I finally made something for me:)

I got a little side tracked yesterday... and decided to work on a project that I've been working on forever:) I LOVE these little baskets. I made them from paper, applied 10 coats of paint, crackled them.. and then went back and 'rusted' them. I think I went a little overboard on the rust, But I love where this is going;) Last night I made big fluffy towels to go in the bottom baskets, sheets to go in the other basket... and a stack of blankets/sheets... all tied up with blue bows:) I pulled one of my candles out... Then I also brought in a few gifts from Mercedes:) The table came from her- I have since repainted it... and she also made the little containers with the labels on them. This is where I learnt to 'rust'... not sure I've got it down like she does, but I'm working on it:) Thanks Mercedes:) Oh.. and the big bottle of 'bubble bath' in the bottom basket came from my own handmade collection- it just needs a label:)

I can't tell you how much I love this whole scene. I'm thinking of a Guest Cottage by a beach somewhere... are you?

Just to show you what I started with.... The back basket has been crackled but not 'aged' yet.. Where as the basket in the front has had a layer of brown added to it...

Then I went back over with 'paint' to add the rust spots. I used copper paint on the round basket, but thought it was too shinny... So then I used a dark orange and it was to bright ... finally I found a color that looked just like rust- red oxide? I think... and it worked perfectly. So if you look REAL close each basket is just a little different..

And from a distance, they look Great:)

Now I just need to build something for them to go in:)

Until Next Time:)