HAVING FUN WITH DECOPATCH

What's the difference between decopatch and decoupague? Basically they are the same thing except that decopatch is much faster and less fiddly diddly. With decopatch, you can purchase this super thin, flexible but also hard wearing paper and a glue that contains a varnish. Decopatch is like paper mache and looks fabulous on card, metal, wood, glass, plastic and paper.

When I was at the Knitting and Stitching Show in RDS Dublin recently, I couldn't resist buying some of these papers as well as some MDF (medium density fibreboard) forms: a garland of origami cranes (which now hangs prettily outdoors and acts as a wind mobile) and a flower tray.

So I've transformed the flower tray into something useful - to display Cadbury Roses. The trouble is the candy doesn't stay there for long and it is too tempting for some.