They have done it again! The latest victim of my two Jack Russell terrorists was my beautiful terracotta pot. It has become a regular occurrence for them to destroy things around our home. I was hoping they would have outgrown that destructive stage by now, but no such luck. On a positive note, they do keep me in project ideas. And converting that broken terracotta pot into a planter was my next project.
Besides doing Diy projects I also love to do mixed media art. My aim for this project was to try and create a wall hanging using a hot gun to add some texture to the surface of my canvas. When I create a mixed media art canvas, I like to try and add an assortment of textures to the surface before I start to add my layers. Some people may think this is a waste because most of it will be covered up. But once you start adding the metallic wax paste it will show all the hidden details that were not really visible before. In this post, I will share a few examples of how you can use your hot glue gun to create wall art for your home.
I approached my local charity shop and asked them if they would be able to collect the damaged belts that were in poor condition and said I would pay for them. Little did I know I would end up with loads of them. I hate wastage so I wanted to try and turn them into something I could use in my home. This leather belt wall hanging was the result.
It is time for our next International blogger club challenge (IBC) and this month’s theme was “Wired”. The challenge was to create something using wire, this DIY wire wind spinner was my contribution. This wire wind spinner was very quick and easy to make and looks great hanging in the tree in my garden. More about (IBC) at the end of this post.
This week’s project is the next challenge in our International blogger club. This month’s theme is “Hooked on Crochet”. I have no idea how to crochet but I did have a try and failed miserably. A basic crocheted square would not impress anyone in my opinion. So instead of pulling out of the challenge, I cheated. I got a friend from work to crochet this mini lap mat that I would turn into a dementia sensory lap mat.
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
I have recently taken a few months off from blogging to repaint the inside and outside of my house. Instead of putting the same wall decor back up, I wanted to create all new ones. My bedroom decor is all heavy wood with African themed bedding, so I wanted to try and create a geometric lion wall hanging made from faux leather.
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.
Sometimes I really regret calling my blog Unique Creations because sometimes it is really difficult to come up with something unique each time. Our latest challenge for IBC (International bloggers club) was to come up with a project made from cardboard. More about IBC at the end of this post. After a lot of brainstorming and coming up empty, I found inspiration in one of my failed mannequin projects. This cardboard bust was the result.
This weeks post is our next IBC (International bloggers club) Challenge. Our theme this month is “All bottled up”, the challenge is to create a project using a bottle in some way. If you follow my Facebook page you will know that doing mixed media art bottles is a hobby of mine. I felt like I was cheating in this challenge because I felt it was going to be easy for me. More about IBC at the end of this post.
This weeks post is our first IBC (International bloggers club) Challenge of 2022. Our theme this month is “Bodacious Books”, the challenge is to create a project using a book in some way. My idea for this project was to create a lamp with a book as the base. And if you follow my blog you will know I am steampunk mad, so it will be no surprise that I chose to make a steampunk-themed book for my lamp.
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.