Mushroom garden feature

The other day I was making these cute little bird houses which lead to this cute mushroom 

which In turn gave me the idea of turning this ugly stump that I have in the garden 

down beside my driveway into......

this!want to know how?

 

                                           you will need:

                                                              mission brown spray paint

                                                              heratage cream spray paint

                                                              foam gap filler

                                                              cup cake pans

                                                              foil pie tin

                                                              liquid nails

                                                              knife

 

fill the pie tin and cup cake pans with a small amount of foam gap fill follow the directions on the side of the can. it will puff up over the next few hours 

once the foam fill has set take the knif and cut the top of just above the 

patty pan this will be the top of the mushroom.

put the mushroom top on a stick or a screwdriver and spray paint it with the hearatage cream paint. make sure you paint the bottom were you cut it this will seal the foam.

 

   paint around the edge with the mission brown paint to add detail to the mushroom.Once the paint has dried its time to glue them onto the stump.

 

Place a dob of liquid nails on all the stump ends that you are going to turn into a mushroom and..... 

 

 tadah, there you have it your mushroom garden feature. This little fellow moved in straight away.

I hope this will inspire you to get out into the garden and turn some ugly area into a piece of art.

Enjoy    

Wrought iron shabbalishes candle stand

I was given this wrought iron candle stand the other day and I wanted to Shabby chic it soooo

The first thing I did was clean off all the wax I cleaned it down with a greases are oil remover.you can get spray cans of this from automotive shops.i then gave it a light sand and painted it all black.

Painted it white and added some crystals,flowers and of cause rubbed it back in places to distress it a little.

I love that it can fit back against a wall.

And these pink velvet flowers are so pretty.

Who doesn't love crystals?

Thanks for looking hope you have enjoyed looking as much as I enjoyed creating :)

Happy creating x

How to scroll saw

missy and moo custom sign

Word is getting around. I have had lots of requests for custom signs.I was given missy and moo's business card and asked if I could make her a sign for on her stall table.This is what I came up with.

I loved being able to have some fun with this sign :)

 I have also been getting lots of new likers on my Facebook page. I am nearly at 100 likers now yippy :) This has lead to increased requests on how to buy and cost,so I have set up an available page on my web there are only a few items listed at the moment but I will be adding more soon.

please pop on over and take a look. 

www.sawdustartonline.com 

               Have a wonderful day :)              

Custom sign

I Love how this turned out.

Mum and Dad asked if I could make a sign for my sisters Birthday.Her husband has made her a studio and they wanted to give have a sign to go on it.

          

This is not the first thing I have made for Helen, together we have come up with some lovely custom pieces for her display table at bear and craft shows. I must say when she posts pictures on her blog Bear Cub Designs I feel a lovely sense of accomplishment seeing my sisters amazing bears and my wood work together complementing each other is so wonderful. 

Helen is not only an amazing artist but a talented business women, her knowledge and experience has helped not only me but other artist so much. Helen has just lunched a web builder designed for artists called

                   Easy Art Space do yourself a favour and take a look,Helen offers lots of free information on promoting your art.If you do you want be disappointed.

If you would like me to make a custom sign for you please email me @ sawdustart@hotmail.com    

Have a wonderful day :)  

                 

  

           

Saw Dust Art sign

I have made signs for other people so I thought it was time to make one for my self. I would love to know  know what you think.

 hand cut on my scroll saw then air brushed 

  

  Thanks for looking : )

Horse Carousel

This is one of my own designs, inspired by my cute little friends at Cooper Bears.

It is all handmade and has crystal embellishments.  

This one is already sold and I have an order for another. 

sooooo excited!!!