I've made a new wreath for my front door until the summer hits, but to be honest I'm not 100% with it!
I used my new Juliette Rose mould from Iron Orchid Designs and a red/gold coloured, wooden heart decoration I found in a Bude charity shop for £2.99 after realising that it had potential.
I dusted the mould with cornflour so that the foam clay, from Hobbycraft (£1 for 25 grams I believe) would come away easily from the sides when I was ready.
In all I used a total of 4 packs to make two mould impressions, which was fine as I really did need to get it used up. Filling the mould wasn't my favourite activity, but then, at times, I know that I can be incredibly impatient!
It was easy to cut up the impressions into smaller pieces (although they can also be used whole on other projects) to fit around the heart ........
To be honest, I now wish I'd done it all in white, I'm not really a pink and green type person (????) but hey ho.
I persevered .......... adding deeper shades of colour over several coats......
...... before gently dry brushing it all over with white to give it a more aged feel ....
....... which again is where I should have left it ..........
....... but of course, I had to fiddle fart with it some more! First with gold wax, which in my eyes was a huge mistake as it only served to make the whole thing just look grubby (?) ..........
However, I think I could easily go back and give it a couple of good coats of white paint and then to give it more dimension (as it all looks a little flat now after all the messing) I would make another impression, or possibly two, to stick over the corresponding roses and buds, leaving the leaves in the background?
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That was a lot of work! But then, it's the process we crafters enjoy most, isn't it? I think it's a nice change for your door, and it will work for Valentine's Day, too.
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