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  • Altered Tin by LOUISE CROSBIE
    July 18, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Altered Tin by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  I’ve altered this little tin as my first project for July.  It’s about 5 inches tall and it was originally a 1940s (?) cigarette tin I picked up at a bric-à-brac stall for £4.  It had a nice...

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  • Spring blossom notebook by LOUISE CROSBIE
    April 12, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Spring blossom notebook by LOUISE CROSBIE

    A bit of a different colour palette from me this week. I’m not usually a soft pastel sort of person but this look was achieved using quite strong colours and it’s the dry brushing in white afterwords that achieves the...

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  • Spring Box by LOUISE CROSBIE
    March 29, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Spring Box by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Spring is here. Well so they tell me. Other than having a crazy little bird attack my window every morning at the crack of dawn I’m not seeing much sign of it. (I’m told birds attack their reflections in windows...

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  • Magical Plaque by LOUISE CROSBIE
    March 8, 2023 Janine O'Rourke

    Magical Plaque by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Today I’m sharing this large round 12 inch plaque with you. The plaque is made of laser cut wood but you can do something similar on an old scratched LP record. Just be careful how you use the heat gun...

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  • Winter star by LOUISE CROSBIE
    December 5, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Winter star by LOUISE CROSBIE

    I’m not ordinarily a big lover of pink, but, there is something about a vintage pink Christmas/Yule/Winter theme that seems to attract me. I blame Stamperia. Ever since they brought out that pink Christmas collection a couple of years ago...

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  • Woodland fairy plaque by LOUSIE CROSBIE
    October 17, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Woodland fairy plaque by LOUSIE CROSBIE

    Hi there. I’m sharing this woodland fairy wooden plaque with you today. It’s actually the inspiration for a class I will be teaching this month at the shop.  I’ve used a bit of old wooden plank left over from getting...

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  • Fantasy Layout by LOUISE CROSBIE
    August 8, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Fantasy Layout by LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  Todays project is a dark fantasy style layout inspired by this lovely photograph by Alice Alinari. I wanted to use the frame from  Finnabairs “locks and keys” mould but I've not made the most of it due to...

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  • Suffragette tag BY LOUISE CROSBIE
    June 7, 2022 Janine O'Rourke

    Suffragette tag BY LOUISE CROSBIE

    Hi there.  Today I’m sharing this giant tag with you.  I’ve used the card packaging from my Finnabair metal flowers as my base and layered some beautiful 49 and market paper over it.  I wanted something soft and feminine to...

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