"SEW" EASY CARD BOX (Lone Wolf Designs - Design Team Showcase)

"SEW" EASY CARD BOX

HEY Y'ALL!  I HOPE YOU ARE ALL GETTING OFF TO A GREAT START FOR THE SUMMER!!

FOR THIS WEEK'S LONE WOLF DESIGNS, DESIGN TEAM PROJECT; I DECIDED TO DO AN ALTERED CIGAR BOX THAT I GOT FROM MY GOOD FRIEND DEANNA. IT HAS BEEN SITTING AROUND IN MY CRAFTING AREA FOR SOME TIME NOW, WAITING FOR ME TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH IT.  

THIS WEEK WAS ALSO MY MOMA'S 71ST BIRTHDAY... SO, I DECIDED TO MAKE SOMETHING FOR HER. SHE REALLY LIKES TO SEND CARDS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHEN OCCASIONS ARISE. NOW THAT SHE IS OLDER AND CAN'T GET AROUND AS WELL TO GO TO THE STORE TO PURCHASE THEM, I DECIDED TO MAKE AN ALTERED BOX TO KEEP STACKS OF GREETING CARDS IN (THANKS FOR THE IDEA MRS. CATHY BROOKS!). 

ALL SHE HAS TO DO NOW, IS GO TO HER BOX AND PICK OUT A CARD TO SEND... NO WAITING ON ONE OF US BUSY KIDS TO GO TO THE STORE FOR HER.  I DECIDED ON THE THEME OF "SEWING" BECAUSE MY MOMA WAS A SEAMSTRESS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS AND THIS FITS HER WELL. AND OF COURSE HER FAVORITE COLOR IS BLUE.

I HAD INTENDED TO SHOW A "BEFORE" PICTURE, BUT I TOTALLY FORGOT TO TAKE A PIC OF THE BOX BEFORE I STARTED ALTERING IT. SO, THAT WON'T BE HAPPENING. SORRY!

THE DECOR OF THIS BOX WAS INSPIRED BY PRIMA'S - "QUEEN MARY BUTTERMINT PAPER FLOWER WITH BEADED EDGE".

I STARTED OUT BY SPRAY PAINTING THE BOX WITH A SILVER METALLIC SPRAY PAINT. I TRIED BRUSHING IT WITH ACRYLIC METALLIC PAINT, BUT WITH WHATEVER "FINISH" WAS ON THE BOX, THAT DIDN'T WORK. AFTER SEVERAL COATS DRIED, I COVERED THE BOX WITH DIFFERENT LAYERS OF COORDINATING CARDSTOCK.

WHEN ALL LAYERS OF PAPER/CARDSTOCK WERE ADHERED, I COVERED THE ENTIRE BOX WITH MOD-PODGE FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. WORD OF CAUTION: YOU SHOULD USE MOD-PODGE TO ADHERE YOUR PAPERS TO THE BOX IF YOU INTEND TO COVER THE BOX WITH IT AS WELL. IF YOU ADHERE THEM WITH REGULAR ATG ADHESIVE THEN COVER THEM WITH MOD-PODGE, THE PAPER WILL BUBBLE AND BUCKLE... ASK ME HOW I KNOW, I CAN TELL YA FIRST HAND!  (LOL)  BUT, THANKFULLY, AFTER DRYING OVER NIGHT, THE PAPER FLATTENED BACK OUT. WHEW! 

ONCE ALL OF THE MOD-PODGE DRIED, I USED E6000 TO ADHERE THE BOX FEET BY TIM HOLTZ. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE USED THESE FEET FOR ANYTHING... BUT I GOTTA SAY, I LOVE THEM! WHEN THE FEET WERE GOOD AND DRY, I ADDED SOME "VINTAGE LOOKING" LACE AROUND THE SIDES.

OF COURSE THE MOST FUN PART IS DECORATING THE TOP!!  IT IS, HOWEVER, THE "SHOW-STOPPER" PART OF THE BOX. I USED A SMALL PICTURE FRAME FROM THE DOLLAR BIN AT MICHAEL'S TO ADD A SENTIMENT TO THE TOP. ALSO FROM THE DOLLAR BIN, I ADDED THAT RIBBON THAT LOOKS LIKE MEASURING TAPE TO THE FRAME, TIED IT IN A BOW, AND ADDED A LITTLE "THIMBLE" BUTTON FOR A COHESIVE "SEWING" LOOK!

ALONG WITH ALL OF THE VARIOUS FLOWERS, LEAVES, AND "SEWING" EMBELLISHMENTS, I USED SOME PRIMA "SAY IT WITH CRYSTALS" PEARL FLOURISHES... THOSE THINGS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!!! 

I JUST HAVE TO SAY, I AM TOTALLY THRILLED WITH HOW THIS BOX TURNED OUT!!  AND, THANKFULLY, MOMA LOVES IT!!  I THINK THAT IT PROVED TO BE A FITTING GIFT FOR HER BIRTHDAY. THOSE PRIMA BUTTERMINT FLOWERS REALLY LOOK LIKE THEY ARE MADE OF ZIPPERS AND FIT THE THEME WELL...

THANKS FOR VISITING "FASHIONED IN FAITH" TODAY. I HOPE YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS WEEK'S LONE WOLF DESIGNS, DESIGN TEAM PROJECT!

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