Wooden DIY Coat Hook with Vintage Ephemera

Wooden DIY Coat Hook with Vintage Ephemera with Cathe Holden

Join Cathe at the Inspired Barn while you craft an assemblage of contrasting elements utilizing multiple techniques to create a beautiful and useful wall accent piece for hanging scarves, coats, keys, or leashes. Cathe will share unique elements and embellishments for layering and assembling into an eclectic and useful décor element for your home. Learn how to compose a balanced layout of texture and color, then experiment with multiple stenciling techniques. Apply “dry” decoupage and distressing methods, and gild metal hardware with gold leaf. For a fun finishing accent, learn to create a beaded, prize ribbon rosette from ribbon and wood.

You’ll love this video if you:

• Are fond of vintage ephemera.
• Believe a good craft experience deserves a prize (ribbon!).
• Are ready to try stenciling in a whole new way.
• Want to try gold leafing.
• Enjoy decoupage.
• Are a fan of Dresden trims.
• Appreciate the visual impact of contrasting elements.

In Wooden DIY Coat Hook with Vintage Ephemera, you’ll learn:

• How to create an embossed metallic stencil effect
• Steps for crafting a prize ribbon rosette
• “Dry” decoupage and distressed effects
• Gold leaf techniques
• How to add function to crated home decor

Techniques Demonstrated in Video:

• Layout composition
• Adding a beaded border to a round disk
• Decoupage in “dry method”
• Making a prize ribbon rosette
• Three different stencil processes
• Sand-finish and distress paper and edges

About the Expert:

In 2008, Cathe Holden, artist, wife and mother of three, blended her long career in graphic design with her passion for vintage goods into a lifestyle rich with eclectic crafting. Today she creates, blogs, and teaches from her home studio, Inspired Barn, a mercantile-style workshop located in the Northern California countryside of Petaluma. On her blog, JustSomethingIMade.com, Cathe shares original craft projects, free images and designs, and creative inspiration for makers of all skill levels.