Goooood Morning, Finally managed to finish Ice Cube Box No3 lol, This one was fun and i made quite a mess building it. As always i want to say a bit thanks to Hochanda for introducing me to most of the media ive used....the idea came from the madness that is my head lol.
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 to Hochanda for the ice cube tray top tip that sparked the idea.
All the exterior stitching is highlighted with a gold 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 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 Cotton Lace running through the base. You will see i have also has a little play with my Imagination Crafts Stencils and Sparkle Medium. The fabrics were precoloured, some with alcohol pens and some dyed...i used the clear powertex and then highlighted with green mica mixed in the Powertex varnish. The little tiles are from an embellishment pack i picked up on sale somewhere. Why did i add them? Dont really know but my gut told me i needed a little something to break up all the green.
As well as the wool etc used to make branches, i have also incorporated Die cut leaves made from prepowertex'd fabric, moulded and fixed with more powertex and some ribbon roses...for texture and my X-cut 'Handmade with love' Button Die
The Focus of the sides are the enamelled plates...I have blogged previously about these tiles...as always i was playing lol.....they are stuck to the box with Collal all purpose and held in place with wool acting as branches...The Oak leaves are all thick paper/card that i die cut and then coated in Powertex. The acorns are beads, split in half with scraps of hessian to create the cups.
Thos is the top of the box, The oak leaves are larger and made from silk clay and a silicone mould dusted with mica powders, Clear Powertex for these and i think they look yummy, love the way Powertex works with Silk Clay.
So there it is, Box No 3...I hope u have enjoyed the pictures and feel inspired...i have 3 more boxes to make so watch this space....erm blog lol.
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