Sunday, 12 April 2009


This is a re-working of Suzanne Torr's canvas class at last week's excellent ATDML retreat. Suzanne's canvas was gorgeously shabby chic. Sadly, my execution of it was decidedly less gorgeous. More importantly, the glue I used didn't hold things on very well (Herma repo - durrrrrrr), so by the time I got it home and unpacked it, bits were bubbling up or falling off.

I couldn't re-do it in its original form because in getting them off I damaged part of the photo and some of the embellishments. So I abandoned the orginal design and scraplifted the canvas from the Foof-a-Life book, using the base cardstock from the class.

The one on the right is me as a bridesmaid when I was about 3. I look quite demure don't I? Twenty minutes later I told the vicar to shut his gob, I forget why...

3 comments:

Unknown said...

Fab. Love the photo!

germgirl said...

Oooh! that is beautiful! Gloriously shabby chic - in an excellently good way :o)
Exceptional paint smearing too - it never works for me :o)
I hope you've already hung it in pride of place.

Anonymous said...

I think this is a beautiful canvas....I hope to see you making more!