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 These room accessories in the picture are tole painting. The gingerman necklace is the first one which I made.
Handcrafts boom has died down for years here but it was very popular about ten years ago. So there were a lot of fine kits for beginners. Some of them are in the pictures on this page.
Tole painting itself is not so difficult but it takes time to finish. As the bases are mainly plain wood, the first thing before painting is to polish them. That is very laborious because the surface must be smooth enough to use brushes freely. If this first step is rough, it won't go well after that sometimes.
However you can also enjoy the rough appearance intentionally. That depends on what kind of pictures you want to paint on the base. Incidentally cans are used as bases, too.
Plain wood bases
After polishing the bases, undercoat next, painting pictures and give the final coating. Each step must handle with care to finish finely.
The finished works are used not only as ornaments but also as practical items. There are a mini box and a square tray in the following pictures for example. You can use those things to keep small accessories or I put a lace paper in the tray and use it as a cookie tray at tea times. Using handmade items this way brings a daily small happiness from time to time.
As I like the country taste, I made many items after finishing this first series for beginners. I'll put the pictures of them here in the meantime.
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