Snookery Crafts

May's Crafty Nana Makes

I usually have different craft items I'm making, on the go.  Some of them have been on the go for a few years, while others I finish quickly, depending on the artistic frame of mind I'm in I guess. I hoard a lot of stuff too just in case it's needed, and invariably it does.  I've had quite a bit of time on my hands recently to craft, so at last I have finally finished some of them which is a great feeling, especially if it is up for sale or a gift for someone in the family.

One of my recent makes ended up being for me.  My daughter came home with a picture no one wanted at work and was given permission to keep it.  A large square hardboard box frame with poppies painted on it.  In the end no one wanted it at home either, so it ended up lying around waiting to go to the dump.  

Then recently inspiration hit me and an idea of what to do with it came to mind.  I painted over the poppies with white acrylic paint to tone it down a bit first of all.  Then stapled burlap and lace over it with the words, "The greatest of these is love" and a heart shape in the middle with buttons.  It looks great over the bed in the spare bedroom, very happy.  It's quite big too, about 2ft squared.  So if you have any box frames hanging around, try it out.

Other makes include these lovely birds and flowers which would look great hanging up in a child's room.  I have 2 of them for £10 each.  Let me know if anyone is interested.