WOYWW 226

Have just done a two day faux metal workshop at home which was similar to the one I did at Vicky Stampers a couple of months ago. This is a corner of my room where Mo was working:

This is the sample piece which I got them to do

Can you tell which ones are the real metal and which aren't?
Can you guess what the faux ones are made of?

We used different things to colour them and a variety of things instead of the actual metal which can be expensive, especially along with the tools, if you are just trying it out for starters.

The object of the sampler above was so that they had a reminder of the different materials and finishes they could employ.  One the sampler is finished they could choose which ones they liked and wanted to repeat to decorate a photo frame like this

This normally has a photo of my friend's little girl in it but I don't like putting photos of children on the internet just in case.  Sad but true. Some of these are real metal some faux.  They don't look quite so bright irl and I really like this frame (from Michaels) so think I will be doing another.  The ones from the Swedish shop in the UK work just as well but are a little narrower so 1" squares fit perfectly.

I'll put a tute up shortly for those interested so you will need to watch out for it.  In the meantime pop along to Julia's blog and see what others have linked up to show their desks this week.  Do read Julia's own account though, she nearly always brings a smile to my face.