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Hello, my name is Dionne and I have been crafting for a very long time. As a very young child my mother tried to teach me to knit, it was a disaster. However, it must have sparked an interest in making things and, partly to prove that I was not totally useless and partly because I really wanted to make things, I taught myself to crochet. Over the years I have developed a love of cross stitch and all types of paper craft ..... I eventually even taught myself to knit.


I am married to a very understanding man, thank goodness, because I spend all my time either crafting, thinking about crafting or talking about crafting. I am hopeless at housework and dinner is often late!


Thank you for visiting my blog.


Dionne

Friday, 10 January 2014

Purple Haze


Hi

Oh dear, I have become a bit of an addict as far as decorated letters are concerned and I love making them for my family and friends.  Here is another.


I purchased an 8 inch MDF letter 'C' from Barry on ebay.  I gave it a coat of Gesso then, once that was dry, I painted it lilac using acrylic pearlescent paint - I love this colour.

I also purchased a bag of mixed purple/lilac buttons from ebay and used these to cover the painted letter.  Once everything was dry I cleaned away the excess glue from the surface.



Dionne


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3 comments:

  1. Mrs Beez10 January 2014 at 18:20

    Anyone who is lucky enough to receive one of these cannot fail to be thrilled with it as they are so beautifully done. So how lucky am I to have my very own?! xx

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  2. Ella's Design12 January 2014 at 16:50

    This is fab, Dionne! Christmas has become so commercial these days that it's nice to give something that has been handmade - I hope to be a bit more organised this year and make pressies throughout the year, so this will definitely go on my list of ideas! Hugs, Lisa x

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Dionne

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