Jacqueline Wilson inspired birthday card

Another hand made card post. My cousin is a huge fan of the author Jacqueline Wilson in particular the children's book 'candyfloss'. After researching the book cover design by Nick Sharratt, I got to work on her birthday card. I tried to use aspects of the book cover but created my own character version of my cousin, which she loved!

by Jst-K

DIY plant pots

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Instead of putting my tins into the normal recycling, I decided to reuse instead as little plant pots. I had some left over metal paint and some thick twine. I started by making numerous holes on the bottom of the tins for drainage.  

 I found that the sharp tip of a corkscrew worked best. I then painted it with the metal paint and when it was dry decorated it with twine and added a bow for good measure.

After