Repetitive? Handmade Flower..

Hello Krafters!

As I was looking through my photos of projects that I have shared on my blog, it dawned on me that it has been a LONG time since I made my own flowers! I guess I have been spoiled J I also realized that my projects were starting to look repetitive to me. So I pulled out my hoarded lace and got to work!

Today, I am sharing an altered box I made using my handmade flower…it reminds me of the Prima flowers! Anywho, I really like how it turned out! On the flower, I used a broach that I bought on clearance. I felt they would be great together! I layered the flower on pearl strings and a feather. I made a stick pin to finish off the flower.

Although I have shared several altered projects, I believe this one does not look repetitive! I think I achieved my goal of the day! J

I hope you enjoyed today’s project! I hope the person who received this likes it as much as I did! Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Products:

My Mind’s Eye Union Square

Wood Box

Crackle Paint-White Picket Fence

Tea Dye Distress Ink

Lace

Broach

Recollections Bling-Flourish

Prima Bling

Making Memories Metal Embellishment

Nylon Butterfly

Stick Pin

Pearls

Copic Marker

Inka Gold

Mesh Bling

Feather

Pastor's Mother's Day Project

Hello Krafters!

No card today….what? I know right? LOL Today I am sharing an altered balsa box I made for my Co-Pastor. I used the DCWV Mariposa Stack. Those papers are so beautiful….

All I have to do is add a couple of goodies in the inside! Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Products:

Balsa Box

DCWV Mariposa Stack

Picot Die

Recollection Bling

Pearl Strand

I Am Roses

Lace

Ribbon

Folk Art Gold Metallic Paint

Lindy’s Stamp Gang-turquoise

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

First Altered Box~

Happy Saturday Krafters!

I would like to finish out the week of “firsts” by sharing with you the first box I altered. It was an awkward box because of the opening.  I still had a lot of fun making it.

I painted the entire box with Folk Art Metallic Gold Paint. Once that dried, I painted it with Picket Fence Distress Crackle Paint. I dried it with a heat gun. I then used Antique Linen Distress Stain to take away some of the whiteness of the crackle paint. While that was drying, I cut down couple pieces of The Paper Studio’s Antiquity paper pack. I distressed the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink. I applied the paper using Mod Podge.

While I was waiting for the Mod Podge to dry, I used the stain to color white lace. I also made some roses using some fabric I had in my stash. For the leaf, I colored it with the same metallic paint I used for the box. After everything dried, I assembled everything on the front, back and sides of the box.

For the top box, I cut some butterflies using the MS Butterfly Punch and from a small punch. I also made a stick pen. I used the flowers I made and placed those on some fabric which was also stained. I added the pearls for a finished look. For the feet, I used some balls from some old hair bows. I painted those in that gold paint.

In the inside, I used some extra paper, lace and flowers that were left over. I really enjoyed sharing most of my firsts with each of you. Thank you for the comments and words of encouragement that were left. Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Krafthead~

Materials:

Folk Art Metallic Gold Paint

Distress Crackle Paint- Picket Fence  

Distress Stain-Antique Linen

Distress Ink- Antique Linen

Paper Studio Pattern Paper

Lace

Fabric-Flowers

Baby Breath Flowers-Stash

Sheer Fabric

MS Monarch Butterfly Punch

Other Butterfly Punch

Gold Glimmer Mist-used on Baby Breath

12mm Halfback Pearls

6mm Halfback Pearls

Hair Balls-Feet

Stick Pen

Crystals

Glossy Accents-to hold crystals on the stick pen

Mod Podge

Glue Gun

Marvy Heat Gun