Gifts under £10 - Gio

Hi, 

Here's another little gift which is easy to make and will always be someone happy as it's very useful: an altered pencil case. 

Gio made two versions: One masculine one which she used as a gift box for a watch and a child one for little pencils. 

Those boxes only cost £ 1.25 and are quick and easy to alter.

BROWN BOX

 To make the brown box: I glued some Tando chipboards, metal charms, washers and watch parts onto the lid of the rectangular pencil case .When dry I covered it with DecoArt Traditions Artist Acrylic: Transparent Red Iron Oxide. When dry I applied an Andy Skinner "Timeworn technique". I glued the image from Crafty Individuals picture book: People and places 2 and I stamped the back of the lid using Coffee Archival ink and Andy Skinner acrylic stamps: Letting off steam

To make the brown box, Gio used:

Rectangular pencil case

Andy Skinner acrylic stamps: Letting off steam

Clock face Charm Steampunk style: Antique silver 

Anitas Tacky Glue - 120ml

Tando Creative: Steampunk Wings and Cogs

DecoArt Traditions Artist Acrylic: English Red Oxide, Warm white, Transparent Red Iron Oxide

Crafty Individuals picture book: People and places 2

PINK BOX

To make the pink box: I covered the Rectangular pencil case with Fresco Finish Paint : Rose. When dry I sprayed some Dylusion inks using The Crafters Workshop template - Gathered flowers and Harlequin.

I stamped some little swirls using Dylusions stamps: Background love and Cosmic Shimmer Lustre Embossing powder: Amethyst Mist

I gessoed some old book pages and I stamped them using Dylusions stamps: Background love with Versamark ink. I poured some Cosmic Shimmer Lustre Embossing powder: Amethyst Mist and I melted with the heat tool. I cut every single flowers and I coloured them using several distress inks. I glued the flowers to the lid along with a little image from Crafty Individuals picture book: People and places 2. I stamped the sentiment using Worn Lipstick Distress Ink and

Woodware clear stamp: Alphabet background.

The calendar page : I mixed up the technique used to make the pencil boxes. I glued some metal charms, washers and watch parts to cardstock. When dry I covered it with Fresco Finish Paint: Rose. I gessoed some old book pages and I stamped  flowers using Dylusions stamps: Background love with Versamark ink. I poured some Cosmic Shimmer Lustre Embossing powder: amethyst mist and I melted with the heat tool. I cut every single flowers and I coloured them using several distress inks. I glued them to the cardstock along with the month.

Rectangular pencil case

Fresco Finish Paint : Rose

The Crafters Workshop template - Harlequin, Gathered flowers

Dylusions stamps: Background love

Crafty Individuals picture book: People and places 2

Cosmic Shimmer Lustre Embossing powder: Amethyst Mist

Rectangular pencil case

Woodware clear stamp: Alphabet background

Versamark ink

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