Upcycled table

A lot of the items in my home have been found on the side of the road, in skips or come from charity stores.  I try not to bring every piece of trash-treasure home but one Sunday, while walking home from the city I came across this old little table/stool.  I bought it home, put putty in some holes and sanded it

Then painted it with some leftover sample housepaint I had...

Then put some waterbased oil paints and some ink/watercolours onto it to achieve the specific blue I wanted...

...and then sanded it with some rough sandpaper to get some texture and expose a little bit of wood on the edges...

then I started cutting out pieces of coloured paper to make a little floral tableaux.

Next thing to do is the table sides and varnish it to seal it all in.

birthday paper collages

Birthing day pictures for little Lille Aconia and little Gabrielle Elise...

Paper collage with sequins (Istanbul market), antique pearl buttons (eBay and Barcelona flea market), stamps and other little bits. The angel stickers came from this little old fashioned paper shop in Barcelona. I've nearly run out so need to find some more....