On the Case

On the Case

Hi Everyone

Enjoy the weekend won't you?

I am sure you don't need reminding

that it is back to normal next week

Certainly i have enjoyed getting to

and from home in relative ease and

calm - it will be back to planning

my journeys now the schools are

back ..............

Jane Castle is here today with a

great storage idea.........

Well this was a theme that could lead to 

many different crafting projects but

 I decided to make my 12yr old Granddaughter 

a case for her to keep her ear-rings in when

 they are staying at their caravan. 

I wanted to keep it fun and felt these new 

Whimisical Birds from Tando Creative 

really fitted the bill.

I began by giving the larger of the 2 mini

 book boxes in the set a coat of black paint 

both inside and out. 

Then cut a strip 10cm off the top from 

a sheet of Kaisercraft 12x12 paper.

This 10cm strip was then stuck onto a piece 

of white card to give it some extra strength.

 Starting at the end with the wild flowers

 I made the following score lines;

1.5cm score, 2cm score, 1.5cm score,

 1.5cm score, 2.5cm score, 1.5cm score,

 1.5cm score, 2cm score 1.5cm cut.

These score lines were then folded forming 2 areas

 for the ear-rings to sit in.

 Although these measurements worked for

 my box they might need slightly adjusting 

as I'm not sure as to whether these boxes

 match exactly size wise. 

This was then placed inside the book/box 

and the 2 ends glued in place.

Now onto the bird for the top,

 the face and legs were given a coat of Nougat paint 

and the body a coat of Very Berry. 

The eyes were made from circles punched from

 some scrap blue card and then black gems for the centres. 

The beak was cut from some pale yellow felt and 

faux stitching was added using a fine nibbed black pen.

The body was stencilled using a sponge and 

Cosmic Shimmers Chalk Blending Ink. 

The feathers on the top of his head had 

Enamel Accents applied.

The legs had Enamel Accents for nail varnish

 and the stripes were added using a Sakura Pen.

Finally the wings were given a coat of Wisteria paint, 

then stamped in Archival Watering Can 

and heat embossed with clear powder.

Before attaching the wings I added some 

Treasure Pewter to the edges.

Using the same stencil and Blending Ink 

I added some decoration to the corners of the lid. 

The blending ink dries a lot lighter on the black

 background but you could always give it a 

second coat if you wanted it to completely match. 

The centres had some Enamel Accents added 

and to finish I rubbed the edges of the book with

 the Treasure Pewter.

The ear-rings my Grandaughter likes to wear 

are quite small but I decided to pop a few pairs 

of mine in just to check it worked ok !

I think she will be spending less time searching

 around for lost ear-rings and more time belly boarding 

on the beach.

Items used

Mini Book Boxes

Kaisercraft Wildflower 12x12 paper Spring

Tando Creative Whimiscal Birds set 2

PaperArtsy Srapcosy Stencil PS050

Cosmic Shimmers Chalk Blending Ink 

Toasted Rose

Fresco Chalk Acrylic Paint 

Little Black Dress, Nougat, Wisteria & Very Berry

Archival Watering Can Ink

Detail Clear Embossing Powder

Treasure Pewter

Ranger Wendy Vecchi Enamel Accents 

Catus Flower & Garden Patina

Ranger Enamel Accents Classic Cherry

Sakura Stardust Pen Purple

PaperArtsy Eclectica EEV06 stamp set

From Stash - 

pale yellow felt, blue card and 2 tiny black gems

Expect your Granddaughter loves

 her box.  She could save rings in

it too.  Thank you Jane

Those boxes lend themselves to all

manner of uses don't they?...........

Such fun!

'Till tomorrow

Mickie xx