Just Experimenting and Playing with Paverpol

Lynne of The Altered Element sent me some transparent Paverpol for my first Design Team Challenge. I have used Paverpol before when I made 'Tilly' for my best friends birthday last year, but I haven't used it before for it's transparent properties. I have a Work In Progress (sneak peak on post below) but I wanted to see just how transparent it is and what effect it would have on coloured/patterned materials. Mostly Paverpol seems to be used to make figurines but I wanted to try something a bit different, so I made a bowl.
I played around dyeing some ordinary dishcloths with some colourwash sprays, and although I liked the result, the colours aren't right for the WIP so I cut some into thin strips and dipped into the Paverpol and wound very randomly around a metal bowl which I had prepared by covering with clingfilm - PP will stick to metal but not plastic.

I also used some strips of organza to add some 'form' to the shape - this worked OK but did lose its 'shimmer' and some Angelina fibres to add some sparkle  - left it all to try overnight and i am really pleased with the result. It is really very firm and therefore quite usable. When it was dry and I was able to remove it from the bowl and remove the clingfilm, I gave it a very brief blast with my heatgun to tamper the Angelina fibres down a bit

So here is the final result with a light spray of Cosmic Shimmers - I really like it

Upcycling seems to be the 'buzz word' ATM and I have been contacted by Betty Jones asking whether I would be willing to mention her site and her 100 amazing upcycling ideas - take a look, some brilliant ideas, I have already started knitting with carrier bags! also whilst blog hopping I came across this lovely site
Going Green Crafters and Artists - worth a look!

Right I'm off to play some more with the Paverpol - if you want more info about it check out http://www.paverpol-uk.co.uk/