Tuesday 28 February 2012

2 Gift Boxes

The theme at Willow Sketchie Challenge this week is "Anything Goes", so I decided to do something a bit different and make a couple of gift boxes instead of a card for my entry. Hope you all like them. :D

2 Gift Boxes


To make these gift boxes I first went through my craft goodies to see what  boxes I had in there.


I decided on an empty "Thomas Sabo" charm box and a square paper mache box. I started with the paper mache box first.




I covered the lid with a glitter patterned cardstock, using a separate piece for each surface of the lid. I then did the same for the box itself using a co-ordinating glitter striped cardstock. I then painted the edges of the box with gold acrylic paint.




  

I then made a flower embellishment out of several paper flowers (which I held in place with a small brad), I curled up strips of scrap cardstock and glued them in amongst the flowers and next I glued a square diamonte to the center. I then attached it to the top left corner of the box lid. Lastly I glued a few metal embellishments onto the lid as well.



I decided to keep the empty "Thomas Sabo" charm box relatively simple, as I quite like the stripes on the original box. So I cut a small circle out of white card which I attached to the center of the lid (to cover the writing). I then made a flower embellishment for the lid using 2 medium and one small pink silk flowers and a pink pre made paper rosette which I attached to the center of them by poking the stem (as they came in a bunch and I left approx 1.5cm of stem on it) through each silk flower and then bending it at a 90 degree angle to push flat on the back of the flowers. Lastly I glued it to the center of the box lid.

I quite enjoyed making something other than a card for once and I would like to thank Hazel and the design team at Willow Sketchie Challenge for a fun theme. Good luck to all that enter. :D

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    1. Thanks Donna :-* I just felt like doing something different for a change... And gift boxes always come in handy ;)

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  2. Beautiful boxes love , love them both xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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    1. Thanks Celia :-* Glad you like them :D I was very pleased with how they both turned out :D

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  3. These are gorgeous Teegs, I love the papers you have used on the square box and your flowers are beautiful. It is nice to have a go at something a bit different sometimes isn't it.
    Thank you for joining us at Willow Sketchie this week.
    Pauline
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    1. Thanks Pauline :-* Yeah it was fun... Took me back to when I used to do beyond the page scrapbooking a few years ago... Might have to dig my old scrapbooking stuff out and have a play ;)

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  4. Love them both Teegs and so happy to see a regular with us on our very busy week!!! Thanks for playing on Willow Sketchie this week, Love Hazelxo

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    1. Thanks Hazel :-* You know me, wouldn't miss it for the world ;)

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  5. they are bothe beautiful and i have just thrown a thomas sabo perfume box out that i couldve made so pretty. louise xx

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    1. Thanks Louise :-* Glad you like them :D I'm shocking as I tend to keep things that I think I can recycle and do something crafty with... Problem is I end up with so much stuff that I have to cull it every few years... Lol ;)

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    1. Thanks Louise... Glad you like my work enough to become a follower... Really appreciate it :-*

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