Sunday, 21 November 2010
LIIU Challenge No 6 - Recycling
Now, for this challenge I was planning on recycling a small drawer to make a little show-box. Well, I am still thinking of recycling it, but need to work on it much longer than I had planned, so decided to do something else. Bought a rather tatty wreath in a charity shop for 50 cents. Took it home, cleaned it, and pulled off the few remaining roses, they must have been the last roses of summer! Then I sprayed it with snow spray to make it look wintery. You will be pleased to hear that the table and part of the floor also looked wintery - moral - put down some old paper first, or you need to be cleaning afterwards! Then I took the silver ribbon off a box of Xmas candles I had bought, straightened it, and wound it around, before winding some wire with mini-baubles around, too. Used a hot glue gun to get it all stuck. The flowers have been die-cut with TH *Tattered florals*, put together, distressed, and given a bit of bling with silver stickles. The centre has been made with a mini mirror circle. Stuck them on with the glue-gun, too. Then I stuck on the little sleeping angel, which was part of a Xmas bouquet last year. The card at the bottom has been distressed with TH inks, the houses are a TH on the edge die, Santa and the stars have been stamped, the birds have been cut with a Martha Stewart punch, and the tree and sentiment have been hand doodled. Was fun to make, even if it wasn't quite what I had planned, but it is all recycled, total cost 2,50€, and I still have a lot of snow spray left....Thanks for looking, I'm off to clean the floor and table in the kitchen!
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Stunning wreath well done on giving that rather unchristmas wreath a new lease of life
ReplyDeletehugs almax
Thanks Alma, it was fun to make and cost next to nothing, so that was good!
ReplyDeleteHi Val, you've been busy again, well done, it's turned out lovely! Hugs, Sarah & Kids
ReplyDeleteIts looks amazing now Val and what a good idear to use festive snow
ReplyDeleteThanks again Alma, I have put it on my door, looks good!
ReplyDeleteAwesome wreath Val and excellent recycling.
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Sue xx
Thanks Sue, nice to see you around again!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a beautiful wreath Valerie, and even better that it was recycled. I love it! Love the flowers, love the snow, and thanks for the chuckle about putting the paper down first!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs - Carole xxx
Thanks Carole - it's always the little things like that that I tend to forget....
ReplyDeleteHow brilliant Val, love it, you have done wonders. I also love the great little card hanging. Thank you for playing at LIIU, this is a fab piece. Annette x
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Netty, glad to see you back again!
ReplyDeleteA stunning wreath Valerie, and I adore that houses on the edge die...I have that and you might just have inspired me to get it out of its packaging!!!
ReplyDeleteSue x
Thanks Sue, it is a beautiful die, I have been using it for Xmas cards....
ReplyDeleteOMG what creativity it is stunning and the matching card is beautiful, again wow. Thanks for sharing with us at Let's Ink It Up.
ReplyDeleteHugs Shirley x x
What can i say? It's just amazing what you come up with, and great that the wreath has a whole new very different lease of life. Love the angel in particular, just gives it even more appeal. Hope you got your floors cleaned, lol. coB
ReplyDeleteLove what you have done here and the angel is just gorgeous
ReplyDeleteLove Dawn xx
Thanks for the kind comments, Ladies!
ReplyDeleteReally fabulous creation, very resourceful. Thank you for playing at LIIU.
ReplyDeleteHugs Ali x
What a stunning project, it's great that you gave this wreath another life as it looks amazing! Thank you for joining us at LIIU! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Joanna!
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