I have been getting back into the crafting mode lately - spurred on by the need to make some things for this month's challenge on Happy Daze.
After another rummage around in long forgotten stash under my desk, I discovered a box.
It's about 6"x 6" and it had a sale sticker on it - so it must have been a bargain as I wouldn't have normally bought it. But it obviously has come in handy as I thought it might!
It is really strong and sturdy and seamless, making it easy to work with.
It is really strong and sturdy and seamless, making it easy to work with.
I painted it with blue metallic acrylic paint - just a cheap tube from a supermarket - and just had enough left to cover the complete box, as it's my grandson's favourite colour!
It took two coats to cover it but I felt that it needed a bit of oomph so I found some silver rub and buff which hasn't seen daylight for years, and did just that - put some on my finger and rubbed, then buffed it. Silly me didn't take photos of the sides, but as they looked plain, I used silver paint to stamp a swirl on each side and rub and buffed silver on all the corners and edges.
The image is one from a Crafty Individuals book - again something I have had for years, and it was the perfect fit for the aperture in the lid. I sandwiched the glossy image between transparent plastic sheets cut to size - just to finish it off.
What do you think - would it be good enough to use to put some goodies in for a birthday present?
