Thursday 11 January 2018

Box of Junk

We all hoard "junk" or as we call it
"treasure" lol
So what better way to use it up than by making a 
"Treasure box"
*inspired by another Ina Solsbery vid*

I kept this old box because my youngest had "decorated" it...
 a layer of crumpled tissue for texture...
 White gesso....
 stuff I would never have put together in a million years
on any other project lol...
 more gesso and paint....
 I nearly left it at this point as it looked quite creepy,
 but I was determined to try the faux tarnished metal look
 So after many drippings and dryings...
 adding paints and wiping aways...
 I now have a box to treasure :D
See I knew they would all come in useful one day...

Enjoy :D XXX

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21 comments:

  1. Hi! I was just browsing through different blogs and I came across your blog and wanted to follow your inspirational creativeness...so I am now a new follower!
    This is fantastic! I am truly inspired to give this a try! Thank you for the detailed photos and directions~

    All the Best,
    Jan

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    1. Thank you Jan, I like to share my process whenever I try something new :D XXX

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  2. Adore this one Gina. Its similar to how i did my latest piece, (great minds lol ) Gorgeous art work. Hugs June x

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  3. This is really lovely Gina, I too have lots of lovely junk (treasure) and this is such a fab way of using it! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Country View Crafts, and have a fun weekend. Sue xx

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  4. Oh that's lovely, it just shows you that we should do more with all those things we save!

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  5. Wow, Gina, that is gorgeous, what a wonderful transformation and love that you 'redecorated' the box your youngest had so thoughtfully decorated for you :O) Amazing textures and colours, thank you so much for joining us at A Vintage Journey for our Think Inside or Outside The Box challenge, Deb xo

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  6. Junk? Where? This is pure treasure all around. You can tell by its shine, and by how all of us are lusting after it. And yes, by "all of us" I mean "me". :-D

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  7. Wow Gina! What a treasure! This is so beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing the process! Big Hugs!

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  8. You've got me laughing for sure! Soooo much otherwise un-usable junk in our stashes. Love the Grey stage of the process (just add a dolly arm of leg to finish the "creep", and of course the finished painted version is superb. Thanks so much for sharing at Dream In Darkness

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    1. Now you've got my mind wandering again lol...I have a mould....mwahahaha

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    2. Over here, a mold is the shape you have to make more of the shape. Mould is that, and also the fungal stuff. So when you say you have a mould, I'm thinking athletes foot, candida or some other personal nasty. Get well soon mwahahaha!

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  9. Wow - you really made a work of art out of your plain box Gina - and what a great place to keep all your 'treasures'!! I admire your ability to put all these strange things on your cover and then make them look like they all go together and actually look beautiful!! I always say I'm going to try this and never sit down to do it!! Thanks so much for sharing with us at A Vintage Journey! Julia xx

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  10. OMG, this is so stunning!! A totally fantastic treasure box! Unbelievable what a few coats of gesso and paint can do, - the end result is truly stunning! Thanks so much for adding this to our challenge at A Vintage Journey!

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  11. Oh, it ALL comes in handy some day, doesn't it? I mean just look at the JUNK I used on my box project, right?! This is a fabulous transformation! And what makes it so special is that your youngest child's artwork is safely hidden there, too! Precious! Thank you for playing along at A Vintage Journey! Hugs! Sara Emily

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  12. You are absolutely right, Gina, we all need boxes for our treasures =)
    Your box turned out wonderful!
    Thank you for joining in with our challengen this month at Country View Challenges!
    Evelyn

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  13. Your alteration is fabulous Gina and its great to have you join in with us at A Vintage Journey challenge blog this month

    Best wishes
    Annie CG

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  14. Love to see how junk turns in to treasure. Box looks stunning! Thank you so much for joining Dream in Darkness challenge, I hope to see you this month also.

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  15. Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner - save the bones for our next creArtion!

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  16. I am so happy to see your box was chosen as one of the Pinworthies at A Vintage Journey! Such a wonderful was to preserve the artwork of your child! Hugs!

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