Easter wishes

In memory of auntie Mary and other retro ladies

There are many old photos kept by my family. Some of them looks a bit shabby, the paper is torn in many places. But all of them are sharp so we can easily recognise faces and notice interesting details. They bring memories and work like an amazing time machine. I've chosen 3 pictures to show you this time. As a true lover of the 20's, I'd like to make something in memory of that golden epoch.
Do you know that you can create your own decoupage paper? Choose some photos, scan them and add some effects (or not) and print them on thin paper. It's better to use a laser printer to avoid smudging the image. As I'm struggling with my printer at the moment, I had to use ready paper from the art shop. I used it to decorate another children's chair in some romantic style. The images are older then my photos, I think they are from lovely victorian age.

Members of the cathedral choir in Siedlce, Poland. 1922.
And these purses... In my opinion - nicer than from Accessorize :)

My grandma's cousin. Early 20's.

My aunt Maria Waszewska - Jackowa (grandma's sister). Around 1925.
All women from my grandma's side had so beautiful hair.

In memory of auntie Maria. My design idea for a "family t-shirt". I'm wondering if my cousins would recognise who's in the picture :)


Retro children's chair - victorian motifs. Decoupage paper

Children's furniture - new project

It was the last carboot sale before winter. Too windy to have a wander round the stalls, it was rather a quick run across the market. Suddenly, something caught my eye. It was a pretty old, small, tatty coffee table. Solid oak wood, though. And a price... one pound! I didn't plan to turn it into anything different than a new coffee table, but when my daughter saw it, I knew I'll paint another piece of children's furniture.

Before:

After:


I used the same motif to decorate the chair.





My little daughter really enjoyed it :)

May this Christmas...

May this Christmas be full of...

Advent Angels for the first anniversary of Decorattic blog

Is it possible? Advent? Already... ?
And if it is the beginning of Advent, there is also an anniversary of Decorattic blog! For this special occassion I have something different than decoupage :). I hope you like my clay angels. Although I'm not going to give up my decoupage passion, the affair with sculpting was too tempting to resist it :).
All Angels will be on sale on Ebay very soon, as well as other items made here, in my little Decorattic studio.
Thank you all for being with me, following my blog, all your comments and e-mails.
Warm regards from Dorset!