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Here's a process video of the steps I took to paint and finish a set of seasonal napkin holders. Using the Iron Orchid Designs Christmas Tapers and Angelic Tapers Moulds, cast with Amazing Casting Resin, they were painted in Olive green chalk paint, sealed with white wax, wiped back so...

Iron Orchid Designs offer a range of innovative products to challenge the status quo of the creative industry. From stamps and moulds to transfers and paint inlays, Iron Orchid Designs are used and loved by furniture painters, creators and artists. Owned by two sisters, the name "Iron Orchid" is symbolic of...

HOW TO ATTACH RESIN MOULDINGS If the piece you are adhering to is unpainted, make sure it is clean and dry and then adhere the moulding directly onto a flat area. Make sure the back of the moulding and the area it will be glued to are not perfectly smooth...

TRASH TO TREASURE Join me for weekly charity shop hauls and their subsequent makeovers. The items I select to buy, how I transform them and then stage for selling. I hope you will learn some techniques and more about the products I stock and sell to enable you to DIY...

DIY TRINKET TRAYS USING IOD MOULDS AND TRANSFERS Need some beautiful trinket trays to hold your car keys, loose change, or jewellery? Display your creative talent along with those precious things you don’t want to lose! 

  Take your plain Jane, "no sew" pillow covers to the next level with this DIY home decor project! In this tutorial, learn: - how to stamp fabric - how to DIY home decor or make a handmade gift - how to make a color wash with chalk paint We...

While you might not realise it, colours and emotions are closely linked. Colours have the power to trigger emotions in us, and these reactions are rooted in psychological effects, biological conditioning and cultural imprinting. That’s why it’s so important to understand colour psychology and choose colours wisely when it comes...

Ikea Lazy Susan makeover using IOD Decor stamps and Frenchic Paint Take one plain lazy susan from IKEA and see how you can make it into a unique home accessory using Frenchic Paint and IOD decor stamps. Create the paint effect of your choice as a background using Frenchic chalk...

Our kitchens are the one room in the house that gets used and abused on a daily basis. It's the hub, where we all congregate and share food, drink and stories.

It's the one room that estate agents will tell us can help sell a house and it's the one room where it's common place to spend thousands. 

But what if you haven't got thousands to spend? Does that mean that you have to put up with an outdated kitchen space? Not any more!