HOCHANDA SNEAK PEEKS

Morning everyone,
Today, I’m sharing my samples for the Hochanda show, today, at 10am. Our theme is STEAMPUNK!
I’m so excited again, as I got to design this wonderful collection. I’m especially proud of my top hat!  The DT have worked wonders with this. I hope you can all tune in at 10am to see everything. Our own DT, Jan Hill, will be demonstrating with Fiona Egan. Here are my samples xx

TRIO OF SKULLS

Morning all,
I hope u all had a lovely weekend.
Today, I’m sharing my trio of skulls which I designed for Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts Halloween collection. They come in three sizes, and are very easy to decorate. They have loads of detail engraved into the mdf, so u don’t need to do much in the way of decoration.
There is a small hole at the top of each one, so I decided to string all three together to make a hanging decoration. I hope u like xx
Products used:
Daisy’s mdf 3 x skull faces
Jute
Dina Wakley Media White & Ruby acrylic paints
Black Soot distress ink

HALLOWEEN HAUNTED HOUSE

Morning everyone,

I’m continuing my Halloween themed blog month with my haunted house. This was one of the samples on Hochanda, but I thought I’d show it in a bit more detail.
This is now available on the Daisy’s website.
I added a sheet of the new TH Halloween paper, one of the foiled ones, to reflect the light. I also added some of the Halloween paper dolls to the graveyard, and peeking through one of the windows.
The faux moss is the best to use as grass. I used a few elements from the grab bag too: gravestones and ghost.
The front of the house is done with the new 3D wood effect embossing folder from Tim Holtz, then coloured with distress ink. I hope you like xx
Products used:
Daisy’s mdf Halloween haunted house
Daisy’s mdf Halloween grab bag
Daisy’s dark green moss
Daisy’s mdf glue

Tim Holtz idea-ology Halloween paper pad, paper dolls, wood effect 3D embossing folder, Black  soot & Walnut Stain distress inks, rubber skeletons and fake cobwebs 

RIP

Morning everyone,
Today, I’m sharing one of my recent DT projects for Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts - RIP.
I was honoured to design the Halloween collection that was recently showcased on Hochanda. So, today I’m sharing my RIP creation. It’s a two part mdf set, consisting of the gravestone and base. These are so much fun to create! With mine, I used some texture paste to give some texture to both the base and stone. I then painted the stone in grey and the base brown. I used some faux moss as grass. I added a zombie hand from the recent Tim Holtz Halloween idea-ology collection, to make it look like a hand was coming out of the earth.
I added a few embellishments, such as the mdf fences, either side of the grass, and a die cut raven and rubber rats to finish it all off.
You can really go to town with these projects.
This collection sold out on Hochanda, so I know a lot of you bought one. I’d love to see what you create, so please share on our fan group on Facebook xx
Products used:
Daisy’s mdf Halloween RIP gravestone
Daisy’s mdf Halloween grab bag
Daisy’s mdf glue
Daisy’s faux moss
Texture paste
Dina Wakley paints
Die cut raven
Rubber rats
TH Idea-ology zombie hand

HALLOWEEN HOCHANDA SNEAK PEEKS

Morning everyone,
I’m so excited for this blog today. Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts will be on Hochanda, tomorrow at 11am with our brand new Halloween mdf collection. Why am I excited? Because I designed the mdf for this collection, and couldn’t be more proud of the finished products.
I love Halloween, and designing this collection was so much fun. I wanted a creepy and scary theme running throughout, and feel that the samples carry that out perfectly.
I hope you can all tune in on, Saturday, 8th September, at 11am. Our very own Jan will be demonstrating the products, and Yiannis will be hosting.
Eeeeek, I’m beyond excited, so I hope you can all tune in to see the lovely products.
Here are my samples for the show xxx

FANTASY MDF STORAGE BOX

Morning all,

Today, I’m sharing my latest DT project for Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts - Fantasy mdf storage box. I made this using the 9 compartment storage box. This has been showcased on Hochanda a couple of times in the past, each with a different theme.
I chose to do a fantasy theme with this box, and as luck would have it, I’d just received the stunning 12x12 papers from Craft Box - “The Dreamer” featuring dragons,  Phoenix, mermaids, fairies, and unicorns ❤️
I painted the compartments in two shades of blue, which I took from the colouring in the papers, then added the papers to the front, sides, and inside lid.
I added a few words to the outside. I hope you like xx
Products used:
Daisy’s mdf storage box
Daisy’s mdf glue
‘Lapis’ & ‘Ocean’ Dina Wakley media acrylic paint
Craft Box ‘The Dreamer’ paper pad
The Works wooden letters
Silver Pebeo 4artist marker

MDF DAD ALBUM

Morning everyone,
Today, I’m sharing my latest DT project for Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts - Mdf Dad Album.
I used one of the mdf albums from the Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts website. These are a lot of fun to decorate. I chose to cover the pages in “Wallflower” paper from Tim Holtz. I used some distress ink to darken the edges of the paper.
On one of the pages the papers had a few different bugs, so I decided to stamp a few extra from TH’s ‘Entomology’ stamp set, coloured them in, then used glossy accents to make them stand out more.
I added loads of metal embellishments from my stash, such as bees, dragonflies, butterflies, and even metal corners on each page.
I’ve hope I’ve given you some inspiration to create your own album xx
Products used:
Daisy’s mdf ‘Dad’ album
Daisy’s mdf glue
Daisy’s mdf birdcage
Daisy’s mdf words “Family”
Tim Holtz idea-ology “Wallflower” paper
Kraft and black card stock
Walnut Stain Distress Ink
Black Shadow Nuvo hybrid ink
Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous “Entomology” stamps
Candied Apple, Antique Linen, Squeezed Lemonade Distress markers
Self adhesive gems
Ranger Glossy Accents
Metal embellishments from stash
Lace

MDF STEAMPUNK ALBUM

Hi everyone,
Today, I’m sharing my latest DT project for Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts - Mdf steampunk album. I used the Daisy’s 4 mdf square plaques with holes. For the papers I used Craft box’s “Steampunk Ciy” papers. These are stunning papers. I used some SnipArt and Dusty Attic mdf and chipboard for decoration, as well as some gorgeous Mitform, from Craft Box, and some of my own metal embellishments. I used chain to bind all the pages. I hope you like xx
Products used:

Daisy’s 4 mdf square plaques with holes 

Craft Box “Steampunk City” papers

Craft Box Mitform

SnipArt mdf clock keys and screws

SnipArt clocks and numbers 

Dusty Attic “Geometric”

Metal embellishments from my stash 

Vintage Photo & Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink 

Mod podge 

Ranger Glossy Accents 

Pinflair 3D glue gel 

Chain

GOTH BETTY

Hey everyone,
Today, I’m sharing my latest DT project for Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts - Goth Betty.
I did a ‘regular’ Betty Boop a while ago (see an earlier post) so I thought I’d decorate this one a little differently.
I had an old dressing gown, so cut it up and used for the dress part of this. I used ribbon for the basque and painted the rest with distress paints.
These come in a pack of two, and are so much fun to decorate as you wish. Why not have a go.
Have you joined our fan group on Facebook yet? You can get up to date blog posts from the DT and info on Hochanda shows, as well as showcase your own creations xx
Products used:

Daisy’s mdf ‘Betty Boop’ 

Black satin material 

Red ribbon

Black lace

Tim Holtz idea-ology bronze fasteners 

Black string 

Crafter’s Companion Stick & Stay

‘Mermaid Lagoon’ & ‘Antique Linen’ distress paints 

Black & Copper Pebeo 4artist marker 

White Posca pen 

SEALIFE PLAQUE

Morning all,
Today, I’m sharing my latest DT project for Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts - Sealife plaque
I love these plaques on stand or art boards, as some companies call them. They’re a perfect ‘blank canvas’ to create whatever you want. Sometimes, that can be a bit daunting, as there are no hint or leads to help guide you. Don’t be daunted, just unleash your creativity ❤️
I decided to do a ‘Sea themed’ board. I used some fab SnipArt and real shells. Daisy’s also have some green moss, which is amazing to give it a realistic look and feel.
So, go on, create a masterpiece. See you all in a week xx
Products used:
Daisy’s mdf plaque with stand
Daisy’s mdf glue
Daisy’s mdf words “peace”
Daisy’s green moss
Finnabair art stones, mini art stones & art pebbles
SnipArt sea life
Die cut net
Sea shells
Craft Box blue sand
Tim Holtz distress grit paste
Seaweed stencil
IndigoBlu white gesso
Pinflair glue gel
Finnabair metallique paints: Midnight sky, crocus fields, dark forest
Tim Holtz distress paints: mermaid lagoon, walnut stain, iced spruce, spun sugar
Tim Holtz distress glitter, clear rock candy
Silver Pebeo 4artist marker

MIXED MEDIA DOOR HANGER

Good morning all,

It’s seems like ages since I last blogged! I hope you’re all well.
Today, I’m sharing my latest DT project for Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts - Mixed media door hanger. This is such a quick and simple project. Minimum effort, maximum result!!
These mdf door hangers are so lovely to work with. No preparation needed. I used some gorgeous dusty attic greyboard, some art pebbles, some Metal embellishments (of course 😉) an mdf word “Craft,” and then painted it all with black gesso.
Once it had dried, I used some of Finnabair’s beautiful opal waxes. I love these and they smell divine!! Done, simple!! See you all next week xx
Products used:

Daisy’s mdf door hanger 

Daisy’s mdf words “Craft”

Finnabair melange art pebbles 

Metal cogs and embellishments 

The Dusty Attic “Geometric” greyboard 

IndigoBlu Black gesso 

Ranger glossy accents

Finnabair art alchemy opal wax magic: green brocade, royal robes, turquoise satin 

LARGE STORAGE TRAY

Morning everyone,
Today, I’m sharing my latest DT project for Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts - Large storage tray. We have the smaller ones of these too, but this one is especially great to house soooooo many paints/glues/inks etc...
It was easy to decorate too, with some Graphic 45 papers and coordinating paint. I then finished off the edges, as always, with Pebeo black 4artist marker. Hope you like xx
Products used:
Daisy’s mdf large storage tray 

Daisy’s mdf glue 

Graphic 45 “Midnight Masquerade” paper 

Pebeo deco creme - Matt Orange 

Black Pebeo 4artist marker 

BABY BOX

Morning everyone,

Today, I’m sharing my latest DT project for Daisy’s Jewels and Crafts - Baby Box. If you watched the last shows on Hochanda, you may have seen this box. I didn’t get a chance to make a sample of this, so I decided to do one for my blog instead.
They’re extremely easy to put together and decorate. These would be perfect for a new baby gift, you could add little socks, vests, bibs, booties etc... in each of the little nine compartments.
Products used:
Daisy’s mdf Baby storage box
Daisy’s mdf glue
Daisy’s mdf baby accessories pack
ScrapBerry’s ‘First Moments’ paper
Finnabair art alchemy ‘Raspberry Pink’ impasto paint
Silver Pebeo 4artist marker