Martha Stewart Silicone molds and paper clay make fast and fun embellishments. I thought I'd try the 4 piece kit of leaves, fern, butterflies and flowers.
You twist the molds and carefully release the pieces and leave 24 hours to dry/cure. Some paint brushes and simple watercolour paints and you have some 3d embellishments for your layouts. This is only one coat of paint. I used inks for the leaves. The fern leaf is very fragile and breaks easily.
Saw this on Quilting Daily's newsletter and, of course, I had to try it. You take a whole head of celery and slice about an inch off the end, slicing as evenly as you can. Ink the celery and stamp a rose!
I have finally finished painting (and ironing to set the paint) and now to find the right size of canvas to mount the painting on. Yes, it is supposed to have a mottled background, although I could have done a better job blending it! This was painted over the course of many days. Its not perfect but not too bad for my first attempt.
