Finished blocks

Just finished off my blocks. They only had home written on them which I thought made them look a bit bare

After

Before

I used various magazines for the patterns and I found the butterfly's scattered in a joe browns catalogue.


Quite pleases with Them. :)

first attempt at decoupage stars

Today I had my first attempt at decoupage stars. I saw them at  http://www.makeitandmendit.com/2011/12/11/how-to-make-christmas-decorations-from-old-cereal-packets-and-junk-mail/  and thought it looked easy and something nice I could make later this weekend with the girls.


I used an old magazine for the decoupage  (a Christmas one so there were lots of red and green),  cardboard from a box of cereal for cutting out the star shape and matt mod podge glue.

I still need to attach a ribbon or piece of string to it to hang it so in the meantime its just sitting in the tree

It looks a bit like there is a santa face at the right side of the star, there isn't lol