DIY Lazertran Bug Pebbles

23 Apr 2015


DIY Lazertran Bug Pebbles

Lazertran Decal paper is a great way of transferring images onto surfaces such as stone, wood, plaster, ceramic or glass. I used to love playing around with this stuff when I was studying ceramics at uni. I'd decorate plain plates and coffee pots with pictures of The A-Team or She-Ra. If the pieces are fired in a kiln they can be used and washed without the decal coming away. I kind of wish I had kept some now!

To make these bug pebbles I first gave them all a couple of coats of white paint. I used a silk emulsion that I had, but Acrylic would work too.

Using an Inkjet printer, print your images onto the smooth, chalky side of the Lazertran paper and allow the ink to dry for at least 30 minutes. Cut the image to size and soak in some water (about a minute) until the image comes away from the backing paper.


Next paint the pebble surface with a coat of real turpentine - turpentine substitutes or white spirit wont work. Carefully position the decal onto the pebble, smoothing out any air bubbles and leave to dry for a few hours. You could finish the pebbles with a clear varnish, though I decided to just keep mine as they were.

DIY Lazertran Bug Pebbles

I made these dipped pebbles a few weeks ago (you might have seen them if you follow me on Instagram) Again using some emulsion paint, I wrapped a little tape around the centre of the pebble and painted one half.

Dipped Pebble Magnets

Dipped Pebble Magnets

Dipped Pebble Magnets

I thought they would make sweet fridge magnets, so I simply glued some small magnets to the backs using a strong glue.

Dipped Pebble Magnets

I think I'll make the bug pebbles into magnets too - I just need to get some slightly bigger/stronger magnets to stick on!

Have you used Lazertran or decal paper for crafting before?

Do let me know if you make anything similar, I'd love to see it! xx

Lately...

11 Apr 2015




Hello! Hope you all had a lovely Easter. Our was good, a mixture of adventures out and about and just spending time chilling at home. I've been trying to take my big camera along with me more over the holidays. I've got in to the habit of just relying on my phone, and whilst that's nice and easy it doesn't make for good blogging. I'd missed it too, I'll have to try a little harder to use it more.

I even took my old Kodak Duaflex along with me a couple of times. It still has a half used film inside. I often wonder what or who those pictures might be of, tucked away inside so many years later. I must look into getting it developed one day.

We went to Portchester Castle last week, the boy loved exploring there, bounding up all the steps leading to different rooms. Elizabeth hated it, getting increasingly scared the further up the castle we went. She just about made it to the top, holding on ever so tightly to my hand. I'm not sure if it was the dark rooms, the steep stairs or the old prison space that did it - either way she doesn't ever want to go back!

She did however love it at the forest of Bere, which we went to in the afternoon. They spent hours playing in the adventure playground filled with giant wigwams and play huts. We'll definitely be going back there another day.

I had a little play around making this giff of the dancing shadows in my bedroom. It's not great and I guess I should have used a tripod, but hey, its my first one! And finally, the kids hunting out chocolate eggs in the garden. Every year it gets a little harder to go and hide them all. They were on watch this year from the moment they got up, convinced they could see little paw prints on the window. I love how they look out for eggs for ages afterwards too, hoping one or two might have been missed on the day.

How was your Easter, did the bunny come? x

Collected Treasures

2 Apr 2015















A little late this month (where did March go?!) but here are our collected treasures from the last few weeks... Fern leaves, green beach finds, wavy seed pods, snow drops, beach finds, driftwood, Archie's moon rocks, tiny leaf skeletons, black pebbles which I dipped in paint, seed pods, more pebbles and leaves from the garden.


Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! xx