Decorative Bedroom Accessories

Calla Lily Clothes Hanger

Materials:

20 ft. of "Vineyard" #930456 Lingerie Ribbon
sheet dusty plum #26058 Eurorap paper
sheet of meadow #69754 Chamois Quilt paper
pkg. of "Asparagus" #58810 Baby Veggie
cocoa #11888 Papiers paper wire
plastic department-store hanger
two 8" x 24" pieces of cardboard
green floral tape
glue stick
white glue/water mixture
hot glue gun w/glue sticks

Steps:

1. To make the flower: Draw and cut out two sides of the calla lily (as shown in figure B) from the dusty plum Eurorap paper and set aside.

2. Fold a 20-inch piece of paper wire in half and attach the asparagus to it by wrapping the floral tape around both the wire and the asparagus. Cover to the bottom.

3. Using a glue stick, run a narrow line of glue down the edge, top to bottom, for the side that will be the middle of the lily (figure A). Put the two sides together at the middle seam, gently working and pressing them together (figure B).

4. Wrap the bottom of the lily around the asparagus center and overlap at the center. Attach to the wire with floral tape (figure C).

5. Hot glue to the hanger front.

6. To make the hanger: Trace the plastic body of the hanger on the cardboard and draw a straight line across the bottom, making the cardboard hanger wider than the plastic hanger. Cut two cardboard sides (figure D).

7. Hot glue both cardboard sides to the front and back of the hanger (figure E).

8. Tear the chamois "quilt" paper into strips. Dip paper into white glue (70% glue, 30% water) mixture and cover the cardboard hanger, wrapping around all sides until it is completely covered (figure F).

9. Cover the metal hook in the same manner and let dry over night (figure G).

10. Hot glue the lily to the front of hanger.

11. Tie a looped bow of the ribbon and hot glue to the hanger just to the right side of the lily.

12. Use the hanger to hang antique lingerie or vintage clothing as wall art.

Materials:

Raw Goods vase #80063
two sheets Con Leche #92013 coffeehouse paper
white glue/water mixture
acrylic paints: plum, brown, rust, pink, copper metallic suggested
3-5 Poppy Pods #68502
paint brush
scissors
sponge
craft knife

Steps:

1. Using a craft knife, cut top lip off vase, making an irregular edge (figure H).

2. Cover vase with torn pieces of coffeehouse paper dipped into the water and glue mixture (70% glue, 30% water) (figure I). Let dry overnight.

3. Cut rose petals in random sizes. You will need about nine petals per rose. Also cut out leaves. The shape is not critical, since these will be wrinkled and pushed into shape.

4. Brush entire vase with soft pink paint, both inside and out (figure J).

5. Using a couple of different shades of brown, freehand paint meandering vines, letting them grow around the vase.

6. To build the roses, dip the larger petals into glue mixture and place on the side of the vase. Starting from the bottom of the rose, put five petals in circle. Curl, scrunch and shape the edges, pressing some parts flat. Place a second circle of four petals on top of the first circle of petals. Glue in place and press and shape as before (figure K).

7. Cut off the "topknot" on a poppy pod and hot glue this in place as the rose center. These should look like large flat cabbage roses.

8. To make rose buds, roll two petals together, dip into glue mixture and press and shape these onto the vase. Put two rose buds on the vines in various places, add two leaves at the bottom of the buds. Let dry overnight.

9. Paint roses pink with highlights of plum, rust, and other colors you like (figure L).

10. Drizzle watered-down paint over the vase. Layer your colors and sponge as you drizzle. The key to this project is to add many different layers of paint and keep them watered down, allowing previous colors to bleed through (figure M).

11. Add a little copper metallic paint, but sponge most of it away. This will give the vase an Old World look.