Watering Can and Card Gift Set - Maja design

Maja Design May Mood Board.  

The May Mood Board at Maja Design is now posted on the blog.  You can find the details all right here.  The Mood Boards are meant to  inspire in a number of ways; from the color palette , from the images provided, and from the quote and words.  

You do not need to use them all in your creation.  You can create anything you choose.

Click here to play along.  Entries due May 26th and should be emailed  here moodboard@majadesign.nu

  I took my inspiration from the image of the watering can and used the watering can I had saved on a shelf in my basement.  Not terribly original, but still tons of fun to create.  

 You can find this Watering can set  here in my ETSY shop along with other items in my ETSY shop .

I created a matching card as well.  I thought it would make a great gift set.  

This is the watering can before and after I altered it.  

These are the papers I chose from the collection: 

Time for Reflection (B side)

Flourishing  (A side)

Tags &  Journaling Cards ( A and B side)

Here are a few more close ups of the projects: 

Thanks for stopping by. You can find this set and other items in the ETSY shop.   

Time for Reflection (B side)

Flourishing  (A side)

Tags &  Journaling Cards ( A and B side)

Prima Flowers - Royal Menagerie - Maude 583361

Prima Soprano flowers - Purple 561697

Petaloo - Burlap Blossoms Ivory   pl-1650-003

gold trim

Lace

hemp twine

April Your Passion Your Art - Going Off the Page

Flying Unicorn goes off the Page

April Showers bring May flowers and our Your Passion Your Art celebrates the beginning of Spring and the sweet smells of the earth after that rainy spring day. Without further adieu we offer you our April Your Passion. Your Art kit of the Month

OK so this is the watering can that comes in the April Your Passion Your Art kit.  All silvery and shiny and such.  I rubbed the whole thing with Patina Rub N Buff and left it to dry - skipping the "buff" step.  This seems to have given the watering can some bite to hold my other embellishments. 

Next I used some floral mesh as a band around the middle.  I like dabs of burlap on this but didn't want the bulk and chunky look wrapping burlap around the whole can.  

While i made sure I secured the floral mesh with a lot of strong adhesive, I also tied some hemp cording around it  - adding to the look, but also beeping the mesh in place. 

 Pick up your kit quickly .   April Your Passion. Your Art kit of the Month


Products:
April Your Passion. Your Art kit of the Month
Rub N Buff Patina
Prima Flowers 574963
Prima Flowers 564476
Prima Art Ingredients Glass Beads Butter 961701
Prima Glass Glitter Violet 962739
Flying Unicorns Metal Adornments - Butterfly
Burlap
Floral Berries