Decorative Black Frame with White Board

The white board is used everyday in our house - whether it's writing the shopping list, using it as a reminder or just a cheeky message to my husband. 

We would really miss it from the wall in our kitchen, so therefore it deserved to be a bit more glamorous, with a decorative frame.

And here it is.........

As you can see here in the before photo, this plain whiteboard served a function but definitely needs to be more attractive and part of our home.

Before

 I found this frame in a local shop and painted it in a black gloss paint to transform my boring whiteboard.

Before

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Hand Printed Tea Towel

The baby had an afternoon out with his grandparents which gave me a few hours to get the paints out and have a go at my hand printed tea towel (without any little interuptions!)

I have a long list of things I want to make and this is something I have wanted to do for a long while.  

In the summer I did a few sketches from the fruit and veg patch and this drawing of a tomato caught my eye.....

... I thought it would make an ideal print.

And here is the end result.

My favourite

Tea Towel

Trio of Tomatoes

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Acrylic paint and pencil .....a bit of colour.

I really enjoyed this, it's been ages since I did some painting and maybe it shows! But great to get the paint brush out and use some colour.