Hi people, and welcome to my newest followers,
I have passed 100! woohoo hehe.
I think that will be calling for my first candy soon me thinks,
I would also like to celebrate my new
furniture page link
showing the before and after shots of projects that I am working on,and a bit of 'eye candy' too
More about all that later, moving on to this project...
I have made a keychain fob (?) and a decorated an old matchbox as a gift box for
who this time has a challenge where 'Anything goes' - as long as it is shabby/vintage style!
I sprayed the metal butterfly, the flowers and the tyll with matt white spraypaint.
The key fob was a thin plywood heart that I have painted a couple of layers with Gesso mixed with a few drops of Distress ink refiler to give a soft blue colour, then I painted a THICK layer of crackle paint on each side. A day or so later when the paint was completely dry I polished it with Fiddes furniture was in 'Rugger brown' colour, this gives a bit of shine, protection and aged colour especially in the distressed cracks.(and it smells pretty wicked too hehe)
I have distressed around the paper edges and 'wiped' the butterfly with sand paper. Inside the box is a rub-on text from aMelissa Frances collection.
Some more photos.....
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| Inside the box |
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| Details from top of box |
Be sure to link up your entry (s) before 28th September 1800hrs!
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I am also entering this project into the following challenges:
Anything Goes Challenge #49 - Vintage/shabby chic
Creative Inspirations challenge # 129 - Anything goes
Papertake weekly - Things with wings
Everybody art challenge #159 - Flowers
Pixie dust studio #92 - Recycling is good
Wishing you all a fab week,
be sure to check out my new Furniture Rehab page every now and then! :O))
Hugs Nina
Hi Nina, What a gorgeous box, love what you created from a match box of all things, brilliant.xx
ReplyDeleteThat is one fine delicate box you created Nina, but it also has that grungy feel to it, apart from being totally vintage! Love it to pieces!
ReplyDeleteNydelig og vakkre farger!
ReplyDeleteKlem Fra Eva Helen
Gosh utterly beautiful work Nina I love that butterfly and the soothing blues just beautiful thanks for playing at Creative inspirations hugs Rebekah GDT xx
ReplyDeletethis is beautiful Nina
ReplyDeletehope you are well
hugs Sarah x
me again
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sarah
Nina, simply stunning as usual! I can never embellish as perfectly as you!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a fab weekend lined up my friend!
Lekkre farger :) nydelig laget :)
ReplyDeleteKlemmer fra Vibeke
Hi honey - forgot to say thank you for joining us at Take the Pixie Challenge!!
ReplyDeleteNydelig!
ReplyDeleteLekre farger og pynt:) Flotte detaljer.
Ha en fin helg, klem:)
oh this is one super card just love the colors and the detail is,gorgeous bless you for playing at anything goes,this week love hugs cherylxxx
ReplyDeleteWonderful project thank you for joining us at Anything goes
ReplyDeleteHugs
Tamara
Gorgeous, beautiful matchbox.
ReplyDeleteThank for joining us at Everybody Art Challenge.
luv
Debby
Hei, hei Nina!
ReplyDeleteNyyyydelige ting du har laget! Sååå vakkert.
Stilig med malingen.
Nå begynner det å nærme seg treff - gleder meg stort!!
klem fra
Mette
Oh this are just gorjuss, thanks for joining us at Creative Inspirations this week.
ReplyDeleteShell xx
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! Great job with your projects, and thanks for playing along with us at Pixie Dust Studio!
ReplyDeleteOh this is just so cute, love all the textures!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Patricia