About makeovers and reviving stuff .
Do you remember the mirrors I was giving a makeover to last month that I posted about here . I got one completed but I had been dithering over the other. I had thought to paint it in a totally different colour but I hesitated not very convinced. I just couldn't seem to settle on what colour,in my mind's eye none seemed to fit. Do you know what I mean?
That grubby bronze colour looked so dismal. I thought perhaps white but I couldn't see it was going to look good. I finally decided on keeping it bronze but a lighter shade of bronze and with some extras; a few highlights to spruce it up a little.
I always like,if possible, to use the bits and pieces I have accumulated. You know those bits and pieces you pick up and save for moments like these. 😏
I have this gold glittery thread which I bought to use to make some Christmassy things last year and it was there on the shelf and I thought why not...
so with a layer of glue first I pushed the gold thread into the groove between that bubble like border around the mirror.
I think it looks good and adds a little more sparkle.
The top of the mirror is a little peculiar and rather drab so I gave it a few touches of silver and reddish bronze highlights and added just a few pretty shiny beads.
It looked better but it needed just that little something else!
I rummaged around in my bits and couldn't see anything that would enhance the makeover of this mirror. That is until I looked through some of my Gran's bits of crochet and I found a single little light Ecru six petal flower crocheted in very fine lace thread and the tiniest of stitches . It looked vintage and it is vintage I suppose considering my Gran passed away in the 1970s and she must of made it before that. I thought it was a bit flimsy to sit on the bottom of the mirror and I could imagine the petals would start to curl up over time. Then I had this light bulb 💡moment and picked up the bottle of clear nail varnish that I use and I smothered the flower in the nail varnish. The flower dried in just a few minutes and it was surprisingly quite stiff! I finished the flower off by gluing a sparkly reddish bronze bead in the centre.
There you have it!
What do you think?
DOILIES.
The mini-doilies I posted about in my last post have now been now completed.
I just have to finish a larger one which is really a mandala which I hope my niece will find of use for her coffee table...perhaps🌼
Little one revived.
I found this little one looking in a rather sorry state in a local supermarket and it had been reduced in price. I really dont think it had much life left in it. Anyhow I bought it,watered and put it in a cosy sunny place by the window and it has come back to life again.
I have looked on google but as yet have not found what plant this is. It has lovely furry thick leaves which remind me of primrose leaves but thicker.
Please don't tell me it is a weed!
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