These were actually some of the first I ever made but I made a mess of the paint colour choice and then wasn't so keen on the paper choice I made either. However, they've been just staring at me for weeks now pleading to be finished so I figured I'd fit them in in between other projects (why do I seem to have so many on the go!)
Anyhoo these are the blocks:
The finished item. |
The process for making them is really, really simple.
I cut 4 blocks from some rough 2"x2" wood and gave them a really good sand down. The corners and edges were sanded with a mega mother of all sand papers (I do have mechanical sander but
Once the corners and edges were rounded I used 2 other grades of sandpaper to smooth the blocks even more:
Before & After. |
Next, and this is where it all goes Pete Tong, I painted all the blocks with Laura Ashleys 'Duck egg'. I figured a blast of colour would be just what was needed after so many recent projects have been Cream but once they'd dried I decided it wasn't really what I wanted, so I painted them cream - of course!
Once dried I sanded the whole thing paying more attention to the edges and corners.
Next I took some Latin font vellum, cut pieces to fit the front of each one and glued them on using watered down PVA glue.
This is a process I've never done before and I didn't realise that the vellum would stretch and crinkle so much which is another reason I abandoned the project after this point.
The edges of the paper were also sanded once dried. |
Fast forward a few weeks and I decided to finish the blocks mainly because I'd just bought a Gold permanent marker for xmas projects and wanted to try it on something else first.
The marker is by 'Pilot' and I have to say it was a dream to use, as was the White Pilot pen I used on another project, plus I got them dirt cheap along with a Silver one off EBay!
So I attempted to transfer letters onto the blocks the usual way of tracing and scribbling buut even with a dark soft pencil nothing would trace onto the dried glue. In the end I had to hand draw the letters onto each one.
Love! |
Apologies for the lack of staging. |
Not too shabby huh! |
So there you have it, yet more wooden blocks. Enjoy!
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They are lovely and your handwriting is fantastic! I wish I were so skillful! Looking forward to your next project!
ReplyDeleteSweet, Linda! I painted some children's blocks a couple weeks ago and posted about how much fun it was to "play" with them. lol! You've given me another idea using the script first! Thanks! :)
ReplyDeletexoxo laurie
beautiful! I love these! Thank you so much for sharing and linking up at crafty scrappy happy
ReplyDeleteJaime
beautiful! I love these! Thank you so much for sharing and linking up at crafty scrappy happy
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Hi Linda,
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