Helmar Creative Team

Pretty pot

I am back today with another upcycled pot!

This pot is an op shopped white pot with an old Doily and lots of bright colours added!

First, we need to paint the pot in a white gesso to give it a good surface to work on

or

you could lightly sand the surface. 

Once dry, I have used the amazing fabric stiffener and draping fluid to attach the recycled doily

to use this fluid you need to thoroughly saturate your material you are using with the fluid then squeeze the excess out before moulding over the project you are working on. 

Allow this to dry for a good 24 hours or more.

Once dry it can be removed and used on its own as a stiffened doily but I have chosen to reattach to my pot and use as a cover for my pot. 

I have decided to make this pot a nice really bright creation

using some Lindy Magicals mixed with some water to paint the doily covered pot.

Once my pot was painted I allowed this to dry then added a couple of brightly coloured flowers to highlight the colours of the pot. 

To protect my pot for future use with a potted plant I have taken this pot outside and given it a good, solid coverage sprayed with Crystal Kote Gloss. 

Steam punk pot

Like a bit of rust, grunge, steam punk ?

What about this pot ?

This is a plain white pot painted in white gesso.

Once dry, I have mixed up a slurry of Tacky Craft glue and water 

and used this to apply my rice paper to the pot. 

Allow this to dry thoroughly. 

The next step was to create some grunge using some assorted texture pastes. 

Again, allow this to dry and we move on to adding some rust colours. 

Once coloured and thoroughly dry, I have chosen some metal embellishments,

attached these randomly around the sides of the pot 

and highlighted the whole pot with some gold wax. 

 

Helmar Creative Team Call Out October 2021!

Helmar Creative Team Call 2021

Helmar is an Australian owned business who distribute their products to different parts of the world. Helmar is a recognized market leader of adhesives, aerosol and chemical products. We are looking for new creative team members to promote our amazing Craft & Hobby products. If you’d like to be a part of one of the most creative and easy going design teams out there, while showcasing Helmar products and your talent, this call is for you!!!

We are looking for dedicated creative design team members who work well with deadlines and guidelines.            
Positions on the Helmar Creative Team are for a 6 month term beginning October 1st, 2021.

As a member of the Helmar Creative Team you will…

Receive a generous amount of Helmar products!

The possibility of a selection of products from our generous Preferred Partners throughout your term.

Now what does it take to be a part of the Helmar Team? Here are your responsibilities:

1-2 projects per month consisting of posts on the Helmar blog, your personal blog, sharing on Facebook and other social media platforms.

Keeping your personal blog and Facebook page up to date and linking and promoting Helmar products at every opportunity!

If you are interested in being part of the Helmar Creative team, please email the following information to socialmedia.coordinator@helmar.com.au

• Name, address, daytime/evening phone number and email address.
• Short biography.
• Links to your online galleries, blogs, Facebook and other social media platforms.
• List other teams you are now on or have previously been on.
• A brief paragraph explaining what special attributes you will be bringing to the Helmar Creative Team.
• Two examples that will best showcase your work. Please ensure file sizes are not overly large or small, nothing over 1mb. Examples could be your Papercrafts, altered art, mixed media, craft projects, kid’s projects, home décor, etc. Make sure to list any special techniques you’ve used using adhesives.

Please submit your application to socialmedia.coordinator@helmar.com.au by Thursday 30th October 2021.

No late submissions will be accepted.

 The new Helmar Design Team will be announced in October 2021.

At this time we are only accepting applications from Australia.

We look forward to seeing your applications!!

Reinforcing Sewing Projects

Hi Helmar fans, Raelene with you Today.
I recently started doing some sewing classes with a fantastic teacher who lets students pick their own projects, so when I said I wanted to make a custom upcycled bag for all the stuff I take to the skate rink that doesn't fit into E's skate bag my awesome teacher was enthusiastic in helping me figure out what I needed from my bag and how to make it.

As I worked on my handles I realised I needed to using Helmar Fabric Stiffener & Draping Glue could help with making the base of my bag firmer so loading my cushion in will hopefully be a little easier.

Make sure you line your surface with some wax paper or baking paper.

As the Helmar Fabric Stiffener & Draping Glue leaves a sheen on the fabric I decided that instead of soaking my base in it I would paint it on the inside.
I needed 2 helpers for this and I couldn't get a photo while painting it as all hands were needed.
I poured a decent amount into some random plastic packaging I had and painted the inside of my bag with a old brush, giving it a generous coating.

A tip from the Helmar team helped me figure out how I was going to leave this overnight.  I placed 4 2lt Bulla Icecream tubs inside and then put some heavy books on top to help with flattening out my base.  I left it for 24 hours to dry.
 
 

I haven't been able to get a photo that shows how the base is stiff, it just doesn't show but here is a pick of my bag sitting on the carpeted stepped seating at the rink, you can kind of tell that the upper section is floppy but the base has form.

Here is a pick of me wearing it.

I like the amount of stiffness the Helmar Fabric Stiffener & Draping Glue has given my base, it's perfect for my needs.