My Crafty Chair

I have just been working on some more miniature knitted toys at the moment,  but I thought I would share with you the chair I redecorated a few months ago.

I bought 6 chairs on trade me for a ridiculously low price. Two were broken, and they all needed a good clean, but I loved the shape of them. 'Good bones', so they say... I think I've been watching too many programmes on the Living Channel!

This is the before version.

 I had discovered laminate fabric at a craft show recently. It is a fabulous material, that can be wiped clean, perfect for my crafting area. I started by pulling the chair to pieces, so I was left with just the wooden frame. After sanding it back, and applying three coats of paint (light sanding between each coat) I re padded the base of the chair, as well as the back of the chair. I then covered both with laminate fabric I bought from The Make Cafe in Riccarton, Christchurch.  Using only a staple gun to attach the material it really was an easy task to complete.

Now I just need to get a move on with the other three chairs. I
think my daughter is keen for one!

Little Glitter Houses

This is my first try at making glitter houses. I started them before making the teeny tiny village for the top of my twelfth scale piano, but have only got around to finishing them today.

I wanted to use some lovely pink glitter I had on one, so made that one first. I used an undercoat of pink paint.

The other one, I painted and used opal coloured glitter all over it. If you are new to glittering mini houses I would suggest doing it this way. Most of us have lots of paint already at home, and the other advantage is you can mix paint to create whatever shade you desire. You also only need to buy one pot of glitter, and you don't need to worry about getting different coloured glitter on the wrong part of the house.

I bought the Mini House Kit and Mini Cottage Kit from Montarga in Christchurch,  New Zealand.  ( www.montarga.co.nz ).

The plants were made using flower soft and other miniature scale landscaping material. The flowers were a mixture of flower soft and a small amount of flocking. The tree in the blue cottage garden also has micro bead 'lemons' on it - although they can't be seen in the photo.

I used battery operated  LED lights (one bulb per house) to light them.