A Painted Coat Rack

           

The wood is painted with diluted craft paint. It is varnished with matt acrylic lacquer.

By adding water to the paint, you achieve a transparent paint which varies in strength and covering power.

1. Paint the coat rack with very diluted paint.

2. You may sand the coat rack first to achieve a worn or distressed look.

3. Finally varnish the wood with matt acrylic lacquer.

A Lantern with 3D Snow Effect

           

This large lantern is decorated with decoupage paper and then dapped with 3D snow effect.

1. Cut out a motif from decoupage paper and attach it to the large lantern using decoupage lacquer.

2. Apply 3D snow effect onto the lantern using a spatula.

3. Make small dots on the lantern using a foam stencil brush.

4. Decorate with a pearl pen along the decoupaged motif.

Jewellery School - Friendship Bracelets

           

The technique is very simple and only requires that you can make a 'forward 4-shape knot'. You can use different kinds of cords and beads, but make sure that the cord fits the size of the bead.

1. Cut a 100cm piece and a 40cm piece of your choosen cord (the more braiding and the less beads, the longer the pieces of cord). Double over the long piece of cord. Make a loop at one end of the small piece of cord. Join the cords with a knot, leaving a small loop. Cut off the short end.

2. Put beads onto the middle cord (i.e. the shortest cord).

3. Put the right hand side cord over the middle cord, back under and up. Pull the cord up through the loop and tighten it whilst keeping the middle cord taut.

4. Repeat with the left hand side cord following the same procedure.