Gift Box for Helmar

Hey Everyone

My project for the Helmar Blog is a gift box made from a box that had a mug in it (I think it was a Father's Day Mug)

Make sure you check out the whole blog for the rest of the Design team projects they areas creative I'm sure you will find something you will need to make 

This is the top view as it's hard to take a view of the whole box but I really only decorated the top other than adding material to the bottom which you will see next

I painted the box with Dark Chocolate Impasto from Finnabair 

I used the Fabric Glue and an old gift card to smooth it out so there was no creases or bubbles

I also went over the box as I did each side with the clean side of the card to make sure it was smooth

Then with the lid, I use Rusty Paper paint and a little bit of the Dark Chocolate Impasto to make the lid look old and warn like it's been left in the weather for years 

I had some IOD moulds from Prima I had made up with paper clay that I glued down with the Super-Tac Glue which I also painted with the Impasto 

I tried to make sure I painted each layer as I added them so I wasn't trying to get paint etc into grooves later

This ornate chipboard frame from Memory Maze I glued with the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive - I so stuck everything else with this as I'm impatient and hate waiting and this dries pretty quick

I also painted it in the Rusty Paper Paint

Unfortunately, this photo is a bit blurry and I didn't realise till I was finished but you get the idea I added some lace to the side 

This is where I embellish the box adding Prima flowers

A Frank Garcia Hardware spoon in pink I just love these and the Mermaid Beads are the perfect colour to match

Under the spoon is a piece of Prima lace which is a lace flower which I also cut another one in half and added in two places

I went over the lid with Mint Sparkle Art Alchemy Wax by Finnabair and the paper clay borders and the frame

Then I went over it with my favourite wax Opal Magic Vintage Silk by Finnabair

I love to mix a couple of the waxes together

Helmar Products I used

450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Super-Tac Glue

Fabric Glue

Thank you for visiting and I hope you come back soon x

Radio for Helmar

Hey Everyone 

I was given two old radios by my dad and couldn't wait to use one the other I couldn't bring myself to use it's to old and vintage looking and I think I'd like to just clean it and have it on display 

The one I chose is on old GE which you could use with your TV and had an antenna that you used with the TV as well I didn't bother using that

I videoed the whole process so here's the linkto my YouTube video

 

So I started off by pulling the radio apart and taking the whole inside out, then pulled all the parts off - all the wires, batteries, everything off the. circuit board Wow a lot of work goes into making an electrical product

I painted the radio with some Rusty Paper paint which I was going to make it all grunge and rusted looking but after glueing the parts onto the radio I changed my mind

There was too much detail in all the little bits and I liked the look of the different textures and details they had so I kept them that way

I mainly used the 450 Quick Dry Adhesive on everything as I hate waiting for things to dry and wanted to get things stuck LOL

I also added some Memory Maze Thistle Flowers for a different texture

I decided I wasn't happy with the Rust colour so I used some Aged Brass Art Alchemy Metallique Wax with a bristle brush over the whole radio and a little over some parts but not enough to cover them

Then for something different I added some Colour Blast Colour Bling Paste

Using a Stencil Girl Stencil - Go your own way Arrows by Mary C. Nasser

Well I hope you like my Radio I had a lot of fun doing this project

Thanks for visiting and I hope you will be back soon xx