Fair Warning .......

After all the kerfuffle having to change over to a new blog earlier on in the year, producing posts has not been as easy or fun as it used to be. Since Live Writer died, the positioning of pictures has become the real bane of my life, so after 15 odd years of pretty consistent blogging I've decided that from January 1st 2025 I shall be going out to pasture! I may still post the odd picture or two as a record of my latest project, but I won't be writing up or photographing any of the process, because, sometimes, that can actually take longer than the making itself. As a blogger, I am now something of a dinosaur, if I were starting out now I'd have my own YouTube channel, but with my Brummie accent, I don't think the world would still ever be quite ready for that! Anyway, with six months to go, there's still plenty of time for a few more projects and ideas so let's see what happens .........

Monday, 1 April 2024

Revamped Bunny Tealight Holders

Happy Easter! 

I've had these Easter Bunny tealight holders for a couple of years now (Home Bargains, costing no more than £1.50, if that) and, to be honest, they were heading to the nearest charity shop this year to find a new home ...........


....... but then they got a reprieve ........


.... as I decided to zhuzh them up ..........


...... first by painting them very quickly, all over, with household emulsion paint ........


...... followed by dry brushing them, equally quickly, with white paint to give them a little extra depth and texture ........


 ...... before finally, using my index finger to wax them all over in gold.


I think they work .......


..... so they will probably now be around for a couple more years Easters after all! 

2 comments:

Cheryl W said...

What an improvement! You've become a dab hand at reviving seasonal items.

D elve D said...

I think that they're amazing, a lick of paint, bit of bling-y polish & you'd never know... lovely! Really a great idea, thanks for sharing xo