Mixed Media Monday.

  Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

I am here today to show you some 3D mixed media that I've been working on:

I love the MDF projects by Hobbilicious and couldn't wait to play with this one.

Some of you have been watching the stages as I've gone along so it's only fair now to show you the finished project so here goes. Hope you like it.

Lots of moulded pieces went into the making of this piece by Prima, Zuri and Prosvet.

The MDF pieces are by Hobbilicious, and the black lace (Top side sections) by Prima.

I couldn't resist building up a little story around the back, just use your imagination my friends!

Another of my favourite dragon moulds (Prosvet).

The background was made using a Finnabair stencil and embossing paste. 

After adding the colour I finished the detail with gilding wax.

Side section.

So all finished with the addition of a few decorative items from my collection.

The wands are rock crystal and semi precious stones that I have collected over a long time and they just seemed to suit the cabinet and may well end up staying there.

If you would like to see the the stages in making this I have photographs in the page section and you can find them here.

I would love to hear your comments.

Many thanks for stopping by and happy crafting,

Angela x

WOYWW - 641 - What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Hi Workdesk friends. 
We are here for another Wednesday at the Workdesk and here is:
"What's on my Workdesk this Wednesday" and as Julia posted early I've done the same!

If you don't know what this is all about then please visit the 
Stamping Ground, our host Julia will explain.

So here is my desk for today!

Still in the cabin.

If you were around on Friday you might have seen me working on some moulding. I have just about got all the things I need now to complete the Gothic Cabinet so I am a bit further on this week.

Lots of new pieces added.

I really don't like this stage but you have to do it to move on! I always think of this as the "Ugly Duckling Stage".

I have had these gems in my stash for more years than I care to remember so needed to find a way of using them.

After attaching the moulded pieces I got to this and glued the roof in place.

More dragons on the way.

And then it was time to bring the whole thing together.

The textured pattern down the side edges were some old Ric Rac braid that was lying around.

The back and the drawers look like this.

And the roof section.

I know there are lots of you that don't do 3D mixed media so I wanted to show you the process of how easy it is to do even with a large project like this one.

I'll be adding the colour next so we've some way to go yet before it's finished but I'll be back soon.

So that's me done for today.

 Thanks for stopping by and hope you will pop over and join in the visits around the other desks.

 I'm off now to see what everyone else is up to.

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x

Friday Fun Day.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.

I didn't think I would have much to show you this week but I have a few photographs so I hope you enjoy seeing what I've been up to.

This has been my fun day this week, a few more items moulded for the cabinet project. Probably too many actually!

But I have been in the garden. 

The Buddleias are flowering again and the butterflies are loving it.

We have a couple of different colours and they are very pretty.

I love this dark one very much.

The pond and the fish are looking good but the sun may have something to do with it as we've had some very warm days this week. 

The fish don't know how lucky they are, there are days I would have liked to be in the pond myself.

This is the new filter and it's much easier to flush out than the old one as you don't need to go inside apart from a couple of times a year.

This is what comes out and the plants seem to be enjoying it.

The park is quieter now the children are back at school.

But we did see this.....Wagons Roll! Great to see them out again. There is an old people's home on the edge of the park so I'm guessing they've let them out today.

We pass these two houses on our way back from the park and they are about to knock them down to gain access to the land at the back. You may remember that I showed you this...

The land in the distance on the right is the back of those two houses and that's where they will build the new houses. Behind me is our house.

They had cleared the land in the spring but it's all over grown again.

This is another peak down the drive between the two houses and you can just see where the trees start.

Back in my garden, this is my one and only coxes apple that the squirrels haven't eaten!

Many of them look like this.

And finally my friend who is in Scotland at the moment sent me these photographs.

Can you see what they are?

Pebbles and lots of them. 

She knows I love doing my own and this is quite amazing.

Just a few funnies today to finish off.

That could easily be Stan given half a chance!

Not the right breed but could be Maisie and Stan though Maisie also likes chasing pigeons.

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for

"This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x

WOYWW - 640 - What's On Your workdesk Wednesday.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Hi Workdesk friends. 
We are here for another Wednesday at the Workdesk and here is:
"What's on my Workdesk this Wednesday".

If you don't know what this is all about then please visit the 
Stamping Ground, our host Julia will explain.

So here is my desk for today!

Back in the Cabin.

I make no apologies, I'm working on the cabinet again.

I know you must be thinking this is taking a long time but I have had a lot of moulding to do and glue to dry so it is something you have to do a bit at a time. 

The two metal weights are holding down some large pieces to flatten them as they were curling up while drying.

However, I have started the decoration. 

Some MDF pieces from Hobbilicious and some older pieces by Prima though I've no idea where I got them from but they are one of the things that needed to be used up so I'm pleased I've found a home for it.

This was the packet that the black pieces came in and the card inside is so pretty with little stars so that will be another thing I can't throw away Lol!

I've also added some little stars to the cabinet roof.

The next thing will be to add the paint so very soon all of this will be looking very different. It's still at the messy stage when nothing seems to work together but I promise it will get better soon.

Thought you might like to see this too which I've made during the drying time.

I know some of you have already seen it as you popped over on Friday and I would like to thank all those that left me such lovely comments.

So that's me done for today.

Thanks for stopping by and hope you will pop over and join in the visits around the other desks.

 I'm off now to see what everyone else is up to.

Have a great woyww 

and 
happy crafting,

Angela x

Friday Fun Day with Smiles.

 Welcome to all my new followers, hope you enjoy the journey.

Angela here again to show you what I've been up to this week.

After visiting mum early in the week......

I'm back in the cabin.

Still working on my Gothic Cabinet.

I've been doing some moulding and ready to start adding the detail.

I gave it some light texture roughly with a Finnabair stencil.

And then started adding the moulded pieces.

It's quite relaxing really as you can only do so much then I have to wait for the glue to set.

So while I waited for that I managed to weed the strawberry plants before they got out of hand again and now I have enough suckers for the whole street but I'm sure I'll find a new home for the ones I've kept. 

Went to the Craft Club on Saturday.

I love these cards that we made, very stylish. I'm doing the class next time, can't wait we're going to make......well you'll just have to wait and see Hee! Hee!

We took Stan to the Vet's again to see how his Prostate is shrinking but you wouldn't want to see photographs of that I'm quite sure. He's very well behaved but it makes his eyes pop if you know what I mean!

Obviously can't leave you without some funnies.

Not in my house though they have tried this trick!

Naughty!

So true......according to dog law!

How sweet but very understanding. Dogs don't like you changing their routine.

Have a great weekend everyone and

 thanks for stopping by.

And if you would like some more smiles you just need to pop over to see what our other friends have been doing this week at Annie's for "This Week's Smiles" and you can also share your  smiles too.

Angela x