Glammed Up Bunnies!

Hurrah! Have finally finished the bunny heads so now they look the way I imagined they would. Now they seem very glam with bespoke made shields (MDF as it can be shaped more easily than wood for the shields, so I'm reliably informed) painted in pastel colours. The shields were made by the very lovely John at Ogwen Art & Crafts based in the picturesque Ogwen valley (North West Wales http://www.ogwenartandcraft.co.uk/ These three- Freddie, Bettina and Millie are now on sale in my Etsy shop http://www.etsy.com/shop/LostintheWoodDesigns The fourth bunny, Rosey, sadly can't be pictured as it turned out pale pink didn't do much for her colouring (she's a soft grey which I imagined would be perfect but that's how much I know) so she's awaiting a hot pink shield (paint to be purchased this week from the extensive range of B&Q mini tester pots, I now have a lot of them!).

My next post will continue the talk of paint and expand on my new paint roller /anti brush breakthrough, with a potted review of a shabby chic furniture painting workshop I recently went on at the iard workshops in Parc Glynllifon http://iard.co.uk/ They have lots of fab & inspiring courses (ie jewellery making, slate workshops, hammering iron & metals in a forge, basket making etc etc) and are one of the main reasons I started making things in the first place, have a look at the upcoming list! http://iard.co.uk/cyrsiau---courses.php

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