Good morning gang...finally finished box No2....isnt it pretty? had loads of messy fun with this one and am really chuffed with the finished peice.
I have used two Colours of Powertex on the box, the clear and the Bronze. Big thanks to Hochanda for introducing this fascinating product into my life.
Below are pictures of the box from all sides and a brief explanation as to what was done...i hope you enjoy.
The whole box is built to hold the ice cube trays that can be used for crafty storage or jewellry. Its all made from Mount Board and Fabric, in this case an old duvet set with felt lining the drawers and held together with a little glue and stitching. Big thanks again toHochanda for the ice cube tray top tip that sparked the idea.
All the exterior stitching is highlighted with a red metallic powder mixed with the Powertex varnish....the embroidery on the drawer fronts is actually from the duvet i ripped and has been highlighted with Gold metallic powder and a green iridescent mica powder. The Drawer Knobs began life as a clear acrylic and were coloured to match with my spectrum noir alcohol pens and then coated with a layer of varnish for protection.
This is the base of the box, i created feet using pistachio nut shells covered in muslin, there is also string and wool running through the base. You will see i have also has a little play with my Imagination Crafts Stencils and Sparkle Medium.
As well as the wool etc used on the base i have also incorporated twisted scraps of waste duvet...for texture and my X-cut 'Handmade with love' Button Die
The Focus of the sides are the enamelled rose plates...i have done several blogs on my cold enamelled roses, this is why i was playing.....they are stuck to the box with Collal all purpose and held in place with scraps of duvet...My subconcious was driving here and i created a rose within a rose.
The feature of the top of the box is the felt roses....felt is very thirsty and soaks up the powertex like there's no tomorrow, however i have found that if you soak the flowers in warm water and then squeeze them to get as much water out as possible, the felt is then less thirsty when you dunk them in the powertex...it does increase the drying time and i had to 'touch up' a few areas, but all in all a job well done.....however, with the frosting on the petals provided by cold enamelling, i think they work quite nicely.....i have also added some of the ribbon roses that Nick Roberts taught me how to make.....he has his own blog and if you click on his name here you will be taken to his video on how to make the ribbon roses.
I do hope you enjoy these pictures and look forward to any questions/ comments.
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