Boxing Clever

Boxing Clever

Hi There!

Upcycling is the topic of the

day today.  Jane Castle has

turned a very plain box into

beautiful storage ........... or

maybe a useful gift for a craft

buddy.......

"Hi Folks, today I'm going to show you 

an inexpensive way to tidy-up those loose 

bits of ribbon and lace that end up getting 

scrumpled and creased in the drawer 

or needlework box.

I began with a 17cm x 11cm x 8cm 

cardboard box that many businesses 

use for mail order. 

This was given a base coat of white gesso 

on the outsde and the inside of the lid.

 I then cut some ATC cards from some

 thickish card scraps.

The box was then decorated by adding some 

Grunge Paste through a Tim Holtz and

 PaperArtsy stencils. 

Once dry Fresco Chalk paint was added

 with a piece of Cut and Dry foam 

gradually building up the colour.

Just 3 colours were used in the end and

 then the whole of the outside was brushed

 with Satin Glaze. 

I then wanted to enhance the relief work 

without completely covering up the existing 

colours so I replaced the clean stencils

 and added some DI in Pumice Stone. 

Loved the colour but it needed to 

be a little more defined .......

So after some head scratching and a

 coffee I sponged on some DecoArt 

Metallic Paint in Zinc, perfect!

Some die-cut letters, ribbon and a wooden bead

 to pull open the flap and a 

little bird from Jofy 15 stamp set.

The inside was lined with some brightly

 coloured felt and the ribbons and lace 

wound onto the cards.

Then I had one of those 'Light-bulb' moments -----

If you had somewhere that you could attach

 a cup hook the cards could be stored 

on a book-ring......

Happy Crafting to you all. X"

That was a light bulb moment

Jane, thank you for sharing along

with your beautiful box

Now just in case you don't do much

in the way of online shopping, or

maybe everything you buy comes

in a padded envelope..... have a

look here for a suitable box to 

decorate in a similar way

"Till tomorrow

Mickie xx