Fairy Box

Box Before

Here's another Fairy Box from a K&Company Chipboard Alphabet Box. I love the alphabets but even more I love the boxes!
Click HERE to see my other fairy boxes I made previously.

Back of Box after altering it.

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Another Fairy Box and Milestones

I finished up the second Altered Fairy box from the box of chipboard letters I bought (see previous post for before pictures and the basic process I used).

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I have a friend who referrers to moments in life with our kids as "firsts" and "lasts" and last night for me was one of those "lasts moments" my youngest son graduated from 8th grade the last of my 3 sons to graduate junior high and who now is officially a high schooler, where has the time gone! In the grand scheme of things an 8th grade graduation doesn't seem that monumental to an adult, but for those 8th graders it is a big deal and its a last for them as they say goodbye to friendships they've had since kindergarten as they move on to different high schools. Its the closing of one door and the opening of another and the beginning of new adventures. Here's a couple of pictures of Morgan proudly wearing all his awards and medals he worked hard for and then another of him right before the big dance:

Altered Fairy Box

I bought a box of chipboard letters the other day and although I loved the letters it was the box that sold me! Yes I admit it I bought them for the box! My mind was running amuck thinking of all the things I could do with it, but in the end a fairy box won out.

Here is what it looked like before I altered it...

I first gave it a coat of gesso and then dry brushed some fluid acrylic paint over the gesso. Once that dried I spritz the inside and outside with Color Mists and heat set it.

I also added some rub-ons and used chalk inks around the edges...

...and then spritz the inside and out with Color Mists. Once it was dry I sealed it with PYMII.

I then added a strip of edging that I colored with Krylon gold leafing paint and added rhinestones to cover the holes.

I finished it off by adding some iridescent Angelina Fibers, a fairy, bird, and dried flowers and last but not least some wooden legs I colored with chalk inks.

This Fairy Box is for sale if your interested email me ($30.00)

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