Nacho Tacos Gift Box

Hello there...today I'd like to share a gift box I made using the delivery truck from Simply Crafty SVG...who doesn't love margarita's and tacos....wish there was one here that drove around selling this like they do ice cream....right...lol...Enjoy!!!

Thanks for stopping by...enjoy your weekend....hugs from a very wet Charm City...

Heart Lock Gift Box

Here's a little heart lock gift box from Simply Crafty SVG that houses my Mother's secret BBQ sauce..it's a gift for a family member..it's on the inside bottom and that can be removed to read the recipe...wonder how long it will take for the recipient to find it...lol..

Every cut is doubled and glued together then painted with acrylic paints...then I used some rub n buff to take it that extra mile, so to speak...there's a photo of it down below..ENJOY!!!

Thanks for stopping by...hope you have a wonderful Monday....hugs from Charm City....

Seahorse Gift Box

Good morning...how was your weekend? I hope it was filled with family and friends to celebrate our country's birthday...for us here, we just stayed in...they had cancelled the fireworks here, and it was just to darn hot go anywhere...

Today I'd love to share a project that I just love how it turned out. I have always had a fascination with seahorses since I was a little girl. I have loved this seahorse box from Dreaming Tree SVG  ever since it was released...and finally found a chance to make it...

If you know me, you know I love to make gift boxes that aren't your ordinary gift boxes...today, I've added photos to show you how I put this one together using corrugated boxes, acrylic paints, dollar store items and some chipped colored glass...Enjoy!!!

I'm sorry for any photo that is grainy or lighting is horrible...

isn't she a beauty.....

 the back I just added strips of corrugated box and distressed it with the distress wheel...

 the sides I over lapped them to make shingles effect...here you can see where I tore away some of the paper to expose the ribs...use this as a texture effect...

 first paint black with a stiff brush...

 use white paint and add water to it for a white wash...using a flowy kind of brush...

 

then dry brush the pool blue on using a fan brush...

 

then used distress ink to add more highlights...

 

I started with the glass in the areas I wanted to emphasize and edge...

 

sort out the glass pieces per sizes...this really helps in the process of filling them in...I also used super glue....it gives you time to move pieces and dries kind of fast....and glues very well once dried...

 

 the next couple photos shows the direction I was going in...but I didn't like it and changed my mind and used the glass instead of the glass beads...now mind you, the glass beads are still underneath the seahorse..

 

this is what it would have looked like..minus the tree, flower and ribbon...it just wasn't working for me...

 

the pieces I used...I doubled every cut and glued them together before I painted...I also added foam board cut up so I could lift the seahorse off of the box...

 this was an old tree decoration...I cut the base off and glued it down....I even used supper glue....

 these are the tools and embellishments I used...below photos as well...

 

 

this is what it would look like without any other embellies....

Well I hope that you enjoyed your visit...and that you will give this a try with your next project...I absolutely love how this box feels in my hands....thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week.....hugs from a very warm Charm City....

Father's Day Card

Sorry I'm late sharing this...but I just thought it was the cutest design from Dreaming Tree SVG..it's from the Dad's Day Bundle....very simple but way adorable...I can see other things this could be used for also...enjoy!!!