Decoupage, hortenses and cracquelure

I was trying to tidy up our house and dispose all the leftovers from my craft boxes. Old cans with paint, brushes, pieces of paper etc. I've found a bottle with "cracquelure varnish". It was almost dry, but I still could use several drops. Just enough to create a small, romantic jewelery box with hortenses. And just in time - all shrubs of these flowers were blooming.

Jewellery box

Today a hint of traditional decoupage. Flowery pattern cut out from a napkin tissue and some acrylic shading by the edges. To get some 'antique' look I used craquelle varnish and filled cracks with a special powder. 
Several coats of transparent varnish and ta-daam! :)
Lovely flowery May days to every one!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Advent wreath by Decorattic

Advent is a beautiful time making us able to celebrate and enjoy Christmas entirely.
My Advent wreath is a bit different this year. Only one candle instead of five. I used oasis foam as a base. The rest of decorations was found in a park before first frosty days has come.
So it's almost "Made by Nature" :)

Chalk paint by Annie Sloan

I thought it was going to be only a short romance with a diffrent type of paint. But today I'm sure it's true love!
The best kind of paint I have ever used, the best results, splendid colours, smooth surface at the end...
Also, the wax is brilliant. Easy to apply, not too smelly...

It took me only 4 hours to decorate my new chest. I used new Italian decoupage paper (as promised last time :) ), chalk paint: Old Ochre and Chateau Grey, and some other colours of acrylics.
No varnish this time, as a layer of soft wax (Annie Sloan) done the job perfectly.