Gatsby inspired Jewelry Box

Ooooh, don't you just love Gatsby?!
I really need to see the new version...yes, I'm guilty, I haven't seen the new movie, because I haven't had access to a cinema which played The Great Gatsby. But I plan to see it soon!
I saw the 1974 version, with beautiful Robert Redford and Mia Farrow, but it believe that the new one is better.

As soon as I heard that a new movie is being made I was in that obsessed state. And you can imagine how I feel now, when I still haven't seen the movie...sad me :(

The poster made a big impression on me. I became in love with black-gold combination and geometrical patterns. So that's why I made this box.
But as I like everything nice and clean, I didn't make so many lines as on the poster. 

I painted the box black, cut the shapes from golden paper, glued it on and finish with matte varnish.

I recommend cutting the shapes in one piece, because it will be easier to glue it on the box.

I sew 5 felt rectangles with toy stuffing as seen on the picture.

What do you think about The Great Gatsby? Did you see the movie? I'd love to hear what you think about the movie and my little project :)

Paper boxes

Hello everyone!

Let's make some boxes! 

I have tons of pattern paper and I need some ideas what to do out of it. So yeah, here is a small and cute box, perfect for a small attention gift for someone you care about :)

Start with the box lid...The template is mine, so the measures are a bit strange, but I made it by using another box... trust me? :D The starting square is 20,3 x 14 cm, if it helps.

When you cut the template and transfer it to the paper, fold the edges and glue the rightmost and the leftmost part.

 Then just fold everything together.

You should get it like this :)

Now the box...my super-duper template is here...Cut and make the edges.

Glue the 2 bottom parts together and apply the double sided tape to the far bellow part and glue it together.

And if you don't like the bottom, you can glue a square on it.

Fold the parts in, and the last should be the longest.

Viola! You are almost complete! Just fill the box and decorate as you wish :)

Oh, got to go. Two hard exams are waiting for me this week! Wish me luck!

Rounded boxes

When you finish decorating a gift with a wrapping tape, you can end up with a piece of plastic or a  rounded box, but for that, you need to give it some love.

First I've made a hole in to one of the ''boxes'' and then I glued two together.

Then I've painted the box with some old blue acrylic colour like ten times...It really is not the best choice, so I recommend maybe a spay paint. But I didn't have that back then so ... Protect it with some matt varnish and you're ready to go on.

After that I've made some small clay Greek men and vases and glued them on, to give it some life, and I think it came out good :)

Finish off with a felt bottom :)

The red one was made with some rounded labels that were removed after the coating with acrylic paint. 

There are lot of possibilities so if you are inspired to make them, feel free to show off with them :)

Tea boxes!

I've bough these very cute wooden boxes for 2€ and I've simply decorated it with some napkins both on the inside as on the outside :)

And yes...that locker is broken..that's what you get for 2€...oh well at least you can still store tea :)

The Christmas candy box!

This is the How to for the Candy Boxes I've posted last week.

Let's get started, shall we?! 

First, grab a lovely printed paper that is a bit harder than usual office paper, so printed cardboard, size 31 x 19 centimeters. 

Every 5 cm of length and the bottom once fold it as shown on the picture.

For the bottom cut out small triangles. 

On that one centimeter that is left behind, apply double sided tape. And also on the bottom too (watch the picture above).

After that, you will give the box its shape. First tape the ends together and then take a deep breath and start folding the bottom ends together. Start with the one with no tape, then continue with the next and so on and so on (Be careful that you don't press to hard, because you won't be able to correct the shape if needed).

We are almost done, now you just need to press the two edges together on the top and make holes :)

Decorate and you're done :)

Candy Box!

I've been on a craft workshop in my local hobby shop. And yes I've been one of the youngest :D

We've been making some very cute cardboard boxes and a simple Christmas tree for decoration :)

ok, ok ...the ribbons aren't the best, but I didn't have any other...

Im going to post a How to, next time, probably next weekend, because I need to make another one and take a photo of every step...

But it's super easy :) Hope I'll make it till next week :)

Pattern box

I bet that with all those chocolate boxes, in my mind mostly Ferrero Rocher pnes, but of course there can be others, we could make tons and tons of beautiful unique boxes for storing...like...everything!

All I've done with this one is that I've decorated with 3 different cardboard patterns. I didn't have any plan before, but I like the finished look! I could have decorated it with some buttons or maybe with these cute decorations in the box :)

Hope you like it :) 

Napkins: gift box and a vase

I should have publish something else, but its still not finished. But I promised to show you something. So here it is...

I made this some time ago, with the napkin technique.
You probably already know the steps, but just to refresh everything. You place the napkin on to a surface and just go over it with a varnish.

I like green.

Tetris

Oooh, don't you just love oldschool games!

I know I do! I loved Pac-man, Tetris, Jazz the Jackrabbit, Pokemon, Beyblade and many many moore which names I don't remember :(

I was thinking a bit, and its a shame my kind will probably never have the opportunity to play such quality games. I mean, just look around, only guns, blood, killing, competing...nothing really fun! Sure, you need some thinking in those games, but I don't believe it's that quality.

Maybe thats just me :) 

But I made this fun design on a box of Lindt chocholates and I like it :)

Nothing hard, just take some coloured stronger paper and make your own design :)  

Napkins: Small wooden box

I once bought a set of 6 small boxes in different shapes. And because they were plain and boring, I decided to add some nice patterns with the napkin technique.

You will need:
- a small wooden box
- matt varnish
- napkins

First you cut out the napkins, just to see how would it fit on the box, and when that is decided, you add some matt varnish.

I haven't done any more designs, but I will and when I will I will show you! :D

Napkins: Cardboard Box

I love making unusable, boring and ugly things into something that is both interesting to look at + usable. 

So I had this box, which was ugly brown colour, like any other box on this world. And I thought, why don't I cover it in my favorite napkin and use it for storage :)
So I did! :D

You need: 
- a box, you want to decorate
- a napkin with a pattern you like
- mat varnish (I have Marabu - Aqua matt varnish)               
- some clean brushes
- some time :)

You first colour the box in bright blue or any colour which you like, and will go good with the napkin. Then  you start with separating the napkin. You only need the upper layer of it (it usually has 3 layers), and then you place it on the box, and starting from the middle of it, you apply the varnish. You slowly work out until you finish. You can have some problems with applying too much varnish, so you can tear up the napkin. And be gentle!

You do this on the whole box. When you finish, you run through with the varnish again, just to make it more sure about making it harder and waterproof.

I love this box very much, because of its colour and pattern. I am using it for storage my other works :)

I hope I gave you some inspiration :)

                                                            Emma Nicholson