Gecko Galz Monthly Steampunk Challenge

 Hello.

I am here to share my entry for the Gecko Galz Monthl Steampunk Challenge! Consider getting your craft on! Every month there is a new free image to use in your entry, collect it from the link above! Look for the tab Monthly Steam pink challenge,

I used a small box, I found at my fav resell shop, as I love found items in my projects.

Thanks for stopping by,

Robin

Handcrafted Gold and Silver Gift Box- Happy Craft Dec 2012

December 1 2019

Welcome Back Friends,

Robin here with Happy Craft Challenge Blog with the perfect holiday gift box, embellished with silver poinsettias.

I love to recycle found items in my crafting projects. I received a wonderful handmade bar of soap in this paper mache box I used for my project, it still smells of the lovely scent from the soap.

I began by painting my box with gold acrylic paint. While that dried, I fussy cut the poinsettias out, After the box was dry, I adhered the ribbon and arranged the poinsettias, pop dotting them for added dimension. Adding glitter berries, gave the project some "shiny" !!!

Thank You for visiting and as always I appreciate your kind comments.

UntilNext Time......

Robin

Vintage Apothecary Druggist Travel Box for TaylorMadeCards4U 2019

October 1 2019

Welcome Back Friends,

Hello, Robin here, from TaylorMade4U, inspiration team.

I am so excited to share my project with you today ! I chose to work with the Vintage Apothecary Labels, and I feel in love!

I began my project by calling on a recycled technique I learned as a kid. My brothers were in Cub Scouts and my Mother was their Den Mother, which meant me and my sister were always worked into the scheme if things, as my Father was a firefighter/paramedic and was gone 24 hours a shift.

I began by cutting up a brown paper grocery bag to fit my box. I balled it up and crumpled it up a few times to add wrinkles and to break down the paper to a softer paper. I covered my box with the bag and then distressed with antique linen ink. As a kid we used brown shoe polish for this part, to make our grocery bag vests look like leather that we needed as part of  Indian costume for the pack meeting.

I used one of the labels in the Vintage Apothecary Labels kit on the outside of my box. I added die cut apothecary bottles from my stash, to complete the front of the box.

After lining the inside of the box with kraft paper, I fussy cut out the labels and inked the edges. I went through my stash of bottle stamps and stamped out 5 bottles. After fussy cutting the bottles out, I added foam tape to the back of 4 of the bottles adding one row of tape on 3 and 2 rows of foam tape on one, for added interest and adhere to the back of the box.

The other 3 pieces, I cut a  small rectangle, scored it in the middle, adhere one end on the back of the bottle and the other half on the bottom of the box to create another row of bottles.

To finish the traveling apothecary box, I added a few extra labels and a pen, to the inside lid. 

I am smitten with everything vintage! I found inspirational for my project from my personal collection of apothecary bottles, I have collected over the years in my travels.

Thank You for visiting and as always I appreciate your kind comments

Until Next Time............

Robin

Creating With Infinity Engraving Wood Keys July 15 2019

July 15 2019

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Keys. I have keys, I have no idea what they go to! I love to collect keys, keys of all kinds, skeleton, car keys, pretty keys, crank keys you name it, I collect it!

I was so excited when I was given this beautiful set of 4 wood keys to work with from CreatingwithIE  The keys come raw and ready for you to add your special touches.

I decided to created a box to hold the keys to my heart, that I am gifting to my 5 tear old grandson. He is forever saying he wished I was part of his family, and could live with them. I always tell him, he has the keys to my heart, so I am always with him, even if I don;t live with him and his family. He is so darn sweet and an old soul.

I recycled a small box, that was part of the packaging from a gift I bought. I covered the box in pattern paper. I  stamped the flying heart all over the box using Tim Holtzs Distress ink , Walnut Stain and inked all the edges.  Then I covered the inside of the lid with matching pattern paper. And inked all edges using Walnut Stain ink.

                             I gave all the keys a coat of Walnut Ink to tie in the inked edge color.

Thank You for visiting and as always I appreciate your kind comments

Until next time..........

Robin