Coasting along, still

I have not been painting much, so just to get back into the game, I thought I'd muck about with some of our coasters:

... my favourite ...

I used Folkart Metallic paints.

Just coasting along . . . .

I painted these awful-coloured coasters (apple green and funky pink) with three of my favourite flowers right now, and here are all three, lined up in a row:

And now, for the close-ups:

This electric kettle, sadly, is no more. It's plastic, and me+acrylic paint+plastic = disaster :(

I'd painted on the flowers, and let them dry, and when I tried to top-coat them, they started to disappear . . . .

So, the kettle is all washed and clean now, but the flowers remain: in these pictures:

I rather like the idea of a painted kettle, so I am going to try again. IF all fails, I'll take out my trusty sharpies, and doodle all over it!!! :)