Ok...no time to wallow in my disappointment...I'm going to crack on with some more Graphic 45 projects. My first one uses the Botanical Tea paper collection which I love - it has such a great colour palette. I spied this abandoned bird table in the school garden...
...so I went to see the teacher who runs the gardening club who told me that it had been donated by another teacher who no longer wanted it and that he had no plans for it either. He said it would most probably be thrown away.
So...I rescued it and decided to give it the Graphic 45 treatment and turn it into a sort of bird house - complete with nest.
With the addition of some Clematis twigs from my garden, polystyrene balls, florist's wire, wooden dowel, Spanish moss, hot glue, green ink and several hours of fussy cutting...this is what I came up with...
and here's the other side...
I have tons of photos, so rather than put them all on here, I have put them into a video which includes a small amount of info on how some of the different parts were made...enjoy!
I'm thinking of doing a tutorial for how to make the 'aliums' (the ones that look like big lollipops!) - they were great fun to do.
I hope you liked my project - I'd love a comment if you have time.
I can't believe it's a year since I applied for this in 2013 but I'm going for it again!!
It has been impossible to narrow it down to six projects, so as with last year I am delighted that the brief said 'at least' six projects. I have put pictures of each project below, but alternatively you can watch my 'Graphic 45 TV' video clip which contains all of the pictures below plus some video footage of things like my Mother Goose Carousel (turning and playing music) and the By the Sea pop-up book in operation.
I hope you like looking my projects as much as I have enjoyed making them, and... Graphic 45...PLEASE give me a go on your Design Team!?!?!
Video...
COUTURE
To start with, fecturing papers from the Couture collection plus metal door pulls...
My i-pad TV cabinet - I made this from 6mm mdf and then painted it black before covering with Couture papers. The drawer handles are meant to be old fashioned tv tuning knobs ...My i-pad slips in on the left hand side and then it actually works as a tv!
MOTHER GOOSE
My carousel, made from scratch with foamboard, a music box mechanism that plays 'Twinkle, Twinkle little star' and a lazy Susan to assist rotation...and lots of the Mother Goose characters on board.
My altered book - a fairy tale castle with Mother Goose accents...
TYPOGRAPHY
Altered writing desk... I fixed up this writing slope from E-bay which was falling appart - and gave it the Graphic 45 treatment.
J is for Jane...
Altered clipboard/planner...my class at A Trip Down Memory Lane's Autumn retreat 2013
BY THE SEA
A pop-up book of my New England holiday a little while back complete with a handmade driftwood shadow box front containing sticks, stones and shells from Maine...
STEAMPUNK SPELLS
Madame Macabre's gypsy caravan, more information about this on my blog here...
Steampunk birthday card...
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Tower of gift boxes
BIRDSONG
A set of altered drawers for keeping different flavoured tea-bags...
My Dad's 75th birthday card
My Chopstick bound book - a tutorial for which can be found here.
BOHEMIAN BAZAAR
A layout using these bright papers - a tutorial for this layout can be found on my blog here...
GOOD OL' SPORT
Sports clubhouse made from a dolls house kit called 'The Retreat' from the Dolls House Emporium and decorated to be a vintage clubhouse / cricket or tennis pavilion...
SECRET GARDEN
Cards...
Pop-up garden in a book...
Mini-book in an altered box...
COUTURE again
My altered glittered wine bottle...
Thank you to anyone who has made it to the end of this blog post! I would love to read your feedback on my Graphic 45 projects, so please leave me a comment...
