slate crafts
Some members of my family did a lot of work with old slates in the past.
This included house name plaques - to add to moloneys post you can also use metallic paint e.g. silver/gold for the lettering as this contrasts nicely with the darkness of the slate.
Other items they've made include mirrors, clocks, lamps (the base with smallish pieces of slate stacked one on top of the other), photo frames and pasting documents on e.g. the rudyard kipling poem "IF".
The natural flaws in the slate add to the character of the piece and i've seen them thread silver and copper wire through the nail holes to form decorative circles etc.
You can also spray the slate in silver metallic paint etc for variety.
|