Second life for cans and jars

What have in common cans and jars and a cardboard toilet paper rolls? All they can easily become the most beautiful decorations for your home. This technique, which I found in thegraphicsfairy.com, will make very fashionable and very good-looking house, which combine modern style and classic.

1. Jar or tin and toilet roll must be painted black. To get a better coat, they should have two layers of paint over.

2. When the paint is dry, rub the object with the candle that will applied on top of the new layer and later will be easily chafe leaving a black colour underneath. 

3. A second layer should be in light colour. Shade can choose according to your desired palette. It is necessary to use acrylic paints that are water resistant and applies good on any material.

4. Once the paint is dry, take a sandpaper and smoothly scrap desired object edges and places where you are seeking more natural antique effect.

5. To make the labels you will need inkjet printer, PVA washable glue and A4 paper (it would be better a little thicker than regular printing paper, but if you do not have, you can use the standard copy paper - just be a little more delicate work is skinning) and Mod Podge Matte-mat-Mate decoupage glue . They can be purchased Amazon.uk online store, priced at around £ 3-4.

First brush A4 sheet with PVA glue and wait until it dry.

6. You pick the logo from the web page from which you can download free images based on your desired design and print on the side which was smeared with glue. Another very important tip: pictures with text to be rotated mirror principle so that then you stick it on the object and peeled it off will be correct way.

7. Then, cut out the table and place it where you want to put a label before brushing the place with Mod Podge. Stick it face inside. Rub, to avoid air bubbles and leave it overnight to dry well.

8. The next day, put your decorated object under the water (if it is - a cardboard roll just moisten the label with your fingers). Wait a few minutes and slowly peel it from starting from the edge. You'll see how nicely from it peels of as it would be a sticker. If you remember the children body tattoos that you use water to put on your body - the same principle. If not peeling in some places - no problem: leave and then moisten your fingers, rub the paper and it will come off. Do not use sponges or cloths, because they are very easy to rub off.

9. When making a candlestick of toilet roll, cut the sides that would look like burned candle. Although you can see a real candle in the picture, preferably use electric candle - so there will be less fear of causing a fire. When I did this project, I did not have electric candles, so I used as example this tea candle. This candle I wrapped into baking foil and fold edges around the roll top.

10. I used hot glue to make drops and leeks that would look as used candle. Also if you put at the bottom of the candle I would recommend  to be as the gutter. It would be good to use white colour glue to make more realistic look. If you only have a translucent, you can then paint in white. It would be good if you have a transparent varnish put it to the overall project.

Try it yourself and comment what you think about it. 

How to make  environmentally friendly jewellery

These ornaments made from old newspapers and old blouses strips. It seems stunningly beautiful and very fashionable.
I am offering the most creative way to reuse an old blouse in to new life.
1. It must be old newspapers, better would be possible to contain the less pictures. Newspapers Chop into very small shreds: the smaller the better. Take your time to chop one sheet at the time.

2. Boil water and pour it all over the torn pieces to cover them. Leave it for a couple of hours, and from time to time stirring the mixture. Pour all the water and try to hand-drill water as possible from the same rag. After that, as far as possible, pour PVA glue.

Divide mixture in to shape or your choice of size balls and beautifully put on a flat surface. Put it on the radiator (if the heating season), if not, you can speed up the process and placed in the oven 100C heat. However, check balls in 30min if it has hardened. When you pull out it should be completely harden.

3. Now we can start to paint. Use acrylic paint that dries quickly and they become slightly glossy, and a good compliance on any material. If you want to have the natural stone look put the first coat of paint in a dark colour.

Apply a second coat that should be light shade and painted only the tip of the brush bristles with very little paint as if tap around the bead, that would expose the primary colour. When you get the desired outcome left a good paint dry out.

4.Then pick up the thickest needle or awl and pierce a hole where you would like the bead would be ajar. 

The final result depends only on your own imagination. If you do not want to spend, you want use silk ribbon and tied a bow. Or use old jewellery parts.

Bag for Summer

 All hand made and used recycled materials as leather belt from coat and fabrics. 

EXCITING NEWS

Picture made by Saulius Kuzminskas

Just recently freshly update and reopened my Etsy.com shop. Where you can find not just my prints but accessories and jewelry made by me. All items have at least 30%-50% reused materials to help reduce wastage for our environment and for our future to come. As you know it, I love reuse things and try to make new things out of old. However I like to make it in unique way that would be representable and beautiful to wear or have. I try to use materials as much as possible that I won't have too much wastage. Have a lovely visit at our shop and mark it at your favourite list, because it will be updated each week.

The Biggest news of all is new Magical art club for children to come from September 2015. More information about this club you can find in my new blog https://magicalartclub.blogspot.com. For this project I put all my heart and soul for art and children. Last year I graduated Early years Montessori teacher course in MCI London also did volunteering at Garfield Primary school in Art club and gather all my experience and knowledge to make best place for children to learn creativity and build their imagination.