Friday, June 29, 2012

Vintage-look Paper Fabric Tiered Box

I've been on a short trip to Oahu for a few days so I haven't posted in a while.  Upon my return to my craft room, I immediately began whitewashing (with watered-down white acrylic paint) one of the Sierra Pacific kraft paper boxes.  Once the inside and outside of the box was dry it was simple work to cut and tape (Merikan double stick) pieces of Martha Stewart double-sided card stock (from the 'Stitched' pad) to the box (leaving small borders around each piece of printed card stock).  All the box flaps are magnetized to close with a click, but I wanted to make a pull of some sort to make opening the box easier.  My solution was to hang a MS tag (stamped with 'Friends Forever') from a whitewashed wooden spool (extra twine was wrapped around the spool). This tag can now be pulled to open the front flap.  (Oh, the strawberries on the tag were carefully removed and re-glued so the tag could be hung vertically.)  A Martha Stewart bird sticker with a flower button were added for more visual interest.  Because the light yellow color of the bird sticker was not quite right I added some color with a blue watercolor pencil.  The hanging tag color was also changed with a yellow color pencil so it wasn't so white.  I am pleased with the outcome of this project and I think the whitewashed interior of the box complements the vintage-fabric look of the card stock.  This easy-to-make box will make a perfect holder for gift tags or sewing notions and all the supplies were purchased at a reasonable cost from Ben Franklin Crafts. Have a happy crafting weekend!


6 comments:

Annette Allen said...

oh my this is fabulous...i totally love it...

Joy said...

Love your box! I'm making another one to hold sewing supplies, too! Thanks for sharing!

Creations by Shirl said...

This is just perfect a must to get and make one for myself...
TFS Lynn love your creation on this one....

Cheryl said...

Really nice box Lynn! Love that twine spool on the front!

Have A Scrap Happy Day said...

What a GREAT box. This would make such a nice gift too. Have a crafty weekend.

eunice said...

Wow, wow, WOW! What a super neat box...you did a fabulous job of decorating this...love the soft colors and the white wash. All the attention to detail and the time you spent putting this project together really shows! And wait...did you say this box is available ready made, waiting to be decorated? Wow...neat-o!