Pimp my ride

For Christmas we wanted to give my little sparkle a push bike. We could not find a pink bike anywhere! We had to buy a black one but I still wanted it to be unique.

That is when I came up with the idea to foil it. Let's be honest I'm foiling everything these days it wasn't a big leap to foiling her bike. I can't take credit for doing all of it. My husband took over half way through because well..he is a perfectionist so naturally it would be better.
So to bling your bike you will need: A bike, double sided tape, dark pink sparkle foil,modge podge
First, place double sided tape where ever you would like it to be pink. Next cover with foil, press and peel. Then modge podge.We made an R on the front by cutting the pieces of tape.

How cute is that? Now we always know which bike is hers. Although that won't guarantee the other children won't want to steal it :)

Our Christmas table

I just had to show you my Christmas table. We were at my grandparents in Underberg and my granny loves dark blue and gold. Which is perfect to use foil art with. I just wanted it to be touches of gold so I didn't do loads of foiling. Just on the glass bottles and the wide candle.

I used craft glue and antique foil on the bottom of the bottle. I just painted a fine layer of glue on the bottle and wrapped it in foil and left it to dry for a few days. If you would like to make it permanent you need to seal it with glass sealant.

On the candle and the taller bottle I just wrapped the bottle in double sided tape and rubbed the antique gold foil over it.

It really looks so pretty and subtle.

What did you do for your Christmas table?

Sparkle inspiration

So this weekend I had Louise from foilart capetown come visit me. Wow what an inspiration! She has been foiling for 9 years! You name it she has foiled it! It was amazing! I'd say 'what about this?and she would say 'Oh ja but then try this too!' or 'oh ja we did that for this, look at this picture..' She has given me countless ideas. So stay tuned for many many more posts over the next few days.

A sparkly Christmas word

 So I was fishing through my Christmas box for some inspiration and I found this sign.

Really dull isn't it?
So I decided to add some sparkle!
You will need: A plain sign, double sided tape, super tack glue pen, a craft knife or tiny nail scissors and foil in the colour of your choice. I used the plain metallic red because we are still doing a Christmas theme.
Stick double sided tape in equi-distanced lines across alternating letters. I found it easier to get them even by lining them up with a ruler. Take your craft knife or scissors and trim the edges off. Make sure your blade is sharp otherwise it pulls the tape. If that does happen, you can fix it by filling in the spaces with the glue pen.
Make dots with the super tack glue pen on the other letters. Dont layer it too thickly, otherwise it takes forever to dry and you actually don't need that much. Leave to dry. Peel the double sided tape off.

Take your foil and place and press it over all the sticky parts making sure it is stuck down all around. Then rip! The one thing a friend of mine commented on foil art is that if it doesn't cover it completely you just go over with the foil again to fill in the blanks. Which is really nice. Your project isn't ruined because you didn't get it right the first time. There you have it a sparkly sign. Soo much cuter than before.

 A picture of it on the wall with all my Christmas decorations. I love a sparkly Christmas don't you?