A lovely little upcycling project by Gio today using an egg box and paints and turning into a lace storage box.
This is so adorable and would make a perfect gift for a crafty friend.
Gio used Hobby Art Bird House for her cute image.
I covered the egg-box with gesso, then I painted it using a paintbrush and a little sponge with Fresco Finish paints Sky and Nougat.
I distressed the borders using DecoArt Traditions Artist Acrylic: Quinacridone Gold taking a very little amount of paint at a time, leaving the paintbrush almost dry. I decorated the front with the Crafty Individuals mask: Beautiful border and some Dreamweaver embossing paste: Transluscent spreading it through the mask with a palette knife.When dry I distressed the raised areas with the DecoArt Traditions Artist Acrylic: Quinacridone Gold. I stamped the egg box with a text stamp, from PaperArtsy - Lynne Perrella collection 003 plate and Archival ink Coffee.
I stamped the bird house twice and some hearts using Hobby Art Clear Stamps: Bird house and Black jet Archival ink on a piece of Crafty Individuals White Silk Card - Regency Satin. I cut it out and coloured using several Distress inks and a Zig BrusH2O Waterbrush.
For the inside of the lid: I tore a piece of old book page, I painted it with Fresco Finish paints Sky and Nougat. I made a border with the Crafty Individuals mask: Beautiful border and some Dreamweaver embossing paste: Transluscent spreading it through the mask with a palette knife. When dry, I highlighted the texture with little DecoArt Traditions Artist Acrylic: Quinacridone Gold. I added it to the lid box. I added the stamped images to both sides of the egg-box lid.
Dreamweaver embossing paste: Transluscent
PaperArtsy - Lynne Perrella collection 003
Hobby Art Clear Stamps: Bird house
Crafty Individuals White Silk Card - Regency Satin
DecoArt Traditions Artist Acrylic: Quinacridone Gold
See you tomorrow
It`s very beautiful♥!
ReplyDeleteIngenius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! x
ReplyDeleteOoooo, that's so lovely Gio !!!! xx
ReplyDeleteFabulous so fabulous I need one lol!
ReplyDeleteMaggieH
Perfect, I have two egg boxes needing a second use xx
ReplyDeleteGoodness gracious sakes alive! This is a grand project to make for a special friend who love lace and I love your project!!
ReplyDeletesandy
That is a good project, I might borrow this idea later in the year!
ReplyDeleteCarol
What a fabulous idea for a gift - its brilliant! You have also reminded me I have that stamp and haven't used it yet! xx
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