Sunday, 25 January 2015

JOFY stamps - upcycled box

This was a wine box - I had kept it for ages thinking I must do something with it.  I decided to paint it (I did paint it all over, but these pictures only have the lid done) with Paper Artsy fresco paints.  I used Chalk all over it, then I used Turquoise to distress it - I used the Ally Reeves technique of using a sponge (I bought a well known supermarkets own brand of washing up sponges - 11p for five!).  Then I stamped it with Jo Firth Young's beautiful stamps - seeing them made me think of doing this box with them -  and I coloured them with distress markers.  Once the box was finished, I coated it with a spray (Americana Sealer/Finisher) to seal it.  I managed to sell this at a Craft Fair so now I am keen to see what else I can find round the house or garage to alter.....

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