Painted Milk Churn

I love vintage stuff and the milk churn is one of them. I bought two - a big one and a smaller one from a car-boot sale (flea market), so I decided to paint the smaller one first. I treated the original milk churn with a primer and a base coat. Then I painted a farmyard scene on it. I then gave it a coat of clear varnish.

Painted milk churns can double up as umbrella holders. You can also put a lovely pot of flowers on top. Or they can be left as they are in a corner. Great conversation piece!

Painting wooden spoons in Vietnam

I conducted a 5-day teacher training session with teachers in Vietnam. This was a collaboration project between the Ministry of Education, Vietnam and Global Education and Development Agency. Upon arrival at the hotel where I stayed, government officials greeted and presented me with a bouquet of flowers.

Then I was whisked off to the school where the training was held.

Secondary school teachers came from surrounding towns on their motorbikes to attend the workshops. They had to wear face masks because of the dust from the laterite roads.

The teachers were all ears as I shared with them classroom strategies and management ideas.

To break the monotony of the five days of teaching, I incorporated a fun session of exploring creativity....in this case, painting wooden spoons.

And I was amazed at what they did!

Beautiful spoons to bring home to adorn the walls!

Folk Art

Acrylics on metal. The metal milk churn is from IKEA

                                                                 Acrylics on wooden tray

             Acrylics on old cast iron kettle

Acrylics on cast iron churn

                                 Combination of plastic paint and acrylics on wooden clogs

                                                                 Acrylics on cast iron churn

              Acrylics on chip board: Gingerbreadmen banner

                Acylics on aluminium bucket with decoupage details

                                   Acrylics on wood

                                  Acrylics on chipboard: Switchplate cover

                           Acrylics on wood: Paint supplies caddy

                               Acrylics on wood - high stool

                        Acrylics on wood - teddy bears' picnic - a box for trinklets

A wall hanging

                   

                          Acrylics on old aluminium kettle

                            A box of gourmet tea satchets

                         Acrylics on the lid of the box

Acrylics on chipboard - Kitchen paper roll holder