Tea Cup Coasters and Napkin Box for Eileen Hull Designs
Hello and Welcome to a fun little project using Eileen Hull's latest two die releases - Tea Cup and Spoon and Post Box.
Before I share a tutorial here are a few details:
Unfortunately I am only working with die cuts as the die has not arrived here in the UK yet. Once it does arrive I will die cut the cup in cork and adhere it to the back of the coasters so it doesn't slip.
This will make a lovely present for a tea drinking friend and there is just enough room to squeeze a couple of nice tea bags in behind the napkins.
Please do scroll down for the tutorial and there is a little extra at the end as I made another two coasters from a different crackle medium! As always thank you for joining me and I hope you have fun with these new dies from Eileen. I can see there are many possibilities!
Jennie x
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TUTORIAL
I had thought about having the side (which is the top!) of the box opening, but decided it looked better stuck down and the cups still sit inside ok.
Once the Gel Medium had dried overnight I then added the Crackle Glaze and again left it to dry overnight to ensure the crackle did its stuff!
I also made another pair of coasters this time using a different type of Crackle Medium.
The die cut shapes were first painted with an Acrylic Chalk Paint (PaperArtsy Fresco Finish Space Cadet) and were then covered with DecoArt Weathered Wood.
It is then possible to adhere the torn tissue paper stamped area to the cup shape with Gel Medium. Again I added three coats of varnish to protect the artwork and will add cork to the reverse once I get the die.
Dies used:
Sissix Eileen Hull Bigz L Die Tea Cup & Spoon #664797
Sissix Eileen Hull Scoreboards XL Post Box #664798
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