To me, it's the little details that make a project complete. This was just a plain chipboard box I bought from Hobby Lobby. I painted it Antique Pink and then took a paper towel and brushed over the pink with a metallic copper. It made it look very rustic. Next I made the roses. I use Co-ordinations card stock with the solid color core.
To make the roses, I used a flower punch. Each rose has 4 flower punches. First, I distressed the edges with my sanding tool and then I used a very small dowel rod to roll the petals, glue and shape into a rose as I go. I will do a tutorial on those later. At my local Scrapbooking Store, I bought those little sprigs of baby's breathe and cut them apart to place within the roses, it gave the roses that very vintage look.
The crown is a drawer pull. It just really screamed to be a part of this box!! For the center medallion, it was just a metal embellishment I had. I cut an oval out of Graphic 45 paper and glued it to the center. I then added the chain. I glued the medallion directly to the box, and let the chain hang free from around the crown.
I hope you like my project of the week. And if you had not noticed, I use a great deal of Graphic 45 papers! I just love the look and how versatile they are. For a link to their site go to: http://g45papers.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Graphic45
When you go to look around their beautiful site, tell them that I sent you from my blog. Well, on to more projects! I hope you enjoyed this Valentine!!
LOVE your techniques . . . The paint color and the flowers!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Thanks for sharing how you did this :-)
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