DIY Jar Of Fairy Wishes...❥

A 'Jar Of Fairy Wishes'...

Isn't this the most special idea.

And what a wonderful gift for a fairy lover!

You can make the jar of fairy wishes any size you like...

but I opted for a cute mini hexagonal style jar.

These wee jars come in a range of sizes and you'll find them at Briscoes.

I chose it because of the blue gingham print lid, 

knowing that this jar of fairy wishes would be on a shelf with my blue and white pieces.

To make your own 'Jar Of Fairy Wishes' you'll need:

*Dried dandelion seed heads

(whole and in pieces - I just picked them whenever I saw them and popped them into a large glass in my china cabinet and left them for about three weeks to dry out.)

*A jar with a lid or cork top.

(Remember the bigger the jar, the more dried dandelion you will need)

*Cord, ribbon or string to tie a bow at the neck of the jar.

*Scrapbook embellishments to decorate the lid or cork of the jar.

To Make:

Carefully fill your jar with whole and pieces of dandelion seed-heads.

Embellish the lid to pretty it up and to hide the writing on it.

I used a pre-cut flower shape

I glued this in place.

Then I topped that shape with another sequined flower shape that was a little smaller.

Using a blue and white twisted cord, I tied a bow at the neck of the jar, and knotted the cut ends.

Then I added a couple of pretty paper flowers to each side of the bow.

I love fairies, and I'm loving this 'Jar Of Fairy Wishes'...

I expect to make more of these to gift.

Other fairy lovers would adore it! 

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DIY Stamped Lampshade...❥

This post is about my DIY Stamped Lightshade, 

 

So read on...

I found this little light shade in the bargain bin at Bed Bath & Beyond.

Only $18!

I've always wanted a lamp for my built in shelving in the Red Lounge,

but have never found one that fitted the width of the shelf.

But this little lamp was the perfect fit!

Plain white base with a cream linen type shade, I decided to add some stamped images to it.

This is how I did it...

For the first row of stamps I taped one inch spaces using a 2 inch wide sellotape.

The stamp I used was a simple poppy design by Stampin' Up.

The first ink colour was a red by Dewdrop Inks.

Press the ink over the stamp...

test on a similar type fabric as the shade first if you like as you want just the right amount of ink to avoid bleed.  

Carefully press stamps onto the fabric spaces between the sellotape.

Leave to dry 10 minutes.

Remove the tape and the stamp the design again in a different colour ink. This time I used a dark grey.  The pattern was red - upside down - Grey - right way up.

Leave 10 minutes to dry.

Then I used a cream white ink to colour in the internal parts of the poppy stamp.

Place the light shade onto the base, connect a light bulb, and put in place on the shelf.

So this is how it turned out...  

In traditional Japanese aesthetics, 

Wabi sabi is a view that is centred on the acceptance of transience and imperfection.

The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is imperfect, flawed, impermanent or incomplete.

I'm telling you about Wabi sabi because the lampshade stamping is far from perfect. I was a little heavy-handed with the red dye. There are some imperfections with bleeding into the fabric on a couple of the stamp impressions.  

Regardless -  I think it is still beautiful.

And when I decide to change the shade...

I already have a vision of another DIY project!

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