Last week I finally had an idea and thought I'd try making a Memory Box out of it. You know, to hold concert tickets, movie stubs, flower petals....that sort of thing. First I cleaned it up and gave it a light sanding....
And then I gave it a quick coat of white acrylic paint inside and out....
And then I painted the entire thing with 2 coats of lavender and distressed it afterwards. I took a couple of sheets of rose paper and used polycyclic to adhere them to the inside of the box...
I also printed out a saying about making memories onto a piece of rainbow paper and lightly burned the edges. I then used polycyclic to attach it to the top of the box and applied polycyclic to the entire outside of the box as well.
Then I went to work on the outside of the box with various pieces of vintage lace from my stash, lacy flowers, buttons and pearls....
And remember that ring I bought last weekend at a garage sale? The one with the stretchy band that I cut off? I used it here.....
All finished, except I may go back and add a lock and key to the front of it. This Memory Box was easy to make and it's going to be a Christmas present for someone special in my family. I hope she likes it.
