~Pretty as a Picture~

~Saw this image on Pinterest today....a rose painted on china....how stunningly pretty is it....so wish I could create something as beautiful and life like as this......Have a great weekend.....

~Crafty Business~

Its a hot one in my corner of the world to day and I dont know about you but all I want to do is ...nothing when its hot like this.  I have a few project I want to start but have lost my mojo today.  I really want to make some of those cute strawberry sachets....oh and candles...well melts actually.....I go through so many melts.  Totally love having all the beautiful smells in my home.  I am forever buying them (melts) and thought why don't I learn to make them for myself.   I found a candle starting kit on ebay (they dont just do a melt one) and then I saw a soap making kit also...so I bought both lol. I decided my soaps were going to be pink roses with rose petal sprinkled on top.  I read all the instructions...the colour looked perfect...the smell was divine...and the insructions said sprinkle petals in the bottom prior to pouring...which I did.....and as I am pouring the petals are floating to the top and making the soap around them go green.  I havent made the melts yet but they are on my to do list.  I even have pretty fairy floss fragrance which I cant wait to try.  Maybe by next Christmas I will have perfected both good enough for pressents.

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A beautiful box I bought from the markets for $1 a while ago.

My rose soap from the top

This gorgeous mismatched jug and bowl where given to me by a friend...isnt it gorgeous.

A couple of green themed plated that sit next to my jug and bowl.

This years Christmas find...a pink and green santa with extendable legs...love him .

~Clay Roses~

Well I attempted to make clay roses last night following the wonderful instructions from Carol (The PolkaDot Closet).  I think I remade it about 6 times before it actually looked like a rose to me. 

I made it using Super Sculpey  and it only came in a natural colour for the big box of it ($30.00 from Spotlight) or you could buy a little packet of any colour for $7.00 which looked like it would make maybe two roses if your lucky.

So on when the oven (hubby got excited at this point...he thought I was cooking...pffft).  I followed the directions which said 10 minutes at 120 degrees per 6mm so on went the buzzer and I patiently waited.  At this point I was dying to see how they came out when the smell of something burning greeted my nose.

Rushed to open the oven only to be greeted by slightly burnt roses. 

So here are my first (slightly scorched) roses.

Well despite the crispy crunch look I am quite pleased with my first attempt and the instuctions provided by Carol fromThe PolkaDot Closet were very easy to follow.....I will just have to see how they look when painted.

(The moral to this story...I need a new oven )

Have a great day xox


Here is the link to ThePolkaDot Closet 'Making Clay Roses'.
http://thepolkadotcloset.blogspot.com/search/label/Making%20clay%20roses