Incorporate Black into your Project

At Anything but a Card this time you have to use some black on your project. Always great to see what the team has made there and this challenge is no exception.

A while ago a friend sent me lots of flower shapes-some were cut from black card and the smaller ones cut from black tissue paper. I used a few on cards but they really needed boxes for the cards and I am not very good at making boxes.

So here is what I did. I found a box of gold candles that we had never opened and I stuck one of them in a piece of wood that was in a big box of potpourri-the gold leaves are from there as well. I cut the end off a branch of an old Christmas tree and added some small baubles. The cones I have collected from under a tree in town as I just love them. Then I added gold pen to the ends of the flower petals and made up a couple of flowers using a gold brad in the centre.

The hardest part was assembling everything using the glue gun. It would have been suitable for a Halloween Challenge with all the glue whisps I left hanging-very spider's webbish. So half an hour later I had picked them all off with tweezers and this is the finished project.




Comments

  1. sam21skiOctober 29, 2012 at 10:08 AM

    By you've been busy.

    Great table decoration.

    Sam xxx

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  2. VonOctober 29, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    Love the table decoration Chrissie :)
    Von ♥

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  3. MeggymayOctober 29, 2012 at 12:53 PM

    Stunning decoration, it looks stylish and elegant.
    Yvonne

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  4. CraftychrisOctober 29, 2012 at 1:46 PM

    ooh what a gorgeous table decoration! Love it! xx

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  5. MarianneOctober 29, 2012 at 7:26 PM

    Wow, who would have thought black could look so celebratory. You did a great job...stunning.

    Blessings,
    Marianne xo

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  6. ButtonsOctober 30, 2012 at 1:30 AM

    Now that is seriously dramatic Chrissie! Your Christmas table is going to look amazing with this in the centre. Great idea. Hugs, Buttons x

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  7. Julie ShortOctober 30, 2012 at 2:09 AM

    Your table decoration is so dramatic and elegant. A tip I learned for the glue whiskers is to quickly wave the heat gun over them and the frizzle away like magic. Not sure about that with your candle though :)
    Thank you for joining in at Anything But A Card Challenge this time.

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  8. hazelOctober 30, 2012 at 2:41 AM

    Wow! What a fabulous table decoration - very elegant.
    xxx Hazel.

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  9. florenceandfreddieOctober 31, 2012 at 3:54 AM

    Fabulous decoration Chrissie. The gold and the black together look stunning.
    Regards Florence x

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  10. butterflyOctober 31, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    Wow, Chrissie... what a stunningly elegant table centrepiece - that calls for a really chic dinner party!
    Alison x

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  11. baileyrosy.comOctober 31, 2012 at 12:22 PM

    What a fabulous project very stylish indeed.

    Marie

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  12. SueNovember 1, 2012 at 1:06 AM

    Beautiful Chrissie, such an elegant piece x

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  13. Julia S-WNovember 1, 2012 at 2:05 PM

    Wow, this is so elegantly gorgeous! I love the black and gold together and the flowers are stunning.
    Thanks so much for joining us at Anything But A Card this time Chrissie.
    Juliax

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  14. MandiNovember 1, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    Stunning holder. I love the touch of gold. Thanks for joining us over at ABAC.

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  15. diane hasthorpeNovember 6, 2012 at 6:09 PM

    What a fabulous and elegant table centrepiece, Chrissie. Di

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