Folksy :: Buy "Hand Printed Lino Print Christmas Tree Card Pack"

I know its some time off but I'm preparing for running some handmade Christmas workshops in Cornwall.

One of the projects will be to produce some printed cards and wrapping paper but these are so lovely It would be hard to produce anything better!I'll post my results later once I've found my lino!



Folksy :: Buy "Hand Printed Lino Print Christmas Tree Card Pack"

Recipes for Lime Wash | The Earth Pigments Company

Recipes for Lime Wash | The Earth Pigments Company

Roman wall painting in The National Museum of Rome - using lime and natural pigments.

Wash
A wash has less texture than a liming coat, but still masks the surface. To obtain the best result, stir between every stroke.

•2 part water
•1 parts lime powder
•Additive binder at a ratio to the total volume of limewash mixture of 1-10%
•Pigment by weight (ratio to lime powder) of no more than 22% Ochers, 15% Oxides maximum

Work in Progress

Making Lime Putty

We got through about 12 tubs of lime putty - lucky for me they only cost 2 euros each when 1 make them myself!

Lime putty should look like Mozzarella.

New plastering with Pete Mold

Pete Mold and me plastering and straightening the walls in one of our upstairs rooms;this plaster has marble dust mixed into putty and sand.

Going to Abruzzo Soon

Its September and I'm heading south with the swallows again! We have arranged for an experience earth plasterer/builder to come oiut and work on our house.

When we arrived in May we found this Gecko in the bathroom!

making jewellery

Lots of time recently to concentrate on making some 'upcycled jewellery' I've added these to my etsy shop.

The inspiration is endless once you get going with scraps of material.

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I've also made some covers for A6 notebooks using these curtains with Bambi on them

These bracelets are made out of scraps