I’ve Got the Whole World in My Hand (and Around My Neck)
I LOVE to decoupage. My standard line is that if my husband sat still for more than five minutes, I’d decoupage HIM. Here are some pieces I made for myself, recently.
The bracelets are made from wooden tiles. The first one is covered in pages of a vintage manual on fixing boilers! (Great diagrams!) I added watch parts, crystals, wire, etc. It’s kind of steam punky. I’ve gotten a lot of complements on this one!
The second bracelet is covered with vintage maps (mostly Africa) plus some crystal for bling. If I ever find myself lost in the Belgian Congo, I’ll be able to find my way around.
The necklace is vintage maps decoupaged onto ping-pong balls. I stuck to places I’ve visited, so Africa, Asia and Europe. Now at least if someone is staring at my cleavage, he might actually learn something!
I had a very messy but fun time with these!
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