All cracked up!

Good morning!

It’s already October! Its festivities and vacation in Bangalore at this time and I am off on a short break for 2 weeks but would love to share my DT project before that!

At Rhedd’s Creative Spirit, The rules are simple...”anything goes”.. altered art or mixed media only. I have this time re cycled a packaging box to make a vintage keepsake/trinket box.

I first gessoed the lid and covered the base of the box with some fabric scrap and some cotton chord.

I then adhered a tissue to the lid and worked with some crackle texture paste all around it. 

Once that was dry, I spritzed some eucalyptus ink to highlight t the cracks and also some metallic lustre in green.

The floral tissue along with the cracks and the metallic highlights gave the box a real vintage weathered look.

Love how the textures and the ccracks show up.

I rubbed some metallic lustre here too and have placed a metal flower. The cherub on the metal flower is using air dry clay and silicon mold.

For the closure, I have used 2 metal brads and twine pull. The box has plastic bottle caps (painted) as feet.

The box opens up to reveal a photo slot on the inner lid and the inside of the box has been lined with pattern paper.

I hope you all take the time to visit the blog to see what the team has in store for you and do play along.

I will see you on the other side of the holidays.

Until my next creative journey,

Happy crafting and re cycling.

Cheers.