of furniture to try it out on. Being a Unicorn SPiT Gel Stain & Glaze virgin I wanted to start off small. One of the main attractions was that you can still see the wood grain through the stain.
I have been wanting to do this project for a long time now, but I have been struggling to find a piece of wood large enough. In my head, I imagined a large wooden gecko looking like it was climbing up the wall of my house. If you follow my blog you will also know I am mad about Shou Sugi Ban. And yes, you got it, the finish was going to be Shou sugi ban.
This week’s post is the next challenge for our international blogger’s Club (IBC). More about IBC at the end of this post. Our theme this month is “Mystical Makes”. I had no idea what this meant so I googled it and this was the meaning (relating to mystics or religious mysticism). My first thought was “buddha” because I have so many around my home and garden. I kept it simple this month and went for a Buddha air planter.
I have recently painted the inside and outside of my house. I was so proud of myself for doing this and stood back to admire my hard work and straight away these awful blinds jumped out at me. They were so faded and were literally falling apart from sitting outside in the elements for so long. I felt it was definitely time to replace my retractable awning canvas fabric
This project was one of those pleasant surprises you get when you cut corners and it pays off. I had this idea in my head that I wanted to learn how to carve into wood. I am always trying to learn new skills and this one was next on my list. The idea I had was to keep it simple at first and just carve wavy grooves into my wood. It was my laziness that resulted in this snakeskin-effect Shou sugi ban.
Recently, I tried a new technique called Shou Sugi Ban (Japanese wood-burning) and I have to admit I am totally addicted to the look. My Idea for this project was to combine Shou sugi ban and a barn quilt. This unique wall hanging will look great on any wall and can be coloured to suit your home decor.
