Beautiful decorative Capiz Jewellery

Capiz shells and rocaille beads are put onto a ball head pin as well as a tassel in matching colours. These are assembled in a round jump ring and then pulled onto a leather cord or a french ear wire.

The really beautiful capiz shells with holes are unique, colourful; and with inspired designs they are ideal for fashionable jewellery. The tassel is made from mercerized cotton yarn which is wrapped around two fingers and assembled with a few rounds of yarn approx. 1cm from the top.

Plastic Masks with Gauze Bandage

These plastic masks are decorated with gauze bandage and painted with pigment acrylic paint and art metal gold paint. You may attach lametta by attaching it to the back of the mask using cloth tape.

1. Cut the gauze bandage into suitable pieces, moisten with water and place onto the plastic mask. Let it dry.

2. Paint the mask using pigment acrylic paint and complement the colour with art metal gold paint if you wish. Let it dry. You may attach lametta onto the back of the mask with cloth tape as extra decoration.

A small Papier-Mâché House, covered with Handmade Paper

Painted  papier-mâché houses covered with handmade paper and decorated with a wooden bead and guinea fowl feathers.

1. Use the papier-mâché house as a template for drawing and cutting out the appropriate pieces for covering the house. See paragraph 4.

2. Paint the surfaces of the house with acrylic paint as desired.

3. Paint wooden beads in different colours.

4. Place the template onto the handmade paper. Copy and cut out.

5. Attach the piece of handmade paper onto the house using decoupage lacquer.

6. Also apply a coat of decoupage lacquer on top of the handmade paper.

7. Thread the bead onto the string used for hanging.

8. Attach a guineau fowl feather inside the hole of the wooden bead using glue.