Some of you may know that I have embarked on an on-line course on altered boxes with the talented Louise Crosbie, aka Zuzu's Petals. This is my first box and I had a lot of fun altering it. First I sprayed it with mica powders that I mixed with water in my mini-spritzer. The colour is a beautiful peach though it doesn't show up too well in this photo. Then I dry brushed over it with gold acrylic paint and added a torn napkin with a roses and music theme and complemented that with some torn, distressed music paper around the sides. I then rubbed gold wax here and there over the music paper and finished off the lid with one of Sheena Douglass's flourish stamps embossed with her brass WoW EP. I coloured some lace with Distress Ink and attached it to the side of the lid. I'm happy with my first effort but realise now that I need to have a complete theme in mind and the necessary embellishments to decorate it before I begin my second box (though I have to confess to having already painted one in delicious pearlescent blue acrylic and again added dry brush gold acrylic on top in readiness - lol!) Loving this journey!
7 comments:
Wow Shairon your box has turned out beautifully, well done you
Jackie x
Wow Fabulous colour Shairon, love the idea of airbrushing the gold over the top. Can't wait to see what you do with your blue one.
Glad you're enjoying Louise's on-line classes too.
Sam xxxx
PS Hope Ted and hubby are okay xx
wonderful Shairon :)
Fabulous - I am in the middle of decorating some of those little cheese boxes for Christmas jewellery - yours is truly stunning
Stunning work Shairon - love the colour and the process x Hilda
Amazing box Shairon, glad you've been enjoying Louise's class. thanks for sharing the process. Looking forward to the next one xx
Sorry I missed commenting on this Shairon. but you know how proud I am from our emails. Lovely job and i do like how you used my lessons but then made it your own... ;)
Z x
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