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Shell jar

June 14, 2018May 30, 2018 Crafty Rat

Another "let's try out a product" project. The product in question being the Viva Venezio stone effect kit. And I have to say, I'm really rather happy with how it turned out, especially for a first try. I gave the jar a coat of white gesso to give the paste something to stick to and… Continue reading Shell jar

Tagged altered, altered jar, mixed media, shells1 Comment
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Butterfly colour drips

June 7, 2018May 30, 2018 Crafty Rat

I'm trying to use some of the supplies that have been sitting unloved in my stash. I've pretty much given up on ever catching up with all the stamps, dies and stencils, but I do hold out hope that I can make a large dent in the backlog of paints, embossing powders and other colouring… Continue reading Butterfly colour drips

Tagged altered, altered jar, butterfly, mixed media, Stuart Semple1 Comment
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Tiny snowflake jar

May 24, 2018May 7, 2018 Crafty Rat

Maybe I was influenced by the "spring" weather when I put this little jar together. Growing up in Lincolnshire I was quite used to seeing snow — there were even times when we had deep snow drifts on my birthday at the end of March — but it's not often that snow settles and lingers… Continue reading Tiny snowflake jar

Tagged altered jar, mixed media, sharethelight, snowflakes1 Comment
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Buttons and flowers jar

April 21, 2018 Crafty Rat

Time taken to finish this jar? Months. Or about five days. Or a few hours. Depending on whether you’re counting time spent working on it, the number of days it was worked on, or the time elapsed between starting it and finishing it. I think this project fits quite nicely with Country View Craft's April… Continue reading Buttons and flowers jar

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Hi, my name is Sarah and I live in London, UK with my very techy other half and our pet rats. When I’m not looking after them, my days are spent getting crafty and trying to remember to blog about it.

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