Altered Chocolate Box for Lindsay

Before

After

This was so much fun!!!!

Okay ladies, here is what i did. I painted the entire box with white gesso then the outside with golden brown acrylic paint. i covered the box with designer paper from my favorite paper collection by GCD Studios "Ella Blue". I then sprayed white ruffle trim with Lindy's Starburst Spray in "Dark Chocolate Truffle" and then with a Moon Shadow Mist in "Phantom Fushia". I layerd a dark brown ruffle rose trim all the way around. I made a ruffled rose trim flower and used this gorgeous cameo charm as the center. I used some Brown/Cream Picot Gimp Trim from my shop around the top edge.

I used several of my new i am roses flowers and leaves. I painted this flower with Lindy's Color Shots in "Opal Sea Oats" then brushed over them with Lindy's Starburst in "Frosted Forget Me Not". I accented the flowers with my handmade "Vintage Victorian" stick pin (coming soon to my shop). 

I painted a Michaels $1 frame with Sailing Sky acrylic paint then went over it with Lindy's Color Shots in "Opal Sea Oats". I placed a vintage photo that i got in a swap from Germany last year (Isn't that photo just gorgeous and the little girl is so cute). I put the frame on a hinge so it can fold down for shipping and/or storage.

I painted the darker flowers with Lindy's Color Shots in "Opal Sea Oats" then brushed over them with Lindy's Starburst in "Frosted Forget Me Not". For the lighter flowers i did the opposite and sprayed them with the "Frosted Forget Me Not" and just painted the tip with the "Opal Sea Oats". I added a Tim Holtz Adage ticket "Bliss" which i distressed with my "Frayed Burlap" Distress ink, attached with a Tim Holtz memo pin.

This is actually a pin cushion i made using a piece of chipboard, foam, and some flat lace. Then to dress it up i covered it with the Ruffled Rose Trim to match the flower. I placed a Prima lace flower in the center and accented in with two of my stick pins. I attached the pin cushion to a doily i got in the cake section. The doily was sprayed with Lindy's Moon Shadow in "Buccaneer Bay Blue", Starburst Sprays in "Dark Chocolate Truffle" and "Baby Blue Aqua".

I made a ruffled rose trim flower and used this gorgeous cameo charm as the center.

To finish off i painted four wooden pieces with the Sailing Blue acrylic paint and a Color Shot in "Opal Sea Oats".

I just love the way it came out and almost didn't want to send it....lol!

Thank you Geordie for hosting a very fun mystery swap!

Thanks for looking

♥Misty♥

Recipe for this Box:

• Lindy's Moon Shadow Mists in "Phantom Fuchsia" and "Buccaneer Bay Blue"
• Lindy's Starburst Spays in  "Dark Chocolate Truffle", "Baby Blue Aqua" and "Frosted Forget Me Not"
• Lindy's Color Shot in "Opal Sea Oats"
• Iamroses Flowers and leaves
• Tim Holtz  Memo Pin
• Tim Holtz Adage Tickets "Bliss"
• MB's Treasurista Shop Trim
• Michaels $1 frame
• Handmade "Vintage Victorian" stick pins
• Prima blue lace Flower
• Craft Smart "Sailing Blue" and "Golden Brown" acrylic paint
• White Gesso
• Doily from the cake section in any craft store
• Foam, chipboard, cameo charm, 4 wood feet,  hinge and vintage photo from my stash
• GCD Studio "Ella Blue"  paper

Vintage Victorian Stick Pins

I think I just might be addicted to making these things. They are just so fun. I can never just make one. I started making stick pins for a swap on LSH and just couldn't stop. So here is what i made and i'm calling them "vintage victorain". I hope you like them and maybe someday you'll just happen to see them in my store....hehe!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

♥Misty♥



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Another stick pin box made with white board and covered with paper from the Me and My Big Ideas "Traveler" pad.



Thanks for looking♥

Stick Pins for the "Stick Pin" swap on LSH

These are the stick pins that i made for Laura's stick pin swap on LSH.

I used a sizzix die "box with scallops" to make the box to hold the stick Pins.
Punched 3 tags out of white cardstock with an ek success punch. Stamped my information on the back of the tags. Sprayed the tags with shimmerz vibez and embellished with recollection flowers, pearls, pink ribbon, and a flower eyelet.
For the closure i just hot glued a small piece of magnet strip to the lid and one to the box.

These are the stick pins for the swap. I just had so much fun!!!!

I hot glued a piece of foam inside the box, to hold the stick pins.

Laura thanks so much for hosting this stick pin swap. It was a blast! Please Click here to view the wonderful site!

Thanks for looking♥