Cup And Saucer

I began by wrapping an old china cup and saucer in saran wrap/clingfilm. this will protect them. i then dipped small torn pieces of copier paper into white glue and lay them over the cup and saucer. I covered the whole thing and left to dry before adding more layers. in total i added 5 thin layers. i then carefully peeled the papier mache away from the cup and took out the saran wrap. i added a wire handle at this point and then added 2 coats of geso.
Next I painted both pieces black, then added a layer of crackle glaze. Once that was dry I added a coat of white and left it to dry so the cracks could appear.
i now had a fully crackled cup and saucer
i built up delicate colour with chalk acrylic paint. the paint was diluted with water so the colour built up gradually.
I coloured some tissue paper and stamped some leaves onto the dry paint.
These were cut out and glued to the cup and saucer. I then sealed n=both pieces with satin glaze.
I blended several green acrylics onto a tag, before using a brayer to roll some white over them. i then stamped and coloured in some flowers.
i added corrugate card and a sentiment.
I finished the tag with the stamped image of the owl and some fibres.
using left over tissue paper I created a little pouch, into this I inserted a single tea bag.
i added the sentiment to the outside and also attached a small tag to the string of the tea bag.
To finish the cup i stamped and coloured this little birdhouse to hang from the handle.
Here it is all together. to complete the gift you could add a cookie wrapped in deli paper.