iCraft Australia Woodland Cuteness

 

Time for some cuteness with a tag featuring the cute squirrel from the iCraft Decoupage range. I cute out the larger squirrel on the paper as well as some leaves from the flimsy paper and some flowers from the Country Garden Range. I had some left over from other projects. 

Using a brown chalk paint, randomly paint the tag. You don't want it to be covered perfectly. Stencil randomly over your tag with modelling paste and chalk paint - Stewart House Brown. To thicken it slightly and add a metallic tone, I mixed in Gold Metallic wax. Leave To dry. 

Paint your wooden embellishments. I was using left over pieces. Cut a small piece of Pearly String - I used Gold. snip each ball and put in a small amount of red alcohol ink to change the colour.  

Put together by mounting the squirrel on some foam pieces to raise it up but remember to leave room to slide the wooden embellishments under. Add the flowers and leaves. Finish off by flicking some of my favourite chalk paint over the top - Coconut Milk. Finally add your pearls. I have only added a few but you can add as many as you want. 

I hope you have enjoyed. I have put links to some of the products below however, click on the link below to the full range of products:

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ICraft Australia - A little bit of prettiness

 Time to have some fun and create something pretty. I love the iCraft frames and wanted to create pinky prettiness and sparkle. I chose a beautiful oval frame and painted the pieces with chalk paint Coconut Milk.  Once dried, set aide some of the pieces to use for a project on another day and kept the larger pieces for the bottom of the frame. 

Cut the clock face from the decoupage paper. glue onto the oval base. Put aside. Paint the edges of oval out piece and smaller wooden pieces with watered down Radiant Raspberry chalk paint. You only want a hint of colour on the edges. When dry, rub the edge lightly with Romantic Pink wax. Just a hint of waxy pinkness. Paint the remaining wooden pieces with Minnesota Pines (one of my favourite colours) and dab some dark brown on the honey cone pieces. 

Start to make your frame. I have layered some fine gauze on the main base and then glued some of the honey cone pieces to peek just form the left side edge. These pieces will also raise up the oval frame to help you place some of the flower stems and other wooden pieces underneath. Layer the oval edge frame on top and build your frame by adding flowers. I start with the larger ones and build the smaller ones around. It works if you don't have the flowers matching each side. Move the flowers around until you are happy. 

I have used iCraft larger flowers and a range of their smaller ones - choose complimentary colours to add depth. Tuck your wooden leaves in and around to partly fill in the centre of the frame. Use the long stemmed mulberry flowers to fill in the spaces between the main flowers. Finally add in some of the flimsy leaves . 

Fill in the inside of the frame with some of the arty stones. Top with fine gauze strands on the top of the flowers and glue crystal shimmer  along the gauze strands and petals of the flowers to add some bling. Add a final dab of pink wax along the edges of some of the flowers. 

The key to putting the frame together is to have a play around with the flowers, wooden leaves until you are happy with the position of them. 

 I hope you enjoy my pretty pink frame. for more product information, scroll down below and click on the product to link to the store. 

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