Monday, 25 March 2013

Who'd have thought it...and its free!

 Well, this is the cardboard box from the chemist...you know, the one I mentioned in the WOYWW posting (or as Donna put it in the comments..."from the clap clinic!").  Now, I didn't need it....I don't want you to think that!!  BUT when I was in BOOTS I noticed that there was a pile of lovely thick cardboard boxes which screamed "cute storage"...and I like to think of myself as resourceful (and to be honest I would rather spend my money on craft stash rather than storage)...I couldn't resist!

I gesso'd the box (to remove the dodgy STD labels!!) and added some texture paste through a stencil, I then used a variety of acrylic paints and wiped them back to produce different layers of colour.

There you go, a nice sturdy box ready for holding some crafty stash (I am thinking of using it for my charcoal pencils as they make my case a bit messy)....all for free!!

If you have any free storage tips, I'd love to know.
Happy crafting

Kyla
 

3 comments:

  1. Wow looks fab lovely. My free storage is using empty Bold liquid tablet boxes to store my spare pens in. Smell lush too! Take care Zo xx

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  2. Beautiful colours and a great idea for nabbing boxes x.
    The stamp you liked on my blog was bought at the craft barn. Here is the link
    http://www.thecraftbarn.co.uk/product.php/26469/impression-obsession-cover-a-card-ornate-floral/f1d9311fbbc912a7f3a42550b4b558c7

    Thay are all lovely stamp in that range x.

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