Bluebell Wood

Mainly exploring Corded Detached Buttonhole in Elizabethan Embroidery - as well as general art history research into this decorative style (especially Celtic, Saxon & Viking influences). Oh, and the odd piece of knitting, crochet, sewing or tatting...

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Small things and big ideas

Hi everyone I hope your lives are restored to former lockdown frenetic activity, as mine is. This year is a big year for me in more ways th...

Tuesday, 2 August 2022

Mini chest in situ

Hello friends I cold welded the legs onto the chest with a 2mm layer of cold welding J B Weld an American product that I cannot stop ravi...

Friday, 8 July 2022

Handles fitted and now for attaching the feet

So pleased to say here are the handles … Ok so the handles were really ok to fit in the end. However, the feet have been giving me problem...

Thursday, 7 July 2022

Faux patina update

When they say ‘the material suggests’ it really means go with the flow…so I did. Turns out this chest of drawers has a subtle theme and is ...

Saturday, 2 July 2022

Faux patina gold chest of drawers

Ok so things have moved on. Here is the finished surface. It took four sessions to build up the complexity. I used various tools and di...

Monday, 27 June 2022

Celtic dog & Spanish Turron

Bit more progress. I like the way the head reminds me of Viking figureheads. I need to do the next leather section very carefully and dec...

Saturday, 18 June 2022

Faux patina bedside table with lion’s paw legs - stage 3

No time for many words today….Ok so I used a wallpaper knife to trim down the very stiff excess edges all around the item. This is very ea...

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