Welcome – Medley with Mandala and Watercolour Embellishments

Hello friends,

Warm welcome to all the readers. Today I am sharing an interesting medley of some wonderful new products, that are a part of my Itsy Bitsy  DT kit for this month. The post is also my Design Team post for the brand. 

In the picture above are some of the products from my kit, that I have crafted with to make a WELCOME BOARD. Have also used the beautiful Mandala stencil with different mediums, in different ways on different surfaces. 

Some interesting images of the Welcome Board. 

Has some decoupaged tiny flowers, butterflies and bird. 

Water colour effect given on Welcome cut out using distress inks. Also gave a stitched line effect with black permanent marker.

Added fine glitter on flowers and welcome cut out when the varnish was still wet.

Stenciling done with modelling paste mixed with chalk paint colour and have used the Mandala Decor stencil. 

The final look

 Hope you liked my Welcome medley with mandala and watercolour elements.Here's the link to the detailed step wise picture tutorial of the creation. 

Will be exploring the watercolour embellishments, in the next post as well. For now let me quickly take you though my creations using the mandala stencil. The mandala decor stencils from Itsy Bitsy are huge, overall 14 x 14 inch (mandala – 12 x 12 inch ),  available in 4 beautiful designs. They can be used to design various decor products like wall pieces, lamp shades, clocks, cushion covers, on furniture and so on. However, it is not necessary to use the stencil as a whole. There are smaller elements within the design that can be used on smaller surfaces as well, making the product versatile. Have used the stencil design – Glamour Bloom.

Stenciling with chalk paints on fabric-

Stenciling with sparkle paste on burlap journal cover- 

Have also used 3D pearl drops for added dimension and effect. 

Stenciling with embossing texture paste on paper envelopes-

A detailed information on stenciling with different mediums is also shared in the above link. Do visit and be a part of my explorations with Mandala Decor stencil.

Hope you like my creations. Happy Crafting.

Create, Express, Enjoy !!!

Vaishali Khandwala

Home Decor- Cast with Cement and Love

Hello friends…Hope all are  crafting great !!!!  

I am very excited to share my creations using Itsy Bitsy's home brand, Little Birdie’s Craft Cement. The post is also my Design team post for Itsy Bitsy. Being an architect, have learnt all about cement and concrete, but never worked hands on with it. So in the middle of my excitement and concerns, ended up working on two projects …what if one cracks ???

To my happiness both the projects turned out great….no cracks and perfect unmolding. Craft Cement is a great material to create decor products with organic look. Have created two  home decor products  – a soap dispenser and a  key holder. 

Some interesting pictures and close ups of soap dispenser-

Ceramic knobs make great embellishment for the dispenser along with

 beads and succulent flower.

Combination of Glass and Cement is elegant. 

Explored stenciling with cement slurry and it turned out interestingly great.

Also check out textures created on plastic glass with cement mix and bubble wrap.

Working with cement can be addictive. Had learned about cement concrete reinforcement. Reinforcement is used when casting larger cement structures like columns, beams etc. Also used for shaping to create cement sculptures. Wanted to give it a try in a smaller way here and this gave shape to the next  home decor piece – a key holder, for which I have used steel wire mesh as reinforcement. Wire mesh is easily available in any local hardware shop.

Here are some details of cement key holder-

Have used wire mesh as reinforcement to hold the two cement panels. 

Wire mesh enhances the raw look of cement.

Decoupage and gold highlights compliment the natural look of cement.

Here's the link to the detailed stepwise tutorial of the cement creations.Read till the end to know how both can be used differently as well !!!

Hope you liked my Home Decor Creations- Cast with Cement and Love,  for a ‘Home with Love’!!!

Happy Crafting

Create, Express, Enjoy !!!

Vaishali Khandwala